Good Day,
Totally noobie here!!
Previously I had flashed to Litenin Rom which use about 2 months+ with tons of apps in it.
Few days ago, fully wiped out /data /cache /system, etc..
Flashed to Galnet MIUI
I noticed my SDCard(not MicroSD) does not making any free space after completed the wiped process.
So I would like to format, EVERYTHING, yes, I MEAN EVERYTHING in my phone, so I could get a head start all over again, flashing with proper ROMs.
What are the precautions and steps that I should work out???
P/s: I DO NOT own a MicroSD card, all storage is on the phone itself.
DO YOU NEED THE REPLY IN BIG LETTERS ???? WE CAN ALL READ .
CWM recovery mounts and storage format data cache sd card system .
jje
First of all, I apologize in advance. I searched through everything and can't find my question. I'm a complete smartphone noob (got my first one a couple days ago--Canada's wireless providers are criminally expensive and I boycotted them as long as I could) and, while I'm reasonably good at technical things overall, I'm totally inexperienced here, with smartphones in general, Android, and it's parent OS Linux.
That out of the way: I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace, with Gingerbread 2.3.4 on it, through the provider Koodo. I am loving this phone, but I'm not entirely sure why certain things didn't work. There were apps I couldn't download due to a lack of space (despite a mostly empty 16GB microSD card), and apps that wouldn't install for other reasons. And always that frighteningly small 158MB system drive staring me in the face. So I decided to try to fix it.
I carefully read every bunch of instructions I could find and understand. Successfully rooted the phone. Installed ClockworkMod Recovery. I repartitioned the SD card with a big ext partition and swap space using CWM. I installed CF-Root-S5830_dtapps2sd-v1.2.zip successfully, and App2SD from the market.
This hasn't helped my free space at all. Nothing seems to be using that new ext partition. My available space did not go up at all...but (of course) my SD card space went down by the size of the new partitions.
I was under the impression there were kernels that could help your phone treat the SD card ext partitions like system space, but I can't figure out where or how for the life of me. Everything has worked, but it hasn't actually done anything.
-NoobGrrl
ur cf-root is not the latest, and I think if u make sd card partition by using cwm, the format will be ext3 not ext4.. so, u should try this step :
1. flash the latest cf-root v37-b82 through cwm from this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1158197
2. partition ur sd card by using minitool partition wizard (google it) and make ext4 format.
3. flash the latest darktremor through cwm (don' forget to mount system n sd card) from this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=715116
4. install a2sd gui from market... done..
You probably forgot to move the dalvik cache to sd-ext from A2SDGUI.
To begin with, as you haven't done this before, I recommend you download the app link2sd rather than app2sdgui. Your system will be ext3 from CWM. Select and reboot. Then return to link2sd and you can move apps one by one or by batch installation to your partition by creating a "link". This method gives you finer control over which apps to move. It shows file sizes and how much of the app will be moved. After moving the apps reboot and hey presto - free internal memory.
I also recommend getting an app called DiskUsage to see what is taking up space and a file browser with root functions. I use Root Browser by jrummy16 - free on market.
Sent from a phone with an app.
First of all, thanks for the replies! I like the detailed instructions from musf especially...step-by-step for me is really the best way.
Okay, tried to follow those directions exactly. Minitool Partition Wizard has reformated the little 2GB partition I made on the SD card to ext4. Most recent CF-Root and dtapp2sd zips seemed to install fine. I think I mounted all the drives...I just do it from CWM, yes?
Downloaded A3SDGUI and it gives me an error:
Exiting A3SDGUI
Could not start for one of these reasons:
1. Your device is not rooted (it is, superuser shows access granted to A3SDGUI)
2. A3SD scripts could not be found (if so, no idea why.)
3. No EXT partition found (again, no idea why.)
Edit: Tried Link2SD and it gave an error as well, "Mount script could not be created. No such device."
Okay, so obviously it doesn't see my SD card's partition. So I put it back in my PC and recreated it again. No change at all...
yes from cwm, choose the "mount n storage" menu, then moutn system, then mount sdcard, then instal the darktremor zip file..
That seems to have almost worked...yes, I was mounting the drives after running DT. Duh. (I assumed somehow that DTapp2sd allowed me to set up the drives and I was telling the phone to mount it afterward so it could be used. I didn't realize DTapp2sd just needed to write to the drive.)
Almost. Almost worked.
Now, app2sd actually starts up successfully, no errors. (link2sd still gives the same error.) However, App2SD can't actually move anything. All items remain disabled, even after selecting them.
So then I remember the post above about the dalvik cache. So I go into App2SD and try to move it to the sd-ext folder, and it tells me there is not enough space. I have 124 MB of system memory left right now...and the SD card is mostly empty.
Follow the following instructions and tell me if they work:
(redo the steps even if you have done them already)
1. download cwm5 from the forum and place it into your sd card.
2. make a backup of your sd card and reboot your phone into recovery.
3. flash cwm5 file and reboot the recovery.
4. from the recovery, re-partition your card with a ext partition (you dont need more than 256-512mb. I have 16gb card and mine is only 256mb).
5. select swap if you want it.
6. ~partitioning complete~
7. Connect your phone to your computer with usb wire (while in recovery.)
8. mount usb storage from recovery.
9. copy the cfroot file to your memory card from pc.
10. unmount the usb storage.
11. mount system,sdcard, sd-ext (just to be on safe side) and flash with cfroot.
12. reboot.
13. open a2sdgui.
14. click yes, apps are on sd!, zipalign on boot is on!.
15. set swap if you want it.
16. from dalvik, click on dalvik cache on sd-ext and click move and rebuild.
17. your phone should reboot and you will be done
Notes: Its normal that after flashing a2sd script, your phone restarts a coupe of times so just leave it alone for a moment.
Don't forget to give superuser permission to a2sdgui.
If you still get some error, sty flashing the script again.
If it still doesn't get through, search for the dt a2sd beta 4 script and flash that from recovery. Other steps are the same!
Happy FLASHING
I'm using Clockworkmodace. That's 4, not 5, right?
I can't find a zip for CWM5 that is designated for the galaxy ace...
Here is CWM 5 : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1291327
Then , i would recommend you to use cyanogenmod 7.2 RC1 , it is better than a stock ROM
2 mistakes from redlag's instruction (cmiiw) :
first, cwm 5 is for cm7 based rom, dunno what'll happen if used on stock gb.. n second, point 4 can't be used, it'll make ext3 not ext4..
uninstall the link2sd then reflash the dta2sd (mount!) or uninstal the dt then reflash link2sd.. can't use both, they're like fire n water, lol.. u must choose..
musf said:
2 mistakes from redlag's instruction (cmiiw) :
first, cwm 5 is for cm7 based rom, dunno what'll happen if used on stock gb.. n second, point 4 can't be used, it'll make ext3 not ext4..
uninstall the link2sd then reflash the dta2sd (mount!) or uninstal the dt then reflash link2sd.. can't use both, they're like fire n water, lol.. u must choose..
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I think cwm5 should work and i made it using point 4 and it works perfectly.
p.s. sd-ext are normally ext2, not ext3 or ext4. ext4 is normally used in internal.
EDIT: No it dsn't. Use cwm4. I guess that one has partitioning option too right? O easy way out, flash to ics1.2
aymi60 said:
Here is CWM 5 : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1291327
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Edit: Ah, missed clarifications of my worried on the second page.
Then , i would recommend you to use cyanogenmod 7.2 RC1 , it is better than a stock ROM
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What is cyanogenmod?
musf said:
2 mistakes from redlag's instruction (cmiiw) :
first, cwm 5 is for cm7 based rom, dunno what'll happen if used on stock gb.. n second, point 4 can't be used, it'll make ext3 not ext4..
uninstall the link2sd then reflash the dta2sd (mount!) or uninstal the dt then reflash link2sd.. can't use both, they're like fire n water, lol.. u must choose..
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No go...no change at all.
IrishRed said:
What is cyanogenmod?
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Go to recovery, Wipe cache/system/data. (make sure you have made a backup of your data.)
Mount the stuff and flash with http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1258830
You have a new rom with dt a2sd running within
I'm going to try a different version of dtapp2sd first.
Should the ext and swap partitions be logical or primary?
I'm starting to think my EXT partition is not formatting properly in mini partition tool. Unfortunately CWM uses Ext3 and I'm told it's worse than Ext4 and Ext2 is better than both for an SD card.
Both primary. 1st one should be fat32 and second one should be ext2.
Well, good news and bad news. After some work, reformatting the partitions again, reflashing a new kernel, I finally got it working.
Trouble is, it's not stable. Apps keep crashing, the "Gallery" app only shows a black screen, and it randomly loses access to the FAT32 partition when running, and the SIM card occasionally says "Unrecognized" (forcing me to "restore to factory.")
*sighs*
Flash to the rom i linked you to.
Hello everyone, this is my very (noob) first thread, and is a question.
I've started reading xda forums like 3 days ago, for like 12 hours each day... and its an amazing comunity of knowledge. Osom.
Well... ive been trying to set a 2nd partition on my 32gb C10 SD for extend internal memory with link2sd on my OptimusOne... on the way i learned how to mod, terminal mount and modify, recover, and all the stuffs that could make this work... but i surrender.
I can make it work formating SD with mini-tool partition wizz, conecting device to PC, and seting into USB massive storage mode (yeap! Worked indeed!!) but if i reboot 2nd Part. lose format and link2sd report error on mounting 2nd partition (says its invalid, mini-tool says it's unformated)... for re-mount i have to re-format with mini-tool and wipe the data... so i've avoided linking any app.
Readed about NAND lock (my device is by default unlocked), /system permisions, and others... and i simply cant make 2nd partition stays at FAT32. (yes, i tried with the other formats too, formated with CWM on recovery mode too and nothing).
Tried this too http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1971689, and didn't work for me.
Last discover was that via Root Browser app, /system file has no "Sticky" permision, if i modify it then busybox and other apps fail and run into recovery mode... (had to reinstal everything several times)
I know there is some kind of permision that i missed... but could be kernel config?
The most simply thing and i cant make it work... ideas?
Hi Guys,
I have a big problem. Today I decided to install a CM ROM on my unlocked Galaxy S2 i9100. But was the worst decision ever.
First of all, I used this guide here to Root my S2 running Android 4.1.2. All went good, and it's rooted and with CWM 6.0.2.7.
Then I uploaded the zip file that contains the CM ROM to my phone and entered recovery mode. After that I used "Wipe Data/Factory Reset" but obtained this error:
Error mounting /sdcard/.android_secure!
Skipping format...
And now, the worst part is that when I Power Off and then Power On my Galaxy S2 normally, it doesn't boot correctly and goes to CWM Recovery Mode.
Just don't know what to do.
Note: I don't have external Micro SD card. I just use my phone as it came from the store. So the problem must be the internal sd card.
Can anyone help me? Did I brick my phone?
tome.mendes said:
Error mounting /sdcard/.android_secure!
Skipping format...
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I know, may be it's too late, but for other people can be usefull for this error.
I installed CM 12 on my S2, after that I extended the internal memory using PIT files with ODIN (backup required). After ODIN, I got 6G on my system but the other 6G was missing (S2 with 12G), no sdcard0 appeared on my S2. In recovery mode, I tried to format, wipe, clean, but always the same error "Error mounting /sdcard/.android_secure!" after 4 tries, I decided to format my sdcard0 with ext4 format, and then reformat again with default type, and after that the sdcard0 works fine.
That's all, S2 like new with CM12 and 6G to install apps!
That.
I have an Xperia Arc S (LT18a) with a custom 4.0 ROM (Ultimate Xperia HD) and i just cant make Link2SD to recognize my 2nd partition. The classic mount: no such file or directory stuff. Which bugs me since i bought the Link2SD Pro version.
I have the normal fat32 and a ext4 partition, i've done a lot of things, created a new scrip in the .ind folder, made Link2SD a system app, rebooted, erased SD and re did partitions multiple times, it just doesnt want to work.
So i can recall couple of years ago i actually got my Moto E to work with linked folders and i never created or modified the partitions as far as i remember, so, question.
Can i link folders to install apps on sd without having to create a new partition? Because is a pain in the ass, is a slow trial and error process and im quite done after trying so much and so many different things.
Thanks
Edit. Solved. Dunno how to mark as solve it or closed so just ignore it
Solved, turned that every software **** was worthless, all i had to do was use the CWR partition tool at the recovery menu obviously and now i had correctly partitioned a ext4 partition and a fat32 one.