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Second partition for class 2 microSD card

Discussion in 'Non-Emulation Help' started by Stanley Richards, Jun 29, 2011.

  1. Stanley Richards

    Stanley Richards Well-Known Member

    I'm going to make a second partition for my 8gb Class 2 microSD card. I'm thinking of an ext2 partition as my second. What would be a good ratio for my first (FAT) and second? (ext2) I'm currently leaning towards 7000:1000mb. Any suggestions?
     
    Stanley Richards, Jun 29, 2011
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  2. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    what do you want an ext2 partition for?
     
    Loonylion, Jun 29, 2011
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  3. Stanley Richards

    Stanley Richards Well-Known Member

    It's for my Android phone, I want it for Link2SD, an app which requires a second partition. I'm only using it for one main reason: To link and re-link dalvik cache. Though I might find some other use for it sometime later, but for now, I'm just using it for that.
     
    Stanley Richards, Jun 29, 2011
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  4. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    ext2 is obselete, you'd be better off using ext3 if its supported.
     
    Loonylion, Jun 29, 2011
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  5. Stanley Richards

    Stanley Richards Well-Known Member

    It sure is, ext4 is also supported but not recommended as it's a bit iffy with some apps. so any recommended ratio for ext3?
     
    Stanley Richards, Jun 29, 2011
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  6. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    ext4 has little benefit for small partition sizes, ext3 is journalled while ext2 is not. The journal improves data integrity in the event of disasters such as power loss during writing.
     
    Loonylion, Jun 29, 2011
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