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does rom manager app work with slide?

I have never used the rom manager app from clockwork but I just read it referenced in a comment about cyanogen. Since we don't have a recovery that stick (as far as I know) does this app work with the slide?

skullkandy said:
I have never used the rom manager app from clockwork but I just read it referenced in a comment about cyanogen. Since we don't have a recovery that stick (as far as I know) does this app work with the slide?
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Yes sir, it does... support was just added for the Slide a day or so ago. Before, the Aria recovery 2.0.2.4 worked just fine.
(sidenote)....I'm now having problems with it seeing my ext partition, again...grr.
(EDIT!!!) DO NOT use the SLIDE RECOVERY IN ROM MANAGER...I flashed it and yes, it was the culprit in breaking my ext support. USE HTC ARIA file here... http://www.koushikdutta.com/2010/02/clockwork-recovery-image.html Drop the file onto the root of your sdcard, making sure to name it update (or update.zip) if you're using XP. Then create a clockworkmod folder on your sd card, then create ANOTHER clockworkmod folder inside it. Then drop the same file into this folder and name it recovery-update. You should now be able to flash to your hearts content.

jreed3786 said:
Yes sir, it does... support was just added for the Slide a day or so ago. Before, the Aria recovery 2.0.2.4 worked just fine.
(sidenote)....I'm now having problems with it seeing my ext partition, again...grr.
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in regards to the ext partition, how do we know if it is noticing it correctly or not. i have a2sd setup w/ a 512mb ext2 partition setup using eugene's latest clockwork update.zip. with a plethora of apps installed, i'm down to about 245mb on the ext. however, my internal storage (145mb) has gone down to ~60mb. this is even w/ all caches cleared. i have been wondering if there is something wrong w/ my setup or if this is considered as normal?

poetik517 said:
in regards to the ext partition, how do we know if it is noticing it correctly or not. i have a2sd setup w/ a 512mb ext2 partition setup using eugene's latest clockwork update.zip. with a plethora of apps installed, i'm down to about 245mb on the ext. however, my internal storage (145mb) has gone down to ~60mb. this is even w/ all caches cleared. i have been wondering if there is something wrong w/ my setup or if this is considered as normal?
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If you have ADB and drivers installed, in command prompt issue the following:
adb shell ls -l /data
(alternatively, in Terminal Emulator it's simply "ls -l /data")
If among other directories you see this:
lrwxrwxrwx . . . .. ............. app -> /system/sd/app
lrwxrwxrwx . . . .. ............. app-private -> /system/sd/app-private
it means that Apps2SD (and your ext partition) is working fine.

jreed3786 said:
If you have ADB and drivers installed, in command prompt issue the following:
adb shell ls -l /data
(alternatively, in Terminal Emulator it's simply "ls -l /data")
If among other directories you see this:
lrwxrwxrwx . . . .. ............. app -> /system/sd/app
lrwxrwxrwx . . . .. ............. app-private -> /system/sd/app-private
it means that Apps2SD (and your ext partition) is working fine.
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well yea, its listed. thanks. just didn't wanna see that dreadful "storage low" msg pop up later on for the wrong reasons or due to faulty setup.
this is a little non-related to the topic but in addition to cache clearers, are there any cleaning tools for android, as there are for winmo (ie. sktools). i understand the cleaning of caches, but does that cover temporary files, histories, corrupt files?

poetik517 said:
well yea, its listed. thanks. just didn't wanna see that dreadful "storage low" msg pop up later on for the wrong reasons or due to faulty setup.
this is a little non-related to the topic but in addition to cache clearers, are there any cleaning tools for android, as there are for winmo (ie. sktools). i understand the cleaning of caches, but does that cover temporary files, histories, corrupt files?
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Yes, it should clear basically everything you listed...yes...I used cachemate, on Android and enjoyed it...not sure about with the Slide, though.

where did my storage space go?

Hey for some days now i have not been able to instal any apps, then i checked how much space i have left on the phone and it was 2mb. now here is the thing, i got 8 apps and they are together 5mb... I have tried to delete catch stuff etc and i got nothing more, so what happend to my storage space?

Appbrain
-Create an appbrain account
-Install appbrain on your phone
-Sync
-Go appbrain website and click 'My Apps'
Do this to double check what you have installed.
If you're rooted, what rom are you using?
To clean my cache, i use Cache Cleaner NG.

Copy paste from another post i just made.
This has always been a problem with my desire until i found out about AlphaRev. Now i've got 166MB free internal space. My suggestion is to install AlphaRev and modify the partition tables as listed in the tutorial on alpharev.nl. I would have posted a link but i can't post links yet.

From terminal emulator or adb shell type this (root required)
su
du -md 2 /data > /sdcard/data.txt
Then open your favourite file explorer and take a look at data.txt on your sdcard to find the culprit. In the file should be a list of directories and their size, just look for the biggest one.

mercianary said:
From terminal emulator or adb shell type this (root required)
su
du -md 2 /data > /sdcard/data.txt
Then open your favourite file explorer and take a look at data.txt on your sdcard to find the culprit. In the file should be a list of directories and their size, just look for the biggest one.
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nsain said:
Hey for some days now i have not been able to instal any apps, then i checked how much space i have left on the phone and it was 2mb. now here is the thing, i got 8 apps and they are together 5mb... I have tried to delete catch stuff etc and i got nothing more, so what happend to my storage space?
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Root your phone, and the go and Install Starburst ROM, its super fast, stable and I have 1.7gb of internal storage space to install apps
Make sure you have a class 4 SD card or better, trust me it will be the best thing you have done to your phone.
P.S dont forget to backup all your apps and stuff.
shankly1985

[Q] How to know Data++ is working?

Hi,
I have just flash my desire with Revolution 3.0 ROM.
before that i made the partition on ext4 using Gparted.
I have checked using this info:
D. How to check if it worked?
To check whether A2SD is working once you've flashed your ROM,
1)Download Quick System Info from the Market, and check under A2SD Storage, it should give you enough informations.
2)download the Android Terminal Emulator app from the market and use the following commands
Code:
su
ls -l /data
You should see your app directory pointing to /system/sd/app and app-private pointing to /system/sd/app-private (courtesy of ikkokusenkin)
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From here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7279872&postcount=3
On the Quick System Info, it shows A2SD Storage with a total 1,95Gb and 1.49Gb free. So i think that is ok.
But, on the terminal, it shows the app directory pointing to /system/sd/app but the app-private does not point to the sd.
Is that normal?
Do i need to worry about the app-private redirection?
Thanks

Hello!
That's ok. You are able to access the content of the SD-ext partition with /system/sd/
The /app-private folder is originally located in /data. But usually it is moved to SD-ext too - but this is a thing the ROM-developer can change like he wants. I think, it would be a good idea to ask him to this.
You don't need to be worried about this. Apps which are located there are simply stored completely in NAND.
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anderl78 said:
Hello!
That's ok. You are able to access the content of the SD-ext partition with /system/sd/
The /app-private folder is originally located in /data. But usually it is moved to SD-ext too - but this is a thing the ROM-developer can change like he wants. I think, it would be a good idea to ask him to this.
You don't need to be worried about this. Apps which are located there are simply stored completely in NAND.
Sent from my An-Droid loaded Desire
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Thanks, after a while and after reading a lot i realise that i didn´t change the hboot into Data++ and that is a requirement for the revolution 3.0 version.
So now i am updating the radio, updating the hboot and after i will flash the rom again.
So thats the reason that the rom is not working properly.
I will update this if something goes wrong.

jelly bean rom

what does this mean ive done a search but carnt findout what this means
Hboot : Stock for now
Use Android Terminal to enable A2SD
as this is what it says i've got to do in install the jelly bean rom.
i will follow the instructions that are porvided with the Android terminal but just no clue to what the hboot thingy is

pandashoe said:
what does this mean ive done a search but carnt findout what this means
Hboot : Stock for now
Use Android Terminal to enable A2SD
as this is what it says i've got to do in install the jelly bean rom.
i will follow the instructions that are porvided with the Android terminal but just no clue to what the hboot thingy is
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If you don't know what hboot is, then you have stock.

pandashoe said:
what does this mean ive done a search but carnt findout what this means
Hboot : Stock for now
Use Android Terminal to enable A2SD
as this is what it says i've got to do in install the jelly bean rom.
i will follow the instructions that are porvided with the Android terminal but just no clue to what the hboot thingy is
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But if you don't know your phone hboot......you SHOULD read a LOT before doing ANY CHANGES to your phone. Please be careful.
Regards
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pandashoe said:
what does this mean ive done a search but carnt findout what this means
Hboot : Stock for now
Use Android Terminal to enable A2SD
as this is what it says i've got to do in install the jelly bean rom.
i will follow the instructions that are porvided with the Android terminal but just no clue to what the hboot thingy is
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One more thing.... Android terminal has NOTHING to do with INSTALLING the jelly bean Rom ....
As I said, please read tutorials and guides before attempting anything.
Regards
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pandashoe said:
what does this mean ive done a search but carnt findout what this means
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Then you are not using the internet properly.
via xda app

stankyou said:
Then you are not using the internet properly.
via xda app
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thanks again for your help

When it says "Use android terminal to enable A2SD", what it means is after you have installed the rom (which you would do by flashing the zip file through a recovery mod like clockwork recovery or 4ext recovery) you enter the android terminal in your apps tray (it will be installed already as 'Terminal Emulator' or such) and type
Code:
su
You will get a super user request asking you to allow the terminal emulator root access. Allow this.
Code:
a2sd install
You wil be prompted for install options. The recommended values were.
Code:
y
n
y
at which point your phone will reboot and you will have activated the A2SD features of the rom.
But in order to do this, you will first need to repartition your SD card into two partitions.
Back up all of your data before you even attempt this so you don't lose anything.
This can be done with a number of tools like GParted or MiniTool Partition Wizard.
The first should be a FAT primary logical partition the size you want to store your documents on and the second should be a primary logical ext3 file system (not all roms support EXT4 and journalling can degrade SD card quality faster).
I have mine as an 8GB partitioned into a 6.5GB FAT and a 1.5GB EXT with about 1.3GB of apps installed split across A2SD and androids internal apps to SD function while still keeping 80MB free on my data partition.
I hope this helps.

Psytechnic said:
When it says "Use android terminal to enable A2SD", what it means is after you have installed the rom (which you would do by flashing the zip file through a recovery mod like clockwork recovery or 4ext recovery) you enter the android terminal in your apps tray (it will be installed already as 'Terminal Emulator' or such) and type
Code:
su
You will get a super user request asking you to allow the terminal emulator root access. Allow this.
Code:
a2sd install
You wil be prompted for install options. The recommended values were.
Code:
y
n
y
at which point your phone will reboot and you will have activated the A2SD features of the rom.
But in order to do this, you will first need to repartition your SD card into two partitions.
Back up all of your data before you even attempt this so you don't lose anything.
This can be done with a number of tools like GParted or MiniTool Partition Wizard.
The first should be a FAT primary logical partition the size you want to store your documents on and the second should be a primary logical ext3 file system (not all roms support EXT4 and journalling can degrade SD card quality faster).
I have mine as an 8GB partitioned into a 6.5GB FAT and a 1.5GB EXT with about 1.3GB of apps installed split across A2SD and androids internal apps to SD function while still keeping 80MB free on my data partition.
I hope this helps.
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Thanks mate, also helped me, no about hboot, but how to enter in android terminal.
cheers

like said above, terminal emulator is an app u can get from play store but i think JB has it already installed. open the app and type
su (then grant permission)
y (press enter)
n (press enter)
y (press enter)
then ur phone will reboot and android will upgrade (make the changes) then ur done.
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***MOD-Delete thread if needed SOLVED***App2SD, play store, problems..

The past few days I've been having problems with the past store, wonder if anyone can help, google search and xda search not turning up much help...
I had an update for Sygic, first it gave that it couldn't load to SD or USB storage, then it would download and hang without installing. Sygic support recommends deleting some settings files from the app, still awaiting confirmation on one point.
In several attempts to download and update various other apps I am getting insufficient storage space (app2SD should be working... ran through the installation procedures again last night, and left it overnight) and download that just hang and won't install. Erased play data to no effect, uninstall FB app to try and work around it, now I can't download it, just hangs.... there goes my social life
Ready to factory reset if needed, any help before I do?
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Re: App2SD, play store, problems..
App 2 sd probably is working, but I'm guessing your dalvik cache is still on the phone and needs moving to the card.
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Re: App2SD, play store, problems..
Do I need to move dalvick with recovery, or a script?
edit- another search led me to S2E, but if i look for it on play, its not compatible.... still dont know if i could download it anyway......
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How to move the data folder or dalvik-cache:
Sometimes this is also described by the term "A2SD+". Some Custom ROMs support it (e.g. MoDaCo Custom Froyo, according to the comparison table). So if you use MoDaCo Custom Froyo and have A2SD enabled (by having created the ext2 partition on the sd card as explained in section A), then also the dalvik-cache will be moved to the sd card.
However you also can do it by yourself if you already have A2SD enabled (this is necessary, as well as root access).
start the terminal and type (without |):
in order to move /data/data:
| su
| cp -pr /data/data /system/sd
| rm -r /data/data
| ln -s /system/sd/data /data/data
Be careful! you will loose all your application data if this fails. however usually the default data can be restored by android using the .apk file. I recommend creating a Titanium Backup before doing this (as well as an nandroid backup).
and in order to move dalvik-cache:
| su
| cp -pr /data/dalvik-cache /system/sd
| rm -r /data/dalvik-cache
| ln -s /system/sd/dalvik-cache /data/dalvik-cache
If the dalvik-cache should get lost, it's not such a problem because it will be easily recreated on reboot (taking some minutes the first time). However, the dir /data/dalvik-cache should exist and be accessible for the system (or the according symlinked dir).
Caution! If you do this, most of the apps or even the whole system won't work if the whole SD card is ejected / unmounted!
this any use? not sure i like the last line though......

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342387
found this will post on his thread later and await reply, still dont understand why the downloads are hanging though, anyone?

you can use int2ext

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.codlab.int2ext
this app or script via te?
edit- wiping data now, enabling app2sd on JV-JB, and when activating one permission is to move dalvik, getting confused now....

SOLVED- kinda complete wipe and re-flash.........

Skivit said:
SOLVED- kinda complete wipe and re-flash.........
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That was my first thought

Aye, was trying to avoid it, maybe learn something in the meantime, but I was going round in circles. Funny that when I tried mount2sd, it gave a warning, must have been something with the script. Seems to have settled down, just wondering why Play store was acting up too...
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Skivit said:
Aye, was trying to avoid it, maybe learn something in the meantime, but I was going round in circles. Funny that when I tried mount2sd, it gave a warning, must have been something with the script. Seems to have settled down, just wondering why Play store was acting up too...
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Dunno what kind of update they did back in september, but since then many people noticed that something is wrong. Must be that OAuth2 they implement.

I'll Google that one later
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