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I whish to use this tweak...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1010807
i can't find the init.d folder to push the script in... Someone knwo where ?
Yperion said:
The script works only with cyanogens mod roms, i cant post on the dev thread so plz write it for the other users.
Regards.
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If you don't have CWM then you can do following:
Make a file with this content:
Version 1:
#!/system/bin/sh
if [ -e /sys/devices/virtual/bdi/179:0/read_ahead_kb ]
then
/system/xbin/echo "128" > /sys/devices/virtual/bdi/179:0/read_ahead_kb;
fi;
Version 2 (If the Version 1 is not working for your ROM - credit goes to rafpigna):
# Tweak mmc read-ahead - rafpigna -
mmcfolder="/sys/devices/platform/msm_sdcc.2/mmc_host/mmc1"
cd $mmcfolder
folderlist=`ls -1`
mmcresult=`echo $folderlist | grep -o '\bmmc1:\w*' | sed 's/mmc1://'`
echo 128 > /sys/devices/platform/msm_sdcc.2/mmc_host/mmc1/mmc1:$mmcresult/block/mmcblk0/queue/read_ahead_kb
cd /
Change the red marked number from 128 to what you need (example 2048) and save it as "99sdcardreadfix", copy it with the Root explorer or push it with ADB into /system/etc/init.d and set permissions to 777. Reboot.
just flash one of the links he posted
It doesn't work with xrecovery ... allready tried.
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then i have no idea sorry
it worked
Just pushed to /etc/init.d/ set permissions on all checked and reboot
Sd seems to be more fast to open pictures !
Testing with sdcard speed test my result is:
5Mb/s to write and 15 Mb/s to read
Tks
/system/etc/init.d
You have such a folder on x10?
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28spawn said:
it worked
Just pushed to /etc/init.d/ set permissions on all checked and reboot
Sd seems to be more fast to open pictures !
Testing with sdcard speed test my result is:
5Mb/s to write and 15 Mb/s to read
Tks
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Pls mate..can you upload the file??
Cuspide said:
You have such a folder on x10?
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Yes! what firmware are you running??
2.1 0435. Bitsnaker ...
I look in system/etc/
No init.d folder ... not even with a search ... :-( strange....
Maybe i bypassed the bootloader ... joking of course
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Cuspide said:
2.1 0435. Bitsnaker ...
I look in system/etc/
No init.d folder ... not even with a search ... :-( strange....
Maybe i bypassed the bootloader ... joking of course
Sent from my X10i using XDA App
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ahahah..So you are a rock!!! XD
I don't know why you don't have this folder...Maybe you can create yourself..i have only 1 file inside it!! Anyway i try to create the file and copy it to init.d folder but it's not working!! Any help pls??
I all ready tried to create that folder... put the script in, changed the permission... not working...
Really annoying it really boost sd card reading, noticable whan you open gallery for example...
Cuspide said:
I all ready tried to create that folder... put the script in, changed the permission... not working...
Really annoying it really boost sd card reading, noticable whan you open gallery for example...
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I think there is an error in the text code:
#!/system/bin/sh
if [ -e /sys/devices/virtual/bdi/179:0/read_ahead_kb ]
then
/system/xbin/echo "128" > /sys/devices/virtual/bdi/179:0/read_ahead_kb;
fi;
I can't get the code to work automatically but it works!
Row Labels Average of Read Average of Write
128 18.067 13.033
2048 62.171 13.793
3072 74.785 13.505
4096 69.367 13.595
with 3072 it even hit 90MB/s sometimes!. thx u mate.
28spawn said:
it worked
Just pushed to /etc/init.d/ set permissions on all checked and reboot
Sd seems to be more fast to open pictures !
Testing with sdcard speed test my result is:
5Mb/s to write and 15 Mb/s to read
Tks
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wanna share your file ?
"Yperion" wrote me in PM:
:The script works only with cyanogens mod roms, i cant post on the dev thread so plz write it for the other users.
Regards.[/QUOTE]
hmm. i was able to run thru recovery. but i dun feel ALOT of diff. just ABIT faster only.
SD tweeks
mrljlamon said:
wanna share your file ?
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There is nothing to share here I guess. You are looking at wrong file. there si no system/etc there is only etc/init.d when you use root explorer.
however you can edit your values by
- Manually change read_ahead_kb from 128 to 2048, 3072 or 4096 using root explorer.
i am getting 6 mb/s read and 40 or 50 mb/s write
not bad finding
i was able to increase reading speed from ~10Mb to 18Mb with a script file
the problem with this is that after a reboot it returns to 128Kb
but HELL i had a script so everytime i reboot just need to press one button
atintan said:
There is nothing to share here I guess. You are looking at wrong file. there si no system/etc there is only etc/init.d when you use root explorer.
however you can edit your values by
- Manually change read_ahead_kb from 128 to 2048, 3072 or 4096 using root explorer.
i am getting 6 mb/s read and 40 or 50 mb/s write
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and witch values you use to get those high values?
I'm sorry it took so long, I got lots of stuff to deal with. Good things are worth waiting for (i heard)
First off: You are responsible for any of your actions! Changes that are needed to boot Ubuntu on your folio will void your warranty!
Special Thanks goes to DerArtem for posting his Kernels, Weeds2000 for eMail support, topogigi for wifi hacking and last but not least the Ubuntu-Touch Team on IRC that made it possible for me to tweak the touchscreen driver.
However, the system you are about to create is not fully functional, there are still things missing (a working sound driver for example). Its nice to play with it anyway
Heres a quick walk-through:
We will flash a kernel to the toshiba folio tablet which makes it possible to boot from an sdcard or USB-stick (You have to choose one, we need at least 2GB, I'd recommend 4GB so you can install fancy stuff like OpenOffice etc.).
We will then create a root filesystem with rootstock, which will hold our Ubuntu system (similar to your hard drive-Ubuntu).
Finally, we have to tweak that filesystem and change passwords, copy wifi driver etc.
Then we're able to boot a beautiful Ubuntu.
Things you will need:
- A Computer running Linux (Debian / Ubuntu would be great. If you're not running Linux on your computer, running it on the folio would make absolutely no sense. Please don't ask, I don't know how to install it in Windows.)
- The files i added to this post
- A SD-Card, 2-4 GB should be fine.
- optional: A second SD-card, 128MB would be enough (for flashing)
- A USB hub (If you want to boot from USB AND use a keyboard.
- Some time... =)
The first thing you should do is flash one of the update.zip files; choose update-sdmmc.zip (this will boot your folio from sdcard) or update-usb.zip (this will boot from a usb pen drive), open it and unpack the content to a sdcard (This has to be a SDcard, we're gonna flash our device from there.)
Backup all your data on your folio (I'm serious! It'll be gone!) and turn it off.
Put the SDcard in its slot and turn the folio back on. Press + hold both power and volume up.
Follow instructions to do a system update (If you've never done this before you shouldn't start now =) )
When it reboots, your folio will show some funny black and white linux text stuff and hang somewhere. Congratulations! You just bricked your tablet. Now lets see how we can fix it... Turn it off (Keep power pressed for about 5 seconds) and take out the sdcard, put it in your PC.
It's getting messy now, so grab a beer and let's go:
Open a Terminal on your linux computer.
Code:
#echo "Hello world!"
If your console says "Hello World" you got it. Awesome! =)
Code:
#sudo apt-get install rootstock gparted
This will install rootstock, the tool we're gonna need to create our filesystem, as well as gparted, a tool for partitioning our flash drive. You can also install rootstock-gtk, the graphical version. Try it if you like:
Code:
#sudo apt-get install rootstock-gtk
I heard that ubuntu-netbook won't work because there are drivers missing, would somebody try that and report please?
If your beer is already empty when this is done, you need a faster computer. Tell your wife the guys at xda-developers told you so
Back to the terminal:
Code:
#sudo rootstock -f MyCoolHostName -l myCoolUserName -p myCoolPassword --seed xubuntu-desktop -i 2G --notarball
This will create our filesystem with a user called "myCoolUserName" and (theoretically) his password "myCoolPassword" and install a basic xubuntu-desktop. I had to change the password manually because it didn't work this way... We'll do that later.
Rootstock will download lots of packages (You could also set it up with "--seed ubuntu-desktop", then youll download even more packages or "--seed ubuntu-minimal" or kubuntu... I still didnt find a list of seeds online :-/
The creating will take quite some time, get another beer.
When this is done, you'll get a file like this : "qemu-armel-201104112120.img". We will now mount this image: (make sure the directory /mnt/ does exist and is empty:
Code:
#ls -la /mnt )
Code:
#sudo su
(its simpler to be root for now)
Code:
#mount -o loop qemu-armel-201104112120.img /mnt/
(You are aware that your filename is different, are you? Try this:
Code:
# mount -o loop qemu-armel-*TAB*
and your terminal will automatically fill in your filename. Awesome linux, huh? =)
)
Code:
#cd /mnt/etc/
#mv fstab fstab.bak
#echo "proc /proc proc defaults 0 0" > fstab
#echo "dev /dev tmpfs rw 0 0" >> fstab
Note that the first time we create a file called fstab (echo asdf > fstab), then we add one line to this file (echo asdfasdf >> fstab)
Now we need to copy our wifi-driver over. Remember I told you to write down the directory you put them in? =)
Code:
#cp /home/YourUserName/Desktop/FolioStuff/firmware /mnt/lib/firmware
We will now do something stupid: We chroot into our arm-based system from an intel-system. But since we're only changing passwords, we should be OK.
Code:
#cd /
#chroot /mnt/
#passwd myCoolUserName
#passwd
#exit
That's it, we're out of the chroot.
It's now time to prepare the SDcard (The steps are the same for a USB Flash drive, I think you'll figure them out.)
Find out how your SDcard can be accessed (You should still be root):
Code:
# fdisk -l
In my card reader, it's "/dev/mmcblk0", it could also be "/dev/sdb1" in your computer.
Now there are two possibilities:
1. You know what youre doing. Then it's easy: You wipe the only partition (or, if there are more than one, the first partition) on your sdcard and format it with ext3:
Code:
#mkfs.ext3 /dev/mmcblk0p1
Note: The device is called /dev/mmcblk0, the partition itself /dev/mmcblk0p1 (Partition 1)
2. You are not sure about this. No problem, start gparted: (as root!)
Code:
#gparted
In the upper right corner, select your flash drive, delete all partitions and create one formatted with ext3. Close gparted.
Mount your freshly created partition somewhere (i chose /mnt2/):
Code:
#mkdir /mnt2/
Code:
#mount /dev/mmcblk0p1 /mnt2
We can now copy our filesystem over. Make sure you use exactly the same flags (rfp for recursive, force, preserve (attributes))
Code:
#cp -rfp /mnt/* /mnt2/
OK, that could work. Unmount the sdcard:
Code:
#umount /mnt2/
Put it in your folio and cross your fingers.
Wifi drivers will be up soon...
It's recommend to add build-essentials to your rootstock image too..
Because then you can easily build the wireless lan drivers on your devices..
Maybe I'll post a howto this afternoon!
Is this Ubuntu really usable (for daily work) with the folio 100 (touch, response speed, ecc.)?
Thanks.
Yup, it's usable for everyday work. It's quite fast on the Folio 100, I've been pretty impressed when I tested it a few weeks ago.
Thanks ph84
It seems most difficult than expected but, great job !
Only i have 1 question, bricking the tablet sounds dangerous... is possible break out the tablet and get a rock?
Thanksss!!!!!
if ubuntu is installed on sd, does that mean that we can dual boot foliomod from nand and ubuntu from sd/usb?
Hm... I'm using Ubuntu 11.04 and I'm getting this error at the end of the rootfs creation :
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
E: Second stage build in chroot failed !
E: Please see the log to see what went wrong.
I: Cleaning up...
.....
I: Umounting temporary Image
umount2: Dispositivo o risorsa occupata
umount: /tmp/tmp.zaZ1j1Tgt6/tmpmount/proc: device is busy.
(In some cases useful info about processes that use
the device is found by lsof(8) or fuser(1))
umount2: Dispositivo o risorsa occupata
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Do you have any idea where I can find the log?
And this procedure will build in the tablet a dual boot? Or dualboot is another procedure?
what is the *.rar????
No it's for singleboot only...
You can only start Ubuntu installed on SD-Card/USB-Stick with this procedure...
I don't know wether the boot-partition is locked when you are booting ubuntu/android..
If not it should be possible to build some applications to flash the boot-partition on the running system to change from ubuntu to android
When I do the rootstock step,I got this error!!!Please help!!!
I: Base system installed successfully.
I: First stage install done
I: Using Chroot for installer
Adding 'local diversion of /usr/sbin/invoke-rc.d to /usr/sbin/invoke-rc.d.rootstock'
Generating locales...
en_GB.UTF-8... done
Generation complete.
Generating locales...
en_US.UTF-8... done
Generation complete.
/bin/installer: line 53: syntax error near unexpected token `+'
E: Second stage build in chroot failed !
E: Please see the log to see what went wrong.
I: Cleaning up...
.....
I: Umounting temporary Image
I: A logfile was saved as //rootstock-201104140706.log
I: Done
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Could you upload an *.img for us in this forum?
or a databank,etc?
mhmm it always hangs in the xulrunner configuration.. bahh someone know a solution for this? or does i realy have to chroot the rootfst and install everything manualy =(? Cant find any solution on google for this bug =/
sony_tornado said:
what is the *.rar????
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Nvm, I was talking crap...
schnudergof said:
mhmm it always hangs in the xulrunner configuration.. bahh someone know a solution for this? or does i realy have to chroot the rootfst and install everything manualy =(? Cant find any solution on google for this bug =/
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Just try rootstock without the parameters on --seed..
Maybe it will work..
You wont have a Desktop Enviroment like Gnome or something but you wont need that for installing the wireless drivers...
And after installing wireless drivers you can install ubuntu-desktop or something with apt-get!
Ok, I have been looking at rootstock, and if you install rootstock-gtk and than click on tasksel there is a whole list of seeds to chose from. I Think im going to try build the netbook build.
On a side note:
We will now do something stupid: We chroot into our arm-based system from an intel-system. But since we're only changing passwords, we should be OK
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with chroot your only changing the root of your file system, your not running anything from there.
But its its in no way a complaint to your awesome guide! Thanks and keep up the good work!
shidima_101 said:
with chroot your only changing the root of your file system, your not running anything from there.
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Thats right but when you change your root shell to the rootstock-fs you can also use sudo apt-get update/install and install it into the rootfs!
ph84 said:
Meanwhile, open another terminal. (This is linux! We're gonna multitask since our computer is capable of handling that!) Go to where you stored the attached files, for example
Code:
#cd /home/YourUserName/Desktop/FolioStuff
and unpack them:
Code:
#rar x *.rar
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Where/what is the "attached files"?
Thanks
Just go to the first page, press STRG+F and type attached into the search window...
I hope you will find the attached files.. Else you dont have to try installing ubuntu on your folio >_<
°EraZoR° said:
Just go to the first page, press STRG+F and type attached into the search window...
I hope you will find the attached files.. Else you dont have to try installing ubuntu on your folio >_<
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The files I found are only *.zip for update bootloader. Where is *.rar file?
Thanks
This is an idea to make the HD2 faster and fancy, I worked with Xylograph to make it more usable and easy to implement by common users.
Index
Post 1 Introduction
Post 2 ROMs, Scripts, Installer template for Devs by Xylograph
Post 3 Q&A
Introduction
We have SD ROMs for very long time, but I think most of the people should agree with me that the SD ROMs are slower than NAND ROMs. because the SD ROMs use system.ext4 and data.ext4 files to store all the ROM contant on the FAT partition, the IO access is the bottleneck.
My Class10 SD card has 10MB/s R/W speed, but the NAND flash R/W speed is only about 4MB/s. so if we can directly install the ROMs to SDCARD and boot from SDCARD we will get lots of benifits:
Faster Read/Write speed than NAND ROMs
Bigger data partition for user space (depends on how big the ext4 partition on SDCARD)
Install servel ROMs at the same time. and each ROM share the same space
Muilt-boot support, easy to switch between the ROMs been installed.
The NativeSD Rom is a new kind of ROM it needs an ext4 partition on your SDCARD.
This thread will tell you how to install a ROM to SDCARD and give some script templates for ROM Devs to make the ROM installer which can support install the ROM to NAND flash or SD/EXT4.
Install the ROM to SD/EXT4 will not effact the ROM(WM or Android) on NAND flash, NativeSD should support run from MAGLDR CLK or WM6.5(need test).
Important Notes:
Backup all the SDCARD content to PC before you create the ext4 partition on SDCARD.
Change Log:
05-09-2012 @2nd Post [05-09-2012] NativeSD Dual Installer v2 [nand/sdext][wip]
10-09-2012 Add NativeSD CM7 script template
13-09-2012 nativeSDMultiBoot Version4 Credits to datagr
20-09-2012 nativeSDMultiBoot Version5 Credits to datagr
26-09-2012 nativeSDMultiBoot Version6 Credits to datagr
30-10-2012 nativeSDMultiBoot Version9 Credits to datagr
30-10-2012 New initrd mod for NativeSD Credits to marco.palumbi
[05-09-2012] NativeSD Dual Installer v2 [nand/sdext][wip]
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NativeSD Dual Installer v2
Keep in mind that this is a work in progress featuring a possibility to run a full nand rom on a SD-EXT partition..
Please check my current AOKP & PA jellybean ROMS or CM9ight ICS ROM for some 'NativeSD functionality' in action
Features:
Compatible with every bootloader and stock OS
Recovery package for users without Android on nand
Pre-Installation Requirements and recommendations:
HTC HD2 Phone
Sdcard with enough free space (performance may differ based on the quality of your card)
4EXT Recovery (Highly recommended)
Primary Fat32 partition and Primary EXT4 partition
Downloads : (Please do not mirror stuff)
Download 4EXT Recovery from here.
Pick the SD version if you would like to boot 4EXT Recovery from SD (unpack to your sdcard)
Pick the NAND version if you would like to flash the 4EXT Recovery on your NAND (flashable via recovery)
Users with non-working hardware keys can try the various touch recoveries I've ported , though I highly recommend 4EXT recovery..
Dual_Installer_v2_example.zip (only for advanced users, unpack the contents to your computer)
Contents :
4EXTRecoverySD for users with no or a different recovery on nand:
Code:
- Contains 4EXT Recovery ported for SD users.
- Unpack to the root of your sdcard
- Set your SD Boot to the Recovery folder or use clcad/haret to boot
4EXTRecoveryNAND for users who would like this recovery on nand:
Code:
- Contains 4EXT Recovery for android NAND users
- Flash it using DAF.exe (Magldr) cLK users can flash it using the HD2 toolkit
Dual Installer example Package (advanced users) :
Code:
- Contains an example (not flashable!) of how I use this for my roms.
- You can check all the stuff, folder structure and scripts.
- I've tried to make the updater-script and aroma-config 'easy to read'
- Placeholders with text on what to put where when porting stuff to NativeSD.
Installation Steps & Instructions:
Sdcard for NativeSD:
Code:
1. First make sure you have at least 1 Fat32 partition and 1 EXT4 partition on your sdcard
2. If you don't have these partitions ?? [B]backup your sdcard[/B][COLOR="Red"][B] , because everything will be wiped from your sdcard when you create partitions and format them ![/B][/COLOR]
3a Use the [URL="http://goo.im/devs/Xylograph/Various/Recoveries"]provided 4EXT recovery (NAND or SD version)[/URL] to create the partitions and format them.
3b If you rather use a computer for creating and formatting partitions keep in mind that both partitions [B]must[/B] be primary partitions (not logical)
4. The recommended size of your EXT4 partition is depending on how many roms and apps you are going to install.. 512M is the minimal size..
5. Restore/move the sdcard contents back to the Fat32 partition
6. (WP7 users) make sure the EXT4 partition is located @ /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
To check this mount your sd-ext partition in 4EXT recovery and use adb shell or QtADB shell and type [B]df[/B]
7. Your sdcard is now ready for NativeSD usage..
NativeSD Installation for Magldr NAND Android & WP7 users :
Code:
1. WP7 and SD users set your SD BOOT directory to the 'Recovery' folder by choosing '10.services' , '1. Bootsettings' , 3. AD SD Dir in the Magldr menu.
2. Boot into (NAND or SD) 4EXT recovery.
3. Flash the ROM.zip package and follow instructions
4. Set your SD BOOT directory to the 'NativeSD' folder after flashing the ROM (see step 1)
5. Boot into the ROM and have fun..
NativeSD Installation for cLK NAND Android users : (thanks clio94)
Code:
1. Copy the [URL="http://www.mediafire.com/?nhyausx0p5whu"]flash_bootv2.zip[/URL] to your sdcard.
2. Boot into cLK and make a sboot partition.Be aware that only clk from kokotas allows to make a sboot partition directly from device
3. Boot into recovery (4EXT recovery = recommended) and install rom by choosing sd-ext method
4. After installation finishes,dont reboot, but install flash_sbootv2.zip and then reboot to cLK
5. In cLK choose to boot from sboot and wait for the ROM to boot.
6. If you are stuck on the boot animation,try to wipe your ext partition and install the ROM again.
NativeSD Installation for Windows Mobile and other OS users :
Code:
1. Boot into recovery by executing the usual clcad and haret stuff inside the Recovery folder.
2. Flash the ROM.zip package and follow instructions
3. Reboot and boot the ROM by executing the usual clcad and haret stuff inside the NativeSD folder.
RMNET or PPP ??? summary :
Code:
- as of dual installer v2 you can choose your data connection during ROM installation
- For Magldr users I recommend using the RMNET connection
- For all other users I recommend using the PPP connection (default)
- PPP connection should work for all users !
Switch between different NativeSD ROMS ?
Code:
- If you want to use a previously installed/other NativeSD ROM ?
- Copy the contents of that roms folder found inside the NativeSD folder to the root of the NativeSD folder (overwriting the kernel+ramdisk)
- Boot to sd and that ROM will boot !
- Repeat the above steps when you want to switch again
- In the future we want to make the above steps easier and possible with either a 'gscript' or an 'android app'
Previous Roms (Examples) featuring NativeSD and Dual Installer :
Code:
- [URL="http://d-h.st/pFR"]PA_v1.992se_dual_installer_v2.zip[/URL] - [B][URL="http://tinyw.in/Xhft"]mirror[/URL][/B] (Flash via recovery) - md5: ce2138748c6b2cbc62848272acf92600
- [URL="http://d-h.st/p33"]AOKP_N2408se_dual_installer.zip (Magldr only!)[/URL] - [B][URL="http://tinyw.in/clMS"]mirror[/URL][/B] (Flash via recovery) - md5: 6a116ad3eebb0f92729af6954f0a9217
*** all flashing is at your own risk ! Always make backups in recovery and/or titanium backup ! ***
*** This is a NativeSD thread ! Please, Keep this thread NativeSD related and report issues with roms in the rom thread !!! ***
Thanks & Credits to : securecrt, Phoenix, clio94, LNE team and everybody I forgot !
Q&A
How is the NativeSD ROM work?
To boot the Android from SD card, the old SD ROMs mount the system.ext4 and data.ext4 before the init(rename to init.android) thread is start. I changed the initrd.gz to make it mount the ext4 partition before the android init.android start. here is the main code for the init script
Code:
echo "mount system and data partition on sdcard"
# change the rom_name TO PA MIUI CM7 will support
# to boot other system on SD/EXT4
# the system layout :
# /NativeSD/NexusHD2/
# /system
# /data
# /PA/
# /system
# /data
# /MIUI/
# /system
# /data
# /app
# the app dir is shared for all ROMs
#
# set the name of the rom to boot
rom_name="PA"
# mount the 1st (NativeSD) SD-EXT partition
mkdir -p /NativeSD
mount -t ext4 -o rw,noatime,nodiratime,barrier=0 /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /NativeSD
# mount the system data app dir
mount --bind /NativeSD/$rom_name/system /system
mount --bind /NativeSD/$rom_name/data /data
# create app data/app dir
mkdir -p /NativeSD/app
mkdir -p /data/app
mount --bind /NativeSD/app /data/app
So for the ROM Devs should create new initrd.gz which is different with the NAND version, use different rom_name distinguish with others the whole templete is in 2nd post by Xylograph
How is the multi-boot works on NativeSD ROM?
Set the SD boot dir /sdcard/NativeSD in Magldr or CLK,the dir structure is
/sdcard/NativeSD/NexusHD2/zImage
/sdcard/NativeSD/NexusHD2/initrd.gz
/sdcard/NativeSD/PA/zImage
/sdcard/NativeSD/PA/initrd.gz
/sdcard/NativeSD/zImage
/sdcard/NativeSD/initrd.gz
The Magldr& CLK always read the /sdcard/NativeSD/zImage /sdcard/NativeSD/initrd.gz files to boot, so if you want to switch from PA to NexusHD2 just only need to copy the zImage & initrd.gz to the up layer dir, use the NativeSD ROM switch app made by datagr
How to convert the NAND ROM to NativeSD ROM?
HOWTO port NAND ROM to NATIVESD STEP-BY-STEP Credits to c1cl0n
This is for Devs and advanced users only. For example if we got the NAND version of the NexusHD2 extract the zip file and replace 2 files and add 1 file will finish the convert.
/kernel/boot/initrd.gz
the initrd.gz is similar with the SD ROMs but need to change the init script to mount the ext4 partition
/META-INF/com/google/android/updater-script
the updater-script is used for CWM to execute the install process; execute install.sh before copy the system content to the ext4, here is the sample code
Code:
package_extract_file("install.sh", "/tmp/install.sh");
set_perm(0,0, 0777, "/tmp/install.sh");
run_program("/tmp/install.sh");
show_progress(0.8, 80);
if file_getprop("/tmp/nfo.prop","NativeSD") == "true"
then
package_extract_dir("kernel/boot", "/boot");
package_extract_dir("kernel/boot", "/boot_dir");
package_extract_dir("system", "/system");
......
else
ui_print("can't find ext4 partition on your SDcard");
ui_print("install failed");
endif;
/install.sh
Code:
#!/sbin/sh
# Set the ROM name
ROM_NAME=NexusHD2
export ROM_NAME
mmcblk0p2=`ls /dev/block/mmcblk0p2`
# Mount the ext4 partition
if [ $mmcblk0p2 == "/dev/block/mmcblk0p2" ]
then
mkdir -p /ext4p
mkdir -p /sdcard/NativeSD/$ROM_NAME
mkdir -p /boot /boot_dir
mount -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /ext4p
mkdir -p /ext4p/$ROM_NAME/system /ext4p/$ROM_NAME/data
mount --bind /ext4p/$ROM_NAME/system /system
mount --bind /ext4p/$ROM_NAME/data /data
mount --bind /sdcard/NativeSD/$ROM_NAME /boot
mount --bind /sdcard/NativeSD /boot_dir
#delete the old system
rm -rf /system/*
#clean the dalvik-cache
rm -rf /data/dalvik-cache/*
#all the dir has ready write some info for updater-script
echo "NativeSD=true" >> /tmp/nfo.prop
else
#no ext4 partition found
echo "NativeSD=false" >> /tmp/nfo.prop
fi
How to make ext4 partition on my SDCARD?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31414628#post31414628
Spaqin said:
You just posted it, but I have a couple of questions - what is it really? How SD builds will be faster because of that? What can we expect? How will it work? Any details?
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Securecrt will explain everything.. give the man some time to create the first post..
Expect the same/similar or even better performance compared to android on NAND with a descent SD card.
I will post an example ROM which I am working on so people can check it out @ 2nd post when I am done with it..
Spaqin said:
You just posted it, but I have a couple of questions - what is it really? How SD builds will be faster because of that? What can we expect? How will it work? Any details?
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:laugh: Just be patient. I am updating the post.
Wow man! I can hardly wait!
securecrt said:
[coming soon] ...
This is an idea to make the HD2 more faster, I worked with Xylograph to make it more usable and easy to implement by common users.
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Xylograph said:
Securecrt will explain everything.. give the man some time to create the first post..
Expect the same/similar or even better performance compared to android on NAND with a descent SD card.
I will post an example ROM which I am working on so people can check it out @ 2nd post when I am done with it..
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Looking forward to trying this
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2
Well everybody (especially sd rom users) waiting to test this stuff can already start by making sure they have an SD-EXT (EXT4 if possible) partition on their sd-card..
Make a big one for future use
Xylograph said:
Well everybody (especially sd rom users) waiting to test this stuff can already start by making sure they have an SD-EXT (EXT4 if possible) partition on their sd-card..
Make a big one for future use
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ready - steady ...
dimdimdim said:
ready - steady ...
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GO GO GO !!!
ext4 partition can be made from windows using minitool partition wizard home edition http://www.partitionwizard.com/download.html
I assume FAT32 partition should be first and ext4 partition second.
Robbie P said:
ext4 partition can be made from windows using minitool partition wizard home edition http://www.partitionwizard.com/download.html
I assume FAT32 partition should be first and ext4 partition second.
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What size partition should I create?
I usually use partitions of 1 or 2 GB on 16 or 32 GB cards
hi..
my phone's hardware button (green button) is not working.. so i can not make any changes to magldr..
currently, my boot folder is set to ICS..
I was just wondering if its possible to edit the initrd.gz as mentioned in post 3 in such a way that it would reflect my folder (ICS) instead of NativeSD?
should i just replace all places which have NativeSD with my folder that is ICS? or is it just some specific places?
jjblaster3 said:
hi..
my phone's hardware button (green button) is not working.. so i can not make any changes to magldr..
currently, my boot folder is set to ICS..
I was just wondering if its possible to edit the initrd.gz as mentioned in post 3 in such a way that it would reflect my folder (ICS) instead of NativeSD?
should i just replace all places which have NativeSD with my folder that is ICS? or is it just some specific places?
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I did not consider this case... let me think how to solve it.
Robbie P said:
ext4 partition can be made from windows using minitool partition wizard home edition http://www.partitionwizard.com/download.html
I assume FAT32 partition should be first and ext4 partition second.
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Yes sir, or use recovery for partitioning your sdcard.. I recommend 4EXT recovery for the job.
aldai2 said:
What size partition should I create?
I usually use partitions of 1 or 2 GB on 16 or 32 GB cards
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Depends on how many roms you are going to install...
I think 2 GB is a nice start.. especially when apps will be shared in future updates you won't have to install all apps over and over again.
securecrt said:
I did not consider this case... let me think how to solve it.
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much appreciated friend, keeping my hopes up
Great work guys, have installed on a class 6, speed seems fine (personally I haven't found there to be any noticeable lag with SD builds).
Have just run some benchmarks; would attach if i could find a screenshot button. And will see how it performs for a day or two and report back before messing with it.
Just a suggestion, but with future builds are you considering adding an option to choose which ext to install to? So that you can have multiple sd-ext builds and/or a NAND build with a sd-ext and a separate sdext rom.
Likin' the installer as well, haven't used aroma too often, but you've customised this one and made it your own.
Nice Work.
Can't find screenshot, so. Using a class 6 card in:
Code:
System Test = 3398 ; SD card read/write = 13.6/8.0 MB/s
PassMark Performance = 816 ; Internal Storage read/write = 14.7/13.1 MB/s External Storage r/w = 15.1/8.27 MB/s
AnTuTu = 2741 (typical SDROM score) SD card r/w = 9.7/7.4 MB/s
jjblaster3 said:
hi..
my phone's hardware button (green button) is not working..
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So besides changing the folder are you actually able to enter recovery without a working green key?
You'll need that 2
Xylograph said:
So besides changing the folder are you actually able to enter recovery without a working green key?
You'll need that 2
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Couldn't he copy the files into the partition on the desktop? Using ubuntu for example, or while in a running nand build? Or would that be likely to cause issues?
Xylograph said:
So besides changing the folder are you actually able to enter recovery without a working green key?
You'll need that 2
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well to b honest when i read on the first post that wm6.5 users and magldr users using wp7 in nand are also to be supported in the future, i never considered that recovery was a must.. guess i was wrong
Miui v4 ics
V1 Pre Alpha :
Bad:
Not rooted (V2)
Big size (it's a MIUI) its an ext4 take more place but faster then ext2
Good :
Faster
Mount internal and external in same time on usb storage
http://www.multiupload.nl/YOJJ6EGDTB
Need this Fota :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1340004&d=1348112866
Can use this fota for Jb too
1634 Score Quadrant Bench
Update kernel lzo compression faster boot :
http://www.2shared.com/file/elX9vC8e/zImage.html
If you have some prob with lock tell me
Ps : MIUI better on Nand more place more faster
Do i just replace previous ?
basbulletje said:
Do i just replace previous ?
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yes
so it's a beta... i'm just trying it!
Devriel said:
so it's a beta... i'm just trying it!
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Just kernel for ICS now
I will try tomorrow with full version of this cfw
Very good job! I congratulate you!
This is one of the most complete truth Roms?.
Will you do a video to see the optimization?
Update :New kernel
Also for now i can upload Slim ICS with optimisation...
MIUI coming later not finished...
Tigrouzen said:
Incoming :
MIUI V4 ICS
Kernel :
Super optimised
Swap
Sd mount external USB storage
Boot on 39sec
Super Fast
....
For now you can test kernel and install SwapperApp test it with any ICS rom for wave of course
Or you can test it like this :
Before make a backup your sd :
You need have on your sd second parition swap
on android terminal or adb shell
fdisk /dev/block/mmcblk1
p
d
(delete all partition)
n
p (primary)
1 (first)
first sector : (enter)
last sector : +3400M (if your card are 4go)
t
b (fat32)
n
p
2
enter
enter
t
2
82
w
after :
mkswap -c /dev/block/mmcblk1p2
and:
mkfs.vfat -c /dev/block/mmcblk1p1
then :
vi /etc/fstab
write this :
/dev/block/mmcblk1p2 swap swap defaults 0 0
for save like this :
:z or :w (cause im on azerty keyboard)
then quit:
:q
Or other way in windows :
notepad
copy past line
and save file name fstab
with no extension
(you need to choice in option folder to see extension on file in windows for no mistake)
and adb push fstab /etc/
or copy it on sd and on terminal android if you dont have adb shell do this :
cp /emmc/fstab /etc/
then in terminal or shell :
chmod 0755 /etc/fstab
finaly reboot and on terminal android :
swapon /dev/block/mmcblk1p2
if you want all time swapon start you need to add on script in /etc/init.d/ folder
SlimFast with optimise and debug :
170Mo Free
TvOut
Rooted...
Upload
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can you please add liveOC and voodo.colour support to your swap enabled kernal.
---------- Post added at 09:41 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:39 AM ----------
liveOC + swap enabled would be really.nice and smooth.
m90ultimate said:
can you please add liveOC and voodo.colour support to your swap enabled kernal.
---------- Post added at 09:41 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:39 AM ----------
liveOC + swap enabled would be really.nice and smooth.
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LiveOC Rebellos can do it, need to be change on kernel
Tigrouzen said:
Incoming :
MIUI V4 ICS
Kernel :
Super optimised
Swap
Sd mount external USB storage
Boot on 39sec
Super Fast
....
For now you can test kernel and install SwapperApp test it with any ICS rom for wave of course
Or you can test it like this :
Before make a backup your sd :
You need have on your sd second parition swap
on android terminal or adb shell
fdisk /dev/block/mmcblk1
p
d
(delete all partition)
n
p (primary)
1 (first)
first sector : (enter)
last sector : +3400M (if your card are 4go)
t
b (fat32)
n
p
2
enter
enter
t
2
82
w
after :
mkswap -c /dev/block/mmcblk1p2
and:
mkfs.vfat -c /dev/block/mmcblk1p1
then :
vi /etc/fstab
write this :
/dev/block/mmcblk1p2 swap swap defaults 0 0
for save like this :
:z or :w (cause im on azerty keyboard)
then quit:
:q
Or other way in windows :
notepad
copy past line
and save file name fstab
with no extension
(you need to choice in option folder to see extension on file in windows for no mistake)
and adb push fstab /etc/
or copy it on sd and on terminal android if you dont have adb shell do this :
cp /emmc/fstab /etc/
then in terminal or shell :
chmod 0755 /etc/fstab
finaly reboot and on terminal android :
swapon /dev/block/mmcblk1p2
if you want all time swapon start you need to add on script in /etc/init.d/ folder
SlimFast with optimise and debug :
170Mo Free
TvOut
Rooted...
Upload
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Dude, i'm not getting it will you put on a simple TUT please. or anyone
Thanks in advance
Update Slimfast for test use...
Tigrouzen said:
Update Slimfast for test use...
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testing right now ..
Edit ; Just copied rom files to internal memory and booting to android after badadroid screen phone is turn off ? why ?
hero355 said:
testing right now ..
Edit ; Just copied rom files to internal memory and booting to android after badadroid screen phone is turn off ? why ?
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Its difficult to find this bug o Wave II no lcd and ddms show me all time screen... I need Wave I...
Tigrouzen said:
Its difficult to find this bug o Wave II no lcd and ddms show me all time screen... I need Wave I...
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after badadroid screen phone is turning off
hero355 said:
after badadroid screen phone is turning off
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Did you see lockscreen ?
Tigrouzen said:
Did you see lockscreen ?
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Nothing after first badadroid logo phone is turning off
hero355 said:
Nothing after first badadroid logo phone is turning off
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Ok
Hello there!
Yep, he's right. I can't see anything after first "badadroid" logo.
Update
Its slim rom optimised ICS im working on MIUI more fatser JB but making mistake i lost all my work...
Sd working browser work....
coming later for MIUI
THIS IS A SCRIPT TO HAVE SWAP AND NOT A ROM!
I tested the swap on "CM10.x" by volk204 but there isn't a reason it shouldn't work on other rom versions.
version 1.0 13/11/2013 18:29 GMT+2
I experienced some lag with my wave due to its low ram memory. So after testing a few things i found myself more comfortable with setting up swapfile on sd card(NAND memory); after few minutes this terminal becomes really smooth. (It strangely is faster than setting it up on the phone memory, atleast for me)
The idea is mine, but checking around i found that many other script were made. I got the sleep line to boot part idea from "Defiant07 @ XDA" (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2359182). Everything else (as simple it is it's all mine)
Swap is the *nix term for virtual memory, that maybe many are familiar with on windows.
You set up a partition/file and use that as virtual memory. It will be much slower than real ram, but it will be much faster than reloading everything from disk everytime.
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
# This script was authored by Defiant07 @ XDA. If you use/redistribute it, eve$
# Thanks to zeppelinrox most of all, but also many thanks to dk_zero-cool & gu5$
# Much thanks to pikachu01 @ XDA for permission to use the sysctl tweaks from T$
# Read Karl Marx!
# Nearly entirely modified by skyglow
swapfile="/storage/sdcard0/swapfile"
#swapsize in KB
swapsize=524288
swappiness=90
vfs_cache_pressure=100
dirty_background_ratio=5
dirty_ratio=20
dirty_writeback_centisecs=500
dirty_expire_centisecs=200
while [ ! "`ps | grep -m 1 [a]ndroid`" ]; do sleep 10; done
if [ ! -f "$swapfile" ]; then
dd if=/dev/zero of=$swapfile bs=1024 count=$swapsize
mkswap $swapfile
fi
# sleep 30
# mkswap $swapfile
swapon $swapfile
busybox sysctl -e -w vm.swappiness=$swappiness
busybox sysctl -e -w vm.vfs_cache_pressure=$vfs_cache_pressure
busybox sysctl -e -w vm.dirty_background_ratio=$dirty_background_ratio
busybox sysctl -e -w vm.dirty_ratio=$dirty_ratio
busybox sysctl -e -w vm.dirty_writeback_centisecs=$dirty_writeback_centisecs
busybox sysctl -e -w vm.dirty_expire_centisecs=$dirty_expire_centisecs
exit 0
Requirements
Superuser rights on terminal to change permission and copy this file
Configuration
1) set up "swapfile" field to where you want your swap
2) set up "swapsize" field to an appropriate value in KB! ( i think you should try values over 307200 => 300MB to have performance improvements)
(SD or NAND version)
SD version
size=512 MB
position=sdcard root
NAND version
size=300MB
position=bada application partition
How to install
1) Download the right zip from this page
2) Extract the file from the zip
3) Upload the file in some way on the phone
4) Become superuser
5) move it to "/system/etc/init.d"
6) this file should keep hits name "99myswap"
7) change permissions of "99myswap" to 755
8) change its rights to "root:shell"
9) done, next reboot your swap will be set up automatically
P.S.
How to check if swap is activated:
Open terminal
cat /proc/swaps
Swap filename should be displayed with the right size
[ADDED DEBUG SCRIPT]
Possible problems
1) System hangs on cyanogen loading screen ( rotating circle)
INVESTIGATING
2) Battery charge lasts less.
Any kind of virtual memory use more electrical power to perform write/read on disk (SD). This is a side effect of swap.
3) File format
*NIX file format is LF and not CR-LF (for reference why this happens http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newline#Representations)
You can't edit the file with windows notepad, but use something else such as notepad++ and save it in LF coding.
4) System is slower
Possible causes are:
a) you have applications on the same filesystem where you placed the swap
b) your memory (such as SD card) is too slow. Swap will work, it will just go much slower. Try it with a better sd. I tested it with a class 4 and class 10 sdcard and they both speed up. I don't have any possibility at the moment to test a class 2. (reference http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Digital#Speeds)
5) How to change permissions (thanks Eltjo for copy paste from your answer)
Open terminal
Type: su
Type: cd /system/etc/init.d
Type: chmod 0755 99myswap
Type: chown root:shell 99myswap
6) zRam
On my mobile it's faster if i disable zRam from Settings > Performance > Memory Management > zRam .
Anyway i think outcome may change. Try both solutions.
could be possible to use free nand memory as swap instead of sd card?
cfernr said:
could be possible to use free nand memory as swap instead of sd card?
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I added the NAND version that installs itself in the bada partition. If you installed the sd version remember to remove the swapfile.
darklight2k2 said:
I added the NAND version that installs itself in the bada partition. If you installed the sd version remember to remove the swapfile.
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lets try both, thank you very much
no problem.
DEBUG REQUEST
Who had the loading screen on cyanogen circle may tell me which sd card class have?
The following procedure do not install the script, it just will work till reboot.
may them try to upload the script in a generic directory such as /storage/sdcard0 and execute it with
su
cd /storage/sdcard0
sh ./99myswap
I'd like the output of that command and the resulting /proc/swaps
then use the phone, (play/call/charge/reboot)
next boot start the script again please and tell me the resulting /proc/swaps again
Thank you for the help
seems work on my phone.
installed swapfile on nand and ram increased 30mb, but low improvement in real performance.
need to change zram options, but cant find this on my phone, maybe due to language discrepancy. can you explain better?
thank you a lot
I also cannot find zram a options under B.U.X V3.1 (4.3.1 CM10.2) by Tigrouzen
If you don't have the menu for zRam it's disabled by default. To see it you should enable all developer settings.
Settings > About phone > Build number (tap 7 times)
Some more tweaks will unlock.
saltcushy said:
I also cannot find zram a options under B.U.X V3.1 (4.3.1 CM10.2) by Tigrouzen
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Unfortunally i didn't test that rom yet but i think the procedure above will work.
darklight2k2 said:
If you don't have the menu for zRam it's disabled by default. To see it you should enable all developer settings.
Settings > About phone > Build number (tap 7 times)
Some more tweaks will unlock.
Unfortunally i didn't test that rom yet but i think the procedure above will work.
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tested and I have to say this is necessary if you want to enjoy a few extra mb in this phone.
I recommend nand swap because everybody have 300-400 unused mb in bada apps partition.
disabling zRAM seems also recommendable.
I hope everybody take care of this script for future ROM releases
*** I will decrease swappiness to 70 or 60, I think it is enough.
darklight2k2 said:
no problem.
DEBUG REQUEST
Who had the loading screen on cyanogen circle may tell me which sd card class have?
The following procedure do not install the script, it just will work till reboot.
may them try to upload the script in a generic directory such as /storage/sdcard0 and execute it with
su
cd /storage/sdcard0
sh ./99myswap
I'd like the output of that command and the resulting /proc/swaps
Thank you for the help
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i've a samsung class 10 32gb.
i've not run the script with sh command, just copied it to /system/etc/init.d (aplied chmod and chown) and reboot the phone. after that it hangs on CM circle on first boot and have to re-install the rom. wipe data/factory reset didn't help.
best regards
JonasVFC said:
i've a samsung class 10 32gb.
i've not run the script with sh command, just copied it to /system/etc/init.d (aplied chmod and chown) and reboot the phone. after that it hangs on CM circle on first boot and have to re-install the rom. wipe data/factory reset didn't help.
best regards
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To try to solve it i need to know what happens when executed with the sh command
darklight2k2 said:
To try to solve it i need to know what happens when executed with the sh command
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after installing the rom again it can boot the first time but hangs on the second like everybody else
running with sh it runs ok
JonasVFC said:
after installing the rom again it can boot the first time but hangs on the second like everybody else
running with sh it runs ok
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that's why i said not install in the problem request
problem is with chown, just run the chmod 755. didn't run chown command last time and it booted second and third time
edit: nevermind, it hanged again
darklight2k2 said:
that's why i said not install in the problem request
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i did it with 2 different ways....with a fresh install between and both hang
JonasVFC said:
i did it with 2 different ways....with a fresh install between and both hang
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You're just posting and posting what happens but not what i asked you to do to five me information.
darklight2k2 said:
You're just posting and posting what happens but not what i asked you to do to five me information.
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i did what you asked, read again, i ran it with sh: it runs fine!! creates the swapfile and outputs some parameters that are in the script like swapiness and others....
JonasVFC said:
i did what you asked, read again, i ran it with sh: it runs fine!! creates the swapfile and outputs some parameters that are in the script like swapiness and others....
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Hi, @JonasVFC.
I understand you've been running the Swap version of Android v2.1 Volk204. How do you get it?.
Yo, if I install the file in the directory 99myswap indicating the first page, but I get that the system does not start, stays on constantly CM logo.
A greeting.
chapito said:
Hi, @JonasVFC.
I understand you've been running the Swap version of Android v2.1 Volk204. How do you get it?.
Yo, if I install the file in the directory 99myswap indicating the first page, but I get that the system does not start, stays on constantly CM logo.
A greeting.
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May you guys try the following attached file please?
when it hangs may you post the logfile created in the phone directory ( you can get it from bada)