I moved some apps to the storage card and now my phone only stays up for a few minutes!!
Is there any fix I can do without recovery? TIA
DAMN I wish Android had a Safe Mode like SPB Pocket Plus gave us WinMo!!!
What does Wipe Delvik Cache do? I know the others completely restore the rom.
Or is it possible I could access I can load the internel android sd card and delete something i.e.: suspected app go taskmanager
n1nj4Lo said:
I moved some apps to the storage card and now my phone only stays up for a few minutes!!
Is there any fix I can do without recovery? TIA
DAMN I wish Android had a Safe Mode like SPB Pocket Plus gave us WinMo!!!
What does Wipe Delvik Cache do? I know the others completely restore the rom.
Or is it possible I could access I can load the internel android sd card and delete something i.e.: suspected app go taskmanager
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First thing you should forget about is moving apps to the SD card.
Secondly you can uninstall any app via adb commands in recovery (you can search on how to do that
You can also find mounds of info on what Dalvik cache is by Googling
You should've known all that before trying to move apps to SD or research and find which apps are safe to move to SD
Forget completely about moving apps to SD if you want a smooth trouble free experience
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cdzo72 said:
First thing you should forget about is moving apps to the SD card.
Secondly you can uninstall any app via adb commands in recovery (you can search on how to do that
You can also find mounds of info on what Dalvik cache is by Googling
You should've known all that before trying to move apps to SD or research and find which apps are safe to move to SD
Forget completely about moving apps to SD if you want a smooth trouble free experience
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I searched Delvik Cache StreakMod in GOOGLE and found nothing... All that showed up was countless "Should I Clear My Delvik Cache When Installing A New Rom" threads, ClockworkMod Wiki didn't even tell me much about Delvik and when I searched there for it no results came up atll.
Thanks for nothing and being on the pessimist attack mode side of xda, I appreciate that very contributing, of you to assume I didn't try searching first!! You made an ass out of you and me now! LoL! Only tidbit of info that was remotely useful was telling me about uninstalling through adb.
I went ahead and tried a new rom out on my 32Gb card. Still got the LXdroid 0.2 rom on the old internal 2Gb card.
n1nj4Lo said:
I searched Delvik Cache StreakMod in GOOGLE and found nothing... All that showed up was countless "Should I Clear My Delvik Cache When Installing A New Rom" threads, ClockworkMod Wiki didn't even tell me much about Delvik and when I searched there for it no results came up atll.
Thanks for nothing and being on the pessimist attack mode side of xda, I appreciate that very contributing, of you to assume I didn't try searching first!! You made an ass out of you and me now! LoL! Only tidbit of info that was remotely useful was telling me about uninstalling through adb.
I went ahead and tried a new rom out on my 32Gb card. Still got the LXdroid 0.2 rom on the old internal 2Gb card.
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Then you should word your search differently and do more reading
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cdzo72 said:
Then you should word your search differently and do more reading
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Tried that... LoL!! Dude I know how to find warez and paid for apps using google. So I know how to search, otherwise why do ya think I came to a developed community to ask for help??? That's like directing traffic AWAY from XDA instead of TOWARDS/INTO XDA! Good one! LoL
Like I said I even tried looking on ClockworkMod Wiki and didn't find anything with the simplest search phrase "Delvik" and nothing showed up... Somebody needs to plug up some holes!
n1nj4Lo said:
Tried that... LoL!! Dude I know how to find warez and paid for apps using google. So I know how to search, otherwise why do ya think I came to a developed community to ask for help??? That's like directing traffic AWAY from XDA instead of TOWARDS/INTO XDA! Good one! LoL
Like I said I even tried looking on ClockworkMod Wiki and didn't find anything with the simplest search phrase "Delvik" and nothing showed up... Somebody needs to plug up some holes!
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First of all its "Dalvik" and if you can't find what it means then you still need to hone your search skills instead of arguing with someone that knows more than you
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cdzo72 said:
First of all its "Dalvik" and if you can't find what it means then you still need to hone your search skills instead of arguing with someone that knows more than you
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Knows more, maybe... But it took you 3 posts to tell me that! Good job.
Shew off with ya!
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(Before ya go jumping off on the defensive, look at your join date and number of posts)
Until you have something to contribute again, instead of bickering with someone like a grump old lady. Thanks =)
when you say moved some apps? what apps that you moved?
try reflashing the rom again.. might help you .. but usually start fresh is all the better..
or move the apps that you moved to external sd back to the internal sd ... but shouldnt streak have many extra spaces in internal sd? i never moved any apps to sd because there is always extra space even after i install hundreds of apps...
deysmacro said:
when you say moved some apps? what apps that you moved?
try reflashing the rom again.. might help you .. but usually start fresh is all the better..
or move the apps that you moved to external sd back to the internal sd ... but shouldnt streak have many extra spaces in internal sd? i never moved any apps to sd because there is always extra space even after i install hundreds of apps...
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All that were suggested. Yea I wasn't staying up long enough to uninstall or move the apps back over to the internal storage.
I switched rom's an am using PCM7, loving it so far with the repentance of a few bugs that need to be worked out on my end.
Sorry if this is a bit of a generalization, but I got curious: I would like to understand why having the app living on the external SD could cause the phone to stop working. I know the developer may have a "flag" on the app manifest telling the system it wants to stay on the "main" storage, but what is it exactly that could break the system when reading from the SD? If I understand correctly, an app is merely a zipped .apk file, which is loaded into memory (maybe in chunks, whatever) and run from there... So: why would it matter where it's being read from?
europeancity said:
Sorry if this is a bit of a generalization, but I got curious: I would like to understand why having the app living on the external SD could cause the phone to stop working. I know the developer may have a "flag" on the app manifest telling the system it wants to stay on the "main" storage, but what is it exactly that could break the system when reading from the SD? If I understand correctly, an app is merely a zipped .apk file, which is loaded into memory (maybe in chunks, whatever) and run from there... So: why would it matter where it's being read from?
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I'm no expert at android but I'll give it my best shot...
Some app's tend to tie themselves into the system, like app's that require root access or whatever, maybe even task manager app's too. So unexpectedly moving that, would possibly cause a problem or hand ups, I also am led to believe that some app managers might not properly move the app in question correctly to the sd card, like the main android systems feature offers also. I believe.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
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Just a quick question. When I had a winmo device, after we flashed a rom we had a program that we could add cab (winmo version of apk) files to and it would install those apps to our phones all at one time. I know there is titanium backup that will install the apps but sometimes that causes issues with the rooms in some of the new releases. Does anyone know of a app that will do something like what I am speaking of or am I on my own with this one? I know I can write scripts to do this but was looking for something a little easier.
If this has already been discussed then please ignore my request. I very seldom use my laptop to visit xda and the search function via the xda app is not really user friendly if you know what I mean.
Thanks in advance for any advice!
Edit: created a flshable zip with my apk's and everything works flawless. Thanks to those who helped.
TiBU can do a batch restore, but don't restore any system apps or data.
A. *.apk file is a self-installing application, so you don't need another application to extract and install.
Can you share any specifics?
P1Tater said:
Just a quick question. When I had a winmo device, after we flashed a rom we had a program that we could add cab (winmo version of apk) files to and it would install those apps to our phones all at one time. I know there is titanium backup that will install the apps but sometimes that causes issues with the rooms in some of the new releases. Does anyone know of a app that will do something like what I am speaking of or am I on my own with this one? I know I can write scripts to do this but was looking for something a little easier.
If this has already been discussed then please ignore my request. I very seldom use my laptop to visit xda and the search function via the xda app is not really user friendly if you know what I mean.
Thanks in advance for any advice!
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Astro file manager
Edit: I see what your asking now. There are multiple choices out there. Personally I haven't had issues with Titanium backup so I can't note on the performance of alternative apps
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rangercaptain said:
TiBU can do a batch restore, but don't restore any system apps or data.
A. *.apk file is a self-installing application, so you don't need another application to extract and install.
Can you share any specifics?
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I know its a self installing app. What I'm wondering is there a batch file installer for say 20+ apps to be installed at one time. Instead of installing 20+ apps one at a time. Does that clarify? In winmo devices a cab file is almost identical to a apk file for android. In winmo devices after we flashed a rom and had set everything up, we could run a program that would install all of our apps in one simple click. Hope this clarifies.
Mike on XDA said:
Astro file manager
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Yes, that works as well but I don't see an option to install all of the apps in one step.
I'll keep looking or maybe just break down and create a script.
I just took a quick look through play store.... maybe ultimate backup could work for you. As I said I haven't used it but it states to have the same type features as Titanium
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Mike on XDA said:
I just took a quick look through play store.... maybe ultimate backup could work for you. As I said I haven't used it but it states to have the same type features as Titanium
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Thanks. I'll check it out.
The woes a flashaholic puts up with.
Found one that karmatoburn created here at xda.
http://www.xda-developers.com/andro...apks-all-at-once-from-the-comfort-of-your-pc/
Now if I can figure out a way to do it without the use of a PC. Basically, keep all of my apk files on my SD card in a specific folder and have a script or whatever use that folder to install my apps. Maybe I'll just create something and share. Now I'm just curious if its even possible.
P1Tater said:
Found one that karmatoburn created here at xda.
http://www.xda-developers.com/andro...apks-all-at-once-from-the-comfort-of-your-pc/
Now if I can figure out a way to do it without the use of a PC. Basically, keep all of my apk files on my SD card in a specific folder and have a script or whatever use that folder to install my apps. Maybe I'll just create something and share. Now I'm just curious if its even possible.
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Im speaking out of my a$$ here but im guessing you could
do a flashable .zip and just make sure they install in the right partition
and everything should be good
anyone can correct me if im wrong
The paid version of TiBU installs all the *.apk files stored as a backup.
After a rom flash I go to the market and install TiBU and the paid key, select batch restore and 49 apps are installed in minutes.
Maybe you used the free version and installed one-by-one? A few restores convinced me to upgrade.
jayRokk said:
Im speaking out of my a$$ here but im guessing you could
do a flashable .zip and just make sure they install in the right partition
and everything should be good
anyone can correct me if im wrong
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Yes, you are correct, however I'm having one hell of a time getting my zip files to install. They run but when they get to the apk file, I get an error message with (status 0) to follow. Basically, I suck at making flash able zip files.
rangercaptain said:
The paid version of TiBU installs all the *.apk files stored as a backup.
After a rom flash I go to the market and install TiBU and the paid key, select batch restore and 49 apps are installed in minutes.
Maybe you used the free version and installed one-by-one? A few restores convinced me to upgrade.
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Yea, I use the paid app but I was trying to include tibu in my batch install. Looks like right now tibu is my only option until I can make flashable zips work or create my script.
i remember using the installer on winmo way back. i cant remember the name of the app but i know what you are looking for. i dont have a solution but wish i did. I hate putting all my apps back on with tibu so i dont. i used appmonster and just run the batch and click install and finish until im done. i have all my apks backed up in a folder automaticly with asppmonster. i just keep that folder clean. if i install an app and remove it (trying a new app) and dont want it, i delete it out of that folder. keep it clean.
i cant remember the name of that app and its bothering me.....
carhigh said:
i remember using the installer on winmo way back. i cant remember the name of the app but i know what you are looking for. i dont have a solution but wish i did. I hate putting all my apps back on with tibu so i dont. i used appmonster and just run the batch and click install and finish until im done. i have all my apks backed up in a folder automaticly with asppmonster. i just keep that folder clean. if i install an app and remove it (trying a new app) and dont want it, i delete it out of that folder. keep it clean.
i cant remember the name of that app and its bothering me.....
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Shashimi was one of them. Another really never had a name. It was a script that devs put in their rom that looked for a text file on the SD card that had a list of cab files in it. If it was listed in the text file, it was installed directly after the rom was installed. Just the 2 that I can think of right now. The later was the better of the 2 in my book. It was much simpler to use.
P1Tater said:
Shashimi was one of them. Another really never had a name. It was a script that devs put in their rom that looked for a text file on the SD card that had a list of cab files in it. If it was listed in the text file, it was installed directly after the rom was installed. Just the 2 that I can think of right now. The later was the better of the 2 in my book. It was much simpler to use.
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Yeah thats it. Sashimi was just a script based app itself.
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carhigh said:
Yeah thats it. Sashimi was just a script based app itself.
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That was the most common one people used. At least, it was when I was messing with winmo 6.1.
megatron 1.1.6 guevor 22 @ 1.5
rangercaptain said:
A. *.apk file is a self-installing application, so you don't need another application to extract and install.
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Not entirely true...
When an apk that is not installed is activated(by clicking on it in s file explorer, or downloading it from the market), a system app called packageinstaller.apk is opened, and that installs it.
So you do need another application to install it, it's just a part of the system
I use ROM toolbox pro to restore all my apps after I flash a ROM. It allows you to backup all your apps in batch, and restore various ways in batch. Can install missing apps, system, etc, and can do just apps, apps + data etc.
It also does a bunch of other ****.
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studacris said:
Not entirely true...
When an apk that is not installed is activated(by clicking on it in s file explorer, or downloading it from the market), a system app called packageinstaller.apk is opened, and that installs it.
So you do need another application to install it, it's just a part of the system
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Yes, my point exactly. It is handled by the system and not an external app. The title of the thread is App to install apk. The OP mentioned windows based systems. I was letting him know android system does the installing, not some external app.
I could imagine someone new to android downloading apps and not know what to do next.
With a Google search I learned:
1. How to push and install apk's from a pc using an adb shell and one command. Very easy, but you don't always have a pc when you flash a rom.
2. An app in the market can do this from the phone.
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I keep getting a message that my phone storage is low. Now in addition to that, it's declining text messages from coming in due to the lack of space. I don't have that many App's installed, so I'm not sure how to free up more space. I cleared all the web cache and history, deleted every App that isn't essential. Are there any other things I can do to free up space?
Thanks,
-Adam
Install App Cache Cleaner from playstore.
No offense but you sound noobish.. go to Settings and check Storage.. (internal memory)
Btw which Rom are you using??
Go to Message >> Settings >> See if you have checked Delete Old Message option!!
rr0yy said:
Install App Cache Cleaner from playstore.
No offense but you sound noobish.. go to Settings and check Storage.. (internal memory)
Btw which Rom are you using??
Go to Message >> Settings >> See if you have checked Delete Old Message option!!
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None taken! This phone only cost me $20, so I figured that I'd go with an Android instead of a normal phone. I don't use it enough to eclipse the "noob" level. I just downloaded the App Cache Cleaner and it freed up almost 2MB! Now I got 26.68MB Available space. I'm just using the Rom that came with the phone.
Thanks,
-Adam
Search on the market for 'apps2rom'. That will do the trick.
The only downside is when you flash a new rom after that, the apps you moved to the system partition got erased... But it definitely worth the trouble!!!
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I've been very happy with how android assistant does both jobs. Plus you can use it to back up your apps. You might want to give it a try
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adam79 said:
I keep getting a message that my phone storage is low. Now in addition to that, it's declining text messages from coming in due to the lack of space. I don't have that many App's installed, so I'm not sure how to free up more space. I cleared all the web cache and history, deleted every App that isn't essential. Are there any other things I can do to free up space?
Thanks,
-Adam
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adam79 said:
None taken! This phone only cost me $20, so I figured that I'd go with an Android instead of a normal phone. I don't use it enough to eclipse the "noob" level. I just downloaded the App Cache Cleaner and it freed up almost 2MB! Now I got 26.68MB Available space. I'm just using the Rom that came with the phone.
Thanks,
-Adam
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You said you have less no. of apps in phone.. still you have only 26MB space left.
I think you have not moved the apps to SD card..
Go to Settings >> Applications >> Manage Apps.. >> Downloaded Ones.
Select apps one by one.. if you see the option of moving the app to sdcard.. do it.
Many will have the option.. many wont.. but you will save alot of space in internal memory!!
rr0yy said:
Install App Cache Cleaner from playstore.
No offense but you sound noobish.. go to Settings and check Storage.. (internal memory)
Btw which Rom are you using??
Go to Message >> Settings >> See if you have checked Delete Old Message option!!
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rr0yy said:
You said you have less no. of apps in phone.. still you have only 26MB space left.
I think you have not moved the apps to SD card..
Go to Settings >> Applications >> Manage Apps.. >> Downloaded Ones.
Select apps one by one.. if you see the option of moving the app to sdcard.. do it.
Many will have the option.. many wont.. but you will save alot of space in internal memory!!
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Awesome! I moved all the Apps I could to SD card; Now I got 35.46MB avail.Thanks, that RULED!
Are you even rooted ?
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Jrhodes85 said:
Are you even rooted ?
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I don't think so. I'm just running whatever came stock with the phone. There might have been a firmware update, but that's it. Can you root this phone for free? If yes, can someone send me a link for directions. Also, what ROM would you guys recommend once I have the phone rooted?
Thanks,
-Adam
What rom you choose to use is completely up to you, there are several and yes you arent rooted...you have to find a program called gingerbreak v1.2 or superoneclick....im not sure which one would work for you but i used gingerbreak....rooting simply allows your phone superuser access which in terms can modify system files and the like. I dont have a direct link as of right now but you can search on google for ( sweetnsour how to xda lg optimus t ) and it should be the first link as he (sweetnsour) created the thread. Also im pretty sure youve got new baseband which allows for better signal. V10 is old baseband, v20a,b,etc...is new baseband, all of the current roms now only support new basebands but before i get ahead of myself considering you dont even have a rooted phone, do some research, before you attempt any kind of modification to your device make sure you fully grasp the idea of what your trying yo learn or else you end up with a shiny brick
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Here is one link but not created by sweetnsour, ill create another thread to this one when i paste the first link
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1152306
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This link is sweetnsour‘s thread
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Jrhodes85 said:
What rom you choose to use is completely up to you, there are several and yes you arent rooted...you have to find a program called gingerbreak v1.2 or superoneclick.... ...learn or else you end up with a shiny brick
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I'm eligible for a new phone in December, so until then I'm gonna stick w/ what I got.. especially now that I have enough free space for my phone to work properly. Looking forward to getting a 4G phone w/ flash capability in a couple months!
Your phone now has flash capability but of course you have to be rooted because it requires installation of adobe flash player and adding libs to the data/data/flash folder than setting permissions
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Jrhodes85 said:
Your phone now has flash capability but of course you have to be rooted because it requires installation of adobe flash player and adding libs to the data/data/flash folder than setting permissions
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Oh yeah.. I was told that my processor isn't compatible w/ flash. Does the root and lib files get me around that?
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So I downloaded the "GingerBreak-v1.20.apk" file from that thread. It says to save this file to the phone storage and then run it to root the phone. I thought that you couldn't save anything to phone storage w/ an un-rooted phone. I also downloaded the "GingerBreak_exploit_source_from_APKv1.2.zip" file. What is this for?
HI brother
adam79 said:
I keep getting a message that my phone storage is low. Now in addition to that, it's declining text messages from coming in due to the lack of space. I don't have that many App's installed, so I'm not sure how to free up more space. I cleared all the web cache and history, deleted every App that isn't essential. Are there any other things I can do to free up space?
Thanks,
-Adam
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PArtition your sd card amnd move all apps to SD card via link2sd app:cyclops::cyclops: hope you know that
I was just checking out this video: http://youtu.be/ur-HCfoiENo. Anyone try z4Root?
adam79 said:
So I downloaded the "GingerBreak-v1.20.apk" file from that thread. It says to save this file to the phone storage and then run it to root the phone. I thought that you couldn't save anything to phone storage w/ an un-rooted phone. I also downloaded the "GingerBreak_exploit_source_from_APKv1.2.zip" file. What is this for?
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adam79 said:
I was just checking out this video: http://youtu.be/ur-HCfoiENo. Anyone try z4Root?
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Each every Android version is rooted in their different ways. First.. You need to check which version of android your phone is on!! Go to Settings .. About phone. If it is on 2.2.x (Froyo) you can use z4root or gingerbreak. Gingerbreak is easy to use.. put it in sdcard(or if you have downloaded it.. it will be there already).. install it and then run the installed program. Done.
If you are on 2.3.x (gingerbread).. then you have to use something else.. these s/w like z4root etc wont work.
You have the link to sweetnsour's thread. Read everything carefully. Have complete knowledge before doing anything.. or else you will brick your phone!!
rr0yy said:
Each every Android version is rooted in their different ways. First.. You need to check which version of android your phone is on!! Go to Settings .. About phone. If it is on 2.2.x (Froyo) you can use z4root or gingerbreak. Gingerbreak is easy to use.. put it in sdcard(or if you have downloaded it.. it will be there already).. install it and then run the installed program. Done.
If you are on 2.3.x (gingerbread).. then you have to use something else.. these s/w like z4root etc wont work.
You have the link to sweetnsour's thread. Read everything carefully. Have complete knowledge before doing anything.. or else you will brick your phone!!
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I'm running 2.2.2. When using Gingerbreak, you don't need the file on phone storage? it can be on the sd card? Also, in the video, the guy using z4root didn't have a sim card in his phone. Is this because rooting also allows you to essentially break into the phone and then choose which carrier you want to use? i.e. the guy in the video might not have had a carrier yet (which would explain not having a sim card).
Thanks for all the help,
-Adam
adam79 said:
I'm running 2.2.2. When using Gingerbreak, you don't need the file on phone storage? it can be on the sd card?
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Gingerbreak works from the SD card directly. Copy Gingerbreak to the SD card & run the app to root your phone.:good:
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Is this because rooting also allows you to essentially break into the phone and then choose which carrier you want to use? i.e. the guy in the video might not have had a carrier yet (which would explain not having a sim card).
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Rooting allows you to remove 'system' apps or install a custom recovery & custom roms. It does not carrier 'unlock' your phone, which is a different process ! Google's your best friend for this....
Hope this helps.
I don't know how the heck I somehow have 32gb of storage used in the "Other" category? As you can see I don't have much apps/music/etc so what the heck is this other stuff?
How can I check specifically what this "Other" stuff is that is killing my storage? Wish I could click on it in this screen and it shows me but no so jot sure how? I have file manager with root but not sure where to look to see what the heck this 32gb of waste is? Thanks
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I don't know how the heck I somehow have 32gb of storage used in the "Other" category? As you can see I don't have much apps/music/etc so what the heck is this other stuff?
How can I check specifically what this "Other" stuff is that is killing my storage? Wish I could click on it in this screen and it shows me but no so jot sure how? I have file manager with root but not sure where to look to see what the heck this 32gb of waste is? Thanks
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I would recommend downloading an app called "Clean Master" , then going to "Junk files" > Advanced > "Files > 10mb"
It helps tracking the huge files that you have on your SDCard like Media, zip files and other file types. However there are files it can't detect. But try it out first
Secondly on any rooted phone the storage becomes filled up with :
*ROMs.zip
*Titanium backup files (or any other backup files) since it keeps all the APKs even the huge one (like fifa 1gb+,,etc) so the storage becomes filled.
*Recovery nandroid backups , believe me when i tell you I become a freak when it comes to backups, every time I am about to flash a ROM, I make a new backup and I don't delete the old one.
Thats basically the major factor when it comes to filling up your storage, hope you find the issue ^^
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I would recommend downloading an app called "Clean Master" , then going to "Junk files" > Advanced > "Files > 10mb"
It helps tracking the huge files that you have on your SDCard like Media, zip files and other file types. However there are files it can't detect. But try it out first
Secondly on any rooted phone the storage becomes filled up with :
*ROMs.zip
*Titanium backup files (or any other backup files) since it keeps all the APKs even the huge one (like fifa 1gb+,,etc) so the storage becomes filled.
*Recovery nandroid backups , believe me when i tell you I become a freak when it comes to backups, every time I am about to flash a ROM, I make a new backup and I don't delete the old one.
Thats basically the major factor when it comes to filling up your storage, hope you find the issue ^^
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Thank you very much! Ill try your suggestions and see what I can find. Just my next device purchase is only a 32gb device so don't want to fill that all up. Before coming to android I had an iPhone 4 16gb and never maxed it out so when I purchased this device with 64gb I figured no way I could ever fill it as I don't save movies or anything big on this device.
To he honest I believe I've only done 1 nandroid backup and that was when I first rooted my phone. How do I do that again and what is the purpose? Thanks!
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I would recommend downloading an app called "Clean Master" , then going to "Junk files" > Advanced > "Files > 10mb"
It helps tracking the huge files that you have on your SDCard like Media, zip files and other file types. However there are files it can't detect. But try it out first
Secondly on any rooted phone the storage becomes filled up with :
*ROMs.zip
*Titanium backup files (or any other backup files) since it keeps all the APKs even the huge one (like fifa 1gb+,,etc) so the storage becomes filled.
*Recovery nandroid backups , believe me when i tell you I become a freak when it comes to backups, every time I am about to flash a ROM, I make a new backup and I don't delete the old one.
Thats basically the major factor when it comes to filling up your storage, hope you find the issue ^^
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I downloaded the app and did as advised but only was able to clean up 1gb of space :crying:. Now just have 22.2gb of free data out of 64gb and still have no idea how? I have only maybe 1gb in pictures/videos saved, 2gb of mp3 music files, 1 rom which is about 898mb, and that's really it for what I put on the device manually and even after cleaning up all caches with the app you suggested. I've maybe done 1 nandroid backup ever and that was i believe before flashing my first custom rom.
Maybe the titanium backup issue is holding up a lot of data? Any hints on how to check on that as the app you suggested doesn't show any titanium backup files. I did download large games around 2gb each in the past and have deleted them since but maybe it's saved their apk's somewhere that i can delete? Still boggled how i'm eating up so much freakin space on this device when i have less installed on this phone then i did on my iphone 4 which only was 16gb of possible storage?
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I downloaded the app and did as advised but only was able to clean up 1gb of space :crying:. Now just have 22.2gb of free data out of 64gb and still have no idea how? I have only maybe 1gb in pictures/videos saved, 2gb of mp3 music files, 1 rom which is about 898mb, and that's really it for what I put on the device manually and even after cleaning up all caches with the app you suggested. I've maybe done 1 nandroid backup ever and that was i believe before flashing my first custom rom.
Maybe the titanium backup issue is holding up a lot of data? Any hints on how to check on that as the app you suggested doesn't show any titanium backup files. I did download large games around 2gb each in the past and have deleted them since but maybe it's saved their apk's somewhere that i can delete? Still boggled how i'm eating up so much freakin space on this device when i have less installed on this phone then i did on my iphone 4 which only was 16gb of possible storage?
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Quite so, using a file explorer go to /sdcard/titaniumbackup/ Check the properties of that folder , my guess you will find it like 10gb+ ..
Hi, to see exactly what is taking storage space, install "diskUsage" from the play store. Its free. If you cant track whats heavy on mb with that, i'll be damned.
Also, you have to know that out of 64gb, there is only around 58gb user available space.
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Hi, to see exactly what is taking storage space, install "diskUsage" from the play store. Its free. If you cant track whats heavy on mb with that, i'll be damned.
Also, you have to know that out of 64gb, there is only around 58gb user available space.
Out of an unknown reason after I rebooted by Galaxy S II, it just did a factory reset on its own.
So my S2 was bugging about something about the calendar storage crashing and the dialogue box won't stop popping up again and again no matter how many times I press OK. It won't let me do a proper reset as the dialogue box is in the way so I took out the battery and put it back in.
So it was booting as normal (Samsung Galaxy bootscreen, then the Siyah boot animation*, then finally the oval Samsung animation). But instead of my usual lockscreen, it greeted me with a setup screen as if I did a factory reset, even if I didn't do any special commands or gestures or button combos. So after going through the setup, as well as the tutorials, the factory default everything is now set.
But it gets weird. Real weird.
So all of the apps I downloaded are gone (except for the root apps when I did a root on my device*, which is no surprise as these are now embedded in the firmware or something). BUT my files (including the ones NOT on the SD card) are still there, as well as other personal files. Yes, personal files are still in there but the apps and settings are gone. Shouldn't those be wiped out after a factory reset?
So what's not wiped out are my personal files (pictures, videos, docs, etc.), my Contacts--which are saved on the SIM card, and the root apps*.
Ok, now for the technical information
Samsung Galaxy S II i9100 (Int'l Unlocked) 16 GB
2 GB Transcend microSD
Stock Battery (1650 mAh)
OEM Android Firmware (4.1.2 JB w/ Touchwix UX) even after the factory reset
*ROOT information
Siyah Kernel S2-v6.0beta5
flashed with Odin 3.07
CWM v3.15
This is the guide I used to root my device. I followed it carefully bit by bit.
YouTube Title: " How to Root Samsung Galaxy S2 (i9100) Jelly Bean 4.1.2 with Siyah Kernel "
I simply need an answer how this happen, as well as any knowledgeable set of information. I have scoured the web and I have no concrete answer and I hope the experienced people here can give an answer. This is just so unusual and it never happen to me before.
Also I should also point out I am a noob and this is my first time posting . I have already watched the "You are a noob on xda-developers" video and read the written guide and I hope I followed everything. If I have any mistakes, please inform me I would gladly appreciate it!
Same happened to me few times on stock jb.Didn't found any logical reasons for this.Everything at stock.
Ok... A few things :
1. I'm sorry for your loss of all the apps. I don't know why that happened, although I have seen it happen before. Take the chance to install only the apps you need, and you should find an improvement with battery life and speed.
2. It's normal that all of your photos, videos etc didn't get deleted. A factory reset will reset all the apps and settings, but all data on the internal or external sd card will be intact. The i9100 has an internal sd card partition built in (11.5GB for the 16GB model) whatever is on that won't disappear in a factory reset
Thanks for reading the rules and posting with logical information, it's nice to read for a change
Edit: sorry for not quoting you.. Instead, @MixEcoSystem now you'll get a notification :good:
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Thank You very much But now I have a new problem
Hopper8 said:
Ok... A few things :
1. I'm sorry for your loss of all the apps. I don't know why that happened, although I have seen it happen before. Take the chance to install only the apps you need, and you should find an improvement with battery life and speed.
2. It's normal that all of your photos, videos etc didn't get deleted. A factory reset will reset all the apps and settings, but all data on the internal or external sd card will be intact. The i9100 has an internal sd card partition built in (11.5GB for the 16GB model) whatever is on that won't disappear in a factory reset
Thanks for reading the rules and posting with logical information, it's nice to read for a change
Edit: sorry for not quoting you.. Instead, @MixEcoSystem now you'll get a notification :good:
Sent from a galaxy far, far away
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Now I havr most of my needed applicatoons are now installed, a notification occured. It is alerting me that I only have 200 MB free space of the 2 GB capacity of the system partition. Of coarse I just had a factory reset which should have cleared it in the first place. Before the unknown factory reset, I still had ~700 MB free space. Now I didn't even reinstall everything and it is already warning me. This is just weird.
Is there a way to check this system partition?
UPDATE: Now I can't install other new and large applications like evernote. Error 919 even if it downloaded 100%. Now I'm frustrated I have to go back to the restricted iOS of iPod touch 5th gen until we can fix this
MixEcoSystem said:
Now I havr most of my needed applicatoons are now installed, a notification occured. It is alerting me that I only have 200 MB free space of the 2 GB capacity of the system partition. Of coarse I just had a factory reset which should have cleared it in the first place. Before the unknown factory reset, I still had ~700 MB free space. Now I didn't even reinstall everything and it is already warning me. This is just weird.
Is there a way to check this system partition?
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Yes, it's possible to see what's in there, use this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.levelokment.storageanalyser and go preferences - options - and tick both boxes there.
To be honest, it sounds like it's time for a system clean. If you've already flashed siyah kernel, you'll be fine to do it. I actually did it myself yesterday :good: here's a screenshot of my storage after I cleaned it yesterday. I had so much rubbish floating around yesterday. Much better now
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In my signature is a link, in that link is a download link to a 3 part firmware. If you flash that via Odin, it will wipe your system partition and then you'll be good to go.
Once that's wiped, then I would re-root (siyah kernel is as good as any to do that), then flash a custom ROM based on a stock ROM, say NeatROM, as long as you want something similar to what you're already on. To flash that ROM, flash the zip file from siyah kernel recovery. NeatROM is a bit lighter than a full stock ROM with some bloat removed, but has a lot more customisation options
Hope that helps
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data/lost+found consuming 1.32 GB (75%) is well...found
Hopper8 said:
Yes, it's possible to see what's in there, use this app: and go preferences - options - and tick both boxes there.
To be honest, it sounds like it's time for a system clean. If you've already flashed siyah kernel, you'll be fine to do it. I actually did it myself yesterday :good: here's a screenshot of my storage after I cleaned it yesterday. I had so much rubbish floating around yesterday. Much better now
In my signature is a link, in that link is a download link to a 3 part firmware. If you flash that via Odin, it will wipe your system partition and then you'll be good to go.
Once that's wiped, then I would re-root (siyah kernel is as good as any to do that), then flash a custom ROM based on a stock ROM, say NeatROM, as long as you want something similar to what you're already on. To flash that ROM, flash the zip file from siyah kernel recovery. NeatROM is a bit lighter than a full stock ROM with some bloat removed, but has a lot more customisation options
Hope that helps
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After using storage analyzer and enabling it to access root, " lost+found " folder inside /data is using 75% of the system partition with the 2nd consumer to be dalvil-cache at only 160 MB. I think this is where all my apps went because of its name. Is this a recoverable thing and I could restore everything like before the reset occurred OR is it just "dump" that can only be safely erased?
Also thanks for the ROM recommendation :good: , but I think I'll stick with TouchWiz since I am kind of a fan of it despite its high memory use I might go for a KitKat build in the future
Note: I had to remove the links cause I haven't reached the 10 post requirement
Neat ROM is touchwiz, its a stock custom rom, its touchwiz minus high memory use, the only way to use stock rom imo.
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After using storage analyzer and enabling it to access root, " lost+found " folder inside /data is using 75% of the system partition with the 2nd consumer to be dalvil-cache at only 160 MB. I think this is where all my apps went because of its name. Is this a recoverable thing and I could restore everything like before the reset occurred OR is it just "dump" that can only be safely erased?
Also thanks for the ROM recommendation :good: , but I think I'll stick with TouchWiz since I am kind of a fan of it despite its high memory use I might go for a KitKat build in the future
Note: I had to remove the links cause I haven't reached the 10 post requirement
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Hmm. I've never seen that folder before... I really doubt you need it! But maybe try a quick google search before you delete it? If it was me... It would be gone already but then again, I have stuffed a few things up before. Best to be sure what you're doing before, not after you do it
And, as the guy above me said, NeatROM is touchwiz... Just without all the rubbish apps and a lot more customisation. Think of it as stock touchwiz on steroids but yes, I'm on kitkat now. I personally don't like touchwiz. Don't ask for ROM recommendations though, it's against forum rules. I merely suggested NeatROM as a way to get some extra space for your system partition :good:
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I have had it I have deleted all my photos AGAIN!!! I can't seem to see why KitKat made the Ext-SD Read Only : (ie photos in the internal memory) : WHY can't we access the internal memory from any of the recoveries and with all the other problems associated with the LB that we are all familiar with this is a really bad phone to root.
How did this happen ?
I downloaded a new ROM, made sure my phone had them both the ROM and the Dual Recovery flashable file on the SD and rebooted to TWRP. I then wiped out my everything but external and internal SD. After doing this I went to flash the ROM but couldn't find it (I know it was there but buried in one of the million sub directories.) Next I was interrupted at the door by my boss, we got to talking and I realized that my screen was off. When I returned the phone was in fact dead. #$#@ I screamed out loud because I knew what this meant. Despite my knowledge of how this operates I knew from experience loosing all my wedding photos that this wasn't going to go over well (read my previous thread of lost wedding photos).
Why even recommend rooting to anyone with a locked boot loader after all this is a phone people buy to use the camera. The photos are forced by default to internal memory and internal memory is extremely volatile on this phone
HAS ANYONE OUT THERE been able to get the data back I simply have no system/recovery partition now ?! Surely SOMEONE out there knows of a way to .ftf a system partition only so I can access my internal memory as the data partition is still fully intact..
If not I wont be surprised as this LB phone (camera) is a total disaster for me and I am regretting getting it in the first place... It's a real mess with these glitches ..
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I have had it I have deleted all my photos AGAIN!!! I can't seem to see why KitKat made the Ext-SD Read Only : (ie photos in the internal memory) : WHY can't we access the internal memory from any of the recoveries and with all the other problems associated with the LB that we are all familiar with this is a really bad phone to root.
How did this happen ?
I downloaded a new ROM, made sure my phone had them both the ROM and the Dual Recovery flashable file on the SD and rebooted to TWRP. I then wiped out my everything but external and internal SD. After doing this I went to flash the ROM but couldn't find it (I know it was there but buried in one of the million sub directories.) Next I was interrupted at the door by my boss, we got to talking and I realized that my screen was off. When I returned the phone was in fact dead. #$#@ I screamed out loud because I knew what this meant. Despite my knowledge of how this operates I knew from experience loosing all my wedding photos that this wasn't going to go over well (read my previous thread of lost wedding photos).
Why even recommend rooting to anyone with a locked boot loader after all this is a phone people buy to use the camera. The photos are forced by default to internal memory and internal memory is extremely volatile on this phone
HAS ANYONE OUT THERE been able to get the data back I simply have no system/recovery partition now ?! Surely SOMEONE out there knows of a way to .ftf a system partition only so I can access my internal memory as the data partition is still fully intact..
If not I wont be surprised as this LB phone (camera) is a total disaster for me and I am regretting getting it in the first place... It's a real mess with these glitches ..
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If you got proper root you're always able to backup. It's just your fault you lost your data.
If it's just system that's gone you haven't lost any actual data yet, get the ftf for the firmware you were using, flash it in flashtool with everything but system /kernel checked. That way it doesn't wipe data etc. I'm not at my computer so can't be exact but you get the picture just restoring system via flashtool should do the trick
Also if you use xposed there's a module to enable handling of external storage, that and setting pics to save to external memory card should avoid you ever having this issue again. There's also an app called folder mount that can be used to ghost internal directories to the external card too hth
Oh also, I may be wrong but if you were using philz if you let the screen go dark while your running something it stays dark till it's finished then a quick press of the power button wakes it back up, you should of waited a little longer if that was the issue
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If it's just system that's gone you haven't lost any actual data yet, get the ftf for the firmware you were using, flash it in flashtool with everything but system /kernel checked. That way it doesn't wipe data etc. I'm not at my computer so can't be exact but you get the picture just restoring system via flashtool should do the trick
Also if you use xposed there's a module to enable handling of external storage, that and setting pics to save to external memory card should avoid you ever having this issue again. There's also an app called folder mount that can be used to ghost internal directories to the external card too hth
Oh also, I may be wrong but if you were using philz if you let the screen go dark while your running something it stays dark till it's finished then a quick press of the power button wakes it back up, you should of waited a little longer if that was the issue
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Your a GENIUS this totally saved me thank you so much sir : THIS WORKED... it was something I considered but found daunting because I have a 6906, the 6903 FTF worked for anyone reading this !!!! Maybe I can fix my attitude on this one thanks again...
futiless said:
Your a GENIUS this totally saved me thank you so much sir : THIS WORKED... it was something I considered but found daunting because I have a 6906, the 6903 FTF worked for anyone reading this !!!! Maybe I can fix my attitude on this one thanks again...
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No worries pal, glad you got it sorted I'd be just the same if I thought I'd lost data that was important to me
Plus, why the hell are you not using google+ to backup your photos ?
Personally I use My PhoneExplorer to back my phone up and synchronise with my pc. It wil also back up all your photos to a folder in the My Pictures directory, sync your calendar and even make basic data backups. Been using it for years now, ever since I had a Sony Ericsson K700 phone
This is just a suggestion if you are also a bit paranoid in storing all your stuff on google.
http://www.fjsoft.at/en/
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But you know that even without any rooting there is an option inside the camera app where to store pictures? You can choose ext. SD Card there. In my opinion it's not hard to find and due to your last disaster it's your fault not checking this. Since there are options to keep pictures on SD Card in fact you shouldn't blame the phone nor Sony.
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Plus, why the hell are you not using google+ to backup your photos ?
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Privacy reasons, not wanting a third party to be responsible for your data etc etc
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Would like to do this but don't know how exactly ...
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Plus, why the hell are you not using google+ to backup your photos ?
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Kind of short sighted and pretentious to think we would all see things exactly the same. Personally Google isn't the "answer" to all my problems. Secondly I have had numerous smart phones as most of us have and this Xperia although I love it I have to dance around the volatile situation it poses to have 4.4 limitations which requires root to be able to in order to write to SD (?!). Kinda weird if you ask me and this is just one more thing to setup and calibrate so between roms it is easily overlooked. As I don't actually use social networking all that much and I have such large photos among many other things. I am thinking of other ways to automate this in the future. I am looking for a more set it and forget it method and if I could persist this between roms so be it.
I would like to know who keeps everything they own online aswell today... I mean why do companies use a VPN for data archive ... when they can just sync EVERYTHING to the cloud ?
I ponder politics
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You should not flash ROMs in locked BL even if you have a recovery and root that doesn't mean it will flash a ROM.