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2012-10-08
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Asaik i only got one fat32 option, but after using that, linux told me that i created a exFAT lsb first partition... And that didnt work..
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2012-10-08
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Originally Posted by XiliX
if its fat32 it should be fine...I don't remember exactly but i think exFAT option was added only in Win7...
Asaik i only got one fat32 option, but after using that, linux told me that i created a exFAT lsb first partition... And that didnt work..
Try formatting using vista if you are comfortable in it and transfer 1-3 files to your device first and see if they get detected...
If you get the error "Cant access user data" on your device, this means it didn't format to FAT32...Then you can use Linux with GParted to do the job for you...
If you have your data all backed-up to your PC even if you format it to XYZ format, you can do a emmc only flash to fix it in the worst case scenario so don't fret
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2012-10-08
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Originally Posted by thedead1440
Thanx, one more question, by backing-up you mean, copy Music Folder, Photo Folder, Videos Folder and Documents? Will the Apps not disappear too? How exactly do we safely back-up and what other folders are important besides ones I mentioned
- Plug in your N9 to the PC using "Use as Mass Storage"
- Backup your device's data to your PC
- In Computer right-click your N9 and choose format
- Choose File system FAT32 and NOT exFAT
- Choose allocation block size to be 4096bytes (4kb)
- Click on Format
- Once done copy back your data to your phone
Voila Done
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2012-10-08
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Originally Posted by Muzimak
Connect as mass storage, whatever you see just copy it to your PC then do the format...And copy back all those once you are done...
Thanx, one more question, by backing-up you mean, copy Music Folder, Photo Folder, Videos Folder and Documents? Will the Apps not disappear too? How exactly do we safely back-up and what other folders are important besides ones I mentioned
Remember you are backing up ~/MyDocs which is the emmc partition so no apps in there just your user data...
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2012-10-08
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Originally Posted by thedead1440
It might also be a good idea to show hidden files before the backup. Some apps create hidden folders in MyDocs that may not show up unless you switch the file manager on your PC (Windows Explorer, Thunar, Nautilus...) to show all files. If you don't copy those, you may lose a lot of data (maps come to mind).
Connect as mass storage, whatever you see just copy it to your PC then do the format...And copy back all those once you are done...
Remember you are backing up ~/MyDocs which is the emmc partition so no apps in there just your user data...
Sorry if this seems obvious but judging by questions some people ask, it may not be obvious to everybody.
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2012-10-08
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Originally Posted by thedead1440
I had a backup, but i couldnt for the life of me get the needed programs for flashing a N9 running:
If you have your data all backed-up to your PC even if you format it to XYZ format, you can do a emmc only flash to fix it in the worst case scenario so don't fret
Wine on linux doesnt work well for me, my WinXP partition is fubar, (something about updates which hang the system, requiring me to shut mu pc down by unplugging it :P ) and vista just doesnt install .net 4...
Gonna try again with Gparted
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2012-10-08
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Didnt work, cant set a clustersize with gparted. Cant read userdata error again :S
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2012-10-09
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Originally Posted by XiliX
Could you post what you did exactly using GParted?
Didnt work, cant set a clustersize with gparted. Cant read userdata error again :S
that would allow us to correct any errors made...
Don't worry we'll get it up and running once you give me your steps..
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2012-10-09
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Hi TheDead1440,
Thanks for your reply!
- I removed the existing partition using Gparted 0.8.1 (with libparted 3.0),
- I created a new partition using "partition">"new"
- I chose Filesystem ("bestandssysteem") "fat32"
- Entered label "Nokia N9",
Pressed OK, and then the ok button to start all pending changes.
I couldnt find a clustersize-setting anywhere...
I added a (Dutch) screenshot of the gparted "new partition" dialog.
A rough translation of all items on the screenshot in order:
Minimal size = 32MiB
Max. size = 9015 MiB
"free space left (MiB)" = 1
"New size (MiB)" = 9015
"Vree space right (MiB)" = 0
"Allign with" = MiB
"Create as" = Primary partition
"Filesystem"= FAT32
Thanks for your reply!
- I removed the existing partition using Gparted 0.8.1 (with libparted 3.0),
- I created a new partition using "partition">"new"
- I chose Filesystem ("bestandssysteem") "fat32"
- Entered label "Nokia N9",
Pressed OK, and then the ok button to start all pending changes.
I couldnt find a clustersize-setting anywhere...
I added a (Dutch) screenshot of the gparted "new partition" dialog.
A rough translation of all items on the screenshot in order:
Minimal size = 32MiB
Max. size = 9015 MiB
"free space left (MiB)" = 1
"New size (MiB)" = 9015
"Vree space right (MiB)" = 0
"Allign with" = MiB
"Create as" = Primary partition
"Filesystem"= FAT32
vista has fat32 isn't it?