Increasing NEO /System and /Data partitions - Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro

Hello Team.
Not everyone knows that the NEO was somewhat offended. For some unknown reason to me NEO section /System and /Data partitions are smaller than on other models Xperia 2011.
It is should be fixed!
We will need:
- FlashTool latest versions (version above 8)
- Installed driver in the system (located in the flashtool\drivers)
- Downloaded NEO V (MT11) .587 FW (Find it in the header. Localization does not matter, I Used nordic) (another .587 FWfor NEO V)
- Installed CWM on the phone, or you can find it in the custom kernel (to make a backup of the installed firmware, and restore it after that)
1. Go to the CWM and do a full backup of your ROM. (you can skip, but will have to re-install the ROM again)
2. Run FlashTool and Flash previously downloaded FW from NEO V 587 with this markers:
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3. After flashing reboot and go back to CWM. Do factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache. And restores the previously made backup.
So what we had:
And what we have now:
As you can see /System increased from 312.5 to 400MB, and /Data from 380 to 420mb.

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vinhpz0 said:
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Should work as many have confirmed. But be aware of the drawback before deciding if this mod is the right for you.
Me - not (explained in an another topic)
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What's the drawback, I haven't experienced any problems and I've been using it for a few days now.

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I just used the one from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766539 but we need to fix the camera if we used stock ROM

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MaxWorks said:
Hello Team.
Not everyone knows that the NEO was somewhat offended. For some unknown reason to me NEO section /System and /Data partitions are smaller than on other models Xperia 2011.
It is should be fixed!
We will need:
- FlashTool latest versions (version above 8)
- Installed driver in the system (located in the flashtool\drivers)
- Downloaded NEO V (MT11) .587 FW (Find it in the header. Localization does not matter, I Used nordic)
- Installed CWM on the phone (to make a backup of the installed firmware, and restore it after that)
1. We go to the CWM and do a full backup of your ROM. (you can skip, but will have to re-install the ROM again)
2. Run FlashTool and Flash previously downloaded FW from NEO V 587 with this markers:
3. After flashing reboot and go back to CWM. Do factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache. And restores the previously made backup.
So what we had:
And what we have now:
As you can see /System increased from 312.5 to 400MB, and /Data from 380 to 420mb.
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thanks mate ! it works ! ^^

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Every Xperia Neo user should have done this. Great tutorial there. I've been using it for about 5 month now and never experience drawbacks or whatsoever.

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where is the downloaded FW from NEO V 587 ?
i can't find it ?
can you give me link for download it
sorry for bad english

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I've been using it for 2 months and no problems !

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It's good that you didn't notice any drawback. it means this mod worked for you as you wanted.
Here is the reason I don't want that.
After the mod, /system increased from 312.5MB to 400MB (88MB difference) and /data from 380MB to 420MB (40MB increased).
From where the space from? It is from the partition intended for /system/vendor. After modding - /system/vendor mount point disappeared, means its contents is now in /system partition.
As I do not use stock rom, the 133MB partition intended for /system/vendor can be wasted. But thanks to alliance kernel, it is (automatically) mounted and used for dalvik cache (described HERE). Without it all the dalvik cache would occupy a lot of space in /data.
In MY CASE, the dalvik cache directory is as big as 98MB. By a simple calculation, I just think the mod can increase the data partition in 40MB, but will cause 98MB of dalvik cache to be moved to /data. So I decided that this new partitioning schema is not for me. I need more space in /data rather than /system.

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Could I flash neo v kernel into neo ?

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danisariandi said:
Could I flash neo v kernel into neo ?
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I don't know about all.... But mostly it works!
Correct me seniors if I'm wrong
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For Locked bootloader the tutorial is much more long.
After flashing neo V system we need to flash .062 neo v kernel, make root, flash .587 neo kernel, install cwm, restore backup of the rom.
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Bertellio said:
For Locked bootloader the tutorial is much more long.
After flashing neo V system we need to flash .062 neo v kernel, make root, flash .587 neo kernel, install cwm, restore backup of the rom.
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You can шадфыр ROM without kernel, and load CWM via fastboot command:
fastboot boot kernel_with_cwm.img and restore ROM

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i did but nothing happens
how could i check this method is working correctly

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Confirmed.
It works. But flashing new firmware of Neo via Flashtool removes the partition and takes it back to old size.
So the solutions are:
1. Don't flash firmwares via Flashtool (flashing other ROMs via CWM doesn't crash the partition)
2. When you use flashtool,- just flash ROM from Neo V, and than any custom ROM via CWM.

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engahmed91 said:
i did but nothing happens
how could i check this method is working correctly
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Install any terminal emulator from the Market.
Enter to it and enter df command.
You will se full list of your partitions

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MaxWorks said:
Install any terminal emulator from the Market.
Enter to it and enter df command.
You will se full list of your partitions
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thank u
but now i`m sure that nothing change
any ideas?

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MaxWorks said:
You can шадфыр ROM without kernel, and load CWM via fastboot command:
fastboot boot kernel_with_cwm.img and restore ROM
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For locked bootloader root user is given from the rom, not from the kernel. The same is for cwm, as we lose it if we format /system.
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Bertellio said:
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For locked bootloader root user is given from the rom, not from the kernel. The same is for cwm, as we lose it if we format /system.
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with fastboot boot you didn't flash kernel, only load kernel into phone, and after restart it's gone.