Changes: v1.1.1 RC1 Released: 6/20

UPDATE: This version is now marked as stable! > 6200 Downloads and no bugreport. I didn't change its name so it will still identify as RC1, but it is stable!
Added an Advanced Backup menu, to backup only certain partitions
All wipe and format options now in one "wipe / format menu"
Fixed some wrong text that appeared in v1.1.0 Beta
Changed behaviour in the Advanced Restore menu.






Changes: v1.9.0 RC1 Released: 7/04

Most of the code rewritten to be compatible with (hopefully) most htc devices
Aligned Partitioning
Full support for up to 2x sd-ext + swap
New filesystem check/repair option
Md5sum checking
Powermenu
Extracts name of currently installed rom
(name backups after curr. installed roms still in testing -> soon)
Reordered most menus
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Changes: v1.9.0 RC2 Released: 7/04

Fixed wrong displaying of partitions





Changes: v1.9.0 RC3 Released: 7/05

Changed detection of sd-ext and swap partitions to also identify swap correctly if there are unformatted sd-ext partitions.
If unformatted sd-ext partitions are detected it prints a warning and tells you that you may format them in the 4EXT menu
Speed up booting of recovery
Fixed wrong output of text showing sd-ext2 as formatted ext4 no matter what (only text output was wrong, functionality was ok)





Changes: v1.9.1 RC1 Released: 7/06

Added an option in partitioning to leave fat32 partition as is, so you don't lose data. Please use with caution as it has not been tested THAT much.
Added alignment checking: Check if your partitions are perfectly aligned
Fixed a rare bug where recovery wouldn't detect sd-ext partitions as formatted on reboot







Changes: v2.0.0 BETA Released: 7/06

Backups now named after current date/time + name of rom (if found and suitable for a filename)
You can now select the colours used to draw the menu yourself
Added Battery percentage to output after recovery boot


For changing menu colors, take a look into the folder "4ext" on your sdcard

Changes: v2.0.1 RC1 Released: 7/08

Added 2 new colour categories for customizing
No config upgrade code (will change in the future)
--> so please delete 4ext.prop

Changes: v2.0.2 RC2 Released: 7/09

Added options to replace any pictures found in the recovery with your own
--> configurable in 4ext.prop file.
Improved backup name generation after currently installed rom to prevent errors. Probably and hopefully all bugs regarding this feature are now solved.
Fixed an issue where 4EXTRecovery might have had issues detecting the file system on sd-ext2 -> thus displaying as not formatted
Fixed an exception
Fixed a very rare occurence where some partitions didn't show up
Option to turn off the creation of backup names with rom names
-> might be necessary for chinese and other foreign speaking countries with a more complex character set. as I didn't have the possibility to try any of those character sets.. please contact me via PM and report back.
This option can be set in 4ext.prop!

New config version, please delete 4ext.prop

v2.0.3 RC1 Released: 7/12

now all partitions you might have on your sdcard are exposed to the operating system using "toggle usb storage"
button backlights for the Desire HD added
file system check / repair now for all devices (sd-ext partitions only)
reduced startup time on devices with sd-ext
removed format options from "mounts & storage" menu
improved handling of custom images (now they reappear after returning to the main menu)
installing custom icons is now easier: you don't have to set those options anymore:
-> it's enough to have those icons in your icons folder and they will be used
flashable themes coming -> new setting in 4ext.prop
if a theme was flashed it will take precedence over any icons you might have put into your icons folder on the sdcard
-> to override that, set bitmaps.usericons.sdcard.force = yes
the last character of folder names of backups of roms with spaces in their names isn't cut anymore.
included fix for unyaffs by LinoBarreca. Thanks to LinoBarreca and dnlilas who pointed me at it!
lessened the chance of aborted installs due to data still held in cache after copying a new zip file to sd.
disabled "feature" "Backbutton disabled"

v2.0.3 RC2 Released: 7/12

Fixed critical: On a device without any sd-ext partitions, there was a bug that allowed the user to do a filesystem check on /system when clicking on "Currently no options available".
-> This check fails and if it was chosen to "repair" the fs, this resulted in a corrupted fs on /system. Now this behaves as it should: clicking on "Currently no options available" returns to the main menu.

v2.1.0 RC1 Released: 7/14

Background image for toggle usb storage added. You can customize it like any other icon
It's now possible to use the recovery to only create an aligned FAT32 partition without the need to also create partitions for sd-ext.
It's now also possible to distribute all your settings in 4ext.prop (there aren't much yet) via a flashable zip.
-> For example a rom maker or another flashable could choose to tune the settings for formatting ext4 for sd-ext partitions.
4ext.prop: you can turn on an option that displays what parameters the recovery is using to format sd-ext partitions.
-> As soon as you have defined any and the recovery formats a volume, you will get messages printed on the screen telling you about what it's doing and what parameters are effectively used.
The current version of 4EXTRecovery is now written to /tmp/4ext_version.
-> this allows roms which include it to check for your current version on install and if your version was found to be greater, to not grade you down.
You can now share your themes (custom colours, backgrounds, and any other icon that might appear on recovery like the progress bar, error, et.c.) with others by creating a flashable zip: details below/will follow
Displays free space remaining of all your volumes
4ext.prop: Configure all mkfs and/or tune2fs parameters recovery uses whenever it formats sd-ext volumes.
4ext.prop: Once there are any flashable zips that alter your custom themes/settings you may have defined in your 4ext.prop on the sdcard, you can force 4EXT to still use YOUR options defined in your 4ext.prop on the sdcard instead of the ones that might have been "flashed" to your device.
Bugfix: Files you transfer from your PC to your sdcard by using the "toggle usb storage" function now appear immediately in recovery to use.
Bugfix: If there were "none-primary" partitions on your sdcard, they weren't detected by 4EXT
Bugfix: Since 2.0.3 RC1 there was an issue backing up some roms, this is now fixed.
1 or 2 more little bugfixes that have been reported I have forgotten. I'm sorry, but my brain seems to lack fuel
So many people hated my default colours so I changed them to something more bright.. if you hate that too, you really should take a look at 4ext.prop and change them to whatever you like.
4ext.prop: regarding the feature introduced in last version (all partitions on your sdcard being exposed to the OS when using toggle usb storage):
-> you can now choose to only expose fat32 partitions to the OS.

v2.1.0 RC2 Released: 7/19

Fixed a very rare bug where certain backups didn't restore. They restored properly with any previous version but not with 2.1.0 RC1. Now solved!
Big thanks to Hussainmushahid for helping me with a lot of testing, because I could not reproduce it on my own device until today.
To fix this as fast as possible it was necessary to remove the feature to specify your own mkfs.ext4+tune2fs parameters for sd-ext in 4ext.prop.
-> will be re added in the next version.
Improved toggle usb storage syncing
This is now similar to a final version, but don't want to call it "final" as long as it hasn't been used for at least 1 week


v2.1.0 RC3 Released: 7/20

Forgot the customizable option for icon "toggle usb storage"
Added: automatically unmounts /system and /data before the start of an updater-script, because there are some lazy scripts that don't unmount /system before formatting.