[Q]Possible Titanium Backup Solution | Ext. R/W Issue - Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooti

Pretty new to the z3tc. Actually, I ordered mine today via Amazon Same Day Delivery. It came pretty late, a half an hour ago, so late in fact that I had to leave for work before doing anything on it.
This is a question to those having issues with r/w issues using TB. I'd kindly ask you to try the following and report whether it did the trick for you. This would most certainly benefit the z3c community. I'm sorry I can't test this myself for now. I'll sure give a report too. Thanks in advance.
1. Open TB
2. Menu
3. Preferences
4. Backup Folder Location
5. Check the 4th line from top that says "Storage Provider: smth smth... Click to Change"
6. Chose "Click To Change" and then chose "DocumentProvider Storage"
7. Now chose your external storage "SD Card".
This should give TB permission to read and write to external storage without having to use third party modifications since it uses Androids native tools.

Just tested. It does work. Sorry for this. Superluminar is me. Back when Tapatalk received the worst update ever it asked me to create a profile. I thought it'd be for Tapatalk but turns out it was for XDA.

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App loading problem

Is anyone else having this problem, sometimes when pressing on a storage card installed app's icon to load it, it is endlessly loading and after 2-3mins you get a windows unable to run message.
If yes, is there a solution for that, except installing everything in phone memory ?
Which App do you mean exactly, or are these everybody of the SD card?
Any app randomly at some point it will crash like this and when the msg comes if you try again the app loads normaly. I read somewhere about this problem but can't find it again...
Jonous said:
Any app randomly at some point it will crash like this and when the msg comes if you try again the app loads normaly. I read somewhere about this problem but can't find it again...
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sorry, have unfortunately no idea for this problem
good luck
Thanx anyway for your interest, appreciate it
try a different memory card/rom ... try a different memory card if u have one at hand , or a rom if u dont have one at hand , u will then know whats causing it
Same here, everything appears to be fine then out of the blue you tap start and tap on any application that is on the SD card and I just get the wait cursor forever and there is nothing you can do but reset.
Whats strange is this happened last night and I pressed reset but it did not reset (maybe just pressed lightly) then it bleeped and said the application could not be found.
I just thought it was me
Me too, on supplied SD card.
I suspect the SD card falls asleep and isn't instantly accessible so leads to this error which causes the 2 or 3 minute hang. I've recently been ensuring I access the SD with a file manager program to wake it up before launching the app I want. I haven't had the error yet when using this pattern.
I might write a launcher program that wakes up the SD card prior to launching the intended app if it continues to look like a sleeping SD card is the cause of the problem.
I first thought it was a problem with .NET programs on the SD card as it's my self-written programs that I use most on the SD card. This is still a possible (but now lesser) suspect for me
Everyone has this problem ... and if you don't ... yer fricken lucky ehhehehe.
Take a look all over the TG01 forums. This problem along with other SD card related problems exist everywhere you go. Now I have owned both the TG01 and the T01a. I don't recall this problem existing on the T01a from DOCOMO. Unfortunately, I couldn't sim unlock the T01a, so I sold it for an unlocked TG01.
My friend, if you could write a launcher to "wake up" the SD card, that would be VERY much appreciated by literally everyone on this forum.
Thank you.... very much in advance,
-Kili.
PS: Something nifty. I have installed everything that runs as a service or consistently in memory on my main memory, and I even use all wallpapers from main memory and make sure that all cashing takes place on the main memory. It hasn't frozen for a few hours now. Even coming out of sleep mode, everything is A-OK.
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PS: Something nifty. I have installed everything that runs as a service or consistently in memory on my main memory, and I even use all wallpapers from main memory and make sure that all cashing takes place on the main memory. It hasn't frozen for a few hours now. Even coming out of sleep mode, everything is A-OK.
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Yeah thought of doing that but never did cause i soft reset quite often and i want my stuff in storage so i don't lose them.. With the 6.1 rom I don't get this very often, in fact an app stack yesterday after almost two weeks that i'm using this rom. I'm thinking maybe it was also because in 6.5.x roms i used changed icons for apps that were all in storage also, whereas in 6.1 i didn't find any way to change icons, so i'm using the stock ones. Anyway i'm happy at least i don't get it often.
Holy crap! It really really worked.
Well.... holy crap! I loaded up Resco Explorer, open up my SD Card, "Woke it up" so to speak. Then I can use the programs on my SD Card without fear. I think there is a definite work around here, we need someone to come up with a "SD Wake-up" program for the TG01, I would do it myself but I would probably brick everyone's devices in the process ehehehehheehhe(I don't know how to program)! Thank-you so much LesForges. You da man for coming up with the easy-yet-impossible-for-kili-to-find workaround/solution.
I haven't had this problem occur in one day now. My phone has been rock solid... it is a miracle! Honestly .. I feel a certain peace inside.
Guys seriously we need to get the word out about this solution. We can use this and probably overcome this horrible annoying error with a simple application!
-Kili
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I feel a certain peace inside.
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I'm feeling you
Allright... I can't program, BUT I CAN DAMN SURE MIX N' MASH... ohh yeah
All-right, what is the one problem that plagues all of our devices? THE "SD CARD" sleep mode/app loading problem/freezing for no reason/and generic crappiness of the Toshiba SD CARD drivers.
And for you lucky few that haven't got a clue what I am talking about ... this goes out to you... "SKREW YOU EHHEEHEH mahthafa'&Az, I HATE YOU.... ya lucky basterd skum" (Just kidding of course) eheheheh
Needless to say, some people this doesn't seem to effect, others, this is a nightmare, so much so, I have contemplated selling my beautiful device before finding this. The Windows Mobile 6.1 rom solved so many problems for me, but still this one SD Freeze after Sleep mode problem persisted... This is how I overcame the issue.
First of all... what is the problem... the problem is easily duplicated if you go into sleep mode, wait a couple of minutes, then your sd card goes to sleep, then turn the device back on and run a program or application that is installed on the sd card. Your device will freeze and if it didn't freeze this time, try it a few more times... it will freeze. To overcome this issue, as stated above, go into Resco Explorer and open up the SD Card and then your SD Card has been "woken up" so to speak and then everything is good again. But how does one automate the process? You must do this.
Install S2U2 - Swipe to Unlock 2, after configuring it, go into the "STU2 Settings", then go to "Others" in the options area, then point it to Resco Explorer. Now the nifty thing about Resco Explorer is that you have the option have it default to open in any directory that you desire. So of course, set it to "\Storage Card" ... that's all. So basically whenever your device goes to sleep, it will automatically open up the SD Card once you want to use your device again, so it will never catch you off-guard again. The problem is solved. Now.. for the next item, I really want to just close Resco Explorer as soon as I open it, can one make an executable batch file in Windows Mobile? Then all our problems are truly solved. I notice that I have to hover in the SD Card area for about 3 seconds for the icons in the root directory to populate. I assume you need to have Resco Explorer kinda on a timed delay.. So you use Swipe to Unlock 2 and then it should open up Resco for about 3 seconds and then quit. I don't want to minimize Resco, I really want to quit it so if the device goes into sleep mode again, then it is already set for next time. I notice the icons are cashed in memory wen I leave the program open, so I always have to go up and down a couple of directories in order to "Wake Up" the card.
If someone knows how to make some kind of script that would open up my Resco for a couple of seconds and then close it, man that would sure be appreciated. Thank you.
-Kili.
Class 10 Kingston
So... I just got my 16Gb Class 10 Kingston in the mail... I will let everyone know if it also solves this problem. I assume it will not fix the problem but hey if I can get a little more speed out of my device then I am happy. I will post my results later.
**UPDATE** [21:59 - 2010/06/17] - Tokyo Time
Tried my Kingston 16 Gb Class 10, but to no avail, problem still persists. So just stick with the above solution.
-Kilihari
Kilihari said:
Tried my Kingston 16 Gb Class 10, but to no avail, problem still persists. So just stick with the above solution.
-Kilihari
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So much for the sd brand assumption.
Kilihari said:
All-right, what is the one problem that plagues all of our devices? THE "SD CARD" sleep mode/app loading problem/freezing for no reason/and generic crappiness of the Toshiba SD CARD drivers.
And for you lucky few that haven't got a clue what I am talking about ... this goes out to you... "SKREW YOU EHHEEHEH mahthafa'&Az, I HATE YOU.... ya lucky basterd skum" (Just kidding of course) eheheheh
Needless to say, some people this doesn't seem to effect, others, this is a nightmare, so much so, I have contemplated selling my beautiful device before finding this. The Windows Mobile 6.1 rom solved so many problems for me, but still this one SD Freeze after Sleep mode problem persisted... This is how I overcame the issue.
First of all... what is the problem... the problem is easily duplicated if you go into sleep mode, wait a couple of minutes, then your sd card goes to sleep, then turn the device back on and run a program or application that is installed on the sd card. Your device will freeze and if it didn't freeze this time, try it a few more times... it will freeze. To overcome this issue, as stated above, go into Resco Explorer and open up the SD Card and then your SD Card has been "woken up" so to speak and then everything is good again. But how does one automate the process? You must do this.
Install S2U2 - Swipe to Unlock 2, after configuring it, go into the "STU2 Settings", then go to "Others" in the options area, then point it to Resco Explorer. Now the nifty thing about Resco Explorer is that you have the option have it default to open in any directory that you desire. So of course, set it to "\Storage Card" ... that's all. So basically whenever your device goes to sleep, it will automatically open up the SD Card once you want to use your device again, so it will never catch you off-guard again. The problem is solved. Now.. for the next item, I really want to just close Resco Explorer as soon as I open it, can one make an executable batch file in Windows Mobile? Then all our problems are truly solved. I notice that I have to hover in the SD Card area for about 3 seconds for the icons in the root directory to populate. I assume you need to have Resco Explorer kinda on a timed delay.. So you use Swipe to Unlock 2 and then it should open up Resco for about 3 seconds and then quit. I don't want to minimize Resco, I really want to quit it so if the device goes into sleep mode again, then it is already set for next time. I notice the icons are cashed in memory wen I leave the program open, so I always have to go up and down a couple of directories in order to "Wake Up" the card.
If someone knows how to make some kind of script that would open up my Resco for a couple of seconds and then close it, man that would sure be appreciated. Thank you.
-Kili.
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Do you know MORTSCRIPT? I think that this is exactly what you are looking for...
Unfortunately I'm just a beginner on this program.
Although the above solution would probably work (and so does navigating to the app and running the EXE directly), my preferred solution is just to install everyting in main memory. Its annoying to loose a feature like that, I know, but so far all of the apps I've wanted to install on the SD card came to a total of about 10MB, so its a lot easier just to install them in main memory and be done with it.
Maybe someone could write a mortscript to read the contents of a text file in the root of the SD card before lanching the chosen app?
I believe Schap's advanced config 3.3 will do the trick
http://www.touchxperience.com/en/applications/view.download/11/21.html
It has lots of settings and tweaks
Just goto power management and disable SD card
It worked for me
Holy crap! #2.... and I mean a big #2 Holy Crap!
Wow.. if this works... I will report back later, right now I am testing it. I will let everyone know if it works, but if the SD Card doesn't go into sleep mode, then this problem is totally solved.... WOW! I will check back later and let everyone know.
[Update - 12:36pm - Tokyo Time]
No freeze as of yet, Schap's advanced config v3.3 has done the job. However my activesync is now disconnecting after 5 minutes of being connected to the computer, it is still charging but it just disconnects. So, I assume it has something to do with installing Shaps, it is not a big deal. To fix it, I went into the power options in Schap's advanced config v3.3 and I disabled the power saving feature for "AsyncMAC". So hopefully that will do the trick. Another interesting fix is for the icon disappearing problem. There really is only one solution that I can find that works in both windows mobile 6.5 and 6.1. Go and change the icons using an icon changer and have the icons stored locally and not on the SD Card. Then everything is fine, then you now have a perfect device.
That is all she wrote my friends, we now have working devices. Really we need to make a sticky for these two fixes. This needs to be implemented into every rom, this is the biggest problem for our devices and they have been solved by the good members on this board, I wish i could take credit for something, however heheheheh, I can't. Wafeeq YOU ARE AWESOME. Thanks man for the suggestion.
Freezing Problem - "Schap's Advanced Config v3.3" - http://www.touchxperience.com/en/applications/view.download/11/21.html - Go to power management and disable the power saving feature for the SD Card.
Missing Icons Workaround for WM 6.1 - "SK Shortcut Manager" - http://www.s-k-tools.com/index.html?sksmgr/m_sksmgr.html - One needs to change the icons for programs installed on your SD Card, remember, use icons located in the main memory and not on the SD Card.
Missing Icons Workaround for WM 6.5 - "JWMD Icon Changer" - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=567080 - Again, one only needs to change the icons for programs installed on your SD Card, use icons located in the main memory and not on the SD Card.
Thats it... fricken awesome shizenziebittle I am so ecstatic right now. Everything is done, I can just enjoy my device now. Yai.
-Kilihappy.
Kilihari said:
Wow.. if this works... I will report back later, right now I am testing it. I will let everyone know if it works, but if the SD Card doesn't go into sleep mode, then this problem is totally solved.... WOW! I will check back later and let everyone know.
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-Kilihappy.
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If the SD Card doesn't go into sleep mode, that means that it's always draining current from battery. Please confirm battery consume
Best Regards

[HELP THREAD]Ask Any Questions! No Question is Noobish [NOOB FRIENDLY]

READ THIS:
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There are a lot of people joining xda on daily basis, and there are a lot of repetitive questions being asked which fill up Development threads & clutter Q & A section. Point them here. Feel free to ask or answer questions. Idea of this thread is to get users to help other users with their problems/questions. Please do not spoon feed, but rather point in the direction where that user can find an answer and educate himself
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Based on the idea given above I got curious and didn't see any all in one help thread over here so decided to make one of these threads here :angel:
Before posting anything on XDA Please read this
Even if you do get your question(s) answered, please, do come back and follow this thread to educate yourself. You'll be surprised how much time and frustration it will save you in the future.
ASK ANY QUESTION HERE, drivers, rom, kernel, battery, stuck at boot logo etc...... You will either get an answer or will get pointed in the right direction.
I don't own this device so maybe I will not be able to answer all the questions asked here but someone monitoring may help
Please remember "Give respect to others, others will respect you back!" in simple words, No abuse towards newbies/noobs will be tolerated here!
All credits to Deadly for his thread and undercover for his awesome idea of a single help thread :good:
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[ROM][FTF][CWM]XPERIA Tablet Z Stock Firmware 10.1.C.0.344/353
[RECOVERY] CWM-Based Recovery 6.0.3.2 for Xperia Tablet Z (Stock Kernel) [20130526]
[NEWS/.FTF Files] New firmware (10.1.E.0.265) for XPERIA TABLET Z
[FIRMWARE]{SGP311} Xperia Tablet Z (FW:10.1.C.0.344) Cust:1272-1907_JP
[ROOT] Xperia Tablet Z {WORKING!}
Roms:
[ROM][4.2.2] AOKP :: jb-mr1 :: test builds :: pollux {Tablet Z}
{Tablet Z}[DEVELOPMENT] - CM10.1 - Android 4.2.2 - FreeXperia Project
{Tablet Z}[WORKSHOP] - AOSP - Android 4.2.2 - FreeXperia Project
Kernels:
[KERNEL][Tablet Z] DooMKernel {JB}(v07)[20130529]
For CyanogenMod Builds visit - http://get.cm/?device=pollux
I will start right away:
Is there a way to prevent the LED from going on while charging the tablet? I've played around with the app LightFlow but haven't suceeded so far (admittedly wasn't trying too hard).
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I will start right away:
Is there a way to prevent the LED from going on while charging the tablet? I've played around with the app LightFlow but haven't suceeded so far (admittedly wasn't trying too hard).
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A small piece of black electrical tape will quickly solve your problem.
Hi there, first time posting.
This is my first Android device (Phone runs Nokia N9) so I'm sort of going in blind with Android but I think I've picked things up for the most part easily enough.
I've got the 16gb edition rooted the device, mounted a couple of folders (massive collection on the marvel comic app) onto a Sandisk 64gb external SD. Those files seem to be fine.
I've found that if I try to save files straight to the external SD (showing as SDCard1 when I use rootbrowser) or I try to copy files from sdcard to sdcard1 using rootbrowser then those files just disappear.
Case in point: I used UTorrent to download a video, which would not play from the external card, however if I save it to SDCard it plays no problem. If I then try to copy said file to SDCard1 using rootbrowser it just disappears.
I've also noticed that certain files I save to SDcard1 disappear upon restarting the tablet.
Could this be a permissions issue? Does Android traditionally have trouble writing files to external SD cards?
Hopefully I have given enough info
Thanks
Thanks for the advice, I was looking for a way to disable it via software though as otherwise I would have to peel the tape off everytime I want to get notifications.
Gesendet von meinem Galaxy Nexus mit Tapatalk 2
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Thanks for the advice, I was looking for a way to disable it via software though as otherwise I would have to peel the tape off everytime I want to get notifications.
Gesendet von meinem Galaxy Nexus mit Tapatalk 2
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Their are some apps which control LED's
One app is by _JKay_ but I don't know if it works with tablet z coz I don't have the device :/
Oblition said:
Hi there, first time posting.
This is my first Android device (Phone runs Nokia N9) so I'm sort of going in blind with Android but I think I've picked things up for the most part easily enough.
I've got the 16gb edition rooted the device, mounted a couple of folders (massive collection on the marvel comic app) onto a Sandisk 64gb external SD. Those files seem to be fine.
I've found that if I try to save files straight to the external SD (showing as SDCard1 when I use rootbrowser) or I try to copy files from sdcard to sdcard1 using rootbrowser then those files just disappear.
Case in point: I used UTorrent to download a video, which would not play from the external card, however if I save it to SDCard it plays no problem. If I then try to copy said file to SDCard1 using rootbrowser it just disappears.
I've also noticed that certain files I save to SDcard1 disappear upon restarting the tablet.
Could this be a permissions issue? Does Android traditionally have trouble writing files to external SD cards?
Hopefully I have given enough info
Thanks
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No Android otherwise doesn't have an issue with writing files to the external sd... This is a firmware bug I guess!
I don't know the actual reason sorry
Arnav.G said:
No Android otherwise doesn't have an issue with writing files to the external sd... This is a firmware bug I guess!
I don't know the actual reason sorry
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Cheers. Perhaps I shall reformat the card, see what happens.
Another noobish question: I haven't figured how to (always) activate sync for my Google account. When I go to the account on Settings - Accounts - Google it says "Sync is OFF" and I can find no way to make the sync always being on. E.g. on my Galaxy Nexus that refresh symbol is always green and I get Gmail notifications instantly, I would love that on my XTZ. Can someone help me out?
Stealth edit: the settings in the top right of the screenshot just give me the option to "sync now".
Here's a screenie: http://i.imgur.com/2Vpnxux.png
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Another noobish question: I haven't figured how to (always) activate sync for my Google account. When I go to the account on Settings - Accounts - Google it says "Sync is OFF" and I can find no way to make the sync always being on. E.g. on my Galaxy Nexus that refresh symbol is always green and I get Gmail notifications instantly, I would love that on my XTZ. Can someone help me out?
Stealth edit: the settings in the top right of the screenshot just give me the option to "sync now".
Here's a screenie: http://i.imgur.com/2Vpnxux.png
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Click on your google account a list will appear of what to sync.. Then check Gmail
I did that on Friends Tablet S (Sony)
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Click on your google account a list will appear of what to sync.. Then check Gmail
I did that on Friends Tablet S (Sony)
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Thank you for that hint, that also was what I originally thought and tried because that's how it would work on the Galaxy Nexus as well. But it appears that there are no checkboxes to check there, here, I'll add a screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/WE1sOWH.png
Any ideas?
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Thank you for that hint, that also was what I originally thought and tried because that's how it would work on the Galaxy Nexus as well. But it appears that there are no checkboxes to check there, here, I'll add a screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/WE1sOWH.png
Any ideas?
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Thats weird :/
Any Tablet Z user here? Pls help him
I can't help because I don't have this device
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Thats weird :/
Any Tablet Z user here? Pls help him
I can't help because I don't have this device
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Thanks mate, I just found the solution: I figured they might want me to settle that directly from the app and apparently I was right. I just went to Gmail - Settings - "my google adress" - Data usage and then I switched "Gmail sync is OFF" to "Gmail sync is ON". By doing that I hads to check a box called "Auto-sync data" and then, when I clicked my email adress, was linked to the settings page. Suddenly the checkboxes we were talking before appeared and all were checked and so far, they are still there and auto sync is working (green refresh symbol).
Edit: it still is very slow when syncing Gmail (it's not my connection, tested that). Anyone else got that issue?
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Another noobish question: I haven't figured how to (always) activate sync for my Google account. When I go to the account on Settings - Accounts - Google it says "Sync is OFF" and I can find no way to make the sync always being on. E.g. on my Galaxy Nexus that refresh symbol is always green and I get Gmail notifications instantly, I would love that on my XTZ. Can someone help me out?
Stealth edit: the settings in the top right of the screenshot just give me the option to "sync now".
Here's a screenie: http://i.imgur.com/2Vpnxux.png
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I experience a similar dilemma which I solved by running the Gmail app and going into its settings for my email account and setting Sync Gmail to ON there, after which I went back to the tablet's Accounts settings for my Google email account and found sync was turned ON.
Okay, so I've gotten the external SD semi working, but very haphazardly. I've noticed that in root there are 3 directories containing the sd cards: storage, in root and mnt, as well as ext-card. Does it matter which of these I am copying files to?
just trying to get to the bottom of why copying from the internal to the external sd is causing me problems..
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Okay, so I've gotten the external SD semi working, but very haphazardly. I've noticed that in root there are 3 directories containing the sd cards: storage, in root and mnt, as well as ext-card. Does it matter which of these I am copying files to?
just trying to get to the bottom of why copying from the internal to the external sd is causing me problems..
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AFAIK, You have an internal SD Card, an external SD Card..
the ext-sd is showing because you may have partitioned the External SD Card :/
As far as I can see, it shouldn't be. I formatted it exFaT, and in each folder I only see sdcard and sdcard1, but they appear in the root, /storage AND /mnt in my file browser. I'm just wondering if it matters which of these directories I copy into. I seem to have confused myself on a fundamental level with this.
could also be the sd card....
Excuse the double post:
Turns out the card was a fake, which explains everything. I've gone and got a Samsung HX 64gb today, so problem solved!
The fake card was branded HC, which isn't even possible for a Sandisk apparently. You live and learn!
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Excuse the double post:
Turns out the card was a fake, which explains everything. I've gone and got a Samsung HX 64gb today, so problem solved!
The fake card was branded HC, which isn't even possible for a Sandisk apparently. You live and learn!
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So, I guess everything is working fine now...
I will recommend you to Install AOKP or CM and Enjoy your awesome tablet

I want to install apps on SD card, what are my options?

Does every Cyanogenmod rom allow that by default, or dit it die with version 11 or 12 being the last one?
If installing directly to SD is a no go, what good apps are there that do the transfer (and keep everything working, of course
I would recommend Link2SD.
I have used it with satisfaction on several low memory devices.
Not sure why, I find Link2SD and its options terribly confusing Well, I guess I'll need to learn.
There are a lot of guides and it's not so complex.
The best way to use it is to create a second partition on sd (consider a backup of your data on pc/otg/cloud/...).
As far as I can remember link2sd will ask you the filesystem type and then it will create some script to use it.
Then you can simply tap on an app from the list and press "link to sd".
From the apps list you can do a lot of operation like convert apps to system/user app, freeze/unfreeze, merge an updated app to rom etc. and using the filter this kind of operation will be very easy and fast.
EDIT:
On the plus (paid) version you can link also data.
If you really want to maximize the free space on the device, this option is worth the few moneys.
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I've always used it on other devices using AOSP based roms, I don't know if there are problems using it with MIUI.
Thanks a lot! So, if you "link" (strange choice of word, it's not actually linking if it gets completely moved to SD and nothing remaing in main storage is it, that's what confused the hell out of me), app and its data to SD, will it be exactly like it was downloaded and installed on SD right from the store, like it used to be on Android versions that supported such thing? I know Cyanogenmod 11 did that perfectly, wonder if it's CM thing by default, or did they moved to new (stupid) concept of raping the main storage in later versions
EDIT: Any chance of "linking" bloody Whatsapp to SD completely? I'm in continuous maintenance mode of my wife phone because that **** consumes the storage for all it's worth.
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Thanks a lot! So, if you "link" (strange choice of word, it's not actually linking if it gets completely moved to SD and nothing remaing in main storage is it, that's what confused the hell out of me), app and its data to SD, will it be exactly like it was downloaded and installed on SD right from the store, like it used to be on Android versions that supported such thing?
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Linking is not the same as moving.
For example, if you move to sd and then remove the sd from the device, widgets and app icons will be removed.
Maybe they will be restored when you insert your sd again, but the order could not be the same.
The same doesn't happen linking.
There are also other benefits, try googling for "link2sd faq".
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EDIT: Any chance of "linking" bloody Whatsapp to SD completely? I'm in continuous maintenance mode of my wife phone because that **** consumes the storage for all it's worth.
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I'm not using whatsapp so I don't know if it works.
I guess that your are talking about the "whatapp" directory on which msgs and media are store.
If link2sd can't solve your problem, I think that can try to move the whatsapp directory to sd and then manually create a link (keep the original name) on the original position.
Or you can try with apps like foldermount
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try looking at this thread
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Samsung Galaxy S5 continually mounts and dismounts microSD card for no reason

I have a Samsung Galaxy S5 with update 6.0.1 with the latest security patch level applied 11/1/16. Recently my microSD card status will go between two indicators in the notification bar: 1) SD card - For transferring photos and media, or 2) SD card was removed, please insert a new one. In both cases the same micro SD card remains in the phone. When I receive the message that the card has been removed, I can click on Storage in the Settings menu and see that only internal storage appears. At some point the SD card will reappear with the message from #1. I can restart my phone, I can turn it off and back on again, etc. but none of those things seem to alter the phone status of identifying that an SD card exists in the phone. It's quite annoying especially when I want to take photos or am transferring data from internal storage to the SD card when it suddenly becomes "removed". However, again, the change from being considered installed/mounted or missing/removed will happen at any time whether I'm using my phone or not. I've started to wonder whether I picked up a virus by visiting a site while reading news through the Google Play Newstand., which I've been doing a lot lately,.. but I've installed/uninstalled at least 5 different anti-virus/malware software and nothing is identifying a problem on my phone. AVG, McAfee, Bitdefender, Kaspersky, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.
The only other oddity I have noticed about the same time is that I have Verizon Protection and Support which suddenly acted like I had never used it before and made me agree to the terms of use again - once I say ok to the terms, it returns that it cannot access data and try again later. Nothing I have done related to that software has worked and Verizon's only suggestion is to factory reset in which some users indicated that did not resolve the problem.
Has anyone else experienced either of these issues and found resolutions? Thank you in advance for any assistance you can provide.
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I have a Samsung Galaxy S5 with update 6.0.1 with the latest security patch level applied 11/1/16. Recently my microSD card status will go between two indicators in the notification bar: 1) SD card - For transferring photos and media, or 2) SD card was removed, please insert a new one. In both cases the same micro SD card remains in the phone. When I receive the message that the card has been removed, I can click on Storage in the Settings menu and see that only internal storage appears. At some point the SD card will reappear with the message from #1. I can restart my phone, I can turn it off and back on again, etc. but none of those things seem to alter the phone status of identifying that an SD card exists in the phone. It's quite annoying especially when I want to take photos or am transferring data from internal storage to the SD card when it suddenly becomes "removed". However, again, the change from being considered installed/mounted or missing/removed will happen at any time whether I'm using my phone or not. I've started to wonder whether I picked up a virus by visiting a site while reading news through the Google Play Newstand., which I've been doing a lot lately,.. but I've installed/uninstalled at least 5 different anti-virus/malware software and nothing is identifying a problem on my phone. AVG, McAfee, Bitdefender, Kaspersky, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.
The only other oddity I have noticed about the same time is that I have Verizon Protection and Support which suddenly acted like I had never used it before and made me agree to the terms of use again - once I say ok to the terms, it returns that it cannot access data and try again later. Nothing I have done related to that software has worked and Verizon's only suggestion is to factory reset in which some users indicated that did not resolve the problem.
Has anyone else experienced either of these issues and found resolutions? Thank you in advance for any assistance you can provide.
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Try Using your device without SD card for some time and then put that chip again. If the situation persist try wiping Cache of Your phone.
There is probably to many webdavs using all your cu. Obtrusive. To root or not to root. Providers say that root is what causes issues of vulnerability. You get these problems ether way but you can only fix with root.
What ever the problem is formatting your car should straighten it out. If you don't want to arrange your files a quick fix for webdav is to use root explorer. Search for "nomedia"and delete them all. Hopefully only apps you want have a good enough grip to put them back.
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Try Using your device without SD card for some time and then put that chip again. If the situation persist try wiping Cache of Your phone.
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Thank you. I don't know how long you mean for "some time" but I did for about 30 minutes. I did use McAfee to clear app cache to free up space but I just checked and my current message is "SD card removed. Insert a new one" so apparently that didn't do it. I' did not allow it to clear thumbnails though.
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There is probably to many webdavs using all your cu. Obtrusive. To root or not to root. Providers say that root is what causes issues of vulnerability. You get these problems ether way but you can only fix with root.
What ever the problem is formatting your car should straighten it out. If you don't want to arrange your files a quick fix for webdav is to use root explorer. Search for "nomedia"and delete them all. Hopefully only apps you want have a good enough grip to put them back.
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Well, until now I considered myself fairly tech savvy... but I am not sure what webdavs are or what it means to root or not. Is root explorer software? And then, the next question is where would I search for "nomedia"? If you'd rather I do more research on these myself I can do that, no worries... but if they are easy enough to explain that would be great. Thanks so much!
sparky99kms said:
Thank you. I don't know how long you mean for "some time" but I did for about 30 minutes. I did use McAfee to clear app cache to free up space but I just checked and my current message is "SD card removed. Insert a new one" so apparently that didn't do it. I' did not allow it to clear thumbnails though.
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Some time means at least a day.
And wiping Cache here I meant Clear the Entire Phone's Cache through Recovery
Good browsers have a search bar in them. A web dav is a network connection to a folder. If it is causing your card not to work now than likely it was put there by a demon and you want it gone. If you don't know what root is then you are a long ways out from putting up a fight. The only thing I could really advise you to do is do a factory reset that includes formatting the card. If you do ever decide to root be very careful the method.
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Rooting my Nook Tablet 8GB, Model BNTV250A, Version 1.4.3 using video

I'll put the link the the vid I followed (but only get halfway through whole process) and think I've missed something but not sure what. The guy appears to have good luck with his method, but I didn't. I cannot get the screen with the "box"
Here are the two messages I get after last step and reboot:
1. Nook encountered a problem that requires a system restart (I click "ok")
2. Then after I click "ok" I get this message:
Your Nook could not restart. Please Try again later. Or contact Customer Support.
The only part of the video I've found that I did on my own is that he doesn't tell you to plug the power cord into an outlet but it seems logical. Unless for some weird reason I'm supposed to plug it back into the usb on my laptop.
Any help very, much appreciated, denise
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I'll put the link the the vid I followed (but only get halfway through whole process) and think I've missed something but not sure what. The guy appears to have good luck with his method, but I didn't. I cannot get the screen with the "box"
Here are the two messages I get after last step and reboot:
1. Nook encountered a problem that requires a system restart (I click "ok")
2. Then after I click "ok" I get this message:
Your Nook could not restart. Please Try again later. Or contact Customer Support.
The only part of the video I've found that I did on my own is that he doesn't tell you to plug the power cord into an outlet but it seems logical. Unless for some weird reason I'm supposed to plug it back into the usb on my laptop.
Any help very, much appreciated, denise
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Mmm... Video is not playing?
nmyshkin said:
Mmm... Video is not playing?
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I'll just post the youtube URL and see if that works, sorry about that, denise PS I used the youtube icon last time. Let's see if just the "link" icon will work
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBvGLHUFOgg
Ok, looks like that works, new to this site, or at least posting to it If you know anything about the rooting I could sure use some help. I have it all finished but, for example, I'm having issues with many of the apps on playstore not being available to me. I get the "this app is not compatible with version". Something like that. I have been reading about possible fixes but one is something called Cyanogenmod, and I can't get the app in the store. It's supposed to do some sort of fix. Then I tried a took called BuildProp Editor but when I go into my build.prop file it doesn't list one of the strings I'm supposed to change (product Model).
With the buildprop editor, you change the "model" to something the app would be compatible with. Samsung to Nexus etc. Anyway, I hope you can see the video if you either need to root something, or, you want to comment/give me some feedback
PS I just read your "signature" and you obviously know a lot about this Hope you drop back in, Denise
denise1952 said:
I'll just post the youtube URL and see if that works, sorry about that, denise PS I used the youtube icon last time. Let's see if just the "link" icon will work
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBvGLHUFOgg
Ok, looks like that works, new to this site, or at least posting to it If you know anything about the rooting I could sure use some help. I have it all finished but, for example, I'm having issues with many of the apps on playstore not being available to me. I get the "this app is not compatible with version". Something like that. I have been reading about possible fixes but one is something called Cyanogenmod, and I can't get the app in the store. It's supposed to do some sort of fix. Then I tried a took called BuildProp Editor but when I go into my build.prop file it doesn't list one of the strings I'm supposed to change (product Model).
With the buildprop editor, you change the "model" to something the app would be compatible with. Samsung to Nexus etc. Anyway, I hope you can see the video if you either need to root something, or, you want to comment/give me some feedback
PS I just read your "signature" and you obviously know a lot about this Hope you drop back in, Denise
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OK, so from what I can see in the video you end up with a rooted Nook Tablet, an old version of the Market, and a new launcher (maybe a few other things I didn't notice). The problem is that you now have a rooted android tablet that is running Android 2.3(?). And so what was the point? Eventually the old version of the Market won't even let you in and even if it did, your selection for apps is limited with the current Android version now being 7.0
So....you did this much and that means you can do the little more needed to not only root your tablet but also to install a new ROM that can update it to a more recent Android system. I'm no expert, but I have been around the block a few times with this device. You can "easily" flash either Cyanogenmod 10, 11 or 12 (Android Jellybean, KitKat, or Lollipop). I started with 10 and was happy with that for a long time until I got curious about a more up-to-date system. I skipped over 11 and went straight to 12.1. I'm more or less satisfied but I think 12 is pushing the limits of the hardware. It's a little wobbly sometimes.
If I were you, I'd pick the last stable version of CM 11. The absolute best guides on XDA for flashing these ROMs on the Nook Tablet were written by digixmax. The one for CM 10 is here. The one for CM 11 (and sort of 12) is here.
Read carefully and take your time. The result is well worth the effort, IMHO. A rooted tablet with the hardware capabilities of the NT running Android 2.3 is not.
nmyshkin said:
OK, so from what I can see in the video you end up with a rooted Nook Tablet, an old version of the Market, and a new launcher (maybe a few other things I didn't notice). The problem is that you now have a rooted android tablet that is running Android 2.3(?). And so what was the point? Eventually the old version of the Market won't even let you in and even if it did, your selection for apps is limited with the current Android version now being 7.0
So....you did this much and that means you can do the little more needed to not only root your tablet but also to install a new ROM that can update it to a more recent Android system. I'm no expert, but I have been around the block a few times with this device. You can "easily" flash either Cyanogenmod 10, 11 or 12 (Android Jellybean, KitKat, or Lollipop). I started with 10 and was happy with that for a long time until I got curious about a more up-to-date system. I skipped over 11 and went straight to 12.1. I'm more or less satisfied but I think 12 is pushing the limits of the hardware. It's a little wobbly sometimes.
If I were you, I'd pick the last stable version of CM 11. The absolute best guides on XDA for flashing these ROMs on the Nook Tablet were written by digixmax. The one for CM 10 is here. The one for CM 11 (and sort of 12) is here.
Read carefully and take your time. The result is well worth the effort, IMHO. A rooted tablet with the hardware capabilities of the NT running Android 2.3 is not.
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Yes, 2.3 Gingerbread. I get things done but I don't understand half of what I do. Thanks so much for the explanation. The more I searched for info, the more I kept see Cyanogenmod so figured that was going to help in some way.
Ok, do I reset the NT again, or just go from where I am at this point?
I don't know if I'm even supposed to be on this forum since I read that it is for "developers". I wouldn't have gotten the info you just gave me anywhere else that I know of though. Hope it's ok for me to stay and learn.
I'll go with the 11 because I understand that the NT is older (bought it in 2011) so no, I don't want to push my luck with it either. I have a new Fire Tablet 7, yuck, but I did get the Playstore on it at least. It works fine, I just like the whole feel of my Nook (payed a lot more for it of course).
Thanks again, and I'll post here on my progress, or lack thereof denise
denise1952 said:
I get things done but I don't understand half of what I do.
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Yep, that's me.
Ok, do I reset the NT again, or just go from where I am at this point?
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Reset.
I don't know if I'm even supposed to be on this forum since I read that it is for "developers". I wouldn't have gotten the info you just gave me anywhere else that I know of though. Hope it's ok for me to stay and learn.
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There are the developers, and then there are the people like me who grovel at their feet. I have learned soooooo much here.
Good luck. It sounds like you can do this "easily" At any rate, you can always ask questions.
nmyshkin said:
Yep, that's me.
Reset.
There are the developers, and then there are the people like me who grovel at their feet. I have learned soooooo much here.
Good luck. It sounds like you can do this "easily" At any rate, you can always ask questions.
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Ok, will do I am bummed as I have to do some errands, but can't wait to get back and go for this. Already downloaded the Mini Partition Tool, totally new to me, partitions but I do love to learn, ttyl, and thank you so much, again!
Just a bit of an update for anyone interested I got through this part of the instructions from digixmax:
Using a disk partition tool (such as MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition) create on SD card a Primary FAT32 partition, and set the partition ID type for the partition to 0x0C FAT32 LBA and set its Active flag. Once this is done, the partition should appear as a (read/write accessible) drive under Windows
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But at the end, I went in to look for the Drive and it said "Boot E" because that's where I had my SD Card. I couldn't find anywhere it said read/write accessible though? I figure I was looking in the wrong place as the directions says "under Windows" so I even looked to see if something was listed under my Windows file in File Manager.
Anyway, kind of toast right now, I'm tired and going to try again in the a.m. The making of the Partition in the Minitool didn't seem hard at all, if I did that right.
Thanks again for the help, I'll check back tonight for any replies, and then again in the a.m. denise
denise1952 said:
Just a bit of an update for anyone interested I got through this part of the instructions from digixmax:
But at the end, I went in to look for the Drive and it said "Boot E" because that's where I had my SD Card. I couldn't find anywhere it said read/write accessible though? I figure I was looking in the wrong place as the directions says "under Windows" so I even looked to see if something was listed under my Windows file in File Manager.
Anyway, kind of toast right now, I'm tired and going to try again in the a.m. The making of the Partition in the Minitool didn't seem hard at all, if I did that right.
Thanks again for the help, I'll check back tonight for any replies, and then again in the a.m. denise
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On my Win 10 machine the "properties" option from the context menu doesn't say anything about r/w for the SD card, but it does show the space used and the space available. I think you're good to go if that's what you are seeing. You can't have done all the manipulations in Mini Partition Wizard and not had write access to the card, so it's not like it's locked or something odd.
Onward!
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On my Win 10 machine the "properties" option from the context menu doesn't say anything about r/w for the SD card, but it does show the space used and the space available. I think you're good to go if that's what you are seeing. You can't have done all the manipulations in Mini Partition Wizard and not had write access to the card, so it's not like it's locked or something odd.
Onward!
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Ok, gotcha! Onward it is:highfive: lol
Ok, spent all morning trying to figure this out myself, and gave up and decided to come back here and ask what to do.
For some reason, I cannot find my unallocated space, it's not showing like the first time I ran through #1 step to "create on SD Card a FAT32 partition, etc. I did reformat the SD Card so that it was a fresh start. I did something wrong, but I can't figure out.
I read that on the MiniTool Wizard "create" is not enabled unless I have unallocated space, so that's my issue. I cannot get that "create" option enabled. I'll attach a snip of what I see at this point. Maybe that will help. I do select the Disk 2 and look down under the "partition" menu and "create" is greyed out. Then I also tried right clicking on the Disk 2 to see if it would show there but it still is disabled (please see attached please) Any help so appreciated, denise:
denise1952 said:
Ok, spent all morning trying to figure this out myself, and gave up and decided to come back here and ask what to do.
For some reason, I cannot find my unallocated space, it's not showing like the first time I ran through #1 step to "create on SD Card a FAT32 partition, etc. I did reformat the SD Card so that it was a fresh start. I did something wrong, but I can't figure out.
I read that on the MiniTool Wizard "create" is not enabled unless I have unallocated space, so that's my issue. I cannot get that "create" option enabled. I'll attach a snip of what I see at this point. Maybe that will help. I do select the Disk 2 and look down under the "partition" menu and "create" is greyed out. Then I also tried right clicking on the Disk 2 to see if it would show there but it still is disabled (please see attached please) Any help so appreciated, denise:
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Been awhile since I did this, but if you reformat an SD card that has separate partitions (as yours appears to), you will not get back all your space. What I'm saying is that there should not be two separate memory entities on that SD card at this point. The section marked by the "*" needs to be merged with the section called "Boot". That large chunk is needed to hold all the files you will use to flash the new ROM.
If you right-click on either partition near the top of the display where it shows the two sections, the context menu contains a "merge" option. Bottom line is, you need one partition on the SD card and right now the bulk of the storage space is locked up.
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Been awhile since I did this, but if you reformat an SD card that has separate partitions (as yours appears to), you will not get back all your space. What I'm saying is that there should not be two separate memory entities on that SD card at this point. The section marked by the "*" needs to be merged with the section called "Boot". That large chunk is needed to hold all the files you will use to flash the new ROM.
If you right-click on either partition near the top of the display where it shows the two sections, the context menu contains a "merge" option. Bottom line is, you need one partition on the SD card and right now the bulk of the storage space is locked up.
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Ok, I'll do that, saw the merge option. So hopefully, this will bring back unallocated space then. I should have asked how much I need. The SD card is 8 GB, probably don't need more than a couple at the most I'm thinking. I'll go give your direction a shot, thanks much for hanging in there with me, denise
OK, you need to take a breath and stop. I've just come away from another thread in which the poster decried the disappearance of all the Cyanogenmod stuff. I knew they had died but I didn't realize everything would disappear so fast...
That means you need to source the most critical component from somewhere. One option is a new post on this board for the critical files. There is also a fellow who was developing his own related ROMs, both internal and SD card versions. I'll search for that and add it to this post in a bit.
Edit: here you go https://iamafanof.wordpress.com/category/nook-tablet-2/
nmyshkin said:
OK, you need to take a breath and stop. I've just come away from another thread in which the poster decried the disappearance of all the Cyanogenmod stuff. I knew they had died but I didn't realize everything would disappear so fast...
That means you need to source the most critical component from somewhere. One option is a new post on this board for the critical files. There is also a fellow who was developing his own related ROMs, both internal and SD card versions. I'll search for that and add it to this post in a bit.
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Well all is good because I decided the same thing when I left here last time. I did try to do the partition thing and ran into another "block" so just put it away, and got into something else
I appreciate your letting me know, nmyshikin I'll be subscribed to the thread, and keep watching for any new additions. I'm not in a hurry since I have my Fire Tablet, and working on the Nook is just going to be a fun project, I hope, at some point And I did learn some things about partitions, and especially about SD Cards Denise
G0ldengirl68 said:
I'll just post the youtube URL and see if that works, sorry about that, denise PS I used the youtube icon last time. Let's see if just the "link" icon will work
Ok, looks like that works, new to this site, or at least posting to it If you know anything about the rooting I could sure use some help. I have it all finished but, for example, I'm having issues with many of the apps on playstore not being available to me. I get the "this app is not compatible with version". Something like that. I have been reading about possible fixes but one is something called Cyanogenmod, and I can't get the app in the store. It's supposed to do some sort of fix. Then I tried a took called BuildProp Editor but when I go into my build.prop file it doesn't list one of the strings I'm supposed to change (product Model).
With the buildprop editor, you change the "model" to something the app would be compatible with. Samsung to Nexus etc. Anyway, I hope you can see the video if you either need to root something, or, you want to comment/give me some feedback
PS I just read your "signature" and you obviously know a lot about this Hope you drop back in, Denise
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Good video, now if i could only find the files. Nothing but dead links everywhere.

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