.....and you love to play games on the go then storage is a must for game data.
I upgraded to ICS with condi's fantastic tool but under condi's 3.3 tool I have been unable to use the mass storage option with any success(maybe its me). On installing the tens of gameloft games the internal memory has been quickly eaten up.
The only way that allows me to istall game data is a suggestion from obicom to run a script to direct game data to the external card.
I downloaded "scripter" from google play and inserted;
mount -o bind /mnt/sdcard2/data /mnt/sdcard/Android/data.
(make a folder in sdcard2 called "data")
Only thing I have found is you must run the script every time the tablet has rebooted( which isn't really a problem)
This has worked successfully from HC3.2 to this version of android.
I hope this helps anyone else that installs Gameloft games and to ensure the internal memory stays clear for other things.
One the other hand, if the option in codi's 3.3 tool and has successfully managed to transfer game data over to external card please advise me further.
Cheers,
David.
hey,
thanks to sirkey's xkernel and flykernel we have OTG working fine on RAY!!
Here's my question
1)Is it possible to unmount sd card and mount flash drive as sd-card ??
2)if (1) is possible , is it possible to boot without sd and mount flash drive as sd ???
Because i need to play games on my ray , but i dont have enough space on sd, so if above is possible then i can run games with flash drive inserted !!!
For admin:
{after receiving answers, i will convert this thread to ( [TIP] ) if it really works }
Even it is possible, using OTG too much will result over-heating on USB chip.
But still worth of it right !!!!
I may not more than half an hour.....
Or a movie !!
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It works on N8..
I tried it with my phone and it didn't work..
if someone is able to do it..
t will be awesome
manan.dope said:
It works on N8..
I tried it with my phone and it didn't work..
if someone is able to do it..
t will be awesome
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I'm pretty sure I watched some movies off my 64gb usb stick to test this function.
However, the point has already been made - doing this regularly probably isn't very good for the device.
Just buy a 32gb SD card, it really is quite a lot of memory!
I have also read that some 64gb sd cards work on the Ray.
I rooted my phone yesterday and installed foldermount so i can store large games on SD card. It's working fine with apps less than 500mb because i only have 500mb available in SD card. First I have to download the big games into internal, then move them to Sd card using foldermount to free up space in internal memory.
However, i cannot do so with very large games like Asphalt 8 because i don't have 1.5 gb free space in the first place. Please give me some advice.
Download asphalt 8 data,apk from sites like http://onhax.net/asphalt-8-airborne-apk or something else(you can get many sites by searching in google)
then proceed same way you did before..
MrKarma4ya said:
I rooted my phone yesterday and installed foldermount so i can store large games on SD card. It's working fine with apps less than 500mb because i only have 500mb available in SD card. First I have to download the big games into internal, then move them to Sd card using foldermount to free up space in internal memory.
However, i cannot do so with very large games like Asphalt 8 because i don't have 1.5 gb free space in the first place. Please give me some advice.
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In my opinion Link2SD is the best app to solve the problem of low internal memory, it works great for me. Take a high speed class SD card and create two partitions (FAT32 and EXT4) using Minitool Partition WIzard or Gparted if you use Linux. And then download and install Link2SD from PlayStore. Run the app and link everything to SDCARD (ext4 partition). I advice you to buy the plus version because it allows to link the internal data too, so more free memory.
About the installation of large games like Asphalt. Well, Link2Sd allows to link the game (or any app) automatically on SdCard once you finished to install it from PlayStore. Just go on the settings and select "auto link".
There's a good video on youtube on how to use the app. Just search: "How to use link2sd to move apps to 2nd partition(SD card)"
Of course other videos are great too, but this is one of the best imho
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IWell, Link2Sd allows to link the game (or any app) automatically on SdCard once you finished to install it from PlayStore. Just go on the settings and select "auto link".
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Thanks for the reply. Thing is, i can't install asphalt 8 from play store in the first place because it needs 1.4 Gb and i only have 500mb free internal memory. I need a way to download it directly to the linked folder in SD card.
I also tried downloading apk and obb, but still I have to first copy the large obb in internal memory, then link it to SD card, which is not possible due to low internal memory.
Install xposed and xinternalSD, he download data/obb automatically to the sd, and use Link2SD to link all applications. I use these methods, and I have 1.37 GB free memory. but I have apps 2,8GB.
I made a video teaching how to configure xinternalsd in kitkat, but is the same configuration in Lollipop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQ-SeWG3dVQ
(Sorry my bad english)
MrKarma4ya said:
Thanks for the reply. Thing is, i can't install asphalt 8 from play store in the first place because it needs 1.4 Gb and i only have 500mb free internal memory. I need a way to download it directly to the linked folder in SD card.
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Oh you mean in the first moment, now I understand. Sorry, my mistake
Btw you're right, because at this point it's even impossible to download the game from PlayStore. Well, I think the only way is to remove all the bloatwares and apps you don't use. And through Link2SD link all the installed apps you can to SD. Once you have more free space and you reached about 1.5gb try to install the game (and link it to sd). You can also consider to try a custom rom if you are not using it, generally speaking it has more free space than stock rom.
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brundark said:
Install xposed and xinternalSD, he download data/obb automatically to the sd, and use Link2SD to link all applications. I use these methods, and I have 1.37 GB free memory. but I have apps 2,8GB.
I made a video teaching how to configure xinternalsd in kitkat, but is the same configuration in Lollipop
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It sounds great, I've never tried the xposed solution. Good to know, I'll consider it if I'll need. Thank you very much, and thanks for the video too
brundark said:
Install xposed and xinternalSD, he download data/obb automatically to the sd, and use Link2SD to link all applications. I use these methods, and I have 1.37 GB free memory. but I have apps 2,8GB.
I made a video teaching how to configure xinternalsd in kitkat, but is the same configuration in Lollipop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQ-SeWG3dVQ
(Sorry my bad english)
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I just recently rooted my device and i am very inexperienced with these stuff. I'm not sure I'm ready to mess with custom recovery and Xposed modules right now, but it sure seems like it's the solution i need. Anyway, I'll try to search for easier alternatives, but if i can't, I'll have to use this one.
Norrsken87 said:
Oh you mean in the first moment, now I understand. Sorry, my mistake
Btw you're right, because at this point it's even impossible to download the game from PlayStore. Well, I think the only way is to remove all the bloatwares and apps you don't use. And through Link2SD link all the installed apps you can to SD. Once you have more free space and you reached about 1.5gb try to install the game (and link it to sd). You can also consider to try a custom rom if you are not using it, generally speaking it has more free space than stock rom.
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Ok, I installed link2sd, partitioned my SD card and sent ALL my downloaded apps to the partition in SD card. I now have 1.3 GB free in my internal, but to download asphalt 8, I need 1.6 GB free.
I know that i can also remove pre-installed apps, but i'm not sure about it. Please tell me if it's safe to move/remove the following apps:
-Hangouts
-Google Play Newsstand
-Google Play movies and TV
-Motorola Assist
-Motorola Alert
-Motorola Migrate
-Google Play Music
MrKarma4ya said:
Ok, I installed link2sd, partitioned my SD card and sent ALL my downloaded apps to the partition in SD card. I now have 1.3 GB free in my internal, but to download asphalt 8, I need 1.6 GB free.
I know that i can also remove pre-installed apps, but i'm not sure about it. Please tell me if it's safe to move/remove the following apps:
-Hangouts
-Google Play Newsstand
-Google Play movies and TV
-Motorola Assist
-Motorola Alert
-Motorola Migrate
-Google Play Music
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Yes you can, I removed all of them.
To uninstall you can also use "system app remover", download it from Play Store
Norrsken87 said:
Yes you can, I removed all of them.
To uninstall you can also use "system app remover", download it from Play Store
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I uninstalled some pre-installed apps, still I didn't have enough space. So, i dug around the internet some more and finally found the solution!
You can actually use foldermount to install large obb files DIRECTLY INTO SD CARD instead of just moving them from internal to SD card. Link2SD only allows us to move from internal to SD, but foldermount did the trick!
However, Link2SD allows me to transfer Apk, Dex, Lib and internal files as well, so I guess I'm keeping them both! Thanks again for recommending Link2Sd for me.
I haven't tested with Asphalt 8 yet, but it works with NFS Most Wanted, wich is over 2GB in size.
MrKarma4ya said:
I uninstalled some pre-installed apps, still I didn't have enough space. So, i dug around the internet some more and finally found the solution!
You can actually use foldermount to install large obb files DIRECTLY INTO SD CARD instead of just moving them from internal to SD card. Link2SD only allows us to move from internal to SD, but foldermount did the trick!
However, Link2SD allows me to transfer Apk, Dex, Lib and internal files as well, so I guess I'm keeping them both! Thanks again for recommending Link2Sd for me.
I haven't tested with Asphalt 8 yet, but it works with NFS Most Wanted, wich is over 2GB in size.
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You're welcome
Yeah FolderMount is good too. It depends on what we have to do. I'm currently using Link2sd because it works great for me but other solutions (like the one proposed by brundark) are always welcome. By the way I'm glad you solved the issue
For asphalt 8 download the game from pc or on ur friends or family member's phone..who have more inbuilt memory..then transfer the obb & apk to ur sd card..n install apk n place the obb accordingly. will work like charm.
n regarding how to run obb files from sd card..just download "obb to sd " from xposed.. app in KB size.. so u dont have to install folder mouny n do evetything manually..this module does everything on its own.. i play big Gameloft n EA games easily.
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For asphalt 8 download the game from pc or on ur friends or family member's phone..who have more inbuilt memory..then transfer the obb & apk to ur sd card..n install apk n place the obb accordingly. will work like charm.
n regarding how to run obb files from sd card..just download "obb to sd " from xposed.. app in KB size.. so u dont have to install folder mouny n do evetything manually..this module does everything on its own.. i play big Gameloft n EA games easily.
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Thanks for the help, but I'm sticking with foldermount now, since size isn't my biggest issue. I'm also new to these stuff, so I'll save Xposed for later. I don't really feel like trying everything at once, and theres so many things to try out there!(I haven't even flashed a custom rom yet)
So, I have flashed MiniBlu's CM11 for some time now, and like many others on the stock ROM, I'm running a little low on memory. (1.12gb) after installing some games. Can someone write me a guide to partitioning it? I know you can do it from TWRP.
I saw this online: http://androidforums.com/threads/make-sd-card-as-internal-memory.887942/
Can I use this guide?
If not, can someone explain to me how to do it?
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So, I have flashed MiniBlu's CM11 for some time now, and like many others on the stock ROM, I'm running a little low on memory. (1.12gb) after installing some games. Can someone write me a guide to partitioning it? I know you can do it from TWRP.
I saw this online: http://androidforums.com/threads/make-sd-card-as-internal-memory.887942/
Can I use this guide?
If not, can someone explain to me how to do it?
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While you can use twrp to do the re-partitioning the options in trwp are quite limited, I always use gparted on a linux machine (you can use a linux live cd or usb). Just google partition sdcard with gparted for tutorials.
I would not use that guide as it is meant for a different phone and may not be compatible. To do a proper inverted storage setup you really need an optimized "inverted storage kernel" and a really good quality fast sdcard or it will make you phone lag like all hell (even with a fast sdcard a kernel that is properly optimized to use it as a data partition is need to improve IO speed) and with any of these setups if you don't want to replace your expensive fast sdcard on a regular basis you will need to disable journaling on the ext4 partitions to reduce unnecessary write operations (although this increases the risk of file system corruption and data loss).
All in all I think a better and safer option is to use either the "foldermount" app to move your "obb" and "data" folders to external sd (you'll need the paid version to do that as the free version will only let you move 3 apps not entire folders) or the "Xinternal" xposed module can do the same thing but requires a little more manual setup than the foldermount app (check the Xinternal xda thread for instuctions on how to set it up.
Thanks a lot. You ROM is very fast so partitioning is something I won't do. I've been using an xposed module called "obb on SD" and it loads obb from the SD fine. The problem is, it doesn't move apps in the data/data folder. Will try Xinternal
Okay , so I tried both xinternal and folder mounter. I don't know if it works with other games, but NBA JAM would crash (The modules work, but just not for this game). I know it works for larger games like Asphalt 8 or big GTA games, but not for NBA jam.
Hello guys.
Would appreciate help from you on this, cause i have found somewhere here that this is the way how can i increase my storage and move apps there. I've been trying to use link2sd plus app, but i'm doing something wrong, obviously. I found a guide to make 2 partitions on drive one fat32 one ext2 (did try ext2 and ext3). when i insert stick to tablet, it recognizes my 1st partition but 2nd one didn't want to see. i don't know how to mount it. i've tried various softwares like let's go app 2 otg, stickmount, and i can't even remember all names, none worked. Guide says that link2sd app should ask me what's fs on my 2nd partition, but i get no such message. i tried looking in settings or trough the software but it says it doesn't have 2nd partition mounted. i have no idea how to do that. Can someone please guide me how to fix this or any other way how to be able to move my apps to OTG and possibly play from there.
Thank you.
IrethTassartir said:
Hello guys.
Would appreciate help from you on this, cause i have found somewhere here that this is the way how can i increase my storage and move apps there. I've been trying to use link2sd plus app, but i'm doing something wrong, obviously. I found a guide to make 2 partitions on drive one fat32 one ext2 (did try ext2 and ext3). when i insert stick to tablet, it recognizes my 1st partition but 2nd one didn't want to see. i don't know how to mount it. i've tried various softwares like let's go app 2 otg, stickmount, and i can't even remember all names, none worked. Guide says that link2sd app should ask me what's fs on my 2nd partition, but i get no such message. i tried looking in settings or trough the software but it says it doesn't have 2nd partition mounted. i have no idea how to do that. Can someone please guide me how to fix this or any other way how to be able to move my apps to OTG and possibly play from there.
Thank you.
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It takes a custom Kernel, stickmount, and some trickery just to get some apps to use otg to store and read data. Actually moving apps to it and running them has not been done. Don't think it's possible.
Here is some info on some ppl trying https://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-9/development/rom-pure-nexus-substratum-t3536565/post73184172
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It takes a custom Kernel, stickmount, and some trickery just to get some apps to use otg to store and read data. Actually moving apps to it and running them has not been done. Don't think it's possible.
Here is some info on some ppl trying https://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-9/development/rom-pure-nexus-substratum-t3536565/post73184172
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so i have to have custom ROM. I did unlock bootloader, and root my tablet, this is ROM i used "image-volantis-n9f27l", latest supported by my phone. can you advice me what custom rom should i try, and what is the point in moving apps to OTG if i can't run em from there.
also one thing i don't understand reading those posts is why the hell do i need 2 partitions. If i have dedicated flash for only that, can i just make one partition with ext2 fs, and make it somehow a extension to system storage.
when youn run link2sd app it says in description that it should run apps or games from external storage.
Thank you for looking into this.
Those posts were simply about getting apps to store and read data on external storage. Actually moving apps to it and running them from it is likely not possible. Link2sd and repartitioning is for devices that have built-in SD card slots (that's what it means by external storage), not otg, and is not even necessary anymore. Sdcards can be made into adoptable storage and merged with internal storage now.
But as far as I know, none of that can be done through otg. It is only for storing, transferring and reading media.