mounting ext4 sdcard to work like a FAT32 sdcard
by Brusca.lyfe from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5FNYM)
I have a rooted android 4.2.2 tablet. Some generic make up
My /data block is only 0.98gib of space but my internal sdcard is 27gb
I formatted my sdcard (flash memory) to ext4 and mounted the block onto the data mount AND /mnt/sdcard
My storage shows 27gb available for both my internal and flash (sdcard)
And everything runs as was
EXCEPT
Anything new file or folder created or moved on the sdcard comes with only read access. No write and no execute
Apks won't install, media won't play, and etc
UNLESS I manually chmod 777 the file or the entire directory but I can't chmod the entire sdcard because the block now shares memory with the /data and I don't want to mess with those automatic permissions
Changing the umask doesn't work and even if it did it doesn't stick after reboot
I can't get the right syntax for if,then,else statements for new files and directories or to run them every 5 seconds effectively
Basically I'm trying to be able to use my ext4 sdcard under the /mnt/sdcard like a fat32 or vfat without all doing too much work all the time
PS: Also now I can't edit shell scripts in the /system even with root,root explorer and mounting rw
I have to pull it out and edit it elsewhere then push it back. I can push, pull, cp, rm and rename all in the root explorer but not edit with text editor while inside the /system
My /data block is only 0.98gib of space but my internal sdcard is 27gb
I formatted my sdcard (flash memory) to ext4 and mounted the block onto the data mount AND /mnt/sdcard
My storage shows 27gb available for both my internal and flash (sdcard)
And everything runs as was
EXCEPT
Anything new file or folder created or moved on the sdcard comes with only read access. No write and no execute
Apks won't install, media won't play, and etc
UNLESS I manually chmod 777 the file or the entire directory but I can't chmod the entire sdcard because the block now shares memory with the /data and I don't want to mess with those automatic permissions
Changing the umask doesn't work and even if it did it doesn't stick after reboot
I can't get the right syntax for if,then,else statements for new files and directories or to run them every 5 seconds effectively
Basically I'm trying to be able to use my ext4 sdcard under the /mnt/sdcard like a fat32 or vfat without all doing too much work all the time
PS: Also now I can't edit shell scripts in the /system even with root,root explorer and mounting rw
I have to pull it out and edit it elsewhere then push it back. I can push, pull, cp, rm and rename all in the root explorer but not edit with text editor while inside the /system