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2011-01-19 , 14:50
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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?
 
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2011-01-19 , 14:55
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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.
 
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2011-01-19 , 15:05
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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.
 
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2011-01-19 , 15:47
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That error means don't use more than one of those options when running fsck.
 
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2011-01-19 , 15:51
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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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2011-01-19 , 19:43
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o man thanks, i was reading about this. But i have to install meego for use this??

then i have to install meego first???
 
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2011-01-19 , 21:23
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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.
 
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2011-01-20 , 04:17
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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.
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2011-01-20 , 14:42
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:O i would try this
 
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2011-01-20 , 15:15
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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.
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