I have the /system/app folder full...there is any way to increase te allocated space? Or I have to remove something to install something new?! I would like to test s-voice but I have not free space
Same here on rooted galaxy note..
I don't think you can change partition size when already installed. It can be tweaked in some file before flashing, though.
Hopefully someone else will reply with more information.
It is a dangerous task, i think someone mentioned that you need to make a .pit file to change the partition. Better remove some files instead.
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Over the last few days, I've been cooking up a ROM using the Incredible S system dumps and nandroids. Problem is, it doesn't work It flashes fine, everything works there, but when I boot up my N1, it stays on the Nexus splash screen (the one with the X on the padlock on it). If any devs could have a good look at it, and see if they can find the source of the problem I'd be eternally grateful When you've found the problem and confirmed it works, PM me the file, tell me how you solved the problem, and I'll just check everything is in working order, then upload it. I will also put your username in the thread!
I used the HTC Android Kitchen (link here) to make this, so you might want to use that.
Incredible S
Link to latest ROM
The zip is: 224.0 MB (234929825 bytes)
Desire S
Link to latest Desire S ROM.
The zip is: 233.1 MB (244429351 bytes)
Thank you devs,
redbullcat
I doubt you could get the whole image on the phone, 224mb is way to big without scripts to move files over to another partition.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=784260
That is 268mb and is a Sense ROM, so 224mb should fit.
I think that the system directory is way too big to be installed on a nexus one.
You should move some of the system content to data or move it to an ext3 sdcard partition.
What they said.
Put attention that even the ROM you linked REQUIRES A2SD partition, which it'll set up and use.
So to move the content from system to data: is that just a straight drag and drop procedure, or is some converting to make it work in data rather than system required?
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I am not an expert in the porting roms topic but if I am correct you will have to symlink the things that you move.
This can be done modifying the updater-script.
OK, thank you
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How would I move the stuff from system to an ext3 sdcard partition?
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Good thread. Sounds like a simple matter of setting up a2ext.
Nice work dude!
I would take a look at eViL's desire HD port since its going to be the most similar to this ROM....
That should help you in figuring out what is/isn't okay to move to SD....
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Thank you thanks also for the tip
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How big should the system and data directory's ideally be?
System - 140 MB is the phone limit, so I wouldn't go above 120-125 MB.
Data - all the rest, as much as you need. You're installing to EXT anyway.
Can you provide a LOGCAT when booting up?
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Can you provide a LOGCAT when booting up?
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I can certainly try
OK, so I've moved stuff to a folder in the root of the ROM called ext, as that is what was in the NXSense-HD ROM by eVil. Problem is, the system directory is still 20mb too big. The folders in system:
bin
etc
framework
lib
media
sd
usr
xbin
and build.prop
What can I move to ext/data from this selection of folders? I moved from system to ext:
app (now called system-app)
customize (now called system-customize)
fonts (now called system-fonts)
Thanks,
redbullcat
I'm not a developer, but if you move one folder to ext partition and create a symlink to this folder in system partition? Shouldn't it work?
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Atento said:
I'm not a developer, but if you move one folder to ext partition and create a symlink to this folder in system partition? Shouldn't it work?
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I don't know if any folder can be moved though. For example, framework may not be movable.
EDIT: So I've moved some stuff from system to ext, but now the update-script is giving me grief. I'm trying to follow eVil's update-script, but it doesn't seem to be working. Does the update-script have to be done manually, or is there an automatic generator?
I've tried and tried, and I can't seem to get it to work. Could somebody either link me to an update-scipt generator, or help me build an update-script? I'd be so grateful
I've been looking into how to remove some apks from /system/app/ in CWM-flashable zips to save myself some time when going back and forth between ROMs. I understand (I think..) that after the removal process, I will need to resign the zip using JesusFreke's testsign.jar, but I still have some questions that I couldn't find much information on.
1) What exactly does the signing process do, and why would a flash of an unsigned zip fail?
2) This may be related to Q1, and may be a silly question, but why does a zip not retain the original signing if you alter the contents of the package?
3) Would using JF's testsign.jar affect the integrity of the ROM in any way? (In other words, are there any differences between testsign.jar and the signing process used by the ROM dev?)
4) Besides resigning, is there anything I should be aware of or anything else I need to do before flashing the updated ROM?
I am entirely new to this so I apologize for my entirely noob-ish questions, but really would appreciate any help! Thanks in advance.
Just open up the zip and delete the apps you don't want, add the apps you do want, and flash.
No need to do anything else.
harlenm said:
Just open up the zip and delete the apps you don't want, add the apps you do want, and flash.
No need to do anything else.
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Don't u need to delete the permissions and everything from updater-script. I'm new to this so do u have to?
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Usually the updater-script just sets permissions for the whole /system/app folder with one command.
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Usually the updater-script just sets permissions for the whole /system/app folder with one command.
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How would u do that. Sry I'm a total noob to this. I only know how to set it per app.
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The first reply already told you how to do it. I just delete the apks using winRAR and close the file, done.
so I have a question about managing backups from our bootstrap recovery. This might be a stupid question but I have a lot of backups from the recovery and I was wondering how you can delete/manage these backups; I want to free up some more space by deleting them. I am currently on dragonzkiller's CM7.
I believe its under SD card/ clock work mod/ backups
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I believe its under SD card/ clock work mod/ backups
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Just navigate to the folder that 03civicdx mentions with the file explorer app and delete the directory or directories in question that reside in the backups directory.
mmk i got it to work. Thanks guys!
I have a back up from every ROM for our phone so I know how you feel. It got really confusing which one was which! But they are on the external or internal SD card (depending on which you picked when you backed up) under a file called clockwork. To figure out which one is which, you can rename them. They will have numbers like this:
2011-12-13.07.17.47
DONT mess with the numbers otherwise you just lost the back up. So at the end of it, put a . and what ever you want to tell the difference from other back ups. So it'll look like this:
2011-12-13.07.17.47.Molten
You can type what ROM KR what theme or what ever you want, just make sure you put a period AFTER all the numbers. To delete them, just delete it through ES File Explorer or Root Explorer
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You may mess / the num. JUST DO NOT USE SPACES. Also add to yo cwm folder the empty FILE ".hidenandroidprogress" and cut 1/3 off BU times.
Whaaaat! Ru serious? That's a cool tip! I also agree, the file name changed to anything you want, just no spaces.
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Hah, sweet! I didn't know that, I was told the other way. Thanks for the correction, going to go in and change the names, and thanks for the tip in .hiddennandroidprogress file!
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hide not hidden.
can someone plz tell me what this file means or does! I foundd it on my system folder on a folder named addon.d and that's is the only file I found there..the original file is named like this "70-gapps.sh" ....my device is a polaroid tablet pmid705 some people saying that polaroids tablets are pre rooted but mines ain't....I just need to know what is this file is and what it does?
This will read the google apps files lole the play store,gmail etc. As you can see it reads a lot of apks and triggers a lot of libs. Do not remove it.
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Thanks man another thing the file saying something about restoring does this mean I can use terminal to restore whatever it says inside that file?
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My phone is telling me I have a limit space so I go look at what is taking up space and it says just over 9 GBP of miscellaneous files, so when I look at it it shows one with 5.05 GBP of usage but it is labeled "0."
Any ideas to what this is or if I can delete this file wothout bricking my phone?
Any thoughts guys?
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I am unable to understand what exactly you are trying to say!
could you please tell in detail?
I am trying to free space on my phone, and I need to know if that file under miscellaneous that is taking up 5GB can be deleted.
I am also wondering if I can delete CWM for now, as I don't plan on loading a new ROM, and if I do, I would would rather use TWRM
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I am trying to free space on my phone, and I need to know if that file under miscellaneous that is taking up 5GB can be deleted.
I am also wondering if I can delete CWM for now, as I don't plan on loading a new ROM, and if I do, I would would rather use TWRM
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what type of file is it?
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what type of file is it?
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I have no idea, its under the miscellaneous file section. and its called "0" so I have no idea what it is or whats in it
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I have no idea, its under the miscellaneous file section. and its called "0" so I have no idea what it is or whats in it
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is it just one file or any folder of that name?
you may try to search the file by it's name using any file explorer.
It looks like it is the "0" directory, which is what Android uses for emulated SD card. "/storage/emulated/0"
If it is showing something different than what you actually have in your internal emulated SD card, you may have to do a factory reset.
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I have found the file within the system, and it essentially put all of the old stuff from when I was running CM 10.1 into it and then put it into the emulated directory.
Just if you're not yet's solved you problem
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My phone is telling me I have a limit space so I go look at what is taking up space and it says just over 9 GBP of miscellaneous files, so when I look at it it shows one with 5.05 GBP of usage but it is labeled "0."
Any ideas to what this is or if I can delete this file wothout bricking my phone?
Any thoughts guys?
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Hello !
i'm new to xda
I've got that problem before
It happens when you swap SDs (i.e:extSdCard==>sdcard) & delete a file
so the free space still becoming smaller until it becoms 0
the solution is to RE.Swap the SDs
it may not work for you !
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Hello !
i'm new to xda
I've got that problem before
It happens when you swap SDs (i.e:extSdCard==>sdcard) & delete a file
so the free space still becoming smaller until it becoms 0
the solution is to RE.Swap the SDs
it may not work for you !
Press Thx if i've helped you
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reswap???
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reswap???
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Hello !
I mean by ''reswap'' is to remove that script from init.d ''11extsd2intsd''
i've done some tweaks to that script (now that problem was disappeared for me)
but i can't publish that script (the main devlopper is telling us to don't publish it if it was tweaked)
Sorry, if it doesn't work for you !