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Amigakit Hardware => A600GS & A1200NG => Topic started by: IStartedSomething on March 28, 2025, 07:36:35 PM
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Hi All,
I want to upgrade the sd card to 128gb from the stock 64gb. Is there a way to expand the file system on a restored image to access the full 128gb?
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Hi
Backup the card using the Backup & Restore function. Contact us and we will send the image for you to write to the larger 128GB card. You can then restore your software from the original card on the new card.
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Hey Matthew,
Will we be able to just buy the 128gig card ready to go from amigaKit?
I too wish to get more space!
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On Linux:
1.) Check on which node your SD-card gets mounted on your Linux machine. You can do that via sudo dmesg -w and then inserting SD card or by using e.g. 'Disks' (gnome-disks) or by using any other tool where your disks are listed. My USB card readers gets /dev/sdd, so I need to use /dev/sdd for the following commands.
2.) Backup disk to a file:
# sudo dd_rescue /dev/sdX ~/Backup/A600GS.img
3.) Write backup-image to new card:
# sudo dd_rescue ~/Backup/A600GS.img /dev/sdX
4.) Start 'gparted', select /dev/sdX. Enlarge your data partition to desired size.
For the used directories and filenames you can choose whatever you like. ~/ stands for my home directory, the image file A600GS.img will be placed in the Backup directory lying in my home folder, As such I use ~/Backup/A600GS.img for the complete path.
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You can use disk/partition cloning tools like https://clonezilla.org/ (https://clonezilla.org/) if you don't like typing CLI commands. But be aware the Clonezilla interface is text-based too. ;)
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Is there a way to expand the file system on a restored image to access the full 128gb?
It does this automatically on first boot with new card.
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It does this automatically on first boot with new card.
With a new image. A working image backed up to a new card won't resize. It's planned to maybe add this but, the mechanism needs fine tuning.
If you are confident with linux the approach described by ernsteiswuerfel will work in the mean time.
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I've managed to upgrade from 64GB to 256GB and 512GB using this method:
1. Win32 Disk Imager Read 64GB card then insert larger one and Write the image on it
2. I was not able to resize the partition in windows but in linux using GParted.
Works perfectly without using terminal in linux
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I don’t suppose there would be a way to have a repository somewhere for registered users to download 128gb/256gb etc.. images? Not sure if this might be a feature request or not, so sorry if that is the case…. :-[
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You need to contact support and then they will send you the link for larger images. I was offered one but did it myself before that
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Its all the same image. It should auto resize by itself. However sometimes, its needs to be triggered manually.
I upgraded mine to a larger faster card and it automatically resized. However others have said, theirs did not.
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Its all the same image. It should auto resize by itself. However sometimes, its needs to be triggered manually.
I upgraded mine to a larger faster card and it automatically resized. However others have said, theirs did not.
This is because it only resizes on first boot.
That latest A600GS menu update will check the partition size verses media size and offer the option to resize on next boot if more than 10% free space is found.
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Today I tried again to copy original 64GB imag to 256gb card. It didn't automatically resize but under "System" there was an option (button) to resize existing partition ad reboot A600GS :)
Awesome job!
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Are there any spec limitations around the microSD used (or the A600GS for that matter)?
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Specs from the default 64GB card that goes with A600GS are SDXC U1/V10/A1. I guess anything at least as good as default is ok. I replaced it with Verbatim 256GB SDXC U3/V30/A2 and it works so good.
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Are there any spec limitations around the microSD used (or the A600GS for that matter)?
The Orange Pi Zero 3 has an official limit of 256GB but since it´s using SDXC you may get lucky (and poor) trying up to 2TB ???
But even me as a self-announced hardcore Amiga-User will never get anything close to that size with Amiga Software itself ;D
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@SkulleateR
Thanks, it was more speed etc than capacity. I think I'd struggle to fill even a 256GB card. :)
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@SkulleateR
Thanks, it was more speed etc than capacity. I think I'd struggle to fill even a 256GB card. :)
Im currently using a (128GB) U3 A2 V30. Seems to be faster than original I was using. V90, should be faster.
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Using the open sourced balenaEtcher software on my Mac, I was able to clone the stock card directly to a new 128GB Samsung Evo Plus. It booted in the A600GS without issue, after which I used the resize partition option in the system menu to retrieve the unused space.