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SD Card Partitioning using Hero phone?

Can someone plz walk me through how to partition my sd card using my phone - or how to do it on a Mac as I have no access to PC / Linux to partition the SD card.
I want to partition it so I can move may apps there.
My phone is rooted and running the Modaco 1.1 ROM
I have searched but all is still unclear
consider me a noob at doing this
cheers

Check out http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=512873

Is there anyway to parttion SDCard on Hero directly throught gparted like on G1. I've tried to boot Hero using Cyannogen Recovery 1.4 but it didn't worked!

spiderman_anhvu said:
Is there anyway to parttion SDCard on Hero directly throught gparted like on G1. I've tried to boot Hero using Cyannogen Recovery 1.4 but it didn't worked!
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I followed this instruction and worked well
http://androidandme.com/2009/08/news/how-to-manually-partition-your-sd-card-for-android-apps2sd/

Hi
This is my first post on these forums so hi all.
I partitioned my SD card last night using Os X Tiger. The way I did it was as follows:
- First off you need to download gparted live cd iso image from here
http://gparted.sourceforge.net/
- Create an live cd using the disk utility
- Once you have the live cd reboot your machine and hold the 'c' key. The cd should be in the machine before you reboot.
- You'll then boot into the gparted linux distribution where you can use it to partition your sd card. Gparted is very self explanatory.
I partitioned my card as follows:
1 Fat32
2 512mb EXT 3
3 32 mb linux-swap.
This partition is the same as Paul from MoDaCo
Cheers

Well I managed to make a Live ( Bootable ) CD with Linus & GParted on it.
I cpoied all the files from my SD card ( music etc. ) to my computer, then wiped the CD card on my Mac - then booted Gparted CD and partitioned my SD, into 700mb Ext3, and 6.5 gig Fat32.
I loaded all the files I had on the SD card onto the 6.5 gig partition.
Then put the now partitioned SD card into my phone, and restarted the phone.
But the phone hung on start-up not getting beyond the 'Hero' bit. Had to take out the battery, and when I started the phone without the card, it still hung. I had to do a Nandroid restore to get it back up and running.
So did the sd card damage the system? Any ideas how to get it working?
I'm running the latest Modaco ROM ( 1.4 ) and latest radio ( xxx31 ) on a rooted phone.

as soon as i finish compiling my gentoo box (i've changed pc, corei7 now ) i'll release an updated version of the recovery image with some new scripts and menu options (one for formatting the sdcard directly from the menu with some predefined values for swap and ext3 partition )

J-Zeus said:
Can someone plz walk me through how to partition my sd card using my phone - or how to do it on a Mac as I have no access to PC / Linux to partition the SD card.
I want to partition it so I can move may apps there.
My phone is rooted and running the Modaco 1.1 ROM
I have searched but all is still unclear
consider me a noob at doing this
cheers
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how about using forum search, i found at the first try...

Care to share the link then , oh wise one -- how do you do it exactly?

This is where I'm up too
On Mac, with no PC access. Booting Mac with Linux CD running Gparted partitioning software.
No matter what I do I'm always running into the same problem. I start with a clean Dos (Fat) formatted 8gig sd card. In GParted I partition it into 3.
6.8gig Fat32 primary, ext3 800mb, and 50mb Linux Swap. I have tried various orders, with the last being as written above ( from Modaco Pauls suggestion ).
I have tried curing the problem by then mounting the sd card on my Mac OS X desktop, and using Disk Utility to format the 6.8gig partition ( from Stripealipe suggestion ).
All to no avail. The symptoms are:
Put formatted card into phone. Turn phone on. 'Hero' word appears, and it locks there. Have to remove battery to shut down.
Try to restart without a card. Same problem.
Try to start with second good ( unpartitioned ) card. 'Hero' word appears with chime. Little green guy wave at me from 'Hero' word. 'HTC' word appears with chime. Screen goes blank for 5 seconds - then back to 'Hero' word with little green guy.
What seems strange to me is that the problem goes from card to phone.
Only cure is a Nandroid restore.
ahhhhhgrrrrrr

I had the exact same problem just now, J-Zeus, but I seem to have fixed it by simply putting back the files that were originally on the SD card before the re-partitioning (I'd made a backup of those before starting the process) in the FAT32 partition and rebooting the phone. This time it showed the home screen after finishing the HTC logo part! I can't explain why this works though, since all of those files seem to be highly non-essential. It might also have been the last round of partitioning I did that did the trick, but that would just be weird since there shouldn't be any differences.
I started out partitioning the card with GParted Live, but after that failed I turned to Paragon Partition Manager (which subsequently managed to f*ck up the MBR on the drive that hosts my main OS, so I had a non-booting phone *and* a non-booting laptop on my hands; luckily the MBR was an easy thing to fix). The "app partition" is now formatted as ext3.
I still think something might've gone wrong somewhere, because it looks like some (or all, I'm not sure) of the apps I had installed from the market have disappeared from the app selection menu and from the "manage applications" list under Settings -> Applications. Supposedly they might be on the SD card now, I'll look into it some more tomorrow. At least the phone is working now, that's one step further.
PS I don't think I have the latest ROM btw, will fix that when I have time & report back if anything changes.

APP2SD??

hey everyone..
i recently got my hero an have been upgrading roms back an forth, but each time i wipe to update the rom i lose all my apps.. i was wondering if anyone could please help me get app2sd installed or show me a step by step process for it.. itd help heaps an be greatly appreciated!!
thanks in advance,
brett

I need help for this altso, dont realy understand how this works?

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How to install apps from MARKET to SD card, so we dont have to reinstall them each flashing

you need root! and a custom rom (MCR2.2 or 2.3 are my faves) these have apps2sd built in.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=552591
p.s your thread should be in Q&A NOT the Dev section

problem
hi. i've partitioned my sd card as per the instructions on this website. prior to that, i'd installed the modaco rom version 2.2, which is meant to have apps2sd on it.
i thought that after partitioning my sd card my apps would automaticaaly get transferred to the sd card. but that doesn't seem to have happened. how do i go about making that happened. i don't want to reinstall the modaco rom, it should happen already shouldn't it?
also, where exactly is apps2sd on the modaco rom? i can't find it.

try booting your phone without the SD card in....are your apps still there?
apps2sd is built in to the rom, you dont need to run anything. It does it all by itself in the background.

thanks. I'll try that tomorrow. Before I do, just one other query. I thought that after partitioning the sd card, everything on it would get wiped. But the same folders (ther were only 2 before i partitioned it) are still there with the files in them!
which makes me think, did i successfully partition the card? there's no doubt that when i typed 'print' in the adb shell/ gparted after the partitioning process it gave a list of 3 partitions in the sd card. I basically followed the instructions to the letter. I won't be in a position to check again until tomorrow.

Just to be clear before I do something I may or may not regret, to get apps installed on the sd card, I need to partition it first, correct? Once it has been partitioned correctly, any app installations I do, say via the market, should go straight to the sd card? I'm running MCRv2.2.

Yes partition your card first. (FAT first, then EXT3 second)
they usually go to the SD card after a reboot i think.
AFAIK it is a script that is run during startup.

thanks alot for that.. i done a bit more research an have it all sorted.. cheers.. brett

good news. happy to help

as suggested earlier on this thread, i rebooted my phone without the sd card, and sure enough, all my applications/ widgets could not be loaded (except those that were already on the modaco 2.2 rom). rebooting again with the sd card in place, and everything is back to normal.
however, when looking on the sd card with astro file manager, i can't see a list of the applications anywhere. also, after connecting my phone to the computer, and then looking under 'removable disc' on my pc, i can't see the list of apps on my sd card then either.
so i guess what i'm asking is, how do you definitely know that apps2sd has kicked in. i've read on this and other forums that people have checked on their sd card and seen their list of applications. how does one do that? is what i've done above, namely booting my phone without the sd card in place and demonstrating that the downloaded apps don't work, enough proof that apps2sd has worked properly on my phone?

djdhrubs said:
as suggested earlier on this thread, i rebooted my phone without the sd card, and sure enough, all my applications/ widgets could not be loaded (except those that were already on the modaco 2.2 rom). rebooting again with the sd card in place, and everything is back to normal.
however, when looking on the sd card with astro file manager, i can't see a list of the applications anywhere. also, after connecting my phone to the computer, and then looking under 'removable disc' on my pc, i can't see the list of apps on my sd card then either.
so i guess what i'm asking is, how do you definitely know that apps2sd has kicked in. i've read on this and other forums that people have checked on their sd card and seen their list of applications. how does one do that? is what i've done above, namely booting my phone without the sd card in place and demonstrating that the downloaded apps don't work, enough proof that apps2sd has worked properly on my phone?
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You can't see them in /sdcard because that is your FAT32 partition of the card.
Apps2SD works by mounting an ext3 partition from your card, it is mounted to /system/sd/ normally I think. Have a look there with your filemanager.
The reason for having a separate partition for it is that Android requires the ability to set access rights and ownership to files for it work, and FAT32 does not support this.

if you load a linux live cd (i use ubuntu) and plug in your card reader, or mount your hero, you will see the two partitions (or 3 if you use swap).
Windows can't see ext3 partitions, but linux can, cos its great

yeah i had a look using astro file manager and went into system/sd but nothing is listed there.
anyway, now i have a whole new bizarre problem. most of my apps force close when i try to use them! for example, i open taskiller, and its fine while its running, but as soon as i select something to kill, a message pops up saying it has to force close. same with advanced task manager, shopsavvy, shazam, flixster movies and many others. i've turned my phone off and on, and rebooted a couple of times to no avail. phone calls and internet access still works fine.
all this has started since i tried booting my phone without the sd card. i've taken it out again and tried again, but still same problem. weird!

ok problem above solved! i uninstalled then reinstalled the applications, and then they work.
thanks for all your help guys.

i used to get that on my g1...un-install and re-install always solved it for me too!
happy hero'ing!

I am glad that there is a ROM that support A2SD, but i prefer to run the generic one, and if possible is there a code to make my generic pre-rooted rom A2SD abled?

I answered a similar Question a day or so ago here.... Just general stuff
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4655969&postcount=2
Dayz xxxx

[Q] New SD Card causing rooted Desire to hang. Can't partition it either.

Hi
I'm having issues with sticking a new SD card in my Rooted Desire. I am running the NeoPhyTe Mod v1.8 Sense-FroYo 2.2 ROM, and it seems great (before I was running Pays Desire Rom which had the same problem).
My old 4gb card was partitioned with 512mb for Apps to SD (I can't even remember how I did this now, but I seem to recall it being really easy), and worked flawlessly. The new card can be seen in Windows 7 when I go into recovery on the phone and select mount USB Storage, and I seem to be able to get into it to format the card, but when I reboot, the phone hangs at the HTC screen. There is nothing on the card apart from the ROM I installed.
I've tried partitioning it in Recovery with ADB/Clockwork, but Parted will not load/work. I've tried...well, everything I could find over the last 4 hours to try to sort this out. It should be a simple task, surely!?
All I'm trying to do is put in a new 16gb card, partition it for Apps2SD and reinstall my backed up apps. I have been trying to do this since 9am (it is now 12.50pm), and my head is well and truly done in. Can anyone help? Please? I am at my wits end!

logcat is log
If you hang on the HTC Splash screen, a good place to start is always
Code:
adb logcat

Do this simple job..put da 16gb mem crd in card reader and connect with pc...partition it using paragon parititon manager or easeus partition manager...now freshly install a rom on this card..i m sure it will work flawlessly...n offcourse you can restore ur apps by transferring da backup to new card and restoring frm backups using backup manager or any backup software...
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My experience root and flash : Leedroid 2.3c amazing

Finally after lots of deliberating I rooted my desire and flashed with Leedroid 2.3c.
It is such an easy process and took less than 2 hours including restoring backup apps.
A2sd+ works like a dream and setcpu has appeared to increase my battery life by about 60%.
Best thing is I am no longer facing that stupid low space notification and I have retained use of HTC sense.
I urge all HTC Desire owners who constantly battle with that low space notification to root and flash.
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Exactly what i was thinking of doing! how do you partition your SD card?

Yes done this not so long ago, its what the phone should of been like out the box. loving A2SD+ works great, setcpu only just installed it today. am also using LeeDroid superb rom.

I found the easy way was through windows insert your sd card into your PC and download and install EASEUS Partition Master Home Edition, you can get this from download.com. hope this helps
PulpzillA said:
Exactly what i was thinking of doing! how do you partition your SD card?
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I've been thinking about doing this myself for quite some time now. After your post here, I might finally give it a go in a few hours... after midnight is best for such things
After doing this, do you still lose access to all apps on SD while connected via USB to your laptop? Or is this issue gone due to SD card partitioning? I would like to force-move quite a lot of stuff onto my class 10 Kingston

You will lose everythink sadly, make sure befor you format you backup your photos,vids,contacts stuff like that. apps you have paid for from market can be downloaded again without paying.
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I've been thinking about doing this myself for quite some time now. After your post here, I might finally give it a go in a few hours... after midnight is best for such things
After doing this, do you still lose access to all apps on SD while connected via USB to your laptop? Or is this issue gone due to SD card partitioning? I would like to force-move quite a lot of stuff onto my class 10 Kingston
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Or your other option is to root your phone first, and then used a backup manager.

Thanks for the help
ext3 best? and also can you set any size?
will the ROM automatically use the ext3 partition when it runs out of space?

I use ext3 am not sure witch is better tho I just went with that. the rom use the partition all the time, like befor I rooted and installed a custom rom my memory was always low, now I have over 100 apps and still have 63MB and 800MB ext3.
I wouldn't go over 1.5GB well thats what Ive been told and read, I just done mine to 1GB 1024mb=1GB
PulpzillA said:
Thanks for the help
ext3 best? and also can you set any size?
will the ROM automatically use the ext3 partition when it runs out of space?
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shankly1985 said:
I found the easy way was through windows insert your sd card into your PC and download and install EASEUS Partition Master Home Edition, you can get this from download.com. hope this helps
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same here!

So, I am going to do the same right now. This is me posting from my Ubuntu paraboot, HTC Desire 2.29.405.5 Stock and a cup of coffee. Wish me luck

/rant/ said:
I've been thinking about doing this myself for quite some time now. After your post here, I might finally give it a go in a few hours... after midnight is best for such things
After doing this, do you still lose access to all apps on SD while connected via USB to your laptop? Or is this issue gone due to SD card partitioning? I would like to force-move quite a lot of stuff onto my class 10 Kingston
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Well done guys for thinking about it. You will surely not regret it. Root and then back up using titanium. Copy backup to pc and then clean flash a rom. Copy back from pc and restore what you need.
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shankly1985 said:
I found the easy way was through windows insert your sd card into your PC and download and install EASEUS Partition Master Home Edition, you can get this from download.com. hope this helps
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It won't work on Windows Professional machines, which is a bummer as it's a great tool.
I use an Ubuntu Live USB boot and use Gparted. Also lets you easily mess with Windows partitions in ways that make Microsoft feel violated
Also gives you a nice little portable OS and since they made an installer to easily create a persistent state Live USB, it's just a handy tool to carry with you if you fiddle with PCs alot.

Well, it seems like I have to drop this issue for now; I've been trying for more than two hours and I did not succeed using unrevoked 3.3 on Ubuntu 10.10 64-bit, Ubuntu 10.4 and Windows 7 x64. I followed all steps, but it only killed some apps on my SD, nothing more.
32.49.00.32U_5.11.05.27 (Baseband), 2.6.32.15-gf5a401c [email protected] #1 (Kernel), 2.29.405.5 CL293415 release-keys (Build), 2.29.405.5 (Software), HBOOT 0.93.
One time unrevoked wrote: "Is your firmware too new?"
What am I missing? Can this be done?

I had all sorts of troubled using unrevoked until I finally tried it using a goldcard and it went through first time.
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Where exactly are you getting stuck. I used win 7 x64. I also was running the you tube video of how to root with unrevoked simultaneously.
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I was just able to root it using Ubuntu Netbook Edition and am currently repartitioning my SD card for ext-support. Here we go!
How long does this usually take? It won't stop and my phone won't charge... well I just aborted this and try with gparted.

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After doing this, do you still lose access to all apps on SD while connected via USB to your laptop? Or is this issue gone due tr SD card partitioning? I would like to force-move quite a lot of stuff onto my class 10 Kingston
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No. The main difference between a2sd+ script and froyo's apps2sd is that froyo uses fat32 partition to store apps which have been coded accordingly. The script moves all the apps to the EXT partition which does not need to be mounted nor unmounted for it to be accessed by the PC, therefore it won't interfere with your apps in any way any longer.

Reporting in; I just flashed a ROM onto my HTC Desire for the very first time. Currently running device setup connecting to Wi-Fi. Thank you for convincing me!

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Reporting in; I just flashed a ROM onto my HTC Desire for the very first time. Currently running device setup connecting to Wi-Fi. Thank you for convincing me!
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Well done. Which rom did you flash with?
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[LOOKING FOR] App for SOLVE internal memory problem on my Desire..any idea?

Hello team / people, I'm just looking for an App for SOLVE my internal memory problem on my Desire cause I'm always getting LOW MEMORY SPACE on this device, almost of my essential Apps are installed on my microSD card, myabe there is an App for simulate more space on internal memory, like a partition or something that sucks microSD space and solve this problem, don't know, any idea? any help?
thanks for everything.
BR,

Yh partition ur sdcard
HTCdesire ~ s-off & rooted
RunnymedeAIO 4EXT

Try cachemate app in market. Gets u a bit more space n app2sd
HTCdesire ~ s-off & rooted
RunnymedeAIO 4EXT

I struggled like crazy with this problem before I rooted my phone and got an extra partition to store app data and cashe.
I guess you ask this question because you dont want to root your phone. I remember this thread from the time I used to struggle with this exact problem. Perhaps they have new ways to increase the int.memory these days.
(hope its allowed to post links to other forum)
http://androidforums.com/desire-tip...ore-most-apps-sd-without-root-simplified.html

The best way i've found this is to root your phone and install Cyanogenmod 7.1, and use an app available from the Play Store called S2E. You will need to prep your SD card though - I used a card reader, inserted it into my computer and booted off a Ubuntu Live CD, then use Gparted to make two partitions - one large main fat32 partition for music etc, and a 1GB ext4 partition after the fat32 one for apps. Once you have that, put it back in the phone and you can setup S2E to move entire apps to the SD card I have about 90 apps on there now, works perfect, makes the phone better than new! Hope this helps.

stephendt0 said:
The best way i've found this is to root your phone and install Cyanogenmod 7.1, and use an app available from the Play Store called S2E. You will need to prep your SD card though - I used a card reader, inserted it into my computer and booted off a Ubuntu Live CD, then use Gparted to make two partitions - one large main fat32 partition for music etc, and a 1GB ext4 partition after the fat32 one for apps. Once you have that, put it back in the phone and you can setup S2E to move entire apps to the SD card I have about 90 apps on there now, works perfect, makes the phone better than new! Hope this helps.
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please please tell me more about it .. i am using latest version of miui. can i use S2E ? Miui already required a hidden partition for installation purposes. Do I need to create another on ?

Miui doesn't support S2E I believe as it designed for Cyanogenmod. There is another application called link2sd (I think) which does the same sort of job. I remember finding it ages ago and it not working well with Cyanogenmod though. Cyanogenmod 7.1 seems to be the most stable ROM around at the moment though, just a little slow is my only quarrel. This is from my experience anyway, haven't tried ICS ROMs. Tried Miui for about 10 minutes and didn't like it personally.

Try the ICS BCM 3.1U0
It IS working fabulous.
And it has a built in app called Mounts2SD. It seems that I can use both my internal and the extra partition and the space on my SD-card.
I highly recommend that you format your SD-card and get a 512mb partition. Then its smooth sailing.

Which ROM do you currently use?