It's possible format the internal memory from ubuntu gparted? - maemo.org

sub7 | # 1 | 2011-01-19, 14:50 | Report

Hi guys, my problem is this, wanted to know if using gparted in ubuntu I can format the ext3 and fat32 in the phone's internal memory. If I do this then you can reinstall the firmware, maemo flasher?

What happens is that I have a corrupted file system long ago and I can not repair it from ubuntu, or using power kernel, or using fsck backupmenu.

So I think the only solution would be to remove those partitions and then reinstall everything.

It would be possible to do so? there another way?

stlpaul | # 2 | 2011-01-19, 14:55 | Report

Reflashing it along with the emmc image should re-do all of the partitions anyway. So I don't think that gparted step is necessary if that's all you're doing.

sub7 | # 3 | 2011-01-19, 15:05 | Report

I tried that, but after reinstalling backupmenu do a file check fsck of backupmenu and I keep getting the same error, when analyzing the optfs.

Code:

errors may have been encountered: code:8
e2fsck: Only one of the options -p/-a, -n or -y may be specified.

retsaw | # 4 | 2011-01-19, 15:47 | Report

That error means don't use more than one of those options when running fsck.

lemmyslender | # 5 | 2011-01-19, 15:51 | Report

You can flash the N900 (as a one time only) with an emergency boot kernel. Directions here.

Just make sure to have a full battery and backups handy. Once you have rebooted into the rescue kernel, you can mount all the partitions on the emmc in ubuntu and check / remove / resize to your hearts content using gparted.

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sub7 | # 6 | 2011-01-19, 19:43 | Report

o man thanks, i was reading about this. But i have to install meego for use this??

then i have to install meego first???

mattbutsko | # 7 | 2011-01-19, 21:23 | Report

Originally Posted by sub7 View Post

o man thanks, i was reading about this. But i have to install meego for use this??

then i have to install meego first???

Shouldn't have to. You just flash the rescue kernel which will allow you to repartition the internal memory.

RobbieThe1st | # 8 | 2011-01-20, 04:17 | Report

Wait a minute here:
Just boot into backupmenu, hit w to run read/write USB Mass Storage mode, then mess with it from Ubuntu.
Backupmenu's mass storage mode exposes the whole eMMC to outside access, so it should work nicely.

sub7 | # 9 | 2011-01-20, 14:42 | Report

:O i would try this

sub7 | # 10 | 2011-01-20, 15:15 | Report

Originally Posted by RobbieThe1st View Post

Wait a minute here:
Just boot into backupmenu, hit w to run read/write USB Mass Storage mode, then mess with it from Ubuntu.
Backupmenu's mass storage mode exposes the whole eMMC to outside access, so it should work nicely.

well i try this but gparted dont repair nothing but and if i do fsck to test, give one error.

Code:

sudo e2fsck -n /dev/sdb1

the error sorry it's on spanish, i got this on ubuntu

Code:

e2fsck 1.41.12 (17-May-2010)
e2fsck: Superbloque es inválido, intentando los bloques de respaldo...
e2fsck: Bad magic number in super-block mientras se intentaba abrir /dev/sdb1

El superbloque podría no ser leido o no describe un sistema de ficheros ext2 correcto.
Si el dispositivo es válido y en verdad contiene un sistema de ficheros ext2 (y no uno 
de intercambio, ufs o algo más), entonces el superbloque está corrompido
y podría intentarse ejecutar el e2fsck con un superbloque alternativo:
   e2fsck -b 8193 <dispositivo>

EDIT: it seems i only got this error when i do e2fsck on fat32 partitions, because i try to do it on the sdcard where i have nitdroid and i get the same.

And when i do fsck on backupmenu still giving me the above error

Code:

errors may have been encountered: code:8
e2fsck: Only one of the options -p/-a, -n or -y may be specified.

Last edited by sub7; 2011-01-20 at 16:41.