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just rooted via Pauls guide - how to get apps2sd if not using linux? + 1 question, us

the guide worked great.
it's gone to 1.15, is it safe to do the OTA update it's asked me about? it won't remove root? or more importantly trash my desire?
** i did search on the root thread about apps2sd but it refers to using linux (which i dont have)
i did have a look at the nimbu root guide, which includes an addition to add apps2sd, but it's for an older boot loader .75 and i'm on .80
can i just follow that or do i have to flash a new rom on there?
basically, i'm happy with 2.1 really till the official comes out, just badly need a2sd.
thanks guys

tommo123 said:
the guide worked great.
it's gone to 1.15, is it safe to do the OTA update it's asked me about? it won't remove root? or more importantly trash my desire?
** i did search on the root thread about apps2sd but it refers to using linux (which i dont have)
i did have a look at the nimbu root guide, which includes an addition to add apps2sd, but it's for an older boot loader .75 and i'm on .80
can i just follow that or do i have to flash a new rom on there?
basically, i'm happy with 2.1 really till the official comes out, just badly need a2sd.
thanks guys
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hi im on bootloader .80 and used the files at the nimbu tutorial and it works fine, just drop the zip onto ur sd card and flash it from recovery, make sure u wipe ur device first tho

tommo123 said:
the guide worked great.
it's gone to 1.15, is it safe to do the OTA update it's asked me about? it won't remove root? or more importantly trash my desire?
** i did search on the root thread about apps2sd but it refers to using linux (which i dont have)
i did have a look at the nimbu root guide, which includes an addition to add apps2sd, but it's for an older boot loader .75 and i'm on .80
can i just follow that or do i have to flash a new rom on there?
basically, i'm happy with 2.1 really till the official comes out, just badly need a2sd.
thanks guys
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If you do the OTA update you will lose root, so therefore lose A2SD.
Why don't you just install a custom 2.1 rom with A2SD already in it?

Rolf can you post some roms with apps22sd with sense please i have bbeen looking but i cant find any apart from modacos

This is simplze.... its been rooted correct? Download ROM-Manager(on the Market), flash the Clockwork recovery(its the only option by default). after that is done. go to the option PARTITION SD, choose 512 for ext, and 0 for swap. It will put the FAT32 first and the ext second as required for the A2SD+. THEN Go and download Modaco mcr3.1 rom (it is based on a stock rom, with HTC Sense) You get all the goodness ROOted fone and extras from Pauls ROM including built in A2SD+

j_simon208 said:
This is simplze.... its been rooted correct? Download ROM-Manager(on the Market), flash the Clockwork recovery(its the only option by default). after that is done. go to the option PARTITION SD, choose 512 for ext, and 0 for swap. It will put the FAT32 first and the ext second as required for the A2SD+. THEN Go and download Modaco mcr3.1 rom (it is based on a stock rom, with HTC Sense) You get all the goodness ROOted fone and extras from Pauls ROM including built in A2SD+
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Hi, I've rooted my phone earlier, and have tried a bunch of different rom's - in all this going back and forth, my bootloader has been upgraded from 0,75 to 0,80
If i now put this Modaco rom on my phone,and then when there is a OTA from HTC can this be installed on the phone (i know the rooting dissapears) and my phone will be unrooted and like out of the box?
Regards from sunny Denmark

faddys123 said:
Rolf can you post some roms with apps22sd with sense please i have bbeen looking but i cant find any apart from modacos
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Try THIS ONE

j_simon208 said:
This is simplze.... its been rooted correct? Download ROM-Manager(on the Market), flash the Clockwork recovery(its the only option by default). after that is done. go to the option PARTITION SD, choose 512 for ext, and 0 for swap. It will put the FAT32 first and the ext second as required for the A2SD+. THEN Go and download Modaco mcr3.1 rom (it is based on a stock rom, with HTC Sense) You get all the goodness ROOted fone and extras from Pauls ROM including built in A2SD+
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thanks.
i presume to get apps2sd+ ii need to go through the online kitchen?
would rom manager let me flash this one?
e.g Pays-ROM Desire Sense v2.0 Dalvik+A2SD (RockSolid)+(BraveSoul OC)[06/06/10]

ok, i tried that rom in rom manager, and selected to clear cache/data. it reboots,but i get a drive image with a '?' above it. tried twice and no joy
am i missing something obvious here?

j_simon208 said:
This is simplze.... its been rooted correct? Download ROM-Manager(on the Market), flash the Clockwork recovery(its the only option by default). after that is done. go to the option PARTITION SD, choose 512 for ext, and 0 for swap. It will put the FAT32 first and the ext second as required for the A2SD+. THEN Go and download Modaco mcr3.1 rom (it is based on a stock rom, with HTC Sense) You get all the goodness ROOted fone and extras from Pauls ROM including built in A2SD+
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I did exactly this and I'm very very happy. The extras include A2SD+, WiFi Tethering, Wavesecure and much more.. best thing I've done in the past few days
Hopefully this weekend I will do something interesting that doesn't involve my phone.. oh except it will cos I'll need to use it to take pictures, phone people and find people and possible provide a portable WiFi hotspot if the need arises lol!

just rooted need help/advice

So i just did the 3 step root and im at the clockwork mod recovery screen
There is different stuff to choose and i have no clue what to select?
Can someone please direct me to what to do next this is my first android phone and i have no idea how to load a rom or what i should be doing next
thanks in advance

Well are you hoping to flash a custom ROM? If so, you'll need to download the ROM and copy it to the root of your SD card. Then when you boot to recovery, choose the options to wipe data, wipe cache, and then install a zip from SD. If you want to back up your phone, choose the Nandroid option.
You got pretty far without knowing how to complete your journey.

so if i click nandroid that will back up what my phone is set at now?
what is a good custom rom to use ?
I would like to have wifi tether but do not have 4g and probly wouldnt use it very often, i read something that there was a stock rooted rom? I also do not want to lose my camera?

Start here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Evo_ROMs
Then just read up on the dev pages/threads for the popular ROMs. I use Fresh 1.0.1 with the netarchy 3.7.3c Fresh-compatible kernel (haven't switched to the new one that just came out today). Camera works great, wifi tether app is built-in. If you want that, download both (just search here), put them on your SD card, reboot to recovery, and flash the ROM, then the kernel. You don't have to flash a new kernel or even radio if you don't want to, but everything is installed the same. Usually reading a couple of pages for each ROM will tell you if there are an problems. Other options are the stock rooted ROM, DamageControl, Baked snack, or there are a couple of new ones for Froyo as well, but they have some features left out (like 4G, wifi, MMS . . . depends on the ROM).
Nandroid (or, inside Android, ROM Manager) will make a system image for you, saving everything exactly as it is. To restore, boot to recovery and choose the correct options for that. Should be pretty self-explanatory.
Always wipe data and cache before flashing, and it's a good idea to search Google for Cyanogen's recommendations for recalibrating your battery (it's on his wiki). Just don't flash a stock, non-rooted ROM or any OTA updates that Sprint tries to push on you. Always get something that the devs here say is safe for rooted phones.
Hope that clears some things up for you.

change roms

i look on google n cant find anything... how do i change roms? is there a procedure? i had cyanogen rom but i didnt like it much so i recovered n went back to original stuff. now i wanna try another rom. do i flash a new rom and thats it? or is there a new procedure i have to do? im trying to flash virtuous full rom v1.0.0

Installation instructions are on the page
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=837042

First, back everything up with the "Backup Rom" option in Rom manager (also called a nandroid backup). Download the Rom (.zip) you want and put on root of your SD card as a zip file, Reboot into recovery with Rom manager. Data wipe, cache wipe, and choose install zip from SD. Reboot you phone. And that's it your new Rom should be up and running. First boot up usually takes a few minutes as it is building ur cache. If there are any problems try searching the forum b/c it has probably already been addressed.
Usually the steps are listed in the Op of a forum on how to install a specific Rom but the steps are pretty much the same.
Virtuous is a good Rom, its Android 2.2 with Sense 2.0. But u should give VillainRoms SenseGinger a try, it is Android 2.3 with Sense 2.1. The latest is pretty stable and fast, and it keeps getting updated.
A SenseGingervillain-ized G2

eioous said:
Download Rom (.zip) and put on root of your SD card, Don't forget to back everything up with the "Backup Rom" option in Rom manager (also called a nandroid backup). Reboot into recovery with Rom manager. Data wipe, cache wipe, and choose install zip from SD. Reboot you phone. And that's it your new Rom should be up and running.
Usually the steps are listed in the Op of a forum on how to install a specific Rom but the steps are pretty much the same.
Virtuous is a good Rom its Android 2.2 with Sense 2.0 but u should give SenseGinger a try it is Android 2.3 with Sense 2.1. The latest on is pretty stable and it keeps getting updated.
A Gingervillain-ized G2
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wat file do i put it in after i download it from this forum?

U put it on the root of ur SD card. Not in a file.
Computer/sdcard/(yourdownloadedrom)
A Gingervillain-ized G2

eioous said:
U put it on the root of ur SD card. Not in a file.
Computer/sdcard/(yourdownloadedrom)
A Gingervillain-ized G2
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kay thanx a bunch.

huhhhhh said:
kay thanx a bunch.
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No problem.
A Gingervillain-ized G2

eioous said:
First, back everything up with the "Backup Rom" option in Rom manager (also called a nandroid backup). Download the Rom (.zip) you want and put on root of your SD card as a zip file, Reboot into recovery with Rom manager. Data wipe, cache wipe, and choose install zip from SD. Reboot you phone. And that's it your new Rom should be up and running. First boot up usually takes a few minutes as it is building ur cache. If there are any problems try searching the forum b/c it has probably already been addressed.
Usually the steps are listed in the Op of a forum on how to install a specific Rom but the steps are pretty much the same.
Virtuous is a good Rom, its Android 2.2 with Sense 2.0. But u should give VillainRoms SenseGinger a try, it is Android 2.3 with Sense 2.1. The latest is pretty stable and fast, and it keeps getting updated.
A SenseGingervillain-ized G2
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I do have what might be a silly question on this topic, however it has been bothering me and I don't dare try it. I change my rom A LOT because I like to play around and try out the new stuff but I usually end up going back to CM7. at the moment I have a backup of each ROM I've tried so far in case I want to go back to play with it or update it if it gets updates. Whenever I change roms I do a factory restet and a cache wipe. is that necissary? or can you just install zip over whatever is there like you do with CM nightly updates?

Wicked1ab said:
I do have what might be a silly question on this topic, however it has been bothering me and I don't dare try it. I change my rom A LOT because I like to play around and try out the new stuff but I usually end up going back to CM7. at the moment I have a backup of each ROM I've tried so far in case I want to go back to play with it or update it if it gets updates. Whenever I change roms I do a factory restet and a cache wipe. is that necissary? or can you just install zip over whatever is there like you do with CM nightly updates?
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You can but it is often recommended to wipe because of lingering data that might not match up with your current rom. sometimes it could be just fine and sometimes cause problems. so it really just depends on what roms your using. Personally i just wipe data and cache when jumping between roms unless its just a patch or update.

[Q] Can't install ROM anymore

hi all,
i've got a problem installing ROM as of few days back. let me explain the details.
i'm running Seb's AIO 6.1.1, CM7r2 hboot, s-off, touch recovery, 1GB ext4. the rom works well, as any i've tried before. no matter was it gb ROM, hybrid sense 2+3, ics, with different required hboots, you name it....
no problems at all, except i'm constantly near "low internal memory" warning (i like to try many apps). so i wanted to reinstall but with INT2SD script. (did that too, before, and it worked). i did nand backup, full wipe (everything but sdcard), installation went fine from same downloaded .zip file as before, no problems at all. but... of course, but...
now i'm stuck at htc logo for about 40 minutes. no boot animation, no nothing... battery pull and retry didn't help either. so i tried reinstalling, with classic a2sd, with ad2sdx, with m2sd, with int2sd again... every time same result - stuck at htc logo.
but, this is curious part: nand restore works like a charm!! i'm clueless at this point. i'm only imagining it could be something on sd card. i tried K900's ics rom before trying to reinstall AIO, and i also installed this tweak (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=991276) which left some things on sdcard, but i deleted them and again no result.
does anyone have some vague idea what could be going on? i left formating sd card as a last resort. i'll do that if nothing else works. so, any suggestions? any help appreciated...thx!

Don't you need the custom hboot with large system partition for an INT2SD install (sorry wasn't clear if you changed that or not). Presume nandroid works fine as it fits in CMR2 hboot.

First of all the V6 Supercharger it's not the problem!
After that, wich a2sd method use your nandroided ROM? Have you tried to check if the EXT4 partition is alligned and don't have a corrupted fs?
Last resort is to try to format again your SD card with 4ext; remember to do an SD backup an do things "from scratch"

there are 2 int2sd versions. for int2sd-m you need special hboot, but for int2sd-s cm7r2 is just fine.
i did change it to cm7r2 for this rom, and it had worked so far without problems.
for second suggestion, i formated sd card with 4ext recovery, so it's good. i'm going to format sd card tonight and see how it goes. don't have more options atm, i'm afraid...
thx, guys. any more thoughts on this?
edit: nandroided uses built in a2sd. but new install with it doesn't boot. and i always do full wipe. that should clear things, right?
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Never happened something like this to me
It's really strange, it seems like you have a problem with the "install from SD" in recovery! If after the repartition of your SD you still have this problem, try to flash again your recovery from fastboot! Hopes this will help you

thank you, i'll try that. i've reformated sdcard yesterday, zipaligned it and ext4 partition, still no luck.
maybe it really is recovery issue. and i'll try another rom also, just to be sure...
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again, no luck!
i've updated 4ext recovery via update app, downloaded again cm7r2 boot image, just in case my got corrupted somehow, flashed it again - in hboot says alpharev cm7r2, so i guess all is fine.
i've installed sandvolds ICS (supports cm7r2) just to try something different, and it BOOTED WITHOUT A PROBLEM!! the phone booted just fine, quick, everything was as it should be. then, i went to install Seb's rom again. guess what? no luck. again stuck at htc logo. i don't get it anymore.
the recovery works fine, hboot seems OK, other roms install fine, sdcard is not an issue (since it was completely empty last night), seb's rom is also fine i guess since i've installed it couple of times before and i've downloaded it again and checked md5 sum.
i've got damn poltergeist in my phone!!!! i quit. don't know what else could i try. good thing that nandroided install of the same seb's rom still works. go figure!!! what could be the issue here is beyond me. i think i've tried everything.
thx for your help anyway. i'm still open for suggestions...cheers!

Well... now the problem it's only the ROM zip or the SD card try to install the ROM after you restore your nandroid and do a factory reset (not full wipe!).
If it still not boot, try to delete the a2sd scripts from /system/etc/init.d with adb and reboot.
If it still not work, try another SD! Wich class it's your SD? Remember that class 10 SD cards don't work well with the desire!

hm...shouldn't full wipe have cleared those things? i mean, system partition gets formated also...
can i delete a2sd script from root explorer before booting into recovery and wiping/flashing? (i'm not so familiar with adb )
i've got class 4 card...

heraSK said:
hm...shouldn't full wipe have cleared those things? i mean, system partition gets formated also...
can i delete a2sd script from root explorer before booting into recovery and wiping/flashing? (i'm not so familiar with adb )
i've got class 4 card...
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No, i mean:
Restore your backup
Enter recovery and do a factory reset
Install the ROM
Reboot
If it isn't working try to delete via fastboot & ADB the a2sd files in init.d

doh! sorry, i'm at work, trying to do this between customers...;-)
okay, after restore i did factory reset and install rom again over it. of course, no go. now i'm trying to find init.d folder via adb. again no luck. (maybe i should just drop this and go knit or something...) i did see init.d folder via root explorer but can't find it anymore.
i'll try a bit more, if this doesn't work i'll just call it a day, restore nandroid and wait for a new version from seb. maybe things'll sort themselves out.
thx a lot for your help, buddy. cheers!!

heraSK said:
doh! sorry, i'm at work, trying to do this between customers...;-)
okay, after restore i did factory reset and install rom again over it. of course, no go. now i'm trying to find init.d folder via adb. again no luck. (maybe i should just drop this and go knit or something...) i did see init.d folder via root explorer but can't find it anymore.
i'll try a bit more, if this doesn't work i'll just call it a day, restore nandroid and wait for a new version from seb. maybe things'll sort themselves out.
thx a lot for your help, buddy. cheers!!
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Eheheh, no problem at all!
Last try! Check the last "todo" i sent you and before the number 3 do:
Open a copy of the ROM with WinRAR or 7zip
Go to /system/etc/init.d
Delete everything that have a2sd, mount etc in the name
Install the ROM
Well, we are at the point we need to run the damned ROM to verify what's doesen't working
If this isn't working... well, you have to wait! Have you tried an older version of the rom? When you restore your nandroid everything run without problem? You can see every apps you have installed?

you could be on right track here. i'm too guessing it's something script related. i've installed it with built in a2sd script. then i flashed m2sd (this rom supports init.d), but this script didn't work, it didn't move dalvik to sdext (hence me trying to do it from scratch in a first place).
few minutes ago i found m2sd thread where people are saying same things but with different roms: doesn't move apps, data, dalvik or whatever, and they're stuck at boot logo.
now i just have to clear all these scripts, and your method might work. but how is it so that full wipe doesn't undo all what i've made? i thought that "full wipe" means "delete all"...
i'll try nand restore and flash new m2sd script version which should clear all other scripts. after that i'll try clean install and again flash new m2sd. if THAT doesn't work i'll grab a bear and hide damn phone somewhere untill tomorow. i've been digging around this whole day, i didn't notice the time...need some rest!!
EDIT: yeah, i tried older versions, all was fine. nandroid works like a charm, all apps are there. i'm guessing something is stuck on the phone which conflicts with fresh install. but, how come ICS from sandvold installed without a problem?
thx again!

heraSK said:
doh! sorry, i'm at work, trying to do this between customers...;-)
okay, after restore i did factory reset and install rom again over it. of course, no go. now i'm trying to find init.d folder via adb. again no luck. (maybe i should just drop this and go knit or something...) i did see init.d folder via root explorer but can't find it anymore.
i'll try a bit more, if this doesn't work i'll just call it a day, restore nandroid and wait for a new version from seb. maybe things'll sort themselves out.
thx a lot for your help, buddy. cheers!!
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Can normally find scripts in system/etc/init.d folder - soz, not familiar with INT2SD as you probably guessed.
Maybe Gparted for the partitioning instead of recovery?

heraSK said:
you could be on right track here. i'm too guessing it's something script related. i've installed it with built in a2sd script. then i flashed m2sd (this rom supports init.d), but this script didn't work, it didn't move dalvik to sdext (hence me trying to do it from scratch in a first place).
few minutes ago i found m2sd thread where people are saying same things but with different roms: doesn't move apps, data, dalvik or whatever, and they're stuck at boot logo.
now i just have to clear all these scripts, and your method might work. but how is it so that full wipe doesn't undo all what i've made? i thought that "full wipe" means "delete all"...
i'll try nand restore and flash new m2sd script version which should clear all other scripts. after that i'll try clean install and again flash new m2sd. if THAT doesn't work i'll grab a bear and hide damn phone somewhere untill tomorow. i've been digging around this whole day, i didn't notice the time...need some rest!!
EDIT: yeah, i tried older versions, all was fine. nandroid works like a charm, all apps are there. i'm guessing something is stuck on the phone which conflicts with fresh install. but, how come ICS from sandvold installed without a problem?
thx again!
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I had the same problem with m2sd! I found from the log (in terminal: su - m2sd log) that another script mounted my ext before m2sd... after install i've removed 05Mountsd from init.d and the script started working it seems the script doesn't recognize all the scripts that mount the SD before him!
Edit: full wipe means every partition get formatted, while the factory reset only data (not only dalvik) and cache, leaving system intact; some ROMs don't wipe system before install, so i hoped your previous system had some of the missing file in the new system this part is hard to explain with my lack in english
Edit2: why you like so much AIO? I'm not a sense enthusiast (i love minimalistic graphic like ICS) and i'd like to know what's the strenght of AIO !

hehe, i guess you would have to be Sense fan to like AIO. it's probably most stable and complete GB rom right now. but that's just my opinion.
ics doesn't do it for me as GB. yet, that is... ;-)
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just to inform you, i've succeeded to instal damn thing finally. after restore i've deleted all scripts from init.d folder, even those supercharger made, via root explorer. then, in recovery wiped it all, and installed the rom with int2sd script.
i didn't want to use it, since it's a bit slower than regular a2sd script, but i gave it a go and it worked. i don't know if deleting scripts did the trick or this int2sd script. i don't have the strength to try again with a2sd or m2sd.... i'll see how it behaves, maybe i just have to give it some time to settle down so the lag will go away...
cheers mate!

heraSK said:
just to inform you, i've succeeded to instal damn thing finally. after restore i've deleted all scripts from init.d folder, even those supercharger made, via root explorer. then, in recovery wiped it all, and installed the rom with int2sd script.
i didn't want to use it, since it's a bit slower than regular a2sd script, but i gave it a go and it worked. i don't know if deleting scripts did the trick or this int2sd script. i don't have the strength to try again with a2sd or m2sd.... i'll see how it behaves, maybe i just have to give it some time to settle down so the lag will go away...
cheers mate!
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Grats!!! At least you did it
But... by "wiped it all" you mean a full wipe? If you did that you erased everythin' in system too, so you installed a brand new ROM as before and your erased init.d means nothing! If it's that the case i cannot point out your problem
I'm curious about you trying another AIO rom you became my guine pig
Now that everything is almost setted, i suggest you to try Total Commander for Android instead of Root Explorer, it's a little hard to learn but gives great results if you want to know how to use it pm me

Ryther said:
by "wiped it all" you mean a full wipe? If you did that you erased everythin' in system too, so you installed a brand new ROM as before and your erased init.d means nothing! If it's that the case i cannot point out your problem
I'm curious about you trying another AIO rom you became my guine pig
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that's exactly what's been bugging me the whole time! but the fact is that the issue has wanished after I've deleted scripts and supercharger from init.d folder. of course, that could only be coincidence, and the real reason could be God knows what.
thx for your suggestion but I'm fine with root explorer. but I'll be happy to provide you with AIO info. just pm me with anything you would like to know.
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[Q] No space for apps - SD-ext on stock 2.2 ROM?

Hi - this is an old topic but I've not been able to find an answer to this question...
My wife has a stock Desire GSM locked to T-Mobile UK with their stock 2.2 ROM. It's not rooted and there's no custom recovery. She's always running into the 15MB 'low storage' warning even with as much automated 'App2SD' as possible.
As a result *I* get a lot of earache about 'this bloody phone' and I'd like it to stop.
I don't want to flash a custom ROM, but if I root the phone with unrevoked, will I be able to take advantage of an 'sd-ext' partition on the MicroSD card so she can have a gig of apps rather than the ****ty 140MB on the internal storage?
What other apps / scripts / packages would be needed? The current ROM works fine - I would rather not replace it if possible since the settings / apps restore will be slow and painful.
Cheers,
Gavin.

Check Supernova rom. It's the stock Gingerbread update from HTC plus the space. I understand that you don't wanna flash a different rom but it's worth considering.

stankyou said:
Check Supernova rom. It's the stock Gingerbread update from HTC plus the space. I understand that you don't wanna flash a different rom but it's worth considering.
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Hm, interesting... so for that I'd just run unrevoked and assuming that installs ClockworkMod recovery OK, I'd copy the Flashable ZIP from http://supernova.droidzone.in/?page_id=24 to the SD card and flash that from recovery?
But yeh, keeping the existing ROM would be gold

Yeah in a nutshell. But first check what hboot version you have. You may need to run Revolutionary instead of Unrevoked. Also once you got that part done, instead of using clockworkmod recovery search for 4ext recovery touch its a lot better. Then with that recovery you can partition your sd card. Yeah its a lot of work.
Read the supernova thread or the website where you can download the rom. If I am not mistaken you can actually flash the rom without losing data. Just read the instructions carefully as its a little bit different from the usual process if I can remember correctly.
That's the closest rom where you can get the stock goods from htc. Check the everything desire thread on the dev section there might be some other roms there that is stock plus apps2sd.
via xda app

If you just don't want to change your rom, you can use Link2SD. It is found on the market, with it you can control which apps are moved and what is moved (app, dalvik, libs). It also has an "auto-move" feature, so your wife won't need to move everything manually. But of course you'll first have to create the ext4 partition.

Teppics stock rooted GB Rom is also worth a look, and you might also get away with not wiping data. Once rooted recommend download Titanium Backup from market and use it to backup user apps, then do a full nandroid backup before doing anything else. Any problems restoring nandroid will get you back to where you were. Also, 4Ext recovery is good but this requires S-OFF and is a separate process if you root via Unrevoked. Read up and read it again before starting, will stand you in good stead.
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Ahh "Link2SD" - that looks like a winner - I knew there would be a solution but no amount of Google-fu opened it for me... Link2SD - that's the magic incantation )
I'll give that a shot =)
As for the Unrevoked part - I can't do a full Nandroid backup until I get past that part.. so fingers crossed

Solved - SD-ext on stock 2.2 ROM?
Just wanted to follow up on this to say that I successfully ran Revolutionary against the T-Mobile locked phone (HBOOT 0.93.0001), applied the Superuser-3.0.3-efgh.zip as linked from the Revolutionary FAQ.
Finally I made a second FAT32 partition on the SD card since the phone doesn't seem to have ext2/3/4 support built in... and now we've been using Link2SD quite successfully =)
Thanks for the pointers + help, peeps