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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] panosru:
well I actually reverted back to adoptable storage, the issue previously is that i forgot to migrate (very important), but since you're asking from what I remember my data stayed intact, although I recommend you to backup everything just in case I miss something, won't be a good thing to loose your data because of me, so please backup before doing anything :)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] cellphonechris:
I've backed up the most important stuff. What adb command did you use to revert?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] panosru:
Just follow the instructions on the first post of this topic or this link here: http://www.modaco.com/news/android/...e-adoptable-storage-on-your-s7-s7-edge-r1632/ and instead of using the "private" flag use the "public" flag, so your steps will look like this:

$ adb shell
$ sm list-disks
disk:179:160 (this will vary so be sure to check what are the values you get, and use the ones you get next)
$ sm partition disk:179:160 public

done
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] cellphonechris:
Thanks for your help - Easy enough to follow. Now I need to get to a PC with enough free space to create a full backup before I take the plunge. Not that I don't believe that your data remained, but this is from the modaco page:
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] panosru:
yes, he talks about the process of making your external sd into adoptable storage, and if I'm not mistaken it's not the sm partition command that will format your and erase your cart but the migration that you will have to do once you are in your operating system, but as I said in my previous post, I'm not doing this every-day so I may have missed something or I may not remember well so back-up either-way! ;)

cheers
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] SamADX:
I did the migration to adoptable storage and can report everything works fine. Formatted my SD card (through the option in the phone) prior to ADB'ing to my phone.

Pretty much followed the guide at http://www.xda-developers.com/enable-adoptable-storage-for-galaxy-s7-and-s7-edge/ and it works.

One question remains though: The FreeSpace app shows me the /system partition in "red", being "96%" full. I'm just curious if this is normal for this partition or if I should do something about it?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Sam
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] rayf01:
I am trying to do this on a TAB S 10.5 - TM800. I have a 64 GB card installed. When I do the ADB command it looks as follow:

C:\adb>adb shell

shell@chagallwifi:/ $ sm list-disks

sm list-disks

disk:179,32

shell@chagallwifi:/ $ sm partition disk:179,32 private

sm partition disk:179,32 private

shell@chagallwifi:/ $

Now when I run the partition command, it litteraly runs for maybe 5 seconds and thats it. When I go in to my storage on the TAB S, it still lists the SD card, and there is no migrate, or mount or any other option. Theres also no MORE option menu etc. Its basically like nothing is going on.

Any ideas?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] *Detection*:
Yep, post in the Galaxy Tab forum, not the S7 one ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Revontheus:
I'm quite sure the S7 Memory Card slot maxes out at 70Mbps, I currently am using the 200gb Sandisk Ultra which claims 90 Mbps, I've benchmarked it on my s7 and got around 67~69 Sequential Read and 65 Sequential Write
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ras187:
Hey sorry I tried to message you but not sure if I worked. I have followed this tutorial and believe I did so correctly. The part I'm curious of is when I look at available storage my 32gb are still close to used up about 21gb out of 32gb and when I use a 3rd party app called "storage space" it says like 212gb is reserved for android so I'm wondering if it's an error because of what's done or what. I mainly want this because gear vr takes up too much space on a 32gb phone. I'm missing my 64gb note 7 already and almost wish I kept that hand grenade and prayed
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] peachpuff:
Not sure if a 3rd party app will read the space correctly, just keep filling up the space and see if it goes over into the sdcard.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Doelpher:
I can't use the adoptable storage in Tidal. It only shows the original 32 GB.

Kind regards
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] hometech99:
Just picked up an S7 edge with 6.01.

Ive tried this method with no results.

My disk is 179,0.

Ive seen tutorials with

sm partition disk:179,0 private

sm partition disk:179:0 private

sm partition disk:179,0 public

sm partition disk:179:0 private

Ive seen varying use of comma or colon dividing numbers, and public vs private.

Didint matter---none of them worked..the prompt came right back. Ive rebooted and checked..and no change.

Did samsung lock this out?

Update..yes they did in PG1 firmware.

You can revert firmware as long as not version 4 bootloader going out now.

Going back forward, the adoptable storage is still there.

However, Samsung pay says it won't work because of modifications made...even though in recovery, everything says official, and Knox is not tripped.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] wpcprez:
I had similar issues on other samsung phones. It sort of works and doesn't. Not worth the trouble.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] vivekvarma02:
After doing this, I succeed but now lot of errors kept coming up.

I can't install any huge games, because error pops up on play store " can't install, error 505".

This is a waste if it doesn't install any apps and games, which are huge.

After trying to work around for a solution, found nothing and then I reversed the solution back again --- done using method explained by xda member on youtube video.

Then all the data has been deleted including pictures, music and videos but the apps remained.

See this all the apps are there but the internal storage still reports 14gb occupied.

When I ran storage analysis, only 3gb is occupied by apps.

14 GB is memory before i done the adoptable storage method.

I still think all my data is still present on my sd card but it might be converted into unreadable format by phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] iBolski:
Just remember, doing this means you cannot eject your SD card and read it from your PC. Also, writing to an SD card does do wear and tear on it. Usually, it takes over a year, but I've had multiple SD cards go bad after over a year. That was when I was into doing Nandroid backups a lot, as well as nightly using TiBu to do scheduled backups of any changed apps. Since I stopped doing that, my SD card I currently have has lasted almost two years. I only use it now to store music, and photos that I take. Otherwise, everything else I stored into the internal memory.

I use to install every app known to man. Not sure if it was an OCD thing or what, but now I only keep the apps I need and use. Most were a ton of games that I don't even play any more, so I figured why keep them on? So I haven't had a need to use the adaptable storage. Plus, because SD cards ARE slower than the internal memory, it will reduce the performance of your phone as it appears many have noticed.

But each to his own, but I just wanted to share that little tidbit that I have experienced over the years of constantly writing to the SD cards.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] miko12312:
Can u provide proof of this , as the s7 has a problem with currpupting the data that is sent.or transferred from internel storage and cant be accessed properly with apps , also it say you will not be able to connect to the pc or mount the sd card does that mean it will come up as internal storage with more space or just whats on the phone , this is similiar to swap space like linux if im correct or readyboost for windows

---------- Post added at 01:53 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:53 AM ----------

Can u provide proof of this , as the s7 has a problem with currpupting the data that is sent.or transferred from internel storage and cant be accessed properly with apps , also it say you will not be able to connect to the pc or mount the sd card does that mean it will come up as internal storage with more space or just whats on the phone , this is similiar to swap space like linux if im correct or readyboost for windows , i have an extra 128 gig sd that wouldnt mind being aprt of a 200gig setup
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] miko12312:
Can read sdcard after attemting the sd card will not get read and will not mount stuck at checking sdcard
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] brotbuexe:
btw, can confirm adoptable storage still works fine after the 7.0 upgrade.

I did not recreate it yet but without wipe it still works.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] alienmind:
For me it doesn't work on 7.0
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] brotbuexe:
Do you just updated to 7.0 without a wipe, or did you try setting it up on 7.0?

What did you try? And how does it show up in the storage settings?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] brotbuexe:
This is how it looks for me on 7.0.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Akaronte:
Not work now.

Before work good .

C:\adb>adb shell sm list-disk

adb server is out of date. killing...

* daemon started successfully *

error: device '(null)' not found

C:\adb>adb shell sm list-disk

adb server is out of date. killing...

* daemon started successfully *

usage: sm list-disks [adoptable]

sm list-volumes [public|private|emulated|all]

sm has-adoptable

sm get-primary-storage-uuid

sm set-force-adoptable [true|false]

sm partition DISK [public|private|mixed] [ratio]

sm mount VOLUME

sm unmount VOLUME

sm format VOLUME

sm benchmark VOLUME

sm forget [UUID|all]

Error: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Richard Rugg:
Please can you help: adb shell "sm" not found in /system/bin/sh

Hello,

My adb Environment is fine, device is active, adb shell is opened. I want to enter the "sm list-partitions" command and the other ones in order to "enable adoptable storage on S7". However, adb shell responds with error "/system/bin/sh : sm : sm not found". I've done "echo $PATH" already. Listed is /sbin: /vendor/bin: /system/sbin: /system/bin: /system/xbin. Where can adb shell find the "sm" command? Do I have to install something additional to my phone? (phone not rooted, so e.g. busybox not relevant, etc.). PLEASE: Can you please help me what I can / should do? Many many thanks in advance! Richard
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] chrcol:
I am using mixed mode adpotable storage and seems fine for me, also I did benchmarks, see my post here, mods can merge the threads if they want as I wasnt aware of this thread.

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s7/how-to/adoptable-storage-t3573225

Turns out adoptable storage uses F2FS which is very nice, I do get the misreported size in the storage tab, but that I think is just a bug in the settings app, all other apps show the correct size.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] zorglub!:
hi yr disk is disk:179,0 but you typed the command partition disk:179:0 private....

"," is not ":"
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] zfk110:
D:\SM-N910T-4.4.4\910V\fastboot>adb shell gt58wifi:/ $ sm list-disks disk:179,64 gt58wifi:/ $ sm list-volumes all private mounted null public:179,65 mounted AA98-1515 emulated mounted null gt58wifi:/ $ Im getting two ids and no matter what I tried it didn't work, Im on nought﻿
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] noony123:
Unfortunately this doesn't work with Android 8: Downgrade to Android 7.0 (via Odin), try apply this fix and then upgrade to 8.0 should do the trick from what I've read in several other threads.

I'll just root my device with TWRP -> Magisk -> Smali Patcher (=Secure Folder ignores Knox-Trip):

https://xdaforums.com/apps/magisk/module-smali-patcher-0-7-t3680053
[Pixel C General] D0CTOR:
Google is offering a 25% discount off the Pixel C for developers. You can read about it here, and sign up for it here.

I signed up and got a code several hours afterwards.

Give it a shot...

:^)

Doc
[Pixel C General] oRAirwolf:
I'm not gonna lie, as a day 1 adopter, this kind of breaks my balls. Those of us here who dealt with problems with the touchscreen and wifi since release should be receiving this "developer" discount, as we were the ones that were basically beta testing this for Google. I feel somewhat betrayed for this, but I am also glad at the same time, as this should increase the adoption rate of what has turned out to be an amazing tablet.
[Pixel C General] Sergio3.14:
Sadly this is only for the USA. Too bad for the rest of us :(
[Pixel C General] fiver5:
Hey if you think that breaks your balls try pre-ordering the HP WebOS tablet at full price ;)
[Pixel C General] oRAirwolf:
Damn, that's a proper kick to the family jewels...
[Pixel C General] BankZZ:
I bought the Pixel C two weeks ago. I called and got an RMA and ordered it again. Saved me $150.
[Pixel C General] geoff5093:
Nexus products always go on sale a few months after release. If you want a brand new Nexus when it first comes out, you pay a premium. This is the case with most electronics anyways.

I'm getting my Pixel C delivered Tuesday :)
[Pixel C General] RedBlueGreen:
I really want to buy it.. but every single tablet I have bought I rarely use them (nexus 7 1st and 2nd gen, lg g pad)

I'm not sure if the Pixel C would be any different.. decisions decisions
[Pixel C General] sindrefyrn:
To those of you who've received the discount: how do they decide whether or not you're a developer? And how long did it take for you to receive the code? I've written simple apps, but never published anything.
[Pixel C General] onilink67:
Don't think they did any checks I don't have a developer account with google (although I've done a few off playstore apps) I got mine within 30 minutes after submitting the request.
[Pixel C General] sindrefyrn:
Thanks. Just got mine. :D

For reference: I don't live in the US, and my Google account is not registered there. I used a VPN to register for the code, and I plan to have it sent to relatives in the US and have them forward it to me.
[Pixel C General] Sergio3.14:
I think you don't need a VPN. I got a code without it but can't use it :( I don't have any relative in the US so I can't buy it with the code. Still waiting that G extend the promotion...
[Pixel C General] dkryder:
i would think you would just need an u.s. address with someone who would forward it. personally, i think the developer for N preview thing is somewhat of a guise just to help boost sales without overtly offending those who spent full price on tablet. i have not seen google do a 25% off sale 90 days post release. The recent Christmas promotions did not go to 25% did they?
[Pixel C General] kboya:
For info, it's also available for UK and for Ireland, Australia (and somewhere else I can't remember). I'm UK and received my code a few hours after application. There's no check, it's just an offer based around the fact this is a dev device like the Pixels. Unfortunately, el goog have moved away from low price offerings to the faithful (and early) adopter, especially abroad. The N6P went with $50 play credit in the US and nothing elsewhere. Part of me sees this Pixel C discount as some reparation to the lack of pre-order Nexus love.

Ramble over, apologies!
[Pixel C General] yamahakid:
Any word if discount codes are still being sent out? I signed up for one today (Saturday), just curious if I should expect to get one still or not.
[Pixel C General] randomblame:
I took advantage of this deal and still feel like it is overpriced at $400 for the 32gb considering its being marketed to developers as a quasi nexus but then we are punished for unlocking the bootloader with 30 second warnings on start...

I'm building aosp for it right now hopefully I can get $400 worth of fun out of it somehow
[Pixel C General] oRAirwolf:
Judging by your thanks meter, we have something good to look forward to :)
[Pixel C General] randomblame:
thats a silly way to judge anyone :P I got a build booting and managed to compile a kernel off the chromium 3.18 source but now am wayyyyyyy too drunk on clearance champag (mmmm) to continue tonight haha I still need to figure out how to package up any custom kernel into a .fit image for inclusion into the boot.img
[Pixel C General] Penecho:
Do you guys think, since the discount was expanded to UK, Australia and so on that there is a chance Google will expand it even further, to maybe other countries in europe?
[Pixel C General] Sergio3.14:
It was extended only to English speaking countries so it seems unlikely to me
[Pixel C General] charesa39:
Please do let us know how when you figure it out. I've been trying to figure out how to repack a modded stock kernel to be compliant with vboot for this device.
[Pixel C General] randomblame:
so far I've found the script in the kernel source /chromeos/scripts/generate-its-file.sh to generate an its file for makeimage -f to generate the .fit image but it outputs something about hashes which is referenced in a vague comment in the script itself been a while since I've dealt with uboot tools and I've never messed with a chromeos device so its all new to me. I saw the device_dragon-kernel repo on aosp and I couldnt wrap my head around what that was for, it seems to rely on a python script for google cloud services I installed it added it to path and then the script in there generated some other error and I gave up on it

trying to build inline with omni leads to lots of toolchain incompatibilities trying to swap to other toolchains leads to more nightmares so now I'm trying to build it with prebuilt kernel to see if that can even pack the boot.img correctly

*eh fixed inline compile issue with the toolchain but still trying to figure out how to package this depthcharge documentation is lacking
[Pixel C General] oRAirwolf:
[MENTION=4867279]cheep5k8[/MENTION] is the resident guru. Perhaps he can lend some assistance?
[Pixel C General] charesa39:
Dang. If it's this tough for you, there's not a snowball's chance in hell that I would be able to come up with a solution. I'm very much a noob when it comes to this. [MENTION=4867279]cheep5k8[/MENTION] probably has the most info on this device than anyone here. Hopefully he can help you out in one of these threads so we can all learn. :D

Agreed!
[Pixel C General] randomblame:
well he knows how to pack these kernels into boot.imgs so it's not that it cant be done its that this device is a rare breed and there isn't a guide anywhere that I can find or documentation on how to really do this

*got omni booting at least :D
[Pixel C General] dkryder:
seems like there are 2 separate boots. the first boots to the screen which has the 30sec wait. after the wait, the boot to android. that wait screen allows you to jump to a selection screen for recovery or fastboot by using vol dn/power keys. since alot of folks do not like the 30 sec wait screen, a good trick would be a cold boot right to android. but i get the feeling that the first boot is not to be modified
[Pixel C General] randomblame:
No bootloader can not be flashed unless hardware lock is flipped and it's inaccessible without damaging the device.
[Pixel C General] Yadao:
Seems like Google isn't giving out the discount codes at the same rate as before. I requested one over a day ago and haven't heard back yet. Any extras floating around here? lol
[Pixel C General] jerryatherton:
i sent in three requests b4 I got mine. Arrived in 3 days.
[Pixel C General] Yadao:
Good to know. Thanks :) fingers crossed then.
[Pixel C General] Penecho:
Now also available in Germany :) yay
[Pixel C General] oRAirwolf:
I got a code if anybody in the US wants it. Just PM me.
[Pixel C General] Psyclism:
Ditto. Just PM me and I'll forward your way
[Pixel C General] CenFlo:
I got my Dev code, but have decided against the device due to all of the problems that I'm seeing out there.

I don't really need another tablet, I barely use my Sammy 12.2 Pro that I've had for a while now.

Sorry Goog, but I'm going to pass on this one.
[Pixel C General] geoff5093:
No problems here, it's a fantastic tablet. I have it on the N preview and it's sitting at around 9 days idle, 5 hours of SOT, and still at 30%+. Performance is extremely fluid.
[Pixel C General] kboya:
I've eventually ordered one, with the metallic keyboard even though my gut tells me that it's only worth it when it's able to be backlit. Anyhow, I'm looking forward to Tuesday!
[Pixel C General] nigelhealy:
I applied using different email addresses, and they all got the promotion code at the same moment about 24hrs later.

I love my Chromebook for main workhorse as it can do everything and excellent battery life, SD slot ($30 128GB !), good speakers keyboard trackpad for $400 with a fast cpu and 4GB RAM.

I like my Nexus 7 as its bigger screen than my phone but still pocketable and usable one-handed.

I bought a Nexus 9 LTE in a $340 sale last July and its on a T-mobile 2GB plan but I've found I don't really use the N9 as its neither the pocketability of the N7 and not the general-purpose do-everything of the Chromebook, so I plan on selling my N9, the $20/month for data isn't worth it for me relative to tethering off the phone.

The developer beta of Android N is making me wonder if the Pixel C can be a decent alternative to Chromebook.

As to the odd complaint in here that earlier buyers "punished" by paying full price is just stupid. Prices drop over time, get over it. There was say that Nexus 6 for $199 offer on black Friday, down from its silly $600 price, and say my Nexus 7 I got brand new made in October for a $99 deal with a case.

The 25% developer discount when combined with the preview N now makes a lot of sense with the Pixel C as its a big screen Android tablet which has the greater need and benefit from split screen. By stimulating more Pixel C to exist allows for a more robust testing of Android N.

I intend to keep on Android M til the N Preview 2 comes out "4-6 weeks" after March 9th Preview 1 so that should be out in the next week or so, and I appreciate all those who have using the Preview 1 and reporting issues so the Preview 2 I get is all the better.

My Pixel C will be in my hands Tuesday.

Typed on a Chromebook (because its got a good keyboard!).
[Pixel C General] dkryder:
the n preview split screen as it is now was a frustrating experience for me. i got my fingers crossed that it gets better quickly. i went back to MXC14G. but the tablet is a great replacement for the N9. i'm close to listing my N9 on swappa. i was surprised that it has held value as well as it has considering it's level of acceptance in the marketplace.
[Pixel C General] nigelhealy:
To be fair, the Pixel C is so significantly overpriced at launch, and given its only on Google's Store which charges salestax, it is still an awful lot of $ for a tablet. I paid $99 for my 16GB Nexus 7 Wifi, $279 for my 32GB Wifi Nexus 10, $340 for my LTE 32GB Nexus 9, so the $408 delivered for a 32GB Pixel C seems so high. Then there's the keyboard....

The puzzle is why does Android cause the prices to be higher? I look at my Chromebook $300 for the slower versions....

I don't know of a good reason any longer for the SD slot aversion of Google. On my Chromebook I can boot a 53GB Windows 7 VM off SD and it works ok. 64GB SD are about $20, 128GB about $30, and bigger SDs exist. So to pay $80 for 32GB extra is just frankly weird. Google is either milking Android fans or not that bright.
[Pixel C General] jayzero76:
i got the discount and answer myself is it any good? how are apps and games on it? that is all i worry about.
[Pixel C General] tensaiko:
Received my Pixel C a few days ago and I love it. Didn't want to pay full price but couldn't pass on the 25% off. I'm assuming they're still offering the discount, only took about 4 hours for them to email me the code.

Runs super fast and smooth on Marshmallow but was awful on Android N. Crashes galore... :crying::crying: