Hi guys I just purchased telus desire 3 days ago. Thinking it would be good phone and fast in 3 days it slowed down so bad and my memory running low. And I have 15 days to return cause I couldn't find any help in this site. So how good and easy is to use iPhone 4? Im a girl so I want a phone that's easy to use.
iphone is for you
just buy it
then better go with the iphone4
android is more time intensive... lot of things to costumize, tons of awesome apps, some apps causing your phone to misbehave...
iOS is easier... nearly no possibilities to costumize it your way (without jailbreak) but easy to use, fast and responsive...
+1 iPhone is simple, just turn it on and go if you don't want any customization, just apps and phone go with that Android is for people that want to make there phone individual far better if you learn to use the desire though.
Plus you can fairly easily install a custom Rom to solve the lag issue its not actually that hard : )
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have a look at the sony x10 mini / pro might be a good choice.
as your name says.
Get a Samsung Captivate =p
already have a captivate and x10 and desire.
You would be very disappointed going from a desire to a x10
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can anybody help me in this forum im so screwed right now and no one is helping me . i wana keep the desire i just finally rooted it and this guy was helping me partition my sd card with minitool software and i created 4 files 2 ex3 1 fat32 and 1 linux swap not computer cant read my sd and when i open the minitool sofware it says bad disk . anyone who pms me and help ill be very grateful
Did you install a custom recovery? I use AmonRa's - follow the guide to install it (for the most current version see my sig). With this recovery you can partition your SD card via your phone. Make only an ext3 or ext4 partition with 1GB and use the rest for fat32. No swap partition.
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hudl said:
Did you install a custom recovery? I use AmonRa's - follow the guide to install it (for the most current version see my sig). With this recovery you can partition your SD card via your phone. Make only an ext3 or ext4 partition with 1GB and use the rest for fat32. No swap partition.
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ya this guy helped me on msn with it and he took off. using minitool software on computer while my desire was pluged on diskdrive and we did all the partition and at the end computer couldnt read my phone and i have 6gb now instead of 8gb when i format and the guy told me to delete the ex3 and linux swap from minitool software and i did. now im stuck with 6gb memory card that is fat32 and computer cant read it only minitool can read it but it says bad disk on red color and i cant do anything with it.
You don't need to worry about all that if you just use a standard Rom like DevNull is really fast, Oxygen isn't bad either. Also if you like sense LeeDroid is much faster than the standard Rom and you don't need a partitioned card
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But the thing is I need more internal memory I tried alot im keep failing my internal is 67 MB and it was suppose to be 1.41gb when I partioned with easues software on computer and windows can't recoqnized my SD and want to format it. So im confused alot
I switched from iPhone to Desire arnd 3 months ago. My take
-- If you want simple interface not much tweaking with lots of fun and have good budget go for iOS.
-- If you want lots of personalization and tweaking and phone that suits your budget go for android.
Mod close this thread I've already decided. Thank u
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I have my Desire since months and I must say it is better than iPhone.
Even my bro...I have given him a Legend but he bought an iPhone about a month after...guess what!...he sold the iPhone after 3 weeks and is still keeping his Legend till now....yet he said he is jealous of my Desire..
This proves iPhone<Legend<Desire
About the Desires memory limitation just use a custom ROM with Data2EXT and you will have all the capacity you need.
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Hey all I am hoping someone has a little experience with Linux and can give me a helping hand. Today I bought a new Samsung 8gb class 6 Micro SD card and I want to transfer the data from my ext3 partition on my class 4 to my class 6.
I have nothing on the class 6, I have installed Linux to a USB stick and I have formatted the SD drive with a 512mb 0 swap ext3 partition however, it won't give me any access to the partition it's self. I was thinking I could just use Ubuntu to go in, partition (yes I know I can use ROM Manager ) take the card out, and put in the old one copy and paste the ext3 partition to the desktop and just drag and drop back. But it doesn't seem to be the case.
I am gettin some write/read errors or something of the sort, it's driving me up the wall. I could spend all night trying to read through Linux code to try to work out how to do it, so I thought I'd see if someone knew off the top of their head or knew of a better/easier way for me to swap data from one partition to another, I can't seem to find a useful thread on it searching the forums either.
Does anyone have any ideas, or an easier solution?
I'm also having a problem with this. Any suggestions?
you could do a nandroid backup with your old card, partition your new sd card, copy the backup to the fat partiton on your new card, then use the advanced restore option to restore the ext to the new sd card (if that makes sence) lol
AndroHero said:
you could do a nandroid backup with your old card, partition your new sd card, copy the backup to the fat partiton on your new card, then use the advanced restore option to restore the ext to the new sd card (if that makes sence) lol
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That made perfect sense mate! Worked perfectly thanks.
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AndroHero said:
you could do a nandroid backup with your old card, partition your new sd card, copy the backup to the fat partiton on your new card, then use the advanced restore option to restore the ext to the new sd card (if that makes sence) lol
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I might give that a go, I never did find an answer to my post.
I've given the shiny new fast SD card to the girlfriend now as well as I really didn't want to hard reset the phone and start over, own goal. I might see if I can pinch it back and put it in mine, it's not like she needs a class 6 for a Wildfire. ^_^
Kalavere said:
I might give that a go, I never did find an answer to my post.
I've given the shiny new fast SD card to the girlfriend now as well as I really didn't want to hard reset the phone and start over, own goal. I might see if I can pinch it back and put it in mine, it's not like she needs a class 6 for a Wildfire. ^_^
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my brother has a wildfire, i take the mick owta him all the time cuza it just swap em, a girl wouldnt notice
reudyfam said:
That made perfect sense mate! Worked perfectly thanks.
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cool man, glad i could help
AndroHero said:
my brother has a wildfire, i take the mick owta him all the time cuza it just swap em, a girl wouldnt notice
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I quite like the little phone, it shouldn't come with Sense though, it kills it. I've put LauncherPro on it and it flys for what she uses it for, facebook, e-mails, Twitter and all that. Shame the 768Mhz overclock isn't stable enough to run 24/7.
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I quite like the little phone, it shouldn't come with Sense though, it kills it. I've put LauncherPro on it and it flys for what she uses it for, facebook, e-mails, Twitter and all that. Shame the 768Mhz overclock isn't stable enough to run 24/7.
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i cant do with the screen res mate, i used to have a hero, that only had a hvga screen, but the qvga screen looks awful on the wildfire, the sence widgets look crap too, i might try n convince my brother to flash openfire on it
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
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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
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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
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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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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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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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Hello all
ive had a good read at alot of resources, but cant seem to find one answer, so here it goes...
i have a new 16gb class 10 card.
whats best way to partition the card?
ok ok i no it all depends on how much space i want for apps and music etc, but as a basic...
lets assume with a 16gb you get full 16gb, (when really it will be 15gb)
so would this be best way to have it partitioned for my desire,
12gb FAT32, 4GB ext4 , 0swap ??
more info - aim to be always using Oxygen
what do you plan to use the EXT4 partition for? I'm total noob, but been reading a lot. One of the recurring recommendations (app2sd, data2sd) seems to be to use max 2GB EXT partition for stability.
(but perhaps you know better )
I partitioned my 8GB card the other day using the soft (MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition) recommended here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=SD_card_partitioning
Most people seem to recommend Gparted as the ultimate partition manager, but then you need Linux or a LiveCD, and I was too tired to make one of those.
4GB ext for what? lol
1GB is more than enough, and 2 - only you manage to fill up, if you download the whole market
And also some scripts do not support ext partition > 2gb.
As already said, 1GB for ext4 is far enough ! Swap is not very usefull.
Use gparted method...very easy n very safe.....
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superliam said:
Hello all
ive had a good read at alot of resources, but cant seem to find one answer, so here it goes...
i have a new 16gb class 10 card.
whats best way to partition the card?
ok ok i no it all depends on how much space i want for apps and music etc, but as a basic...
lets assume with a 16gb you get full 16gb, (when really it will be 15gb)
so would this be best way to have it partitioned for my desire,
12gb FAT32, 4GB ext4 , 0swap ??
more info - aim to be always using Oxygen
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I use EASEUS Partition Master Professional Edition, with this you can create ext3.
In recovery you can convert ext3 to ext4 or you can partrition sd card only ext2 and ext3 and then convert ext2 to ext3 or ext3 to ext4.
For me easeus works great and easy to use.
I've been moving my Apps to SD as often as possible and I have been running with about 24mb of free internal space.
Now Google+ is here and it wont go to SD I have 11MB and that annoying low space icon is sat in my notification bar taunting me.
Does this partitioning thing trick the phone into using the SDcard as if it were internal memory?
i'd use AmonRA to partition it. no need to fiddle with gparted. everything is done internally.
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I've been moving my Apps to SD as often as possible and I have been running with about 24mb of free internal space.
Now Google+ is here and it wont go to SD I have 11MB and that annoying low space icon is sat in my notification bar taunting me.
Does this partitioning thing trick the phone into using the SDcard as if it were internal memory?
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That all depends on what ROM u are running.. I use CM7 and a little app from market called s2e which moves all apps to partition
Other ROMs like GingerBurst use app2sd+ or data+ which do basically the same thing but built into the ROM
If you're using standard android app2sd u will always run out of space in no time
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olly230 said:
I've been moving my Apps to SD as often as possible and I have been running with about 24mb of free internal space.
Now Google+ is here and it wont go to SD I have 11MB and that annoying low space icon is sat in my notification bar taunting me.
Does this partitioning thing trick the phone into using the SDcard as if it were internal memory?
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Oh and yes the partitioning tricks the handset into thinking the SD ext is internal storage with app2sd+ etc
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I think the best way is with the magic seach button just use one of the MANY guides
I agree. Search gparted and you will find step by step instructions. Follow them and its simple.
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Here is the scenario. My girlfriend has a HTC Desire, which I found out recently has very limited internal storage when I checked out her phone. We have installed App2SD, and moved every allowable app to her SD card. She has deleted old apps and such, and we have cleaned up a lot of all crap on her phone. I have suggested rooting the phone, as I have done this with my Mesmerize. She is fed up with this phone, and told me last night she wants to buy another phone, and said "I really really wish I could throw this mfer out the fing window! if only I wasn't so dependent on this piece of s! It won't install new apps, and I'm constantly getting messages about being out of memory. I have a SD card that is practically fing empty".
I would like to ease her frustration and save her the money of buying a new phone since she is not eligible for a contract discount with her phone since she has quite a bit of time before renewal. Is there a way to utilize this unused space on her SD card without rooting the phone? Can we partition the SD card to recognize one of the partitions as "internal memory"? Should I just go ahead and try and root this thing for her? Other suggestions?
There's 2 things you can do without root. They will both give a bit more space.
1) upgrade to 2.3 - go to HTCdev.com, kernel source, view downloads. This is an RUU exe to run from a pc and will upgrade to gingerbread. It will wipe the phone though so may want to install mybackup from market. Gingerbread also moves the libs of apps (not all apps have libs) which Froyo did not so when you move to sd, you may claw back a bit more space
2) there is a trick that will change the default install location to sd card. This also allows most apps that previously couldn't be moved to sd, to be moved. Beware, apps that need to run in the background at start up and apps with widgets should not be moved as sd is mounted late at boot and these apps will not work properly.
There is a guide for this in my signature.
Combining these 2 things may help for a while although ultimately root is the way forward. With root, she will never worry about space again. The above is just prolonging the agony
Hope this helps
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Advantages to rooting?
Besides being able to move over any app I please on my rooted phone that I have... What would be the other advantages in terms of space for her Desire?
Well we can change partition layouts, use an a2sd script to link /data/app to /sd-ext or even move the entire /data partition to /sd-ext.
Theres also a root memory faq in my signature. Read that too.
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Hmm... How come you forgot Data2sd? Op: take a look at the screenshots in the supernova thread or my site..
TouchPal-d from my Desire running Supernova Extreme Rom - 450 apps and counting. .
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Hmm... How come you forgot Data2sd?
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It's there at the back end of a2sd:
http://androidforums.com/desire-all...ions-updated-10th-august-2011-a.html#%9418%94
Haven't amended that section for a long time and the development of it is hard to follow. Feel free to share any suggestions for content though
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please help. i just flashed the supernova extreme rom/unlimited memory. iv got a 16gb sd card with a 4gb ext partition.iv installed loads of apps and everything works perfectly. but when i go on create a new message or even read a message it says "warning- unable to manage messages. your internal memory is low. and in the internal memory section it shows iv got over 3gb left. please help??
If you read carefully instructions on droidzone.in you will notice that ext4 partition shouldn't be bigger than 2gb when you flash Supernova for the first time. Repartition your sd card and flash it again.
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i now use handcent sms as my default message app and everything works perfect. is it ok if i leave it like this?
Is it so hard to rtfm?
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how can so many manage to put roms on their phones when they can't even read a simple installation guide ??. maybe droidzone ought to do house calls and hold their hand for them it is truly beyond me...
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how can so many manage to put roms on their phones when they can't even read a simple installation guide ??. maybe droidzone ought to do house calls and hold their hand for them it is truly beyond me...
yours amazed dazed and baffled
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You don't have to get to 10 posts THAT fast, y know?
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