Make a Backup!
What this will do is mount /sdcard2 as /sdcard and your phone storage /sdcard, to /sdcard2.
Okay, so I started playing around in the vold.fstab, thanks to some inspiration form this thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1625238,
and I managed to change to get the internal memory show as the external sdcard, and my 32GB sdcard to show as the phone storage.
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If you would like to try this, then use an app like root explorer and navigate to /system/etc and open up vold.fstab.
You'll see two lines:
dev_mount sdcard /mnt/sdcard emmc /devices/platform/msm_sdcc.1/mmc_host
dev_mount sdcard2 /mnt/sdcard/ext_sd auto /devices/platform/msm_sdcc.3/mmc_host
Change them to this:
dev_mount sdcard2 /mnt/sdcard/ext_sd emmc /devices/platform/msm_sdcc.1/mmc_host
dev_mount sdcard /mnt/sdcard auto /devices/platform/msm_sdcc.3/mmc_host
Then reboot.
Both mount points are accessible through file explorers, and both are accessible using an MTP connection (Media Sync) when connecting to the computer.
Pros
Move game and app data to your SDCard.
Move Apps to Actual SDCard (not just phone storage)
Google Music files on SDCard
Side Effects
You'll be left to the mercy of MTP for all your file transferring.
You can download the edited vold.fstab here:http://i.minus.com/1340071427/7vY7QepuYyLi6YjjTYZYXg/dkDgjuy9MXlYm/vold.fstab
You can check in this thread for a flashable zip version: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1713737
Just make sure u change the permissions (rw-r-r)
Some extra info for those still confsued (thanks to ryanalan82 for this)
"And remember original storage is:
Internal storage = the app itself
Phone storage = the apps data
sd card= everything else
1. any apps that (the apk file itself) are installed in the phone storage, should be moved to internal storage.
2. Any of the game data that is on phone storage, should be moved to the actual sd card (sdcard2). This data is in the Android folder on phone storage (sdcard). So it should be moved from /mnt/sdcard/android/data to /mnt sdcard/ext_sdcard/android/data. Really just move the whole folder to the sd card. I moved the whole folder to phone storage from the sd card when I got the phone so I didn't have to sit there and download all the game data for the bigger games and such again.
3. Follow the steps in the OP of this hack.
4. If you want to get some of your 2 GB app storage space back, move the apps as you wish to phone storage. This will be the app apk file not the huge game data. But this time phone storage will be the actual sd card. So it won't take away from your 10 GB it will take away from the sd card.
The apps that get moved will get moved from /data/app to /mnt/sdcard/ext_sdcard/.android_secure. "
Goal Just a thought, but if anyone knows what file or where the OS, looks when the user gives it the selection to mount as disk drive, then maybe we could change the option from /sdcard2 to /sdcard
haha my firsrt first nice work thanks alot , this is good
This does not affect app storage, correct?
awesome, cant wait for this to get even better
El_Colombiano said:
This does not affect app storage, correct?
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Correct, app storage remains the same, just when you chose to move them to your phone storage, it's actually now moving it to your sdcard.
Great work. Is there any tweaks that increase sdcard speeds that I should know about to go along with this?
Sent from my El Tevo
Just did this and both of mine say Unavailable as far as how much space I have in both. Let me go back and make sure I made the changes correctly.
aleks
acuzerfdw said:
Just did this and both of mine say Unavailable as far as how much space I have in both. Let me go back and make sure I made the changes correctly.
aleks
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reboot.............................
I did. I did a normal reboot and even a fast reboot. Still a no go for me. And it lso says Mount Storage Card in stead of Unmount so it's not picking them up. I tried opening up both SD and SD2 in Root Explorer and neither works.
Do the spaces between the words and the / matter? I noticed some have a space between them and others don't. Let me try to type it just as the OP did...
edit: did that and still no good...
I just added my vold.fstab, try transferring it to your /system/etc and see if it works.
acuzerfdw said:
I did. I did a normal reboot and even a fast reboot. Still a no go for me. And it lso says Mount Storage Card in stead of Unmount so it's not picking them up. I tried opening up both SD and SD2 in Root Explorer and neither works.
Do the spaces between the words and the / matter? I noticed some have a space between them and others don't. Let me try to type it just as the OP did...
edit: did that and still no good...
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Wow..this is a little embarrassing..I accidentally added an extra slash in the OP, fixed now. So sorry about that. Now try it.
filmaker said:
I just added my vold.fstab, try transferring it to your /system/etc and see if it works.
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Trying now...
---------- Post added at 07:27 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:19 PM ----------
I saw your correction so I went back in and retyped everything again and it works now!! Thanks a bunch!! I was feeling like a dumbass cus I didn't get it to work the first time and was embarrassed to say so as to not seem incompetent. LOL Glad it's working now...
Hahah no problem.
Gibson.Dubs said:
Great work. Is there any tweaks that increase sdcard speeds that I should know about to go along with this?
Sent from my El Tevo
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Htc actually set the read ahead kb to 2048 this time! You can check for yourself at /sys/devices/virtual/bdi/179:0 then open read_ahead_kb in a text viewer. I think it was set at 4 on the OGEVO...
Should be plenty- my class 10 flies.
ducky1131 said:
Htc actually set the read ahead kb to 2048 this time! You can check for yourself at /sys/devices/virtual/bdi/179:0 then open read_ahead_kb in a text viewer. I think it was set at 4 on the OGEVO...
Should be plenty- my class 10 flies.
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Great. Thanks for the info.
Sent from my El Tevo
Maybe a dumb question, but will this have any effect when I install for example a new ROM and it does a full wipe...will it wipe my SD card instead now? Or if I do a factory reset will that wipe my SD card instead??
Aleks
acuzerfdw said:
Maybe a dumb question, but will this have any effect when I install for example a new ROM and it does a full wipe...will it wipe my SD card instead now? Or if I do a factory reset will that wipe my SD card instead??
Aleks
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Recovery still sees your partitions like normal, so she. you do install a custom ROM, it'll install like normal, but it will rewrite the /system/etc so your sdcard and sdcard2 will be the mounted the same way they were on stock. lol..hope that makes since..sorry kinda all over the place with my explanation.
LOL That's ok, as long as after all that you said it means my SD card won't be wiped out then that's good enough for me!
Aleks
I am so glad this was found! Thanks so much for sharing it with us.
Quick question, will the camera save the pictures to the internal storage now that they are swapped around and it normally saves it to the storage card which is found in sd2 by default?
Sent from my Evo 4G LTE
Just took a picture and checked through Root Explorer... pics are being saved in sdcard2. All my previous pictures are in sdcard.
sdcard2 is actually the phone storage with 10GB capacity while sdcard is really your memory card. So after this mod, camera shots should be saved in sdcard instead so that pics remain in your storage card.
You can fix that by going to your camera app and selecting Settings > Storage > Phone Storage.
Aleks
Related
There are a lot of ways of moving /data to SD ext(2nd) partition. Here I'll show you an easy way to do it which is fully compatible with Samsung Galaxy ACE(and possibly other devices as well). If you don't like the method used here, try other Data2SD/ext mod which may suit your needs.
Why move dalvik-cache to RAM? Basically, the idea of moving the whole /data partition to SD ext partition is to primarily get more space for installing apps. And in this case, it does perform very well and combined with fast SD cards, it could even provide real-life performance boost. Now the downside to this, is that while most /data contents just get copied and read not that much often, dalvik-cache stores some info that needs to be read and updated very frequently. This results in a high I/O read/write frequency and thus results in shortening of the SD card life(in theory, the same could also be said when left internally but this time dealing damage to the nand disk instead). To counter this, the method I used is to move dalvik-cache to a virtual-disk like partition known as a tmpfs. tmpfs resides in RAM and has dynamic resizing structure which can allocate space depending on your needs. This way, dalvik-cache won't be using any physical disk and therefore causing damage to none. Almost too good to be true right? Well the drawback is, because tmpfs resides in RAM anything written onto it get's lost when rebooted or in-case of power loss thus resulting in loooong boot times(depending on the apps installed), as dalvik-cache contents are being rebuilt on every boot. Well I think that's enough of dalvik-cache and lets start with the mod.
WARNING
USING A NON-APP2SD / NON A2SD / NON-LINK2SD ROM OR SIMPLY UNINSTALLING NON-APP2SD / NON A2SD / NON-LINK2SD IS STRICTLY RECOMMENDED
DO NOT EVEN TRY THIS MOD IF YOU HAVE ANY FORM OF NON-APP2SD / NON A2SD / NON-LINK2SD INSTALLED
ALWAYS PERFORM A BACKUP BEFORE TRYING OUT STUFF LIKE THESE
Disclaimer: I am not responsible for anything bad happening in the world blah blah, you know the drill!
Put the files of Data2SD_for_SGA.zip inside the corresponding places on your phone manually.
system/bin/e2fsck
system/xbin/busybox_d2sd
system/etc/install-recovery.sh
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Basic Requirements
1. Fresh ROM
2. Rooted
3. No A2SD, No App2SD, No Link2SD
4. SD Card Partioned to Ext2 and Fat32
5. SD Card must be original (NOT Class A) as much as possible Class 4 and up.
6. Make sure that your SD Card is partitioned accordingly. Just like how you did when using link2sd.
7. Previous link2sd users need not partition your SD Card. Just format the EXT2 partition.
Steps
1. Flash DXKC1 ROM in your phone
2. Partition your SD Card with EXT2 (first) then the remaining FAT32
3. Root your phone with SuperOneClick then reboot
4. Before inserting the SD Card remove .android_secure, Android and LOST.DIR folders. And make sure that EXT2 is clean
5. Copy the extracted Data2SD_for_SGA.zip on your SD Card
6. Install Root Explorer on your phone
7. Copy the files from the extracted Data2SD_for_SGA.zip to your phone using root explorer
system/bin/e2fsck
system/xbin/busybox_d2sd
system/etc/install-recovery.sh
8. After successfully copying the files, reboot phone.
9. Turn on phone and wait. The initialization might take some time depending on the speed of read/write of your sdcard.
10. If errors has been encountered, REPEAT THE STEPS FROM STEP 1.
Thanks Ungaze
All credits goes to Ungaze of TCP / XDA
Hi, it tried 3 times and it's not working for sga.
Would that work also on GingerBread? AFAIK automount scripts make SGA reboot as per Link2SD issue.
@mastrone -> Link2SD and Data2SD is a different thing.. But both won't work on Gingerbread because install-recovery.sh is quoted inside init.rc
@roninxt -> worked for me... i am using DXKC1 ROM...
tazzz811 said:
@mastrone -> Link2SD and Data2SD is a different thing.. But both won't work on Gingerbread because install-recovery.sh is quoted inside init.rc
@roninxt -> worked for me... i am using DXKC1 ROM...
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I'm also using that rom. But i didn't flash to a fresh rom. I had a Link2sd installation before and i followed the steps. I also uninstalled Link2sd.
Can someone explain why do we need a fresh rom?
Can someone explain why do we need a fresh rom?
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When you have an applications installed before putting data2sd in its place... Some or most of the application will result to FORCE CLOSE... That's the reason why it should be applied on a FRESH ROM.
I experienced it before when i got excited on applying Data2SD having 200 apps installed... The result, i got FORCE CLOSES on most of my applications.
But you can still try it out on a currently running ROM in your phone, make sure that you have no a2sd, app2sd or link2sd installed..
Change the title
please specify this for GINGERBREAD or FROYO
roninxt said:
Can someone explain why do we need a fresh rom?
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Basically to avoid/minimize errors with conflicting mods prior to this mod. If you're an advanced user(or something like that) you probably know what you're doing already so fresh ROM install is not necessary but still recommended.
@tazz811
Nice work man, I'm assuming that the current custom ROM available for SGA does not have init.d support as of now and that's why you placed the script inside the install-recovery.sh script. Well, this might sound useless but, why not make install-recovery.sh call any scripts from init.d? Maybe something like:
Code:
list=`ls /system/etc/init.d/*`
for k in $list
do
sh $k
done
this way, you can run the data2sd script from init.d which will then make it easier to make modifications as well as allow other scripts to run on init.d.
@Ungaze... Thanks for the idea... You owe all the credits... It's me LTGB
list=`ls /system/etc/init.d/*`
for k in $list
do
sh $k
done
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my understanding of this simple script is, it will run any script found inside system/etc/init.d/ folder.
Internal Storage Capacity Increased
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Got huge Quadrant Score
This is the result of Data2SD on my SGA - DXKC1 ROM
tazzz811 said:
This is the result of Data2SD on my SGA - DXKC1 ROM
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what is read/write speed of yours SD card..?
what is read/write speed of yours SD card..?
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i'm using transcend 8gb class4
tazzz811 said:
my understanding of this simple script is, it will run any script found inside system/etc/init.d/ folder.
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Exactly
Dude, TCP is already a giveaway lol.
is it working with VillainROM or KPE too..? or it is just for FROYO..?
is it working with VillainROM or KPE too..?
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No.. It's not working on a rooted Gingerbread ROM (Stock or Villain ROM). The init.rc is kinda secured even if you unquote install-recovery.sh it will revert back to the original state. Therefore install-recovery.sh will not be executed during boot time.
http://62.0.5.133/oi51.tinypic.com/qzk8z9.jpg
working on it! thanks man. TCP rules
Ok i got it to work. I have about a couple of apps installed about 10 and i was successful running the script. I uninstalled all my other apps. I didn't encounter force closes. So yes i can confirm that d2sd will work even on an existing sga rom. But you need to uninstall most apps including big ones as this might lead to a force close.
not work on my SGA,install from fresh rom dxkc1
my sd card 8 GB class 10 - make ext-2 first then fat32
following your instruction, tried almost 10 times and still not work for me....
hi
i got notification on my sg2 today, that say the phone memory in nearly full
so my question is how to move them to internal storage
ps: i don't have micro SD card on my phone
you dont need the external SD card (if you have enough space on the internal SD card) i guess you might have enough space... just do the following
go to settings -> applications -> manage applications
then tap the on SD card on top
this will list the applications which can be moved to SD card
check the box on the right to the application you want to move to SD card.
it will take you to another screen, click Move to SD card
job done.... do it one by one if you need more applications moved
hi i follow your steps but when i try "Move to SD Card" buttom i get Failed to move application: not enough memory, and yes i have 4gb free space
problem moving apps to phone memory
woodstock_ahem said:
you dont need the external SD card (if you have enough space on the internal SD card) i guess you might have enough space... just do the following
go to settings -> applications -> manage applications
then tap the on SD card on top
this will list the applications which can be moved to SD card
check the box on the right to the application you want to move to SD card.
it will take you to another screen, click Move to SD card
job done.... do it one by one if you need more applications moved
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Tried doing tat..but it says "Failed to move application:Not enough memory".
My storage stats :
System storage :1.54GB/1.97GB
USB storage :2.16GB/11.50GB
SD card :0.00B/0.00B
I doubt whether it takes sd card as d external memory card which i abesnt in my phone & hence "not enough memory" ???
go to task manager -> clear memory from RAM
then try following my steps again...
wait a minute, just noticed that your System storage :1.54GB/1.97GB
which shows space available
the external SD card is not a requisite...phone will be fine without it
woodstock_ahem said:
go to task manager -> clear memory from RAM
then try following my steps again...
wait a minute, just noticed that your System storage :1.54GB/1.97GB
which shows space available
the external SD card is not a requisite...phone will be fine without it
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Same
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Device memory 1.8GB USED /208 MB FREE
SD CARD 7.5 gb used/4.0GB free
provide the following details :
go to settings -> applications -> memory usage
then click the last tab - running
what do you see at the bottom of screen? the free RAM , how much is free , how much is used
then click the first tab - downloaded
what are the device memory details
OK try uninstalling few least essential apps to get the device memory free upto 400 MB... then start moving the rest of the Apps to SD card one by one
RAM : 237MB used / 415MB FREE
device memory details: 1.8GB used / 208 FREE
Running :209MB used, 499MB free
Device memory :1.5GB used, 443MB free
On SD card : 2.2GB used, 9.3GB free
I know i've got some space available..but still wen required to move apps to device memory...how can i do it?
Any help please?
moving apps to sd
woodstock_ahem said:
provide the following details :
go to settings -> applications -> memory usage
then click the last tab - running
what do you see at the bottom of screen? the free RAM , how much is free , how much is used
then click the first tab - downloaded
what are the device memory details
OK try uninstalling few least essential apps to get the device memory free upto 400 MB... then start moving the rest of the Apps to SD card one by one
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(SRY 2 quote ur entire msg...but i can't figure out wats going wrong here..Help admired )
Running :209MB used, 499MB free
Device memory :1.5GB used, 443MB free
On SD card : 2.2GB used, 9.3GB free
I know i've got some space available..but still wen required to move apps to device memory...how can i do it?
I have run out of ideas !!
If you dont find any help from elsewhere and finding it hard to use the phone right now, i suggest doing a hard reset.
i dont know if you guys are running any customized ROM.
This is what i have and what i do.
I have the Stock official non-leaked ROM on UK generic phone which has been rooted.
I have around 45-50 the usual useful apps installed plus couple of game demos.
whenever i see the apps requiring 50mb + download required i tend to move it to SD Card and provide the SD card destination for any offline reference files (for example)
this i do just after the installation...(if it cant be done during installation)
this way i have managed to keep the device memory to around 400 MB usage
i keep the most frequently used apps on the phone memory/device memory... pushing others to SD card.
if you get stuck with no further help on your query
i suggest start over again after hard reset and follow the good practices whichever ROM you are using
Good Luck
You can't move apps to the internal SD. That is why you are getting failure messages. You need to add an external SD card to move apps to.
yes i was wrong all the time
apologies for providing misleading information earlier ( it wasnt intentional)
i pulled out my external SD card and i started getting the same reported error messages...
i got confused with the naming convention of the folders... hand up..my fault
so there you have it.. get a SD card
thanks @aterlecki
ok so now i need to find a new memory
whats best 32gb (for the price) i can find for my SG II?
Thanks for help guys!
Hussainoo said:
ok so now i need to find a new memory
whats best 32gb (for the price) i can find for my SG II?
Thanks for help guys!
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Best is relative to your needs but I, and many others, prefer a card with a good balance of read/write speeds and decent IOPS. The Class 4 32GB Sandisk card is well respected and a solid performer for the price. It is faster in reads/writes than the class 4 spec suggests and has much better IOPS performance that the supposedly better class 10 cards.
This is another tool i wrote with simple to run and operate ! Just drag apk files and drop into yellow zone, everything is complete !
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Instructions :
- Turn on Android device and connect USB cable to your computer.
- Go to Settings > Applications > Tick Unknow sources.
- Go to Settings > Applications > Development > Tick USB Debugging.
- Run this tool.
- Drag and drop one or more apk files into yellow zone and wait till Install Completed !
**There are 2 options : Internal Memory and Reinstall.
+ Internal memory : Install apk file into internal memory (phone memory not external sdcard). By default this tool will install into external sdcard.
+ Reinstall : Reinstall program that corrupted .
Download (This tool require Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 to run) :
- Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service pack 1 :
http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/0/E/20E90413-712F-438C-988E-FDAA79A8AC3D/dotnetfx35.exe
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- FINAL Release :
http://www.mediafire.com/?os4q4lhdnp9tgex
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7 Thanks and no comment ?? I need your comment
What If My SD Card DOesn't have an EXT partition
will the Tool install the app to my SD or to Internal ??
This tool just install default to external sdcard not ext partition. if you want to install internal memory please check to internal
I use darktermor script that if i install the apk file on internal by default it goes to ext partition(I dont move manually to ext)
so if I install with this tool is it move to ext ?(by using internal )
Well it will install directly to external memory without to move to sd card manually. Dont need to use app2sd or link2sd to move app to sd . just drag n drop to install everything !
quangnhut123 said:
Well it will install directly to external memory without to move to sd card manually. Dont need to use app2sd or link2sd to move app to sd . just drag n drop to install everything !
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as u said it will move the app to sdcard not in the ext partition, but i need the installed app to be in the ext partition so when i plug my phone to pc i still can use the app. in my case should i choose internal?
Not working on my phone..
i can install it on internal memory however its not working when i try to install apks on sd card
my .net framework is v3.5
quangnhut123 said:
This tool just install default to external sdcard not ext partition. if you want to install internal memory please check to internal
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Thanks ,Now I got it right:good:
antr34 said:
as u said it will move the app to sdcard not in the ext partition, but i need the installed app to be in the ext partition so when i plug my phone to pc i still can use the app. in my case should i choose internal?
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I guess so ,Coz Script will automatically move the apps from Internal to EXT ,so if you installed them to Internal they will be automatically directed to EXT part
MoonBlade said:
i can install it on internal memory however its not working when i try to install apks on sd card
my .net framework is v3.5
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Please be sure you not mount your sd card to the computer. Please choose MSC mode for MTP mode because if you connect your phone sd will be automatically mount to computer and you cannot install app to sd card. You have to mount sd card to your phone !
antr34 said:
as u said it will move the app to sdcard not in the ext partition, but i need the installed app to be in the ext partition so when i plug my phone to pc i still can use the app. in my case should i choose internal?
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You have to check Internal if you want to mount your external sd card to your pc when you running your app on the phone .
Un.Knowen said:
Thanks ,Now I got it right:good:
I guess so ,Coz Script will automatically move the apps from Internal to EXT ,so if you installed them to Internal they will be automatically directed to EXT part
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No it not move . Directly to your sd card not move from internal to sd card so if you want to install to external memory please install by default (dont check any options).
We have to say about some words here :
If the device have internal memory and support sdcard. So we call internal memory is internal memory and sd card is sdcard.
If the device have internal memory, internal storage and support sdcard. So we call internal memory is internal memory, internal storage is sdcard and sd card is ex-sdcard. such as almost tablet !
quangnhut123 said:
No it not move . Directly to your sd card not move from internal to sd card so if you want to install to external memory please install by default (dont check any options).
We have to say about some words here :
If the device have internal memory and support sdcard. So we call internal memory is internal memory and sd card is sdcard.
If the device have internal memory, internal storage and support sdcard. So we call internal memory is internal memory, internal storage is sdcard and sd card is ex-sdcard. such as almost tablet !
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Ok ,Thanks
Sorry For Spamming:angel:
quangnhut123 said:
Please be sure you not mount your sd card to the computer. Please choose MSC mode for MTP mode because if you connect your phone sd will be automatically mount to computer and you cannot install app to sd card. You have to mount sd card to your phone !
You have to check Internal if you want to mount your external sd card to your pc when you running your app on the phone .
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i had umnounted the sd card from pc so that the installation takes place in the SD card itself and i had unchecked internal. but sill i couldnt install. i think its the problem with my adb.exe. it crashes when im using the app ...
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i had umnounted the sd card from pc so that the installation takes place in the SD card itself and i had unchecked internal. but sill i couldnt install. i think its the problem with my adb.exe. it crashes when im using the app ...
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almost tablet use have to check internal to install app, but if the phone with have no internal storage you can install by default into sdcard
thanks no problems with my MiniPro!
Works very well!!!
convenient method to install apk's..
great work
Great comment )
any one use this ?
up to go....
Any one use it ?
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Hi Everyone!
All users of QMobile Noir A2 know about the very limited Internal Memory of this phone.
Well you can get rid of that problem by Rooting your phone and using Link2SD application.
Here I have posted how to use Link2SD specifically on QMobile Noir A2. This is a edited version of the tutorial from this site:
wasconet.com/how-to-increase-the-internal-memory-of-your-android-devices/
I am not stealing any work, just modifing and reposting with reference.
Before starting do Note:
You will need to have a Rooted QMobile Noir A2. Search if you need help with Rooting.
Also note that there is absolutely no way you can actually increase the size of your phone's internal storage but you can allocate some part of your memory card for your phone to install applications to.
What you will need:
Your QMobile Noir A2 Phone (must be rooted)
Memory card (2GB and above only)
A memory card reader
A computer
Download and instal MiniTool to your computer. Download from this website: partitionwizard.com/free-partition-manager.html
Link2SD application (should be downloaded on Google play store)
Backup your memory card (copy all the data on it to a folder on your computer)
Remember that you will have to fully format your SD-Card so remember to copy and save all your data as you will lose it completely in the format.
YOU WILL LOSE ALL DATA ON THE SD-CARD, SO COPY AND SAVE IT ON YOUR PC.
Do not complain to me if you lose your data and did not make a backup of it. In that case I am afraid to say that nothing can be done now to get your data back.
Steps to increasing your A2's Internal Memory
Step 1: Backing up your memory card:
Before attempting this, make sure you have backed up all the files and folders on your memory card to your computer by easily coping the whole memory card and pasting into a folder on your computer.
Step 2: Partitioning your memory card (Be careful here you can destroy your memory card):
Connect your memory card to your computer using a memory card reader (dont use a phone and USB cable) and take note of the letter assigned to it by your computer on my computer page example (F: ), (D: ) etc .
Open the installed MiniTool on your computer.
Right click on your memory card letter (example D:, F: ) and click delete.
Now you will see the memory card showing unallocated space, right click on it again and select "Create as -> Primary"
If your memory card size is less than 2GB, select file system "FAT" . If it is more than 2GB, select "FAT32".
Now go down and reduce the size of your memory card on partition size so that there will be space on unallocated space (that will be your added memory, so you can choose any size you want).
I recommend that you leave at least 0.5GB or 500MB and if your memory card is 4GB or larger then leave 1GB.
No need to leave more than 1GB unallocated.
Now, choose the unallocated space again and select "Create as -> Primary"
Now, choose "FAT" file system. You can let the whole space take over in this step.
Now click ok and click apply on the top menu.
Wait for it to finish and you have successfully partitioned your memory card.
Copy your data backed up on your computer back to the memory card and insert it into your phone and turn it on.
Step 3: Configuring Link2SD:
Now open Link2SD which you have downloaded from Google play store on your phone
-Now open Link2SD which you have downloaded from Google play store on your phone
On first run you will see a diagloge from Super User similar to the image below. This is a safe application provided you downloaded it from Google Play with the correct name so go ahead and click on "Grant".
Next Link2SD will ask you to select the file system of your second permission, choose "FAT / FAT32". See image below.
Now click OK, the phone will ask to get restarted, click on "Reboot Device" so it will restart itself.
A dialogue box will come up after the restart click okay
Open Link2SD
There is a funnel-like icon on the top part click it you will see different options, choose on internal. Image below.
Now tap the Menu Key of your phone, and select multi-select, then press the select all button.
All of these apps will be selected. Now choose action then click create link
Select the three options (link application file, link dalvic-cache file,link library files) then click ok
Link2SD will then move all those apps and games then create a link with them from the second partition of your SD card. Touch OK when done
Now you are done but to make sure this happens automatically every single time you install an app you should goto settings from the menu and click on auto link and then select Auto Link Settings and then select the three options again and ok.
Also to prevent your phone from automatically moving apps to SD-Card by the default method which is not much effective and will cause problems goto settings from the menu, click on Install Location and select Internal
You are now free of the low memory issue with your phone.
This is how I got Link2SD to work on my QMobile Noir A2, and I love it. I have been able to install 45 applications on my mobile, including all big popular games.
Here is screenshot of my mobile after I used Link2SD and installed many games as you can see for yourself here that how much Internal Memory is even after installing these many applications:
Regards,
RaHBeR
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Edit Info:
- 9th July 2013
Tutorial created
- 13th July 2013
Added working screenshots of Link2SD
good guide (Y)
finally someone did i was an developer of noir a2 but i moved to another phone kudoz to you man makin link2sd work perfectly
This is the error I am receiving:
/data/sdext2 mount not found.
Ghulam Muhammad Mustafa said:
This is the error I am receiving:
/data/sdext2 mount not found.
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Where do you get this error, in which application?
Regards,
RaHBeR
How To Change Boot file Qmobile A50 ..
Dear All
Please give me solution .....
Can we use data2sd method with noir a2 to increase the internal memory ?
Can We Do Same With Our Mobile Internal Memory?
Thank you for this great article and I'm going to try this trick right now. I have a question also, Can we not use our mobile Internal memory instead of memory card memory? Actually I have 4 GB free internal memory and the other benefit is apps developers prefer that the apps should be stored in internal memory.
please tell me any one how about sdcard memory & sdcard memory use in internal memory or not ?
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please tell me any one how can i update my qmobile m90 on new android lollipop 5.1 info
My phone q i9 increace the internal memory plz help sir
Hello everyone !
Many of you - Xperia M4 Aqua Users heard about Adoptive Storage on Marshmallow, but it was fake info. There isn't any adoptive storage on M4 Aqua.
If you have 16GB version - lucky you, If you have 8GB - I will show you how to create "Adoptive" Storage on this phone (This will also work on Lolipop and on any device, by the way).
What you need:
-ROOTED Device
-App2SD: All in One Tool App (You can find it on Google Play)
-SD Card (I think at least 8GB but 16GB is recomended)
-OPTIONALLY (if you already have SD Card and data on it) - a computer to backup your data on SD Card
Creating "Adoptive Storage" on Xperia:
1. Download App2SD App from Google Play
2.Run App and grant root access
3.Swipe down and search for "Partition Tool"
4.Look at the top - There is a Slider you can change the space of your 1st partiton on SD Card with it. 1st Partition is for all data, videos, music, documents you have on your SD CARD. The 2nd partition is for apps you move to SD Card. The Last - 3rd is a swap partition. If you have 8GB SD Card I recommend you to set 1st partition size to 3000mb between 5000mb and Swap Partition - around 100mb. The 2nd partition will set automatically. Don't Forget that this settings are individual - how much space you need for you files on SD Card and how many apps you want to move to SD.
There is my preset (for 8GB):
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For 16GB, situation is the same. I don't know if someone want 8GB space on 2nd partition for your apps. 4GB 2nd partition size is optimal.
5. WARNING! This action will erase your data on your SD Card - Make Sure you have a backup!
I don't take any responsibility for accidentally erased SD Cards
6.If you have a backup and your partitions sizes are ok, you can tap "Yes" Button.
7.After creating partitions, the phone will reboot.
8.After reboot, start App2SD again. Probably the app will inform you that 2nd partition is not mount - don't soft reboot. Click "No" and go to "Link apps to SD Card". Then in window "Select SD Card 2nd partition and file system" check option "Advanced method" (Mount script). I have tested all methods on Xperia M4 Aqua - for me only Advanced method helped. Click OK and if you got window about systemless root, click "Yes". The App will create mount script. After that you can click the menu icon on the top left of screen and select "Remount 2nd partition" (you can also recreate mount script if something went wrong) If your 2nd partition has been remounted successfully you are ready to move apps to your 2nd partition on your SD Card.
9.Moving apps to SD is very easy and simple. Go to "Link apps to SD Card" and here you have all installed apps on SD.
Click this button to filter your apps - we want to see only User apps not system apps - its not the best idea to move system apps lol
Check "User" option and go to next step
10. Find the app you want to move and click on it. Swipe down and click "Link/Unlink". Swipe down again and check option "Select All" - you will select all application - odex, library etc and click OK. App2SD will move your application to 2nd partition on your SD Card.
11. Congratulations ! You correctly moved your app to SD !
[Extra]12. You can move other apps to SD and release space on you internal storage, Google apps (like: Google Services, Gmail) may not work after moving!
as I said before moving system apps is not the best idea.
Troubleshooting:
-After Reboot i don't see moved apps ! Help!
1.If you don't see your apps after moving, try to use another method of mounting script and recreate it 2. In SuperSU app go to settings and find "turn on su during the boot" and turn it onIf you have any other questions, ask down below
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Could maybe try it!
Great work
I tested to link gmaps, google, strava, spotify just to test on a spare 8Gb card and it worked perfectly! Your tutorial was easy to follow, awesome man.
I have a 32Gb card on another phone, so do I need to unlink the 4 apps and then swap SD card and then redo your tutorial?
Great work!
EDIT:So I unlinked the 4 apps, then went back to partition tool and pressed erase SD card, and phone restarted.
is it ok now to swap cards and redo this tutorial?
I tried this with 32gb card and it works with no problem for a week now.
Thanks!
MrPilot said:
I tested to link gmaps, google, strava, spotify just to test on a spare 8Gb card and it worked perfectly! Your tutorial was easy to follow, awesome man.
I have a 32Gb card on another phone, so do I need to unlink the 4 apps and then swap SD card and then redo your tutorial?
Great work!
EDIT:So I unlinked the 4 apps, then went back to partition tool and pressed erase SD card, and phone restarted.
is it ok now to swap cards and redo this tutorial?
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First, Relink your 4 apps to your internal storage, then put your 32gb SD card in phone and go to the tutorial again (you need to create partitions, backups again and stuff like that, good luck :])