heyguys, most of the time i dont have enough ram when using facebook and messenger or browser, so the launcher closes (although i have ticked keep in memory)
so i want to create a swap partion to have more ram (is that statement correct) ?
pls help me, thx for reply
im using nAa kernel and ROM
OK i already found a tutorial which is working.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1457635
This methos work better than simply use swapper from market?
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cwm based recovery can make swap ext easy
anyone can explain easier ways to make partition and swap than the one explained in the tutorials abovee??
as described above, the easy-way is with cwm... just a bit of buttons pushed
blackkzero said:
as described above, the easy-way is with cwm... just a bit of buttons pushed
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but you mean for both... swap and partition? with cwm?
in that case, could you explain briefely how to do it and what should i do first? I mean, with my sd card (format it, reflash the new rom after that...)
sorry I'm a bit lost in this things...
And if i did the partitions and i wouldn't be satisfied how may I undo all that?
If its too much to explain here if you knew any page to send me I would apreciate it
thanks!!
yomiguy said:
but you mean for both... swap and partition? with cwm?
in that case, could you explain briefely how to do it and what should i do first? I mean, with my sd card (format it, reflash the new rom after that...)
sorry I'm a bit lost in this things...
And if i did the partitions and i wouldn't be satisfied how may I undo all that?
If its too much to explain here if you knew any page to send me I would apreciate it
thanks!!
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First and always and most importantly. Prepare. That means making backups and preparing yourself for the possibility of losing your sd card or phone .
Steps:
1. copy contents of sd card to computer. you will lose the data stored on your sd card by doing this.
2. reboot to recovery
3. go to advanced
4. go to patition sd card
5. choose how much for the sd-ext size
6. choose how much will go to swap size(usually half of the ext size)
7. reboot phone
8. wait for a while
9. copy contents from pc to sd card
10. enjoy
demoniacs said:
First and always and most importantly. Prepare. That means making backups and preparing yourself for the possibility of losing your sd card or phone .
Steps:
1. copy contents of sd card to computer. you will lose the data stored on your sd card by doing this.
2. reboot to recovery
3. go to advanced
4. go to patition sd card
5. choose how much for the sd-ext size
6. choose how much will go to swap size(usually half of the ext size)
7. reboot phone
8. wait for a while
9. copy contents from pc to sd card
10. enjoy
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thx for ur explanation!! but how much is recommended for each one ext and swap? and where do i recopy in sd card all the things i copied before in computer because i guess i would see my sd card with different parts when getting it into computer... and last one i promise may i go back to my sd card original way without partitions? in that case how?
thx!!
depends really on your sd card. for swap i took about a third of my ext size. recopy it to your sd card. your computer wont show you the ext and swap size anyway. to go back it will be the same way.
demoniacs said:
depends really on your sd card. for swap i took about a third of my ext size. recopy it to your sd card. your computer wont show you the ext and swap size anyway. to go back it will be the same way.
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ohh! i feel so noob at this... i have 8gb sd card class 6... how much would u assign to partition and how much to swap?
sorry i hope to stop boring u soon!
yomiguy said:
ohh! i feel so noob at this... i have 8gb sd card class 6... how much would u assign to partition and how much to swap?
sorry i hope to stop boring u soon!
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512mb to ext3
256 to swap.
thats my configuration, you can alter it, but dont use ext3 partition more than 1gb. causes instability.
th3discodancer said:
512mb to ext3
256 to swap.
thats my configuration, you can alter it, but dont use ext3 partition more than 1gb. causes instability.
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thx! i will try as soon as i have a moment and will tell about
ohhh!! one last thing!!! when I do everything you people say... I install my apps like I usually do without moving anything to sd card because they will be installed in my partitions? or do I have to move anything to those ext3 or swap partitions? thx!!
yomiguy said:
ohhh!! one last thing!!! when I do everything you people say... I install my apps like I usually do without moving anything to sd card because they will be installed in my partitions? or do I have to move anything to those ext3 or swap partitions? thx!!
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depends on your settings.
1. CM settings
2. Application
3. Check allow app moving
4. Install location
5. Choose external so it automatically sends it to sd card
demoniacs said:
depends on your settings.
1. CM settings
2. Application
3. Check allow app moving
4. Install location
5. Choose external so it automatically sends it to sd card
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once more thanks!! Ive done it and now ill recopy all my apps!! lets see my incoming to partitions world!!
demoniacs said:
depends on your settings.
1. CM settings
2. Application
3. Check allow app moving
4. Install location
5. Choose external so it automatically sends it to sd card
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Hi demoniacs!! I wanted to tell you it defenitely worked!! I'm astonished how wonderful my phone is now!!
But I must tell you forgot to tell me to activate a2sd so when I did it as you told me, I didnt see any difference with native moving...
Finally I found the way to activate a2sd in minicm7 development thread, by Ferotakis, going to Cm settings, performance...and when I restored my apps with titanium backup I could see that everything was moved to sdext!!! thx gooddd!!! I could do it!!!
Now my phone has full of space for more apps, more free mb of RAM, and I'm very happy!!!
so thanks for your help!!
if anyone keeps wanting to do this partition and swap this thread is awsome!!
ohh!! to complete demoniacs instructions I want to put here Ferotakis instructions too, to activate our ext and swap partition to let our apps to move to sd card enjoy your phone people!!
1. Format SD and partiton it with CWM on phone make yor ext part and swap (I must say I put demoniacs advice:512mb for ext, 256 for swap) if yo want swap ig not live it 0
2. Install this lovely rom
3. Go to CM seting under performance put the a2sd (first show none till reboot)
4. Go to CM then hit apps and tick the "allow app moving to external "
5. Open terminal and type free
6. Go to CM again then performance again then to a2sd and chek there must no say NONE and must be a2sd
7. Install some apps then rootexplorer and browse in root dir on your phone you will saw ext folder open it and look your apps will be there
8. Thanks again if you missed to NAa
9. Learn some Linux
10. Go outside and show your fr and bbf your amazing phone
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I want to reinstall the Zenexp Rom because it was a very nice Rom but I'm so used to having apps2sd for all my apps. The rom says that if I want to enable it I need to do the following:
" If you plan to use A2SD, you need to create the appropriate partition on your SD card. I recommend: Swap: 0MB, EXT2: 512 or 1024MB. Once you've partitioned, it is highly recommended that you convert your EXT2 partition to EXT3 in Recovery"
I don't know what this means. I managed to save my SD on my computer, luckily I did because I wiped out my whole SD on my phone and had no rom to reboot it to.
So, how do I set this up? please somebody help me. or take a look at the thread and explain it in laymen's term.
i think tnoob puts it in laymen well enough....
1. Boot into recovery
2. Scroll down to PARTITION SDCARD
3.Click On PARTITION SD
4.Click trackball to confirm
5.Select Swap size 32mb is fine
6.Select ext size (I did 768mb you don't have to make it that big)
7.Click again to partition sd card.
8.Go to PARTITION SD menu and choose SD:ext2 to ext3
hope this helpps...
frosteddroid said:
i think tnoob puts it in laymen well enough....
1. Boot into recovery
2. Scroll down to PARTITION SDCARD
3.Click On PARTITION SD
4.Click trackball to confirm
5.Select Swap size 32mb is fine
6.Select ext size (I did 768mb you don't have to make it that big)
7.Click again to partition sd card.
8.Go to PARTITION SD menu and choose SD:ext2 to ext3
hope this helpps...
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thank you so much. I will do that now.
johnny quest said:
thank you so much. I will do that now.
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np anytime
sorry to keep bugging you abou this, but I don't see partiton sd. there is: mount and unmount options and format, but I can't find it.
johnny quest said:
sorry to keep bugging you abou this, but I don't see partiton sd. there is: mount and unmount options and format, but I can't find it.
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partition sdcard is in the main menu of your android system recovery... list should include
-reboot
-usb-ms toggle
-backup and restore
-wipe
-partition sdcard
-other
-power off
what recovery build are you using?? i believe i am running RA-eris-v1.6.2
frosteddroid said:
partition sdcard is in the main menu of your android system recovery... list should include
-reboot
-usb-ms toggle
-backup and restore
-wipe
-patition sdcard
-other
-power off
what recovery build are you using?? i believe i am running RA-eris-v1.6.2
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Ok, I'm using the Zenexp Rom and I do a clean wipe, wipe dalvik 3x and reboot into recovery then I pick my Rom from the SD. From there I don't see the list of what you mentioned. I'm sorry if is driving you crazy, but I do appreciate your feedbacks.
I don't know which recovery build I am on, being that I'm a newbee. I have to step out for a bit and I'll be right back. thanks again.
johnny quest said:
Ok, I'm using the Zenexp Rom and I do a clean wipe, wipe dalvik 3x and reboot into recovery then I pick my Rom from the SD. From there I don't see the list of what you mentioned. I'm sorry if is driving you crazy, but I do appreciate your feedbacks.
I don't know which recovery build I am on, being that I'm a newbee. I have to step out for a bit and I'll be right back. thanks again.
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when you go into recovery and your on the main screen, somewhere on that screen will be your image build....
I checked on google how the image screen looks like and my screen does not have those options. I think its because I don't have the actual original system backup. I always have to load a rom in order for my phone to work.
this is a screen shot of somebody elses but its the same looking screen I have:
johnny quest said:
I checked on google how the image screen looks like and my screen does not have those options. I think its because I don't have the actual original system backup. I always have to load a rom in order for my phone to work.
this is a screen shot of somebody elses but its the same looking screen I have:
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ive never worked with clockwork recovery but it looks like there is a partitions menu, you should be able to click on that and do your step by step instruction there...
frosteddroid said:
ive never worked with clockwork recovery but it looks like there is a partitions menu, you should be able to click on that and do your step by step instruction there...
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Oh ok, thanks anyway. I've tried every angle on that menu but not able to do it. The partition menu just takes me to the "mount" "unmount" and "format".
johnny quest said:
Oh ok, thanks anyway. I've tried every angle on that menu but not able to do it. The partition menu just takes me to the "mount" "unmount" and "format".
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do u have or know how to usd adb? if so check this out.... if your not up for typing skripts you might download the 1clickroot app to get AmonRA on your phone but just some ideas for ya.hope this helps...
johnny quest said:
Oh ok, thanks anyway. I've tried every angle on that menu but not able to do it. The partition menu just takes me to the "mount" "unmount" and "format".
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You want to choose Format.
someone told me to use Rom Manager and do the partition that way. I bought the app a while ago and never used it. should I do it this way or should I just do the Amon instead of the Clockwork? what will it do for my Roms?
johnny quest said:
someone told me to use Rom Manager and do the partition that way. I bought the app a while ago and never used it. should I do it this way or should I just do the Amon instead of the Clockwork? what will it do for my Roms?
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It doesn't matter one way or another which one you use to format your SD card. The only thing it will do for your ROMs is if your ROM supports Apps2SD (not the Froyo-native A2SD), or you can flash/add Apps2SD to your ROM after the fact (some you can't), then you can have even more apps because ALL of your apps will be on the Ext3 partition on your SD card. Note that Froyo has problems with partitioned SD cards under most typical circumstances, so if you want that, then search for a thread (probably in the first three pages) in the Eris Dev forum about partitioning your SD card for Apps2SD use under Froyo.
In case you don't know already, the difference between native-Froyo Apps2SD and the other is that Froyo lets you move individual apps to your SD card, your SD card doesn't need to be partitioned at all (just one big FAT32 partition like normal), but some apps don't support being moved to the SD card, whereas the other Apps2SD, every single app can and WILL be on your SD card whether you like it or not.
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
It doesn't matter one way or another which one you use to format your SD card. The only thing it will do for your ROMs is if your ROM supports Apps2SD (not the Froyo-native A2SD), or you can flash/add Apps2SD to your ROM after the fact (some you can't), then you can have even more apps because ALL of your apps will be on the Ext3 partition on your SD card. Note that Froyo has problems with partitioned SD cards under most typical circumstances, so if you want that, then search for a thread (probably in the first three pages) in the Eris Dev forum about partitioning your SD card for Apps2SD use under Froyo.
In case you don't know already, the difference between native-Froyo Apps2SD and the other is that Froyo lets you move individual apps to your SD card, your SD card doesn't need to be partitioned at all (just one big FAT32 partition like normal), but some apps don't support being moved to the SD card, whereas the other Apps2SD, every single app can and WILL be on your SD card whether you like it or not.
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Thank you so much for your info. I will work on this and play around with it to get it right.
johnny quest said:
Thank you so much for your info. I will work on this and play around with it to get it right.
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You're welcome! Good luck.
ok, I managed to put Amon's RA and able to use the partitioning menu. I got that so far. Now, I have an issue when I reboot I have an icon on the top left hand corner, when I drop down the menu its telling me that the SD card is safe to be removed. I don't get it. I want to hook my phone up again to my computer to load the rom I wanted but its not reading the SD card. I can't flash or load a rom cause its not reading the card or any zip files.
did I do something wrong? Please help. thank you.
johnny quest said:
ok, I managed to put Amon's RA and able to use the partitioning menu. I got that so far. Now, I have an issue when I reboot I have an icon on the top left hand corner, when I drop down the menu its telling me that the SD card is safe to be removed. I don't get it. I want to hook my phone up again to my computer to load the rom I wanted but its not reading the SD card. I can't flash or load a rom cause its not reading the card or any zip files.
did I do something wrong? Please help. thank you.
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Is the ROM that you are using Froyo-based or 2.1-based?
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
Is the ROM that you are using Froyo-based or 2.1-based?
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The Rom I'm using right now is the Energyexpress. *update* I just formatted my sd because I had a copy of it on my computer and installed the Zenexp. But I still can't get the apps2sd going with this rom.
Has anyone tried this app for Data2SD?
I stumbled upon this app while taking a stroll in the Market. And wanted to share it with y'all.
And, NO, I am not the dev of the app.
☞ The Dev is WindowsNT. ★
I would've tried it myself, but I already have Data2SD on my phone. It might help those who need Data2SD.
Root All to SD -
http://market.android.com/details?id=rappsd.v1
Sent From My Galaxy 3.
I 'm the dev.
I 'd be happy to answer any questions. The app simply creates and formats a storage in the SD, then links data from apps to that partition.
WindowsNT said:
I 'm the dev.
I 'd be happy to answer any questions. The app simply creates and formats a storage in the SD, then links data from apps to that partition.
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Does it do all this automatically.. I mean is there any special script or kernel required..?
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1. You first use the "storage" menu to create a storage file (default 500MB) to be used as a partition. This partition is then automatically formatted to ext2 and mounted on the device startup.
2. From the "apps" menu you select an application and you have a list of the movable files.
3. You move/restore the files you wish.
Of course, don't do it for applications that start on boot, because the storage won't be mounted until the sd card is visible.
WindowsNT said:
1. You first use the "storage" menu to create a storage file (default 500MB) to be used as a partition. This partition is then automatically formatted to ext2 and mounted on the device startup.
2. From the "apps" menu you select an application and you have a list of the movable files.
3. You move/restore the files you wish.
Of course, don't do it for applications that start on boot, because the storage won't be mounted until the sd card is visible.
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Is this only for 2.2 or can it be used for 2.1?
It can be used with 2.1 as it doesn't move the app itself (as the 2.2 system does), it moves the internal data in /data/data/<package>.
(requires root).
Glad to see the Dev himself here.
Hope many people benefit from this App.
Sent From My Galaxy 3.
Hell mate. I tried this with 500mb.
It stuck at 25mb which is like 5%
Then i formatted my sd card and tried with 50mb and again it stuck at 25mb.
Why is this problem occuring ? Also i have a 16gb sdhc which is class2
Hm, perhaps a problem with your SD card ?
Try this from shell:
dd if=/dev/zero of=/mnt/sdcard/rallsd/storage bs=1024 count=102400 (for 100MB).
this is similar to the command used by my app. If it also stucks, then it seems that there's an error with your SD card (chkdsk ?)
If it works, notify me and I 'll take a look.
WindowsNT said:
Hm, perhaps a problem with your SD card ?
Try this from shell:
dd if=/dev/zero of=/mnt/sdcard/rallsd/storage bs=1024 count=102400 (for 100MB).
this is similar to the command used by my app. If it also stucks, then it seems that there's an error with your SD card (chkdsk ?)
If it works, notify me and I 'll take a look.
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This dint work too
Then, a storage card issue.
Perhaps a chkdsk would help.
hi,
i installed the app n also created the storage file of (1024) n it successfully finished,but it says that storage is not mounted n when i try to mount it, it says mount attempt n nothin happens.
please help.
sinahidden said:
hi,
i installed the app n also created the storage file of (1024) n it successfully finished,but it says that storage is not mounted n when i try to mount it, it says mount attempt n nothin happens.
please help.
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I got the same issue also, thought it would be nice if the app was more transparent
SmallWalrus said:
I got the same issue also, thought it would be nice if the app was more transparent
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Heh, reply to self, but I managed to work around the initial problem by simply deleting off the storage file, and creating a smaller (128mb) one
hi, i have 2 questions before ill give it a try.
is the app able to allocate free space from the sd card to create the partition
or do i have to wipe the sd completely before ?
will the app interfere in any way with already installed and normal moved apps ?
thanx in advanced, stavro
Doesn't work on my Archos 7ob eReader (Eclair 2.1). Once the second part created by Root All to SD, it doesn't recognize its job ! Worse, Windows can't at all read the SD Card.
WindowsNT said:
I 'm the dev.
I 'd be happy to answer any questions. The app simply creates and formats a storage in the SD, then links data from apps to that partition.
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no answeres on my question ???
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in the meantime i am using link2sd on my rooted stock rom.
works perfect. i just had to create a second partition on my sd card
(no need to wipe the sd) and start the application. no "not enough memory" problems anymore
SmallWalrus said:
Heh, reply to self, but I managed to work around the initial problem by simply deleting off the storage file, and creating a smaller (128mb) one
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i used 340mb and it work perfect!
Three questions
I have three questions:
1) How can I reduce size of allocated memory space (I have mount 2 GB but now I see that is to much for my needs)
2) What happens with files that are on mounted partition if I uninstall Root all to SD app? How can I move it back to the original place?
Thanks in advance!
Okay so i need step-by step tutorial to how to partition my 8gb sd card the internal of my galaxy ace is full only 1mb available and its pissing me off i cant install a single app due its full so i need help to partition it please help me i will be thankfull alot
Here's the general guide by xda.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/SD_card_partitioning
You can also use clockwork to partition the SD card.
This is not my guide its taken from another site
Partitioning Your SD Card:
I did this a long time back, so I might have missed some things. If it doesn't work well for you, please leave a comment and I'll be glad to assist you.
1. Backup your SD card. This will erase your SD Card completely.
2. Reboot into recovery mode.
3. (Use Volume Up and Down to navigate and Middle button to select). Select the option Advanced
4. Select Partition SD Card.
5. Select the size you want, depending on your SD Card size(I use 2 GB, because I've a 16 GB SDHC Card)
6. Select the partition type as ext4.
7. You can set Swap to any size you want or you can ignore swap entirely, that's totally your choice(I've taken up Swap and set 256 MB to it)
8. Proceed with the current selections as it is. SD card will be formatted.
9. Then select Fix Permissions, to fix the permissions on mobile.(I don't really see any purpose for this, but it helped for me and it might be necessary)
(source from here http://blog.gln.me/2012/03/clockworkmod-recovery-partitioning-sd.html)
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[email protected] said:
Here's the general guide by xda. http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/File:Minitoolpartitionwizard_Step2createFAT.jpg
You can also use clockwork to partition the as card.
Sent from my GT-S5830i
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tnx for the quick reply i will try that but i found this more informativehttp://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/SD_card_partitioning
lol. That was supposed to be the link I sent, but it copied the image link instead. Doh.
Sent from my GT-S5830i
yeah i see that
UltimateHack3r said:
Okay so i need step-by step tutorial to how to partition my 8gb sd card the internal of my galaxy ace is full only 1mb available and its pissing me off i cant install a single app due its full so i need help to partition it please help me i will be thankfull alot
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Peep my sig for a step by step guide.
I purchased my first smartphone just two months ago so I am very new to this. When I recieved my new phone I found that there was a lot of apps that I did not realy want but can't uninstall nor move to the SD card. I have read so much here and on other sites that "rooting" the device will give me better control over storage I would like to do this but not sure exactly what software I should use to do this.
Can anyone help plz,
My smartphone info is:
Samsung Galaxy Ace GT5830i
Android Version 2.3.6
Baseband Version S5830iXXLD2
Kernel Version 2.6.35.7 [email protected] #1
Build Number GINGERBREAD.XXLD3
PC/ Running Windows XP Home edition with Samsung Kies installed.
well 1st u have to root ur phone..u can find it in this forum...i got d same phone...wekk i still cnt find a good custom rom...n yeah...aftr rooting ur can download link2sd app from google play...dis app can move apps to sd card...including whatsapp like app...:good:
Hello, you can follow these instructions
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1552792
How to root Galaxy Ace s5830i.
1.Put update.zip in your main directory in the SD card.
2.Turn off your phone.
3.Boot in Recovery by pressingOWER+VOLUME UP+HOME buttons.
4.In Recovery select Install zip from sd
5.Choose update.zip
6.Reboot your phone and it's ready.There must be a Superuser icon in your Apps menu.
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ZakooZ said:
Hello, you can follow these instructions
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1552792
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Thanks guys for the above info, my next question is whats the best way to put "update.zip" file on to pnone SD card after downloading on to PC:
Is it best to:
Copy and paste file from PC to SD card with phone attached to PC using USB cable.
or
Move file to SD card using same set up as above.
or
Use a SD card adaptor fitted to PC USB and move or copy file to phone SD card fitted to adaptor.
Sorry for the above silly questions.
soundacer said:
Thanks guys for the above info, my next question is whats the best way to put "update.zip" file on to pnone SD card after downloading on to PC:
Is it best to:
Copy and paste file from PC to SD card with phone attached to PC using USB cable.
or
Move file to SD card using same set up as above.
or
Use a SD card adaptor fitted to PC USB and move or copy file to phone SD card fitted to adaptor.
Sorry for the above silly questions.
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Ys its a silly question
As long as u r able to move the file....u cn use any f the methods...
limaakum said:
Ys its a silly question
As long as u r able to move the file....u cn use any f the methods...
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Sorry for last silly questions, this is what I have done so far.
Fitted cable from phone to PC USB
SD files seen ok on pc, moved "update.zip" file from PC to phone SD card and disconnected phone from PC.
Powered up phone using: volume+home+power buttons.
Used volume up/down to select .zip file pressed home to install.
Rebooted phone and checked for "superuser icon" it was there so looks like my phone is rooted.
Downloaded and installed on phone "Link2SD" and it worked ok I could open all options, but still to partition my SD card, thats my next task.
I have downloaded "MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition v7.6" and installed on my PC ready to partition my SD card I have read a few posts here and other web sites to try and understand what format is best for my Phones SD card.
What is the best format to use: ext2 or ext3 ??
What is the best way to backup/reinstall apps that are on my SD card at the moment ??
soundacer said:
Sorry for last silly questions, this is what I have done so far.
Fitted cable from phone to PC USB
SD files seen ok on pc, moved "update.zip" file from PC to phone SD card and disconnected phone from PC.
Powered up phone using: volume+home+power buttons.
Used volume up/down to select .zip file pressed home to install.
Rebooted phone and checked for "superuser icon" it was there so looks like my phone is rooted.
Downloaded and installed on phone "Link2SD" and it worked ok I could open all options, but still to partition my SD card, thats my next task.
I have downloaded "MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition v7.6" and installed on my PC ready to partition my SD card I have read a few posts here and other web sites to try and understand what format is best for my Phones SD card.
What is the best format to use: ext2 or ext3 ??
What is the best way to backup/reinstall apps that are on my SD card at the moment ??
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1. Use ext3 for sd-ext (2nd Partition)
2. Use Titanium Backup for backup & restore system/user apps along with many other useful options as well
saeed14i said:
1. Use ext3 for sd-ext (2nd Partition)
2. Use Titanium Backup for backup & restore system/user apps along with many other useful options as well
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Thanks for that saeed14i
This is where I get a wee bit confused regarding formating you suggested ext3 but when you read the information for link2sd it says to format both partitions as FAT32 they say that ext2/ext3 may not work on all phones but FAT32 works on all, have I read this correctly ?
I downloaded "Titanium app" free edition and installed on my phone it runs fine after install but can you use this app to backup apps thats on the SD card to PC ?
At the moment I can't see an option to do this, have I missed somthing?
soundacer said:
Thanks for that saeed14i
This is where I get a wee bit confused regarding formating you suggested ext3 but when you read the information for link2sd it says to format both partitions as FAT32 they say that ext2/ext3 may not work on all phones but FAT32 works on all, have I read this correctly ?
I downloaded "Titanium app" free edition and installed on my phone it runs fine after install but can you use this app to backup apps thats on the SD card to PC ?
At the moment I can't see an option to do this, have I missed somthing?
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1. Detecting ext3/4 depends on your kernel. But even if you are on stock 5830i firmware & kernel, link2sd will detect sd-ext even if it is ext2 format. If you are on Rafael Kernel, you can format sd-ext on ext3 or ext4. I recommended ext3, coz most people do that, and so far ext3 is reported to perform best without stressing much life out of your SD Card. I haven't ever tried formating sd-ext in fat32 or heard of someone doing that. So can't say if Fat32 is better than the ext file system or the other way around
2. You'll have to manually copy the backup you made in the "sdcard/titaniumbackup" folder in your SD card to Your PC. Whenever you want to restore that backup, simply put it back in same directory in SD card and run titanium restore process
saeed14i said:
1. Detecting ext3/4 depends on your kernel. But even if you are on stock 5830i firmware & kernel, link2sd will detect sd-ext even if it is ext2 format. If you are on Rafael Kernel, you can format sd-ext on ext3 or ext4. I recommended ext3, coz most people do that, and so far ext3 is reported to perform best without stressing much life out of your SD Card. I haven't ever tried formating sd-ext in fat32 or heard of someone doing that. So can't say if Fat32 is better than the ext file system or the other way around
2. You'll have to manually copy the backup you made in the "sdcard/titaniumbackup" folder in your SD card to Your PC. Whenever you want to restore that backup, simply put it back in same directory in SD card and run titanium restore process
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Thanks for the pointers saeed14i
I have stock kernel, well its never been changed since I purchased the phone, the info on my phone tells me its Kernel version 2.6.35.7 dpl[email protected] #1. I will use as you sugested ext3.
I will follow yor instructions as regards backup method.
The phone I have has the original SD card (2gb) I have now purchased a new SD card (16gb) so I plan is to start backup of original SD and partition the new SD and start moving apps and hope all goes well.
Will post here as soon as I have completed or for further help, I hope all goes to plan lol.
Thanks again saeed14i
soundacer said:
Thanks for the pointers saeed14i
I have stock kernel, well its never been changed since I purchased the phone, the info on my phone tells me its Kernel version 2.6.35.7 [email protected] #1. I will use as you sugested ext3.
I will follow yor instructions as regards backup method.
The phone I have has the original SD card (2gb) I have now purchased a new SD card (16gb) so I plan is to start backup of original SD and partition the new SD and start moving apps and hope all goes well.
Will post here as soon as I have completed or for further help, I hope all goes to plan lol.
Thanks again saeed14i
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You are welcome and good luck with ur plans ... One little correction in your post. As i explained earlier that default kernel will only recognize ext2. so format sd-ext in ext2 format to get it detected in link2sd on default firmware. ext3/ext4 is only detectable in custom kernel
saeed14i said:
You are welcome and good luck with ur plans ... One little correction in your post. As i explained earlier that default kernel will only recognize ext2. so format sd-ext in ext2 format to get it detected in link2sd on default firmware. ext3/ext4 is only detectable in custom kernel
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Must have misunderstood, I shall use ext2 to format sd-ext.
I may not bother just now doing a backup of old 2gb SD card because the apps I have on there I can re-download when I have set up the new card so I may just delete these apps to get them of the system and start fresh, there not important apps anyway.
Sorry but I meant to ask what would be the best sizes for each partition when I format the 16gb SD card ?
Let me know what you think.
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I purchased my first smartphone just two months ago so I am very new to this. When I recieved my new phone I found that there was a lot of apps that I did not realy want but can't uninstall nor move to the SD card. I have read so much here and on other sites that "rooting" the device will give me better control over storage I would like to do this but not sure exactly what software I should use to do this.
Can anyone help plz,
My smartphone info is:
Samsung Galaxy Ace GT5830i
Android Version 2.3.6
Baseband Version S5830iXXLD2
Kernel Version 2.6.35.7 [email protected] #1
Build Number GINGERBREAD.XXLD3
PC/ Running Windows XP Home edition with Samsung Kies installed.
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Presuming that you've managed to root and everything else ran smoothly, if you're still looking to remove some of that bloatware permanently, you can install es explorer and do that.
Sywped from my GT-I9300 running Omega v27.2 & franco.Kernel r19
soundacer said:
Must have misunderstood, I shall use ext2 to format sd-ext.
I may not bother just now doing a backup of old 2gb SD card because the apps I have on there I can re-download when I have set up the new card so I may just delete these apps to get them of the system and start fresh, there not important apps anyway.
Sorry but I meant to ask what would be the best sizes for each partition when I format the 16gb SD card ?
Let me know what you think.
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1.5 - 2 gb i guess would b enough for sd-ext.
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saeed14i said:
1.5 - 2 gb i guess would b enough for sd-ext.
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Ooops!! I was too eager I made my sd-ext 4gb using minitool, will this cause a problem when I mount sd card and install apps ???
soundacer said:
Ooops!! I was too eager I made my sd-ext 4gb using minitool, will this cause a problem when I mount sd card and install apps ???
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No problems except may b eventually low space issue on ur primary partition. Because sd-ext will not ever take 4gb space i guess so extra storage space may be wasted
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No problems except may b eventually low space issue on ur primary partition. Because sd-ext will not ever take 4gb space i guess so extra storage space may be wasted
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Yes saeed14i Understand what your saying but having 10gb or so on first partition will be ok in my situation as I will only be using for pictures etc and I am one of these guys that uploads pics to PC and does a clean up on a regular basis.
So this is how it stands now, Backed up my apps on the old SD card using "Wondershare MobileGo for Android" ready to reinstall on to 2nd partition of new SD card, formated and created partitions on new SD card using "MiniTool Partition Wizard home edition", I then used "Link2sd" to link apps that were on internal storage, reinstalled backed up apps using "Wondershare" they went straight to internal storage but linked to 2nd partition with no problems.
Note/ I did not link any system apps.
Was a bit confused at first when trying to link apps to 2nd partition as when you open an app in Link2sd it shows a window with info of app and some buttons and I thought you had to use the "move to SD card" but I realised you only use the "create link button", silly me.
As I said above I used "Wondershare MobileGo for Android" to do backup and found it worked well I liked the fact that you dont require your USB cable to attach your phone to PC you can use WiFi and that is what I used and it worked great.
Phone Internal storage before starting was 3.5mb free
After doing all of the above my internal storage is now 118mb free (well worth doing)
I will try and post some pictures at a later date once I get them sortd out.
The whole process of rooting, creating 2nd partition, backing up apps and linking apps to 2nd partition has went well, a big thanks to you saeed14i and other members who posted on this thread. I was very aprehensive before I satarted but being on xda has helped a lot.
Back soon.
soundacer said:
Yes saeed14i Understand what your saying but having 10gb or so on first partition will be ok in my situation as I will only be using for pictures etc and I am one of these guys that uploads pics to PC and does a clean up on a regular basis.
So this is how it stands now, Backed up my apps on the old SD card using "Wondershare MobileGo for Android" ready to reinstall on to 2nd partition of new SD card, formated and created partitions on new SD card using "MiniTool Partition Wizard home edition", I then used "Link2sd" to link apps that were on internal storage, reinstalled backed up apps using "Wondershare" they went straight to internal storage but linked to 2nd partition with no problems.
Note/ I did not link any system apps.
Was a bit confused at first when trying to link apps to 2nd partition as when you open an app in Link2sd it shows a window with info of app and some buttons and I thought you had to use the "move to SD card" but I realised you only use the "create link button", silly me.
As I said above I used "Wondershare MobileGo for Android" to do backup and found it worked well I liked the fact that you dont require your USB cable to attach your phone to PC you can use WiFi and that is what I used and it worked great.
Phone Internal storage before starting was 3.5mb free
After doing all of the above my internal storage is now 118mb free (well worth doing)
I will try and post some pictures at a later date once I get them sortd out.
The whole process of rooting, creating 2nd partition, backing up apps and linking apps to 2nd partition has went well, a big thanks to you saeed14i and other members who posted on this thread. I was very aprehensive before I satarted but being on xda has helped a lot.
Back soon.
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However, even if you install link2sd
Some memory is consumed in internal storage
Whatever you do, you can't help it
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However, even if you install link2sd
Some memory is consumed in internal storage
Whatever you do, you can't help it
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With link2sd, U can uninstall useless system apps eg office viewer native email client etc to free internal storage. Complete list is provided by shankay in a. Seperate thread.u can also free space from data partion by moving apps like Facebook etc to SD card. And don't forget to clean app cache regularly
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With link2sd, U can uninstall useless system apps eg office viewer native email client etc to free internal storage. Complete list is provided by shankay in a. Seperate thread.u can also free space from data partion by moving apps like Facebook etc to SD card. And don't forget to clean app cache regularly
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Totaly agree iamareebjamal and good point.
Yes saeed14i I will have a look for "shankay" post regards clean up of apps and yes I have been cleaning out cache on a regular basis :good:
I have put together some pictures of Rooting and Link2sd to poss help others.
The pic below is installing "update.zip"
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Below is picture of Lnk2sd storage info (had to do a bit of cut/paste to get all in picture)
*****Is it possable to increase system space, at 3% just now, and how would that be done ???*****
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Below is a picture of Link2sd apps info showing linked files:
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There has been no marked difference in battery use and I feel my phone is responding well with no hickups :good:
Will post other pictures soon with regards to other stuff I have done.
I have the LG L70 running KitKat and. So I got 750mb free storage space, and while I can move an app to the SD card after install, incl. the main app of gangstar vegas, but when I run it and it tries to download the 3gb data package, it obviously says not enough space on the device internal storage. Which is true, but I have the SD card inside, how do I get the phone to download the data there? im rooted aswell if that helps is there an app that can make the phone think my external memory is my internal memory? thanks in advance
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I have the LG L70 running KitKat and. So I got 750mb free storage space, and while I can move an app to the SD card after install, incl. the main app of gangstar vegas, but when I run it and it tries to download the 3gb data package, it obviously says not enough space on the device internal storage. Which is true, but I have the SD card inside, how do I get the phone to download the data there? im rooted aswell if that helps is there an app that can make the phone think my external memory is my internal memory? thanks in advance
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Link2sd plus will do that for you. It has an option of placing the application and/or its data on the sd. It's a paid app, but only $2 - well worth it imo.
thanks ill check it out and get back to you
its not working for me are sure it will allow me to download the additional 3gbs to the EXTERNAL sd card? instead of the internal storage wich has only 700mb's? thanks for your suggestion though this is really stomping me
TheRealAlware said:
its not working for me are sure it will allow me to download the additional 3gbs to the EXTERNAL sd card? instead of the internal storage wich has only 700mb's? thanks for your suggestion though this is really stomping me
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OK, I should have been clearer. This is more complex than what I first described. In order to use Link2SD plus optimally, you will need to perform a few steps. You can find the reasoning behind them in the Link2SD FAQ (although a bit outdated). Here are the steps you should perform:
1. Backup your SD. This is a means of precaution only.
2. Reformat your SD drive to add a second ext3/ext4 partition (no need to wipe the data or anything like that). Its size should be about 10% of the total SD size. You can do it with MiniTool Partition Wizard. Make sure that the new partition is primary and not logical.
3. Reinstall Link2SD plus in order for it to recognize the new SD layout. May need to reboot here.
4. From Link2SD plus, choose your game. Tick all Link options, especially the link data option.
This will fool the game to think that its data is located on the internal storage, but it's really on the SD. In this case, the 3GB data should now be downloaded to SD.
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OK, I should have been clearer. This is more complex than what I first described. In order to use Link2SD plus optimally, you will need to perform a few steps. You can find the reasoning behind them in the [Link2SD FAQ[/URL] (although a bit outdated). Here are the steps you should perform:
1. Backup your SD. This is a means of precaution only.
2. Reformat your SD drive to add a second ext3/ext4 partition (no need to wipe the data or anything like that). Its size should be about 10% of the total SD size. You can do it with. Make sure that the new partition is primary and not logical.
3. Reinstall Link2SD plus in order for it to recognize the new SD layout. May need to reboot here.
4. From Link2SD plus, choose your game. Tick all Link options, especially the link data option.
This will fool the game to think that its data is located on the internal storage, but it's really on the SD. In this case, the 3GB data should now be downloaded to SD.
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ok how do i back up my sd that may be a stupid question but im new to android and that software lets me partition my sd card? is this the only method? is there not an app i can download? i know that sounds lazy but wow thats alot of steps but either way i really appreciate your help bud
TheRealAlware said:
ok how do i back up my sd that may be a stupid question but im new to android and that software lets me partition my sd card? is this the only method? is there not an app i can download? i know that sounds lazy but wow thats alot of steps but either way i really appreciate your help bud
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Have you tried xposed framework, here's a couple modules that may help- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2884004
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2789267
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TheRealAlware said:
ok how do i back up my sd that may be a stupid question but im new to android and that software lets me partition my sd card? is this the only method? is there not an app i can download? i know that sounds lazy but wow thats alot of steps but either way i really appreciate your help bud
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PiggyFlooper said:
Have you tried xposed framework, here's a couple modules that may help- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2884004
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2789267
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@TheRealAlware - why don't you try PiggyFlooper's modules. I didn't know any of them, and it seems that the first one may suit your needs.
If they don't help you, I can give you a step by step guide on how to use Link2SD plus. Do you have an SD reader? If so, some of the steps can be easier.
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@TheRealAlware - why don't you try PiggyFlooper's modules. I didn't know any of them, and it seems that the first one may suit your needs.
If they don't help you, I can give you a step by step guide on how to use Link2SD plus. Do you have an SD reader? If so, some of the steps can be easier.
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no i dont have an sd reader unfortunately but ill try piggys suggestions and get back to you two i didnt think android would be so complicated when i switched from ios i thought i was done with jailbreaks and os tweaking lol
TheRealAlware said:
no i dont have an sd reader unfortunately but ill try piggys suggestions and get back to you two i didnt think android would be so complicated when i switched from ios i thought i was done with jailbreaks and os tweaking lol
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LOL yeah. Although I'm a big android fan, this specific issue (the whole dealing with external SD that is) is a weak spot which android keeps failing to address throughout its releases. I know where it's coming from (basef on linux) but it's still something that should have gotten a proper creative solution by now.
I have L7 II and I used FolderMount on obb of games like FIFA 14 and it worked fine,you should try it
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LOL yeah. Although I'm a big android fan, this specific issue (the whole dealing with external SD that is) is a weak spot which android keeps failing to address throughout its releases. I know where it's coming from (basef on linux) but it's still something that should have gotten a proper creative solution by now.
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im gonna try this out tomorrow ive been busy at work thanks for yalls help ill tell you how it goes and im sorry for my dely
TheRealAlware said:
im gonna try this out tomorrow ive been busy at work thanks for yalls help ill tell you how it goes and im sorry for my dely
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No problem mate. It's best for you to try all the methods posted here by other people before trying Link2SD plus. If they work, it'll save you much hassle. I've tried to think of a guide for you, and it figured to me that the only way for it to work is if you either get an SD card reader or alternatively another device that allows you to mount the SD in a USB MSC (mass storage class) mode, as AFAIK LG stock devices only allow MTP mode, something that won't allow you to format a partition using your PC.
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No problem mate. It's best for you to try all the methods posted here by other people before trying Link2SD plus. If they work, it'll save you much hassle. I've tried to think of a guide for you, and it figured to me that the only way for it to work is if you either get an SD card reader or alternatively another device that allows you to mount the SD in a USB MSC (mass storage class) mode, as AFAIK LG stock devices only allow MTP mode, something that won't allow you to format a partition using your PC.
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i dont think that's for me piggies module i mean it's not saying anything about downloading the additional app data onto the sd card its just gonna let me move the obbs to the sd card i've been thinking maybe its best if instead of looking for a way to download the additional data to the sd card perhaps i should just look into how to make my phone think the sd card is the internal and the internal is the external that would solve all my problems and way to do that? and again sorry for my tardiness work has kept me busy lol
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i dont think that's for me piggies module i mean it's not saying anything about downloading the additional app data onto the sd card its just gonna let me move the obbs to the sd card i've been thinking maybe its best if instead of looking for a way to download the additional data to the sd card perhaps i should just look into how to make my phone think the sd card is the internal and the internal is the external that would solve all my problems and way to do that? and again sorry for my tardiness work has kept me busy lol
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What you said is exactly what link2sd plus does. Alas, a part of the sd should be formatted to ext3 for this purpose.
Do you happen to have CWM installed?
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Digdis said:
What you said is exactly what link2sd plus does. Alas, a part of the sd should be formatted to ext3 for this purpose.
Do you happen to have CWM installed?
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im guessing cmw is clockwork mod? no i dont and what is it? i'm really pretty new to android and all it's tweaks and come to think of it yeah we did talk about this it musta slipped my mind the partitioning i mean lol
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im guessing cmw is clockwork mod? no i dont and what is it? i'm really pretty new to android and all it's tweaks and come to think of it yeah we did talk about this it musta slipped my mind the partitioning i mean lol
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Yes, CWM is Clockwork Mod - Android's recovery program. Reason I asked is that it has a built-in ability to partition your SD, something that'll ease things up.
And don't feel bad about not partitioning theSD - this shouldn't be done in the vast majority of the cases, only in when you wanna use apps like Link2SD or others that need to push Android to the limit...
ok ill look into that today and get back at you also is it possible to sideload an app directly on to your external sd? could that work and let me side step alot of trouble thanks
TheRealAlware said:
ok ill look into that today and get back at you also is it possible to sideload an app directly on to your external sd? could that work and let me side step alot of trouble thanks
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I guess it's possible, but I don't know how to do it...
Regarding Link2SD plus guide, you'll need one of the following two:
1. CWM on your device
2. A card reader, or another phone that allows you to mount the SD as MSC (like Disk On Key - in windows it'll show as an additional drive)
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I guess it's possible, but I don't know how to do it...
Regarding Link2SD plus guide, you'll need one of the following two:
1. CWM on your device
2. A card reader, or another phone that allows you to mount the SD as MSC (like Disk On Key - in windows it'll show as an additional drive)
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yeah i dont have a card reader and i dont know anybody that has one neither i wish i would did more research before i made the leap from ios to android i thought android was more accessible open and easier to deal with i assumed that since you had an sd card slot having a ton of internal space wasn't critical like it is on ios because you could buy memory i had no clue how wrong i was and since i got this phone and ive noticed something odd gl to sd seems to be doing what i want but only for on app assassins creed black flags companion app runs fine when i use gl to sd the additional data downloaded on my external sd and when i try to run the app without gl to sd it tries to download the additional files on my internal sd are you familiar with that app and how to get it to work with other apps like gangstar vegas? thanks man for your and everybody eles help