I saw that rom toolbox has one feature wich increases the sd card cache!
well i want to modify the cache without the "ROM Toolbox" program
can it be done by editing the build.prop or something like that?
Using the Antutu Benchmark I saw that the larger SD Card cache improves the read\write speed of the built-in memory.
10x
i saw some post here in xda that increasing your cach more than 1024 is not advisable, because in excess of that it will not increase the sd card read/write speed anymore.
mharckk said:
i saw some post here in xda that increasing your cach more than 1024 is not advisable, because in excess of that it will not increase the sd card read/write speed anymore.
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i understand...with rom toolbox i had increased the cache at 2048 mb....but 1024 it`s fine
anyway...the question is...how can i do that?
frankly speaking i dont know how to do it with build prop i just used rom toolbox too...hehehe
I just don`t get it...where are all the developers???
doesn`t anyone know the answer to my question?
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Hi,
i just rooted my phone yesterday and i am quite new. I am using the kimera 1.8 and it says app2sd is automatic (i guess) I have partition my class 6 4gb sd card but then when i install apps, the memory of the phone is the one that decreases... Any idea how should i do this ?
raikan123 said:
Hi,
i just rooted my phone yesterday and i am quite new. I am using the kimera 1.8 and it says app2sd is automatic (i guess) I have partition my class 6 4gb sd card but then when i install apps, the memory of the phone is the one that decreases... Any idea how should i do this ?
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There is a section on how to check if apps2sd is working correctly in BTDAG's guide linked in my signature. Bookmark it!
i already check it but however, my internal memory still decreases when apps are installed.. Does this mean that the app2sd does not work ?
raikan123 said:
i already check it but however, my internal memory still decreases when apps are installed.. Does this mean that the app2sd does not work ?
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no it doesn't. what does the apps2sd check say? i made it. it tells you the truth. if it tells it works, then it works.
it says /dara/app is a symlink..........ok
/darta.app-private is a symlink.........ok
apps2sd is working without dalvik-cache
What does it mean ??
it says its working but internal phone memory drops ??
dalvik-cache resides in the internal memory, and therefore takes up space on your phone.
if i ever get the guy that made people think apps2sd doesn't use any internal memory, i'll do really bad things to him...
so how do i move my dalvik-cache to my sd ?
you can edit the apps2sd script, or you can ask your rom dev to do it for you. or you can just live with the fact that dalvik-cache uses a little internal memory, it is not gonna eat up all of it. how much free space do you have left?
100mb left just for 20 apps installed
I followed your instructions and the script tells me apps2sd is not working.Can it be manually enabled? Im running Kimera 1.8 with a ext4 partition (I pm'd exit and he told me ext4 was supported)
Thanks
hi i would like to know which one is better....
in terms of output....
and definitely in terms of sd card life.
Hi...I'm interested about this and i wait your opinions!
It all actually depends on what you're needs are.
Though here is something that you could read about:
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Here's a breakdown:
Darktremmor a2sd(apps2sd):
+moves /data/apps and /dalvik/cache /directory to your ext partition.
+tried and tested with almost any ROM oout there(although some ROMs still have problems with this, specially with the SGA)
+everything is the same except for the apps and dalvik-cache directories mentioned.
-also with dalvik-cache moved to SDext, SD card life can be shortened dramatically. on the other hand, retaining it to internal memory will eventually fill up the partition and result in storage shortage.
Ungaze data2sd(aka data2ext)
+moves almost the whole /data FS to your SDext partition(except some setting directory)
-some users still experience some bugs, but development is going well and is on our way to a final version.
+with final version, it will be very well optimized and user friendly as to enable users to move /data back and forth from internal to ext as well as give users an option to mount dalvik-cache to a directory of choice(RAM for SD-life saving, internal for data integrity, ext for performance and cache simply just to use the extra space cache has)
+also, a small boost in real-life performance can be gained as well as a huge boost in quadrant tests.
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GForceXIII said:
The difference is, darktremor only moves the app folder onto ext partition, while ungaze's d2sd moves the WHOLE data folder onto the ext partition. The app folder is inside data. That's why you can't use both.
And the plus with ungaze is the dalvik cache is moved to RAM so it doesn't eat the sd nor the internal storage's life and it gives better IO performance.
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Some people get bugs on their ROMs while using both mods.
I've used them on different ROMs and I can tell you that it may occur, and may not. If so, try to reflash it. Bugs are most likely to be FCs.
Currently I am using ungaze's data2ext, but I'm thinking of changing to DT's d2sd and test its performance too.
I just want to tell you that such kind of mods are great, because you can install many more apps on your p500. Just try it for yourself and see which one is best for you.
I installed ungaze data2sd but it was too unstable. I got back to apps2sd
a2sd prebuilt in void echo rom
very stable and working well
how do i format my sd card for link2sd? i want to set it up and move all my large items to my external sd so how do i do it? thanks
i made 2 fat 32 partitions one is 1 gig the other is like 28 gig link2sd still doesnt see second partition dont know what im doing wrong
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i made 2 fat 32 partitions one is 1 gig the other is like 28 gig link2sd still doesnt see second partition dont know what im doing wrong
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which ROM is it 2.2 or 2.1
for .2.1 that should not be the problem however for 2.2 check the thread below in sig and 2.2 on X10i .link2sd has some fundamental problems so not working....
i got it set up it was for 2.1, you know of any tweaks that speed up the 2.1 rom? i removed all bloat i rooted it and put jit on it so just searching for any tweaks
leo5111 said:
i got it set up it was for 2.1, you know of any tweaks that speed up the 2.1 rom? i removed all bloat i rooted it and put jit on it so just searching for any tweaks
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check various rom's available on development sections some are preety fast.
basically all they do is some sysctl tweaks and screne responsiveness tweaks
if you are brave enough look at the build.prop file for starting of customization
/system/build.prop
I had problems too until I formatted partition 1 as FAT (aka FAT16 - NOT FAT32), and the second as FAT32 or Ext2/3.
The key for me was the first partition being FAT.
Follow this tutorial that i lifted from the
Link2SD Thread (Funnily enough, I am surprised you did not search first before creating a new thread)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16875736&postcount=41
First of all i am not a dev, and the statements bellow are confirmed by devs and known guys from our O1 community like Maktail and Miasmic (thanks guys).
Most of us use a2sd scripts like darktremmor, ungaze, link2sd etc. and many of those are suppose to provide us with practically unlimited sd space for apps and data. But the common problem which allways occures is that after moving one too much apps to sd you will get at some point bootloops. The phone will not be able to load all apps from sdext partition and reboots all the time. So no a2sd script is able to provide what is ment for.
My question of why use a2sd script is related to the fact that moving apps to sd using built in android script which resides in every ROM (even stock obviously), moves to sd the same amount of apps as other scripts mentioned and has the same behaviour of bootlooping when too many apps are moved to sd. The only difference is that other scripts provide more options, like moving dalvikcache to sd. But that doesn`t help either.
So why use a2sd scripts when the result is the same as using stock android script?
A2sd dev dk_zero-cool (thanks) said here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342387&page=25 that is common knoledge that android cannot handle more than 1GB external data and recommended to use no more than 1,5 GB sdext partition formated with other recovery than CWM which is buggy. Did that and results are the same bootloops. Which means that moving too many apps to sd gives at some point system instability no matter what app or which script we use.
That is why more exepensive phones have more internal mem, up to 16GB in nexus case for example, which is using internal mem even for data games storrage. In that case they use a script to link internal sd data to external sd data (folder mounting), which is of no use for us.
Using DT, ungaze and android built in move to sd option, i could move to sd the same amount of apps before getting bootloops. So why buther using all king of scripts when the resilt is the same?
And now i get to the real questions, which are:
Is there any a2sd script that gives the use of more than 1.5 GB of external data without system instability (bootloops)? (i could move about 1.2 GB to sdext using ungaze) Please post the answer to this after you tested and moved or linked to sd more than 1.5 GB of apps.
Is there a 1 or 1.5 GB limit of external data which android (Linux) can handle before getting instable? If so, can this limit be overcome?
If there is a limit, why the options to create more than 2 GB sdext partitions in recoveries?
Can some nice dev make a script that lets the phone give us a slap on the face when getting close to the point where the system gets instable, if the limit of external space cannot be overcome? It seems that most of a2sd script devs discontinued their work.
my opinion
I have used both ungaze and link2sd... link2sd got unstable when i am using almost over a gig of Ext partition while right now I'm using ungaze with 1.7gb of used Ext partition... It was stable for me... No bootloop or anything...
Using the latest cm7 nightly rom, fk v4...
EveryThing has it's own LIMITATION
amao10 said:
I have used both ungaze and link2sd... link2sd got unstable when i am using almost over a gig of Ext partition while right now I'm using ungaze with 1.7gb of used Ext partition... It was stable for me... No bootloop or anything...
Using the latest cm7 nightly rom, fk v4...
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Really? 1.7 Gb and stable? Ext 4? Did you use CWM to make it? What card do you use?
New great a2sd mounting folders like disks! Need some testers here guys, please help. Maybe this way we can solve a2sd bootloops.
Must see this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1502893&page=6
based on my experience
Ext 2, used amonra 3.0.6, class 4 16gb transend, faster boot up than link2sd...
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Ext 2, used amonra 3.0.6, class 4 16gb transend, faster boot up than link2sd...
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So nothing special. Close to what is use. Except for ext2. I use ext4. Could ext2 be more stable?
does anyone has proof that internal sd card is better & faster than eksternal sd card class 10?
Is there really need for a proof on that matter? The fact that class 10 is the latest technology doesn`t make it ultimate.
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Is there really need for a proof on that matter? The fact that class 10 is the latest technology doesn`t make it ultimate.
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yes but it makes sense if your internal sd card is only class 2 (imagine factory want to cut budget product and add low sd card read & write).
one thing for sure, my quadrant says about 800 using internal sd card, and now about 2000 using eksternal. and if someone say that quadrant score is irrelevant, i only ask, why?
I use link2sd with 512 or 600-700 MB EXT3, and never got a problem, I prefer huge apps/games like NFS shift, in internal memory and data obviously in normal SD partition, and I prefer keeping apps like facebook, camera360 and other [unmoveable by default] apps in EXT3.. this way I can install several apps without any problem
I dont know if this has been asked before and I am feeling lazy to search. Does ungaze data2sd work with ext4 now?
Many memory hungry apps force close on ics, specially when web browsing.
Would you advise to use swap? If so what would be better, use it on the cache partition or on the microsd?
My current setup:
- Neo V with ics pureness 14 rom
- microsd 16gb class 10
- 1gb ext4 partition for link2sd apps
- Autostart of many apps disabled with Lbe or autostarts
I would go for sd-card (for greater storage; you I'm having cache partition of ~ 100 mb only - cant say of ics pureness 14 rom, i'm on stock)
yogeshm.007 said:
I would go for sd-card (for greater storage; you I'm having cache partition of ~ 100 mb only - cant say of ics pureness 14 rom, i'm on stock)
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You are killing your card with that.
Flash memories have limited read/write cycles.
Not saying it will die fast but still there is impact.
Is the 100mb cache partition even used? Every time I've seen it it's almost empty. Also it may be faster, but are there any negative effects of using a 64mb swap from there?