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Linux and windows users can do this if you know how to format a sdcard via linux livecd or run linux in virtual.
anyway you need to have CWM installed already, boot into cwm make a backup copy the backup to your desktop either via adb pull, or mount sdcard to computer.
once backup is on your pc, make sure sdcard is mounted to pc, use gparted format sdcard make three partitions.
1.fat32
2.ext4
3.ext4
size is up to you # make each at least 1GB, can be larger if your sdcard is large.
once done umount sdcard from pc reboot to recovery.
use adb to create the clockworkmod directoires.
adb shell
mkdir /sdcard/clockworkmod
mkdir /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup
mkdir /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/name_of_your_directory #example mine is 2012-06-15.17.02.23
now open another teminal
adb push name_of_your_directory /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/name_of_your_directory/
cd /
mount -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /data
mount -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p3 /system
busybox tar -xvf /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/2012-06-15.17.02.23/data.ext4.tar
busybox tar -xvf /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/2012-06-15.17.02.23/system.ext4.tar
download boot_ds.img.zip
adb push boot_ds.img.zip /sdcard
use cwm to install it.
reboot and enjoy using your tablet from sdcard.
Now if you install an app that causes your tablet to crash or you make a change to your tablet that crashes, it's only on your sdcard, your real tablet system and data are untouched.
to get back to regular tablet boot into recovery and re flash your boot.img
This is my current setup out put. I ordered a 16Gb class 10, when I get it, I plan on upping my /data partitions to 4GB, 1GB is plenty big enough for /system right now my /data is almost 2GB, and /system 1GB, /sdcard fat32 almost 5GB
# busybox df -h
Filesystem Size Used Available Use% Mounted on
tmpfs 407.1M 44.0K 407.1M 0% /dev
tmpfs 407.1M 0 407.1M 0% /mnt/asec
tmpfs 407.1M 0 407.1M 0% /mnt/obb
/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 1005.9M 236.1M 718.8M 25% /system
/dev/block/mmcblk0p2 1.9G 204.4M 1.6G 11% /data
/dev/block/nandh 503.9M 8.4M 495.6M 2% /cache
/dev/block/vold/93:64
1.1G 716.6M 437.1M 62% /mnt/extsd
/dev/block/vold/179:1
4.7G 893.8M 3.8G 19% /mnt/sdcard
/dev/block/vold/179:1
4.7G 893.8M 3.8G 19% /mnt/secure/asec
anyway you need to have CWM installed already, boot into cwm make a backup copy the backup to your desktop either via adb pull, or mount sdcard to computer.
once backup is on your pc, make sure sdcard is mounted to pc, use gparted format sdcard make three partitions.
1.fat32
2.ext4
3.ext4
size is up to you # make each at least 1GB, can be larger if your sdcard is large.
once done umount sdcard from pc reboot to recovery.
use adb to create the clockworkmod directoires.
adb shell
mkdir /sdcard/clockworkmod
mkdir /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup
mkdir /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/name_of_your_directory #example mine is 2012-06-15.17.02.23
now open another teminal
adb push name_of_your_directory /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/name_of_your_directory/
cd /
mount -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /data
mount -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p3 /system
busybox tar -xvf /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/2012-06-15.17.02.23/data.ext4.tar
busybox tar -xvf /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/2012-06-15.17.02.23/system.ext4.tar
download boot_ds.img.zip
adb push boot_ds.img.zip /sdcard
use cwm to install it.
reboot and enjoy using your tablet from sdcard.
Now if you install an app that causes your tablet to crash or you make a change to your tablet that crashes, it's only on your sdcard, your real tablet system and data are untouched.
to get back to regular tablet boot into recovery and re flash your boot.img
This is my current setup out put. I ordered a 16Gb class 10, when I get it, I plan on upping my /data partitions to 4GB, 1GB is plenty big enough for /system right now my /data is almost 2GB, and /system 1GB, /sdcard fat32 almost 5GB
# busybox df -h
Filesystem Size Used Available Use% Mounted on
tmpfs 407.1M 44.0K 407.1M 0% /dev
tmpfs 407.1M 0 407.1M 0% /mnt/asec
tmpfs 407.1M 0 407.1M 0% /mnt/obb
/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 1005.9M 236.1M 718.8M 25% /system
/dev/block/mmcblk0p2 1.9G 204.4M 1.6G 11% /data
/dev/block/nandh 503.9M 8.4M 495.6M 2% /cache
/dev/block/vold/93:64
1.1G 716.6M 437.1M 62% /mnt/extsd
/dev/block/vold/179:1
4.7G 893.8M 3.8G 19% /mnt/sdcard
/dev/block/vold/179:1
4.7G 893.8M 3.8G 19% /mnt/secure/asec
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