Is this possible!?
I use a ringtone which I've downloaded and saved to the SD card, but when the phone is plugged into my computer, it obviously isn't accessible to the phone!
I've tried moving it to the main phone storage, but it seems that one cant past files into that section of the memory?
Any ideas? (Please dont say root! Thats too much trouble for something as silly as this!)
Many Thanks
david_inuk said:
Is this possible!?
I use a ringtone which I've downloaded and saved to the SD card, but when the phone is plugged into my computer, it obviously isn't accessible to the phone!
I've tried moving it to the main phone storage, but it seems that one cant past files into that section of the memory?
Any ideas? (Please dont say root! Thats too much trouble for something as silly as this!)
Many Thanks
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Hi, wondered if anyone could advise how to do this on a rooted device? I love the standard Desire Notification sound and have downloaded and added to the SD Card but as with david_inuk when the sd card is mounted it obviously can't access this.
How do i go about adding to the internal memory?
Thanks
If you are rooted you can do it.
For S-ON users: You must do it via ADB from recovery.
FOR S-OFF Users: You can use Root Explorer.
Thanks Dave, got it working through RootExplorer
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Hi All,
What is the best way to install marketplace applications to your SD card rather then the internal phone memory.
I've looked around and found that you can adjust the NAND to install a .IMG file on the SD card and use it as the main data store, but id prefer not to do it this way (Windows Mobile gives you a choice to install to internal memory or external card).
Sorry if posting in wrong place.
Thanks all
Tom
XCougar said:
Hi All,
What is the best way to install marketplace applications to your SD card rather then the internal phone memory.
I've looked around and found that you can adjust the NAND to install a .IMG file on the SD card and use it as the main data store, but id prefer not to do it this way (Windows Mobile gives you a choice to install to internal memory or external card).
Sorry if posting in wrong place.
Thanks all
Tom
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didn´t you post the same thing yesterday? If not, then I´m sorry but I think you did. Double posting is not nice...
stephan1 said:
didn´t you post the same thing yesterday? If not, then I´m sorry but I think you did. Double posting is not nice...
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No? =S
I asked how to INSTALL ANDROID, this is not installing Android, this is installing applications to the sd card, internal memory is limited and will run out fast.
No one has tried to do this then?
Easiest way is to just re-install, with data.img in root and select ext2 via img.
This question has been answered a few times in different guides in this forum.
Here's a good one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=680518
under "Installing Applications Onto SD Card using Ext2"
Hi thanks for replies, yes I know there are guide already, but they are either partitioning the card or using a *.img file.
It seems crazy that (IMO sucky) windows mobile can do this but Android cant.
Is there some reason why Android is unable to do this?
Is it just a development thing, and in time they might change this?
Are other users of "proper" android phones, (e.g tmobile g1) able to just install to memory card or do they hit the same problem?
Thanks,
They have the same problem, all Android versions have the same problem....UNTIL NOW!
Froyo now has the option to move installed apps to the sd back and forth!! The details are at 1:35 of the developer video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAZYSVr2Bhc
Very sweet...listening to the community So just wait and sit tight for Froyo on our Kaisers!!
it would still be nice to be find out how they did it and mimic it on other builds
Thanks for replies all, guess ill have to wait for now, I heard someone say there is a program I think called apps2sd but havnt tried it, and I havnt found it yet (I havnt looked that hardly tbh, been too busy and only looked on marketplace).
Thanks again
I installed my froyo update on 31st Aug. and the same day i forced all of my apps to be installed to SD using ADB shell pm SetInstallLocation.
Since then i have installed numerous apps with a high percentage of the data being taken onboard my SD card as intended.
Today, all of a sudden, i find myself unable to install any apk getting a message 'installation unsuccessful.'
I have 66.61mb of phone storage available and 3.37gb remaining on my SD card.
On my SD card i have a folder '.android_secure' containing 114mb af ASEC files which i assume is the folder for the apps stored on my SD card but i am not really sure about this.
Could anybody advise as to what is the problem as i am really at a loss with this and don't know what to do.
Anybody help please?
Obvious I know but its not connected via USB in disk drive mode to the PC while you are trying to install is it. Sometimes its the simplest things
jamesmcuk said:
Obvious I know but its not connected via USB in disk drive mode to the PC while you are trying to install is it. Sometimes its the simplest things
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Thanks for you're input but no it isn't.
I am not very clever with android so far but, am i correct in assuming no partitions are neccessary for apps to sd using this method.
All that i could think of was that there was no room somehow on the part of the sd card were the apps are installed.
Hope i am making sense as i am not really sure what i am doing but usually learn quickly!
Hmm I have read that some roms haven't been to clever on unmounting the card after a reboot. Did this start happening following a reboot of the phone?
Space wise I think it should say insufficient space if its a space issue.
Maybe try mounting the card through the phone on the PC and then ejecting it properly from the PC. You could also try searching for info about SD cards not being unmounted on android.
Sorry cant be of more help.
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Hmm I have read that some roms haven't been to clever on unmounting the card after a reboot. Did this start happening following a reboot of the phone?
Space wise I think it should say insufficient space if its a space issue.
Maybe try mounting the card through the phone on the PC and then ejecting it properly from the PC. You could also try searching for info about SD cards not being unmounted on android.
Sorry cant be of more help.
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Thanks again for your input.
Yes, this did start after i loaded an apk to my sd card via my pc then tried to install it. This wouldn't work and also i was not able to install from the market.
I have tried your above procedure but it did not make any difference so will now try to investigate what you suggested further.
Thanks again.
bobsie41 said:
I installed my froyo update on 31st Aug.
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Is it because you are from the future?
(sorry - couldn't resist)
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App
So periodically my phone loses the ability to access the SD Card.
Can't play media... Ringtone's revert to default... Apps that use it like pandora stop working...
Only way I know to fix it is to reboot. (Or you can plug into a computer if you're near one, mount the SD card and unmount it)
WTF...
I've tried formatting the SD Card. It's the stock card that came with the Epic.
Any ideas?
ACS 1.1.0 - Journaling disabled.
orb360 said:
So periodically my phone loses the ability to access the SD Card.
Can't play media... Ringtone's revert to default... Apps that use it like pandora stop working...
Only way I know to fix it is to reboot. (Or you can plug into a computer if you're near one, mount the SD card and unmount it)
WTF...
I've tried formatting the SD Card. It's the stock card that came with the Epic.
Any ideas?
ACS 1.1.0 - Journaling disabled.
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Mabe the contacts are dirty or dirt got into the phone. Try an air sprayer on the phone and use something slightly abrasive on the sd card contacts.
Indeed, that does sound like bad/loose contacts.
I just got my Epic today and I haven't rooted it yet. I've installed the drivers on my PC and I'm able to browse the root directory, but I don't see a way to get to the SD card. Do I have to root to do this? I don't think I had to on my EVO (but it is rooted). I just want to be able to put ringtones, wallpapers and then some files so that I can root it later.
Any help appreciated.
Trident said:
I just got my Epic today and I haven't rooted it yet. I've installed the drivers on my PC and I'm able to browse the root directory, but I don't see a way to get to the SD card. Do I have to root to do this? I don't think I had to on my EVO (but it is rooted). I just want to be able to put ringtones, wallpapers and then some files so that I can root it later.
Any help appreciated.
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Nope...just install Samsung drivers on your computer and it will appear as another storage drive.
Do you BONSAI?
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Nope...just install Samsung drivers on your computer and it will appear as another storage drive.
Do you BONSAI?
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Ah. Thanks. I figured it out after I typed it.
I used to BONSAI on the WM6.5 Diamond, but never used it on Android. Didn't know it was available.[Looks like you might be talking about a game... I misunderstood. There used to be a total backup app/scripts for WM that would allow you to reset all your apps/data on your phone after a flash and it was called BONSAI.]
Now I'm just trying to figure out how to get my PC to recognize that I'm connected w/USB debugging enabled. I run run.bat and keep getting told that I'm not connected. Silly PC.
when i want to change my sd card (that already rooted) to a better one do i it just how to copy and paste it over to the new one? and it wont mess up the root right?
You didn't root your sd card you rooted your phone. Don't have to do anything special just change card like you would anything else
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so, if I change the card, what happens to all the files on the original card used for rooting?, don't I need that on the new card? I have an inspire 4g rooted with coredroid. I'll appreciate any comments!
You don't need those files any more, cause your phones already rooted.
If you want to keep any files, you can use a card reader or just through your phone copy all the files to your computer than copy them back to the new sd card.
Also, why are you posting in the G2/DZ section if you have an Inspire?
-Nipqer
It was not my intention to post here to bother anyone, I was just looking for the specific topic and thought it would apply to any particular phone. I actually didn't even see this was for other devices, I just found the info I needed, and thanks to you Nipqer, everything is much clearer now.
No harm done, I was just wondering why you would post here out of curiosity.
Glad I could help.
-Nipqer
htc-elsalv said:
so, if I change the card, what happens to all the files on the original card used for rooting?, don't I need that on the new card? I have an inspire 4g rooted with coredroid. I'll appreciate any comments!
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Glad you got your question answered.
For future reference, here's the Inspire 4G forum listings. If you were to ask a more specific question no one in this forum can help you. You'll get more targeted help and advice from users with similar devices to yours.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1015
Swapping Sd
Ok so I have trasfered alot of apps to my sd card. Im assuming if I change sd card that those apps wont work anymore or be on my phone?
Im thinkin I can just send back to phone then pop in new card and transfer them again. Just transfer whatever other stuff I need from my card to the new one lile ROMS PICTURES im sure that all the apps will create its own folders and directories again, so I guess my only concern is the apps being on the card?
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Ok so I have trasfered alot of apps to my sd card. Im assuming if I change sd card that those apps wont work anymore or be on my phone?
Im thinkin I can just send back to phone then pop in new card and transfer them again. Just transfer whatever other stuff I need from my card to the new one lile ROMS PICTURES im sure that all the apps will create its own folders and directories again, so I guess my only concern is the apps being on the card?
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Just use a card reader to copy all the files from the SD card to your desktop computer. Then copy them to the new SD card. Your apps will work fine.
Ever since I converted to GPE for 6.0 then back to Sense (5.0.1 stock, rooted) I have been facing problems with my external SD Card. I know that Marshmallow handles External SD Cards a little bit differently than other versions of Android, so I decided to backup everything to my computer and then have my device format the SD card inside Sense but it still did not work.
For one thing, I can no longer backup from Titanium Backup to my External SD Card since it says "this folder is not writable" and whenever I try to delete or move anything inside ES File Explorer, a message comes up saying "please choose the root directory of ext_sd card ...." and when I try to, I get a "Documents Force Closed" error.
Any ideas on what I could do at this point? Should I try formatting the SD Card on my computer using a SD Card reader instead? I am using a Mac, by the way.
Thanks for your time.
TarekElsakka said:
Ever since I converted to GPE for 6.0 then back to Sense (5.0.1 stock, rooted) I have been facing problems with my external SD Card. I know that Marshmallow handles External SD Cards a little bit differently than other versions of Android, so I decided to backup everything to my computer and then have my device format the SD card inside Sense but it still did not work.
For one thing, I can no longer backup from Titanium Backup to my External SD Card since it says "this folder is not writable" and whenever I try to delete or move anything inside ES File Explorer, a message comes up saying "please choose the root directory of ext_sd card ...." and when I try to, I get a "Documents Force Closed" error.
Any ideas on what I could do at this point? Should I try formatting the SD Card on my computer using a SD Card reader instead? I am using a Mac, by the way.
Thanks for your time.
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@TarekElsakka - I know I'm bumping this thread, however I hope this is taken with leniency as searching for a solution took me a while and I hope this reply will help those who Google for the same problem.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=59278548&postcount=4 is what you need to read. You need to explicitly change your storage provider to 'DocumentProvider storage'.
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@TarekElsakka - I know I'm bumping this thread, however I hope this is taken with leniency as searching for a solution took me a while and I hope this reply will help those who Google for the same problem.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=59278548&postcount=4 is what you need to read. You need to explicitly change your storage provider to 'DocumentProvider storage'.
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@ThePurpleK thank you for your information! I actually forgot all about this thread, but I found this solution a while ago and it fixed everything for me. Thank you again, I'm sure it will be helpful to a lot of people since everyone seems to be facing that problem with MM.
Interesting. I never knew that was even a setting in TiBu either. What I did was a little more involved. Had to edit /system/etc/permissions/platform.xml) and add a specific entry to allow a group permission to write to external storage. Check the attached image. Of course I added the highlights.
Drunkula said:
Interesting. I never knew that was even a setting in TiBu either. What I did was a little more involved. Had to edit /system/etc/permissions/platform.xml) and add a specific entry to allow a group permission to write to external storage. Check the attached image. Of course I added the highlights.
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I think you missed what they were talking about.
What you suggest is not valid for android 6.0 marshmallow.
Only workable for lollipop and lower.
You're right about that. I'm not on MM yet (Verizon...) so I hadn't a clue.