diff --git a/default_recovery_ui.c b/default_recovery_ui.c
index ce12787..bcba888 100644
--- a/default_recovery_ui.c
+++ b/default_recovery_ui.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
                          NULL };
 
 char* MENU_ITEMS[] = { "reboot system now",
-                       "apply update from sdcard",
+                       "apply update from external storage",
                        "wipe data/factory reset",
                        "wipe cache partition",
                        NULL };
diff --git a/recovery.c b/recovery.c
index 6c4507f..a0df165 100644
--- a/recovery.c
+++ b/recovery.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 static const char *COMMAND_FILE = "CACHE:recovery/command";
 static const char *INTENT_FILE = "CACHE:recovery/intent";
 static const char *LOG_FILE = "CACHE:recovery/log";
-static const char *SDCARD_ROOT = "SDCARD:";
+static const char *EXT_ROOT = "EXT:";
 static const char *TEMPORARY_LOG_FILE = "/tmp/recovery.log";
 static const char *SIDELOAD_TEMP_DIR = "TMP:sideload";
 
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@
     // Mount the sdcard when the package selection menu is enabled so
     // you can "adb push" packages to the sdcard and immediately
     // install them.
-    ensure_root_path_mounted(SDCARD_ROOT);
+    ensure_root_path_mounted(EXT_ROOT);
 
     const char* MENU_HEADERS[] = { "Choose a package to install:",
                                    root_path,
@@ -491,6 +491,7 @@
     d = opendir(translate_root_path(root_path, path, sizeof(path)));
     if (d == NULL) {
         LOGE("error opening %s: %s\n", path, strerror(errno));
+        ensure_root_path_unmounted(EXT_ROOT);
         return 0;
     }
 
@@ -588,6 +589,7 @@
     free(zips);
     free(headers);
 
+    ensure_root_path_unmounted(EXT_ROOT);
     return result;
 }
 
@@ -661,9 +663,9 @@
                 if (!ui_text_visible()) return;
                 break;
 
-            case ITEM_APPLY_SDCARD:
+            case ITEM_APPLY_EXT:
                 ;
-                int status = sdcard_directory(SDCARD_ROOT);
+                int status = sdcard_directory(EXT_ROOT);
                 if (status >= 0) {
                     if (status != INSTALL_SUCCESS) {
                         ui_set_background(BACKGROUND_ICON_ERROR);
diff --git a/recovery_ui.h b/recovery_ui.h
index e451bdf..77ce7f9 100644
--- a/recovery_ui.h
+++ b/recovery_ui.h
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@
 #define SELECT_ITEM         -4
 
 #define ITEM_REBOOT          0
-#define ITEM_APPLY_SDCARD    1
+#define ITEM_APPLY_EXT       1
+#define ITEM_APPLY_SDCARD    1  // historical synonym for ITEM_APPLY_EXT
 #define ITEM_WIPE_DATA       2
 #define ITEM_WIPE_CACHE      3
 
diff --git a/roots.c b/roots.c
index 762bdf3..10b93d4 100644
--- a/roots.c
+++ b/roots.c
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
     { "MISC:", g_mtd_device, NULL, "misc", NULL, g_raw },
     { "PACKAGE:", NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, g_package_file },
     { "RECOVERY:", g_mtd_device, NULL, "recovery", "/", g_raw },
-    { "SDCARD:", "/dev/block/mmcblk0p1", "/dev/block/mmcblk0", NULL, "/sdcard", "vfat" },
     { "SYSTEM:", g_mtd_device, NULL, "system", "/system", "yaffs2" },
     { "MBM:", g_mtd_device, NULL, "mbm", NULL, g_raw },
     { "TMP:", NULL, NULL, NULL, "/tmp", g_ramdisk },
@@ -64,16 +63,16 @@
       "/cache", "ext4" },
     { "DATA:", "/dev/block/platform/sdhci-tegra.3/by-name/userdata", NULL, NULL,
       "/data", "ext4" },
+    { "EXT:", "/dev/block/sda1", NULL, NULL, "/sdcard", "vfat" },
 #else
     { "CACHE:", g_mtd_device, NULL, "cache", "/cache", "yaffs2" },
     { "DATA:", g_mtd_device, NULL, "userdata", "/data", "yaffs2" },
+    { "EXT:", "/dev/block/mmcblk0p1", "/dev/block/mmcblk0", NULL, "/sdcard", "vfat" },
 #endif
 
 };
 #define NUM_ROOTS (sizeof(g_roots) / sizeof(g_roots[0]))
 
-// TODO: for SDCARD:, try /dev/block/mmcblk0 if mmcblk0p1 fails
-
 static const RootInfo *
 get_root_info_for_path(const char *root_path)
 {