[HOWTO][GUIDE][Mi3][Mi4]Resize/extend system partition capacity

[LKc丶]

After flash Re-partition 1.2G.zip ,and go back to stock partition,i face some problems.

1st. (using MIUI)i cant OTA on system1 , but can OTA on system2.
2nd.MIflash not working(size too large )

Could anybody help me?[emoji20] How can i solve them? :/

(Sorry for my English)

 

[DarkJohn]

What about 64Gb versions ?

 

[oyvinja]

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1st: You would have to flash just the rom, reboot and set up your phone.
2nd: Reboot phone into recovery and create a backup (I recommend using twrp2 as cwm has been known not to keep or create reliable backups)
3rd: Wipe your system, cache, data and dalvik (very important you scrub your phone clean just make sure you don't delete your sdcard storage or you will not only lose your all your stuff and backups but you will then have to either push a rom by adb or flash through fastboot and that sucks)
4th: Install repartition zip audahadi provided
5th: Reboot recovery
6th: Restore the backup created in step 2
7th: Install gapps, supersu and any other zip files you desire to flash if you have any
8th: Download diskinfo from play store and check to see that your system repartition was successful and that you have plenty of space left to use in your system partition. If it's claiming you have used almost or all of your 1.2gb this did not work and you can restore your partition back to stock if you choose to from a zip I made on the previous page.
9th: Come back here and tell us if it worked and thank audahadi for eliminating the pains and frustrations of having to use adb for us.
Edit: I personally can confirm this method works with the new zip format

Worked perfectly, with one exception/change compared to the (excellent) guide above: when flashing the repartition zip, I flashed it in TWRP first, it ran with no errors, but partition size didn't change. Tried the entire procedure again, but flashed the zip in CWM, and it worked perfectly. I think others made the same observation, but a good thing can always be repeated once more.

 

[i snort flour]

Worked perfectly, with one exception/change compared to the (excellent) guide above: when flashing the repartition zip, I flashed it in TWRP first, it ran with no errors, but partition size didn't change. Tried the entire procedure again, but flashed the zip in CWM, and it worked perfectly. I think others made the same observation, but a good thing can always be repeated once more.

Not sure why but some people can flash with twrp some can't. Mine flashed just fine both expansion and return to stock perfectly in twrp I haven't needed cwm since twrp was released so it leads me to believe later xioami phones have been built with different or cheaper parts since the first ones they put out on the market. I got mine in mid to late September 2014 from a hong kong distributer with a warehouse in Taiwan off of eBay when it couldn't be found anywhere and it came with gorilla glass 3 instead of that cheap dragons tail they switched to. Don't surprise me though as this company is very shady. It sucks that I couldn't get it in silver but after seeing everybody else's issues I'm glad I didn't wait.

 

[imranaryan]

i revert back to stock partition
then
Decided to flash miui through fastboot, it stops in the middle of it saying Unidentidied error target size is to large.
please help me， thank you！

help me having same problem.. neet to revert back to MiUi.. v6 cant flash MiUi Rom

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Here you go. Make a backup you will lose your os reverting back to stock. This is not my work it is audahadi's work with partition sizes changed so thank him not me.

this is not working am having error while flashing miui rom .. please help.. its urgent..

 

[i snort flour]

help me having same problem.. neet to revert back to MiUi.. v6 cant flash MiUi Rom

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this is not working am having error while flashing miui rom .. please help.. its urgent..

This only changes the partition if you are having problems flashing miui either your recovery isn't working properly or your miui rom you have downloaded is corrupted. Miui claims you have to download them with a computer and transfer them to your phone I was able to get it to download properly with Google chrome beta set to desktop page view on my phone however. This is another case of beginners biting off more than they can chew. Seriously people you shouldn't mess with system partitions and roms if you are not intermediate to advanced in knowledge or willing to take however long is needed to do the research to understand and fix any complications including bricking your device. I can not stress this enough and it will be my last response to these issues.

 

[ashish289]

i want to return to stok partition and flash via fastboot . is it possible to just flash partition zip by @i snort flour and flash via faastboot.



thank iin advance


tried that zip and now unspecifed remote size too large error HELP PLZZZZZZ :crying:
yessss flashed recovery via fastboot i m saved now .

 

[imranaryan]

This only changes the partition if you are having problems flashing miui either your recovery isn't working properly or your miui rom you have downloaded is corrupted. Miui claims you have to download them with a computer and transfer them to your phone I was able to get it to download properly with Google chrome beta set to desktop page view on my phone however. This is another case of beginners biting off more than they can chew. Seriously people you shouldn't mess with system partitions and roms if you are not intermediate to advanced in knowledge or willing to take however long is needed to do the research to understand and fix any complications including bricking your device. I can not stress this enough and it will be my last response to these issues.

even after flashing you script via cwm recovery.. i am still having 1.2G of space .. i am just asking you for solution .. if you can just tell me steps how to get back to original stock partition .. coz i have tried am not able to get back to miui

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i want to return to stok partition and flash via fastboot . is it possible to just flash partition zip by @i snort flour and flash via faastboot.



thank iin advance


tried that zip and now unspecifed remote size too large error HELP PLZZZZZZ :crying:
yessss flashed recovery via fastboot i m saved now .

bro can you please help in getting back to stock miui partitions

 

[eaXier]

Follow the guide to back stock partitions using the correct size(see below) but doing it in bytes => "unit B" . My unmodified partitions are below. Have a look at system and system1. I think it solve the problem.

Sorry for my bad english


Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
1 17408B 2097151B 2079744B sbl1
2 2097152B 3145727B 1048576B rpm
3 3145728B 4194303B 1048576B tz
4 4194304B 5242879B 1048576B DDR
5 5242880B 6291455B 1048576B ssd
6 6291456B 7340031B 1048576B dbi
7 7340032B 11534335B 4194304B aboot
8 11534336B 16777215B 5242880B bk1
9 16777216B 20971519B 4194304B misc
10 20971520B 29360127B 8388608B logo
11 29360128B 67108863B 37748736B bk2
12 67108864B 68681727B 1572864B modemst1
13 68681728B 70254591B 1572864B modemst2
14 70254592B 70255615B 1024B fsc
15 70255616B 134217727B 63962112B bk3
16 134217728B 135790591B 1572864B fsg
17 135790592B 167772159B 31981568B bk4
18 167772160B 201326591B 33554432B bk5
19 201326592B 218103807B 16777216B boot
20 218103808B 234881023B 16777216B boot1
21 234881024B 251658239B 16777216B recovery
22 251658240B 268435455B 16777216B ext4 persist
23 268435456B 335544319B 67108864B fat16 modem
24 335544320B 402653183B 67108864B fat16 modem1
25 402653184B 1073741823B 671088640B ext4 system
26 1073741824B 1744830463B 671088640B ext4 system1
27 1744830464B 2147483647B 402653184B ext4 cache
28 2147483648B 15757983231B 13610499584B ext4 userdata

 

[ashish289]

@audahadi Sir could you plzzz provide a flashable zip for repartition to exact value like this.


Thanks in advance

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The repartition zip we get from @ audihadi sir use MB format how to use these values?

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If you want to use miui use cwm as twrp also not worked for me and for stock partition and fastboot flashing wait for some time so anyone with megamind come up with a solution as I am just in flashing



My english

 

[imranaryan]

Follow the guide to back stock partitions using the correct size(see below) but doing it in bytes => "unit B" . My unmodified partitions are below. Have a look at system and system1. I think it solve the problem.

Sorry for my bad english


Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
1 17408B 2097151B 2079744B sbl1
2 2097152B 3145727B 1048576B rpm
3 3145728B 4194303B 1048576B tz
4 4194304B 5242879B 1048576B DDR
5 5242880B 6291455B 1048576B ssd
6 6291456B 7340031B 1048576B dbi
7 7340032B 11534335B 4194304B aboot
8 11534336B 16777215B 5242880B bk1
9 16777216B 20971519B 4194304B misc
10 20971520B 29360127B 8388608B logo
11 29360128B 67108863B 37748736B bk2
12 67108864B 68681727B 1572864B modemst1
13 68681728B 70254591B 1572864B modemst2
14 70254592B 70255615B 1024B fsc
15 70255616B 134217727B 63962112B bk3
16 134217728B 135790591B 1572864B fsg
17 135790592B 167772159B 31981568B bk4
18 167772160B 201326591B 33554432B bk5
19 201326592B 218103807B 16777216B boot
20 218103808B 234881023B 16777216B boot1
21 234881024B 251658239B 16777216B recovery
22 251658240B 268435455B 16777216B ext4 persist
23 268435456B 335544319B 67108864B fat16 modem
24 335544320B 402653183B 67108864B fat16 modem1
25 402653184B 1073741823B 671088640B ext4 system
26 1073741824B 1744830463B 671088640B ext4 system1
27 1744830464B 2147483647B 402653184B ext4 cache
28 2147483648B 15757983231B 13610499584B ext4 userdata

sir a flashable zip will be great

 

[Armin_van_buuren]

sir a flashable zip will be great

In HTCMania have created a zip to flash for recovery partitions leaving stock with the correct size.


http://www.htcmania.com/showpost.php?p=17750021&postcount=144

 

[Armin_van_buuren]

Yessssss!!!!! :laugh::laugh::laugh:


Number Start End Size File system Name Fl
1 17408B 2097151B 2079744B sbl1
2 2097152B 3145727B 1048576B rpm
3 3145728B 4194303B 1048576B tz
4 4194304B 5242879B 1048576B DDR
5 5242880B 6291455B 1048576B ssd
6 6291456B 7340031B 1048576B dbi
7 7340032B 11534335B 4194304B aboot
8 11534336B 16777215B 5242880B bk1
9 16777216B 20971519B 4194304B misc
10 20971520B 29360127B 8388608B logo
11 29360128B 67108863B 37748736B bk2
12 67108864B 68681727B 1572864B modemst1
13 68681728B 70254591B 1572864B modemst2
14 70254592B 70255615B 1024B fsc
15 70255616B 134217727B 63962112B bk3
16 134217728B 135790591B 1572864B fsg
17 135790592B 167772159B 31981568B bk4
18 167772160B 201326591B 33554432B bk5
19 201326592B 218103807B 16777216B boot
20 218103808B 234881023B 16777216B boot1
21 234881024B 251658239B 16777216B recovery
22 251658240B 268435455B 16777216B ext4 persist
23 268435456B 335544319B 67108864B fat16 modem
24 335544320B 402653183B 67108864B fat16 modem1
25 402653184B 1073741823B 671088640B ext4 system
26 1073741824B 1744830463B 671088640B ext4 system1
27 1744830464B 2147483647B 402653184B ext4 cache
28 2147483648B 15757983231B 13610499584B ext4 userdata

 

[eaXier]

"In HTCMania have created a zip to flash for recovery partitions leaving stock with the correct size."

Use it in CWM no TWRP. It's a modded zip from audahadi. I have changed only size to bytes like in stock partitions. Thanks

 

[Pallmalli]

Yessssss!!!!! :laugh::laugh::laugh:


Number Start End Size File system Name Fl
1 17408B 2097151B 2079744B sbl1
2 2097152B 3145727B 1048576B rpm
3 3145728B 4194303B 1048576B tz
4 4194304B 5242879B 1048576B DDR
5 5242880B 6291455B 1048576B ssd
6 6291456B 7340031B 1048576B dbi
7 7340032B 11534335B 4194304B aboot
8 11534336B 16777215B 5242880B bk1
9 16777216B 20971519B 4194304B misc
10 20971520B 29360127B 8388608B logo
11 29360128B 67108863B 37748736B bk2
12 67108864B 68681727B 1572864B modemst1
13 68681728B 70254591B 1572864B modemst2
14 70254592B 70255615B 1024B fsc
15 70255616B 134217727B 63962112B bk3
16 134217728B 135790591B 1572864B fsg
17 135790592B 167772159B 31981568B bk4
18 167772160B 201326591B 33554432B bk5
19 201326592B 218103807B 16777216B boot
20 218103808B 234881023B 16777216B boot1
21 234881024B 251658239B 16777216B recovery
22 251658240B 268435455B 16777216B ext4 persist
23 268435456B 335544319B 67108864B fat16 modem
24 335544320B 402653183B 67108864B fat16 modem1
25 402653184B 1073741823B 671088640B ext4 system
26 1073741824B 1744830463B 671088640B ext4 system1
27 1744830464B 2147483647B 402653184B ext4 cache
28 2147483648B 15757983231B 13610499584B ext4 userdata

Does this mean that now it's possible to flash miui with fastboot?

 

[Armin_van_buuren]

Does this mean that now it's possible to flash miui with fastboot?

Yes .

Problem MiFlash it's resolved.

Enviado desde mi MI 3W mediante Tapatalk

 

[Canaan-CN]

In HTCMania have created a zip to flash for recovery partitions leaving stock with the correct size.


http://www.htcmania.com/showpost.php?p=17750021&postcount=144

i am vrey thank you .bu i can't download it by mega . it's still 0%. and could you please upload the zip here .thank you .

besides ,forgive my English.

 

[nosf3eratu]

thanks for this! back on stock partitions!

 

[praveen7682]

hi all i followed the following steps
1 flashed twrp recovery by kundancool
then performed wipe
then installed partition zip from my friend audahadi
then installed mokee rom
flashed gapps and supersu
rebooted the phone
installed disk info to check whether partition was done correctly...bad luck...partition didnt happen properly...
can you help what was wrong....

 

[ashdwoers]

hi all i followed the following steps
1 flashed twrp recovery by kundancool
then performed wipe
then installed partition zip from my friend audahadi
then installed mokee rom
flashed gapps and supersu
rebooted the phone
installed disk info to check whether partition was done correctly...bad luck...partition didnt happen properly...
can you help what was wrong....

if u wanna use zip file provided by audahadi
pls use cwm coz it wont work on twrp