sd card file system on android

[Efraim Flashner]

It offered to format the card as FAT for me

-Efraim


On Sat, 27 Sep 2014 00:23:16 +0300
sara fink <sara.fink at gmail.com> wrote:

> So, what filesystem it uses?
> 
> On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 10:04 AM, Efraim Flashner
> <efraim.flashner at gmail.com
> > wrote:
> 
> > Just tried ext2 formatted, my htc one v says that it's an
> > unsupported filesystem
> >
> > On Tue, 23 Sep 2014 17:38:28 +0300
> > sara fink <sara.fink at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks Efraim. I will appreciate it. I can wait a day or two.
> > > @Rabin, I'm not interested in fat due to the size limit.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 5:02 PM, Efraim Flashner
> > > <efraim.flashner at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I've heard that some Samsung phones are running F2FS to increase
> > > > performance/decrease NAND wear.  To me it seems likely that if
> > > > they're enabling that then they wouldn't be squeamish about
> > > > enabling ext2/3/4.
> > > >
> > > > I think the sd card I used in my htc one v was ext4 formatted,
> > > > but I don't remember now.  I can check later, depending on how
> > > > chag preperations go this evening.
> > > >
> > > > -Efraim
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, 23 Sep 2014 15:13:13 +0300
> > > > Rabin Yasharzadehe <rabin at rabin.io> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > It depends on the device,
> > > > > But probably all will support FAT (not exFAT) as it's the
> > > > > default for the external SDCARD.
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Rabin
> > > > >
> > > > > On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 12:15 PM, sara fink
> > > > > <sara.fink at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > What is already enabled in the kernel? FAT/ext2/ext3 ?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 10:50 AM, Rabin Yasharzadehe
> > > > > > <rabin at rabin.io> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >> It's a kernel future, and you will have to root the device
> > > > > >> to be able and change the mount option for the sdcard
> > > > > >> (on /system partition).
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> --
> > > > > >> Rabin
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 10:04 AM, sara fink
> > > > > >> <sara.fink at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>> Hello All
> > > > > >>>
> > > > > >>> I am looking for phone models with android (maybe version
> > > > > >>> number)  that support sd card formated with ext2 or ext3.
> > > > > >>> Preferable ext2 since it's not journaled.
> > > > > >>>
> > > > > >>> I'd like to save big files (1-2gb each file) on the sd.
> > > > > >>>
> > > > > >>> Thanks
> > > > > >>>
> >

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Efraim Flashner    
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