Hi All,
I have a stock Froyo 2.2 ROM on GSM Desire (rooted + S-Off)
am very happy with it but my internal memory is full (+/- 6Mb) thus would like to move some apps to SD
I am newbie on this subject and yes, I tried using the search but I get "Sorry, search is temporarily unavailable. Please try again in 20-30 minutes." this happens for a few days now
all help is welcome and sorry for my english !!
Thanks
You need a custom ROM and an EXT3 partition on your SD card
yep, partition your SD card this way: first a FAT 32 partition and AFTER a 512mb or a 1 gb ext 3 or ext 4 partition (use gparted and a card reader or mount sd card while in recovery)
then install a custom rom with apps2sd+ (there is a variety of them, if you want to stick with the stock desire froyo there is one with apps2sd+ added, however you could also try leedroid - modified desire rom or baadnewz DHD - desire HD rom)
there is also a soulution called data2sd or data2ext or data2whatever (i dont really know the diffrence) it moves even more stuff to sd card, but you would need to have a class 6 sd card (at least) but you will probably be okay with A2SD+ (also i think it is less stable than a2sd+)
i use apps2sd+ rom with 512mb ext4 on a class 2 sd card, baadnewz DHD rom 1.9.1 and it works fast (really fast), and after installing all of my apps i have still around 90mb of free space! (while on a rom without apps2sd+ i was out of free internal memory, had 7mb left or something)
Thanks for your detailed reply
will do a nandroid and try one.
will I still have clockworkmod recovery if i experiment with roms ?
Yep as it's not touched by custom ROMs
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Hi
Does a rom exist which features gingerbread 2.3 and sense UI which doesn't require a custom hboot or a partitioned SD card. I.e. will run from a fully standard rooted htc desire?
If so what is it called, if not will someone briefly explain what the extra partition is required for?
thank you
Jim
dont know if there is one without need of an ext partition.
But its very usefull!
Why you need it?
Because, Dev's have moved files from the system to the partition on the sd.
In most cases you gain much more space for apps.
If you want to know more, search the wiki or forum for : a2sd, data2sd, data2ext, and so on.
its very easy to do, but safe all your data on the sd before!
only thing you need is a 500+ free space on your sd-card
if you have a linux, you only need to install gparted
else
start a linux-livecd of your choice(maybe Gparted-livecd)
Insert your Sd into a Cardreader
if you already use gparted, its easy, there will be an fat 32 partition
click resize and move the right slider so you gain about 500mb-1gb free space
now click into the gray area and click new
than partition as ext (would suggest ext-3 (best suported))
you should be done
now you can try roms wich need ext-partition
good luck
You can run roms with standard hboot but you need an ext partition purely because you will install about 3 apps and you will run out of space. That's why they make it mandatory to have.
Jim Mc said:
Hi
Does a rom exist which features gingerbread 2.3 and sense UI which doesn't require a custom hboot or a partitioned SD card. I.e. will run from a fully standard rooted htc desire?
If so what is it called, if not will someone briefly explain what the extra partition is required for?
thank you
Jim
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Now that you know why you need EXT partition here is 1 of many tutorials how to do it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9580475&postcount=2
you need 1 Fat32 partition followed by 1 EXT4 partition (recommended by most developers 1GB if you want to use sense 3.0 goodies).
I have the same question: which ROM actually gives you gingerbread and sense 3.0 at the same time? There is no problem with partitioned SD-card.
So far I have found this post from Cool Kingdom, which seems (from comments) great:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1040121
havn't tried it yet, but just wondering if there is anything to choose from?
PS: is there a way to partition my SD card without card reader, just using the phone itself?
Thanks a lot
UelskiD said:
PS: is there a way to partition my SD card without card reader, just using the phone itself?
Thanks a lot
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New versions of ClockworkMod Recovery can do it under Advanced/Partition SD.
You can install InsertCoin - it's a great gingerbread and sense 3.0 rom. I've been using it for over a month and it's great.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1016940
About the ext partition - I think it's a must. You'll get plenty of space for apps...
Looking at the Cool Kingdom rom on youtube, it seems pretty laggy in comparison to the InsertCoin rom I have installed on my desire. InsertCoin seems to be more optimised I find, but you'll need to install the nightly version to have 3D widgets and the 3D homescreen.
Hello!
Could someone please tell me if it's worth making the jump to x-part from a2sd+, and if so how do I do this please?
Many thanks!
I use X-Part, and the main reason I do, because the system recognizes the whole EXT partition as Internal, so more applications can be installed. Also others said, that x-part has less bugs.
To change simply download the X-Part version of the ROM and flash it. Full wipe needed AFAIK.
Tuffcheez said:
Hello!
Could someone please tell me if it's worth making the jump to x-part from a2sd+, and if so how do I do this please?
Many thanks!
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I did that yesterday without a glitch. A2sd+ isnt recognize my ext4 partition and I just download d2ext xpart, wipe, wipe, wipe..and install new rom. Now its showing 0.9gb of internal memory and working lightspeed fast. Just noticed higher battery usage than average.
Thanks! Going to give it a try. Just one more thing, my 16gb sd card is partitioned like this..
1.Primary- fat 32 - The rest
2.Primary- ext 3 - 1 GB
3.Primary- linux-swap - around 100 MB
Can I leave it like this, just do a full wipe and then flash the rom?
Cheers.
I think not. Rom will recognize your ext3 partition and will include it into installation (remove apps to sd on first boot, i think) and it will continue to use it. put some old, one partition (fat32) sd card into phone and try to install rom.
Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
Moving to Q&A
Ok...I can now confirm it's worth the jump!
Miui XJ d2ext x-part is brilliant, and superfast!
I reformatted my 16GB sd with fat 32 + 1GB ext4 partition. I now have tons of space, with no fear of shrinking internal storage, and it's very fast compared to the a2sd+ XJ version.
I have been told in another forum that the speed increase is a placebo effect, and most likely a figment of my imagination, and apparently X-part quadrant scores mean diddly squat. It's a great placebo effect though!
Hi
I have installed the Aces V4 ROM on my HTC Desire (HBOOT CM7/R2) and I have run out of internal storage when installing apps from Market. I didnt experience this problem when using V3 of Aces for the same number of apps installed.
This is what I have done:
1) Wiped everything
2) Formatted SD Card
3) Partitioned SD Card (Swap 0, ext-3 1024 mb), rest FAT32
4) Run Alignment_Cool_2.zip to change ext-3 to ext-4 and then re-align ext-4
5) Flash Aces V4 Rom
6) Flash Gingercakes0.8b_bfs Kernel
7) Installed weather_pack_new
What do i need to do to get 1gb of internal memory? I've read up a bit on data2ext but not sure if that's the right thing to do because I can only a CM7/R2 HBOOT version of the Aces v4 rom.
Many thanks in advance,
Shaximinion.
I dont think you can have a 1GB Internal memory on the HTC Desire. It only has 512mb i swere?
No you can there is stuff on data2ext have a read it partitions part of your SD Card.... but i cant find any clear guides on how to do it with the Aces V4 rom....
Hi all
I have now resolved the Low Internal Memory issue by flashing A2SD.KD after flashing the rom. Takes ages to become stable on first boot but then runs perfectly - and fluidly with Gingercakes v0.8b Kernel
Shaximinion
Hellllpppp!!!
I have a desire running CM7.1 and i only have 50 mb of space left. I am 100 percent sure about what i am doing and I was wondering if you know of a simple method to gain more internal memory. I partitioned my sd card already (I think it is ext3) but my phone isn't seeing it as internal memory, which was the whole point of my partitioning it. It is really frustrating because the desire is an excellent phone, its just the storage that lets it down.
Thanks
Mark
marcusarelius23 said:
I have a desire running CM7.1 and i only have 50 mb of space left. I am 100 percent sure about what i am doing and I was wondering if you know of a simple method to gain more internal memory. I partitioned my sd card already (I think it is ext3) but my phone isn't seeing it as internal memory, which was the whole point of my partitioning it. It is really frustrating because the desire is an excellent phone, its just the storage that lets it down.
Thanks
Mark
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the phone won't see the ext partition as internal memory by default, so will remain at 147MB if you're on stock hboot. to use the partition with CM7 i believe you can flash an A2SD script such as darktremor (even afterwards it won't 'increase', the system is fooled into thinking apps are on internal when they are actually on the ext partition).
i found reading this useful
to actually increase the internal memory, you can flash a different partition table (requires S-OFF), or use a data2sd script where the ext partition is actually mounted as part of internal memory
Hello,
I am new in all the things connected to ROM's, but I have rooted my Desire and s-off. I really like InserCoin at the moment, but I do not know which version to choose. I have STOCK HBOOT, but maybe I should better put CM7 HBOOT and use A2SD? If I understand correctly then CM7 HBOOT has more space for apps, because /data is 287M, but STOCK 147M? As I see changing HBOOT is not very hard, so I want to know.
I have class 4 SD card, and I want to install apps and not to worry about the free space. Which do you suggest?
Also wanted to know some info about EXT2/3/4, I found lots of comments, but everyone says different which to use. Which would be the most optimal for me?
Thank You!
I've been an Insertcoin user until the developer stopped supporting HTC Desire. Since you have a class 4 card, I would suggest you try the Stock Hboot version and see if it's fast enough for you.
If I can remember correctly the main difference between the Stock and CM7 version is that on the CM7 version, dalvik cache was left in the data partition of the phone while on the Stock everything was moved to the EXT partition of the SD card.
They say that CM7 is faster given the fact that dalvik is on the phone and not on the SD card. I've only used the CM7 version so I really can not verify how big is the difference in speed between the Stock and CM7 version.
I've used EXT4 partition as it was recommended for Insertcoin. I never really bothered trying out the other partition types.
The difference between A2SD and A2SD+ is, that with the last one not only app, also dalvik cache is moved to EXT-partition. So if your SD card is not fast enough, you will have lags. But I have moved A2SD+ with a Class 2 SD card and never had any problems. So I recommend to test if A2SD+ is working for you. I am pretty sure it will.
If you wanna use DATA2SD, you may need a new SD card because a Class 4 SD card might be too slow. Although I would also test before.
My recommendation for the type of the EXT-partition is 4, because it is the fastest.
OK, Thank you both for the information, will try A2SD+ and EXT4 later today.
Hello,
First, i'm sorry for my bad english ^^.
Since 2 weeks, i installed the BETA of ICS 4.0.3 on my Desire, and with the build 0.3.2, that works perfectly.
But i have a problem with my space storage. I installed some applications and i have only 20 mb free on my Desire.
I tryied app2sd, but with this appli, we must move application to SD manually, and there are already some "datas" on the telephone. All the application was not moved.
I would like to try S2E but it's only for cyanogen. The marked said me my mobile is not compatible with S2E.
Thank's in advance for your help,
Check / search the ICS-thread. You will find solutions for your problem there.
Thanks for your help.
You can use for this ROM the app "a2sdgui" (look in the market), but i think you have to install the darktremor script over the recovery in the first step.
Are you using a stock hboot? you could get more space by choosing other hboot option (eg Hboot CM7 r2) which re-allocate your phone internal space to optimal.
Also, try to build ext4 partition on your sd card and mount as internal memory.
You have three options as I see it; Darktremor, Amarullz and built-in apps2sd. DT has sound issues if you move dalvik cache to SD Card, Amarullz lags like crazy even though I have class 10 SD Card. The stock apps2sd is the best choice out of three.
Use Terminal Emulator and run
su
a2sd install
To move dalvik cache to SD Card
su
a2sd cachesd
Hi,
I've just this weekend installed starburst froyo for htc desire ROM on my desire.
For just this problem, to little space left on internal memory.
After installation i now have a cool 1.8GB of internal memory to install everything i want.
On my class 4 sdcard i have little to no lag. Thinking about upgrading to class 10, just to get ride of the last lag.
Maybe, starburst is something for you to ?
Grtz.
I think the builtin a2sd is the better solution. I have a SD memory of 4go but it's a class 2 only...
I am thinking about buy a class 4 memory... it's only 7€ for 8go.
Thanks all for your messages ^^
Edit :
I can't post in the developper section, so i post here. I have a little bug with the beta of ICS. When i zoom in on a picture, i can't zoom out correctly... There is a bug.