Hello everyone,
I have been trying to create an ext4 partition using GParted. I did all necessary steps - will quickly run thru, just so you know:
1. Burnt ISO and accessed thru boot menu (running XP/SP3, btw)
2. Deleted existing allocation.
3. Created new primary partition as FAT32
4. Allocated "free space following" as 1024
5. Specified the unallocated memory (1024) as ext4.
There was no error in the operation.
However... When I tried to load stuff to the SD card, Windows prompted me to format the card before using. It made no sense but I couldn't do anything. And by formatting it, I lost everything that GPL had done in the first place.
I went over the process again, to no avail.
Does anyone know where I've possibly gone wrong? Please help.
Thanks..!
Not really but I use a program called VM (virtual machine) instead of burning a CD as I had problems using CD. then when it finishes Windows refreshes & remounts SD generally without issue, but G-parted should still read it & ext4 should be ok as windows doesn't recognise it. Even so G-parted will still reformat it even if Windows done It's thing!
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I don't understand why this happens.
G-Parted doesn't report any error. In fact, just went through the process again.
I re-started GParted to ensure that the partition was successful.
Then, I booted back to windows and tried to load the backup to the SDcard and then, bang! "You need to format your SD card before proceeding".
Right click, properties shows RAW, 0 bytes, etc. It says I have to format again... Grrr....
WTH?
Triple checked - this time, before trying to format as Windows would suggest, I rebooted back to Gparted.
As one would expect - it did show FAT32 and ext4 partitions in the card (via card reader)...
But when I try to load stuff thru Windows, it doesn't allow!!!!!
Either I am doing something wrong without realising it. Or... This really is crazy.
My SD card is class 4, by the way. Dunno if tht helps!
It sounds like gparted only creates your partition table, not your file systems.
With gparted you create 2 partitions. One FAT and one EXT. Both are uninitialized. When you connect it to Windows, and it prompts you to format the DC card, it really want to just format the FAT partition. Check the size.
Hope this helps.
-Jobo
Check the size? As in?
My SD card is a class 4, 4GB.
G-Parted shows it perfectly. 2.69 (FAT32) plus 1.0 (940-ish MB, as ext-4)
But while running from my computer, I don't see any size description. I am forced to format it and voila, back to 3.69 (FAT32).
When I run G-Parted again, it prompts me to create the partition table (without which, it cannot proceed). So... It creates partition table (msdos, default) and I go through the process again, only for it end up as a vicious cycle! :/
Make sure that both partitions are made as primary
kartnite said:
Check the size? As in?
[...]
I am forced to format it and voila, back to 3.69 (FAT32).
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That size.
This indicates that my first thought was wrong, and it does not prompt you to just format the FAT partition, but the entire device.
In gParted, try not only creating your partitions but also formatting them. Make sure you 'apply changes' before you quit.
daym0ss said:
Make sure that both partitions are made as primary
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Yep. Did. No use. x(
touch of jobo said:
That size.
This indicates that my first thought was wrong, and it does not prompt you to just format the FAT partition, but the entire device.
In gParted, try not only creating your partitions but also formatting them. Make sure you 'apply changes' before you quit.
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Yep... I did just that.
In fact, I even tried doing things one at a time (instead of queuing them up and executing them at one go).
Tried it on another memory card, too.
No avail. Am i hexed or what!?!?!?!
Problem solved, guys. Got so frustrated... I just did a system wipe. Wiped the card again. Started from scratch. Voila...
Thanks for the prompt responses!
Flashed the Runnymede ROM, too. Now my question is - how o I know if A2SD+ is actually functioning?
The storage settings say that 130-ish MB free. I downloaded Quick System Info Pro which says 547MB (out of 900-ish, as shown in G-Parted when I made the ext4 partition) A2SD storage free.
Am I missing something here?
It makes no sense (to me) that wiping your phone would make a difference.
Glad you got it worked out anyway, of course!
Just for my (and maybe others') understanding:
How did you have your sd card connected to your computer, when it didn't work?
In a card reader / in your phone via recovery / in your phone while booted / ...?
-Jobo
touch of jobo said:
It makes no sense (to me) that wiping your phone would make a difference.
Glad you got it worked out anyway, of course!
Just for my (and maybe others') understanding:
How did you have your sd card connected to your computer, when it didn't work?
In a card reader / in your phone via recovery / in your phone while booted / ...?
-Jobo
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Sorry for the delayed reply, @Jobo.
At first, I was trying via the card reader. Didn't work. Tried it thru phone (in recovery mode). Faced the same problem. Never tried it with the phone booted.
Wiped everything and tried again with the phone in recovery. Worked.
But now... Although it shows up fine when inserted in to the PC (shows 2.69 instead of 3.69 and doesn't ask to be formatted), I get the odd prompt from my phone tht memory is reducing? So... Don't really understand if the A2SD+ is 'actually' operating. :/
Open terminal emulator on your phone, enter
Code:
su
ls -l /data
and post the output here.
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touch of jobo said:
It makes no sense (to me) that wiping your phone would make a difference.
Glad you got it worked out anyway, of course!
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Agree +1
If you ever use the 4ext recovery to check, you will see the result after you wipe all, it's doesn't matter.
Anyway, congradulation for it worked~
MatDrOiD said:
Open terminal emulator on your phone, enter
Code:
su
ls -l /data
and post the output here.
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Ok... Downloaded the app. This is the output, @MatDroid
Code:
$ su
# ls -l /data
drwxrwxr-x 1 1000 1000 2048 Dec 1 12:05 anr
lrwxrwxrwx 1 0 0 11 Nov 28 22:38 app -> /sd-ext/app
lrwxrwxrwx 1 0 0 19 Nov 28 22:38 app-private -> /sd-ext/app-private
drwx------ 1 1000 1000 2048 Dec 1 17:59 backup
lrwxrwxrwx 1 0 0 20 Nov 29 03:11 dalvik-cache -> /sd-ext/dalvik-cache
drwxrwx--x 1 1000 1000 2048 Dec 2 17:00 data
drwxr-x--- 1 0 1007 2048 Nov 28 22:38 dontpanic
lrwxrwxrwx 1 0 0 11 Nov 28 22:38 drm -> /data/local
drwxrwx--x 1 1000 1000 2048 Nov 28 22:33 etc
drwxr-xr-x 15 0 0 0 Dec 1 17:59 htcfs
srwxrwxrwx 1 0 1002 2048 Dec 1 13:24 inc_data_path
drwxrwx--x 1 2000 2000 2048 Nov 28 22:38 local
drwxrwx--- 1 0 0 2048 Nov 28 22:38 lost+found
drwxrwx--t 1 1000 9998 2048 Dec 2 16:45 misc
drwx------ 1 0 0 2048 Dec 2 13:40 property
drwx------ 1 1000 1000 2048 Nov 28 22:39 secure
drwxrwxr-x 1 1000 1000 2048 Dec 2 17:01 system
drwxr-xr-x 1 1000 1000 2048 Nov 28 22:38 tombstones
drwxrwx--- 1 1000 1000 2048 Nov 28 22:38 wimax
#
A2SD+ is fully working. This is the important output:
lrwxrwxrwx 1 0 0 11 Nov 28 22:38 app -> /sd-ext/app
lrwxrwxrwx 1 0 0 19 Nov 28 22:38 app-private -> /sd-ext/app-private
drwx------ 1 1000 1000 2048 Dec 1 17:59 backup
lrwxrwxrwx 1 0 0 20 Nov 29 03:11 dalvik-cache -> /sd-ext/dalvik-cacheIt means, app, app-private and dalvik-cache are symlinked/moved ("->") to sd-ext of partition of SD card. That's what the A2SD+ script should do, so it works.
xesor said:
Agree +1
If you ever use the 4ext recovery to check, you will see the result after you wipe all, it's doesn't matter.
Anyway, congradulation for it worked~
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Thanks.
MatDrOiD said:
A2SD+ is fully working. This is the important output:
lrwxrwxrwx 1 0 0 11 Nov 28 22:38 app -> /sd-ext/app
lrwxrwxrwx 1 0 0 19 Nov 28 22:38 app-private -> /sd-ext/app-private
drwx------ 1 1000 1000 2048 Dec 1 17:59 backup
lrwxrwxrwx 1 0 0 20 Nov 29 03:11 dalvik-cache -> /sd-ext/dalvik-cache
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Hmmm, thanks for the reassurance, mate. Just read your explanation, too.
I don't think I need to click on "move to external storage" for apps any longer, yeah?
kartnite said:
Thanks.
Hmmm, doesn't make sense to me. But thanks for the reassurance, mate.
I don't think I need to click on "move to external storage" for apps any longer, yeah?
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Added explanation to post.
No, you MUST NOT use "move to external storage" for apps. The reason for this is simple: Android can only differentiate between apps on FAT32 partition of SD card or internal memory (/data partition). A2SD+ moves the apps you install automatically to EXT partition SD card. But android "thinks" the app is still on internal /data partition (and some app-data is still there), so there is still the option to move to external storage, but this is the FAT32 partition.
MatDrOiD said:
Added explanation to post.
No, you MUST NOT use "move to external storage" for apps. The reason for this is simple: Android can only differentiate between apps on FAT32 partition of SD card or internal memory (/data partition). A2SD+ moves the apps you install automatically to EXT partition SD card. But android "thinks" the app is still on internal /data partition (and some app-data is still there), so there is still the option to move to external storage, but this is the FAT32 partition.
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Ha ha! I edited my last post just before you mentioned it!
Great... Understood. Will move back all apps - even those which were, by default, installed to the SD.
But can you tell me what exactly happens if, despite the A2SD+, I choose the "move to SD" option? It is moved from ext to SD, then? Tht part is slightly confusing...
As I wrote, they were moved to FAT32 partition of SD card.
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I've partitioned my SD Card to ext4 using Gparted and it shows up on the SD Card settings to have 1.50GB total space I'm currently using MIUI 1.6.10.1 and just wondered what method you have to use to use the A2SD+ Space, is it a move location app such as A2SDGUI or Mod Install location or is it something else? Thanks in advance.
Depending on your rom, you have to activate a2sd. Command for terminal is "a2sd cachesd"
Meaple said:
Depending on your rom, you have to activate a2sd. Command for terminal is "a2sd cachesd"
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Thank you i've tried that just wondering though, is
"No.a2sd swap environment variable found", "Problem detected: Darktremor Apps2SD may not have ran during boot. Cannot read a2sd.mountpoint. and "Invalid command: cache"
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is this normal? Everything else seemed to run fine.
Thanks for this! Just saved me 90mb space
I had the same error, when running as SU. Phone rebooted, now have tons of free space so i guess it doesnt matter
KevAmiga said:
I had the same error, when running as SU. Phone rebooted, now have tons of free space so i guess it doesnt matter
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Did you get exactly the same Errors?
Sure did.
+10 chrs
in terminal try
a2sd reinstall and run above mention command.
If that dont work. Search for Darktremor script. Download and flash that zip file from recovery and try to run those commands.
I've fixed it by the way if anyone wants to know or if this will help anyone.
What I did was do these commands separately in the Terminal Emulator:
#su (Allows root access)
#a2sd reinstall (reinstalls a2sd)
#a2sd cachesd (puts cache to sd)
#a2sd datasd (moves data to sd)
Blakeeeee said:
I've partitioned my SD Card to ext4 using Gparted and it shows up on the SD Card settings to have 1.50GB total space I'm currently using MIUI 1.6.10.1 and just wondered what method you have to use to use the A2SD+ Space, is it a move location app such as A2SDGUI or Mod Install location or is it something else? Thanks in advance.
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ACTIVATING A2SD+
THESE COMMANDS ARE WAY BACK FROYO DAYS
SEE LATEST MIUI CHANGELOG IF EVER THIS CHANGED
- get terminal from market
- Type su
- Type a2sd zipalign
- Type a2sd cachesd
- You may even need to do a2sd reinstall
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11410721&postcount=3
I did it so and all works fine.
a2sd not found ;-(
using this rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1151765
Maybe because you installed a different rom than the OP (You: ·Official RUU Desire Sense Gingerbread v1.2 -GB2.3.3; OP: MIUI). To check if A2SD+ is working (I assume you partitioned your SD card for using A2SD+), open terminal emulator on your phone and type
Code:
su
ls -l /data
Post the output here and you will be told, if A2SD+ is working for you or not.
Furthermore, check wether you have a file named "10apps2sd" in /system/etc/init.d.
MatDrOiD said:
Maybe because you installed a different rom than the OP (You: ·Official RUU Desire Sense Gingerbread v1.2 -GB2.3.3; OP: MIUI). To check if A2SD+ is working (I assume you partitioned your SD card for using A2SD+), open terminal emulator on your phone and type
Code:
su
ls -l /data
Post the output here and you will be told, if A2SD+ is working for you or not.
Furthermore, check wether you have a file named "10apps2sd" in /system/etc/init.d.
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$ export PATH=/data/local/bin:$PATH
$ su
# ls -l /data
total 21
lrwxrwxrwx 1 0 0 14 Nov 22 20:59 app -> /system/sd/app
lrwxrwxrwx 1 0 0 22 Nov 22 20:59 app-private -> /system/sd/app-private
drwx------ 1 1000 1000 2048 Nov 22 21:41 backup
lrwxrwxrwx 1 0 0 23 Nov 22 20:59 dalvik-cache -> /system/sd/dalvik-cache
drwxrwx--x 1 1000 1000 2048 Nov 23 06:09 data
drwxr-x--- 1 0 1007 2048 Nov 22 20:58 dontpanic
lrwxrwxrwx 1 0 0 11 Nov 22 20:58 drm -> /data/local
drwxr-xr-x 15 0 0 0 Nov 22 21:40 htcfs
drwxrwx--x 1 2000 2000 2048 Nov 22 20:58 local
drwxrwx--- 1 0 0 2048 Nov 22 20:58 lost+found
drwxrwx--t 1 1000 9998 2048 Nov 23 11:43 misc
drwx------ 1 0 0 2048 Nov 23 06:08 property
drwx------ 1 1000 1000 2048 Nov 22 20:59 secure
drwxrwxr-x 1 1000 1000 2048 Nov 23 09:30 system
-rw-r--r-- 1 0 0 835 Nov 22 21:41 zipalign.log
#
I have a file called 40a2sd
KevAmiga said:
Thanks for this! Just saved me 90mb space
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Yeah it's done flawlessly
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You don't have to care about anything, A2SD+ is fully working:
mikaelft said:
lrwxrwxrwx 1 0 0 14 Nov 22 20:59 app -> /system/sd/app
lrwxrwxrwx 1 0 0 22 Nov 22 20:59 app-private -> /system/sd/app-private
drwx------ 1 1000 1000 2048 Nov 22 21:41 backup
lrwxrwxrwx 1 0 0 23 Nov 22 20:59 dalvik-cache -> /system/sd/dalvik-cache
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MatDrOiD said:
You don't have to care about anything, A2SD+ is fully working:
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But but.... But I only have 108mb internal space left. My ext4 is 1024mb. :-s
Even if one is using A2SD+, the /data partition still gets filled with app data. That's how it works. And A2SD+ or rather it's EXT does not extend the internal /data partition. The only solve is to use DATA2SD. With this script all data will be moved to an EXT partition and this one will now be the "internal" /data partition. So your internal memory depends on the size of your EXT partition.
MatDrOiD said:
Even if one is using A2SD+, the /data partition still gets filled with app data. That's how it works. And A2SD+ or rather it's EXT does not extend the internal /data partition. The only solve is to use DATA2SD. With this script all data will be moved to an EXT partition and this one will now be the "internal" /data partition. So your internal memory depends on the size of your EXT partition.
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Ok... I have 64mb swap size, is that bad?
Do I still need to check "Move data to SD" in applications? All can't be moved.
No the swap has nothing to do with it (please read my post again, very carefully and I am pretty you will understand it ).
No, you MUST NOT move it yourself. This is automatically done by the A2SD+ script. The reason why one can still move apps to SD in application settings is, android can only differentiate between apps on internal memory (/data) or on FAT32 of SD Card.
If the app is on EXT-partition of SD card, android "thinks" it is still on internal memory (and some app data is still there, as explained above).
MatDrOiD said:
No the swap has nothing to do with it (please read my post again, very carefully and I am pretty you will understand it ).
No, you MUST NOT move it yourself. This is automatically done by the A2SD+ script. The reason why one can still move apps to SD in application settings is, android can only differentiate between apps on internal memory (/data) or on FAT32 of SD Card.
If the app is on EXT-partition of SD card, android "thinks" it is still on internal memory (and some app data is still there, as explained above).
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Ok... now I pressed "move to phone"
Then I got:
More free storage on SD card
More free storage on A2SD storage
Less storage on internal storage.
Hi Guys
I'm using Insertcoin 1.14 CM7 version and would like to know if apps are moved to the ext partition automatically. I ask this as my 'manage application' show the amount of apps installed (used 178 mb free 110) as equal to the total no of apps installed if I add the values together (Plus 20 mb or so which showed as used on first boot)
Am I to use 'move to SD Card' to move them to the ext? Is this recommended as I remember reading somewhere on the forums not to manually move apps to sd card on a App2SD ROM
Also would like to know if dalvik cache is on ext.
Thanks for taking the time out to help a noob I've done a search but all it has done is to confuse me
SOFF
CM7r2 Hboot
If you set up your SD card for a2sd and the rom supports it, you don't need to move the apps yourself to SD. This will be done automatically. If you use "move to SD" in application settings, it will be moved to fat32 partition of SD card. The option is just still there because android can only differenciate between apps in internal storage and on fat32 partition on SD card.
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MatDrOiD said:
If you set up your SD card for a2sd and the rom supports it, you don't need to move the apps yourself to SD. This will be done automatically. If you use "move to SD" in application settings, it will be moved to fat32 partition of SD card. The option is just still there because android can only differenciate between apps in internal storage and on fat32 partition on SD card.
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Thanks for the quick reply. But if I add the size of each app in 'manage application' manually (like Flash Player 11.98 MB, Google Earth 25.59 MB and so on) it corresponds approximately to the total internal memory used. If so then what part of each app is moved to the ext partition.
I have configured a2sd correctly and when I checked with 'Quick System Info' it shows that some part of the ext has been used. My ext partition is 1 GB and after installing the apps it shows free space at 604 mb which confirms that app2sd is working and part of each app has moved to the ext partition. If so why is my Internal showing the sum of all apps added?
Hope some one can clarify and help a noob
internal should still go down but not as much.
i never tried to add all my apps up before to see what it said but i know i have flash and the the three angry birds which are over 10MB each, e.g. 40MB and of the 130-oddMB from first install I still have about 80MB internal left and about 80 apps installed in total
exatly what i thought. my internal shows 180mb used (108 mb free). 22 mb was used at first boot and the rest 158mb is exatly the sum of all apps added togeather. But my ext which was 1 gb has gone down to 604 mb as per 'quick system info' If so what is using the exe partition?
Is there any way to check if a2sd is working thru terminal emulator? if so what are the commands.
Can any InsertCoin users shed some light on this issue. I've no FC or any errors of any sort and the rom is working great except for this issue
Thanks in advance
hncdesilva said:
exatly what i thought. my internal shows 180mb used (108 mb free). 22 mb was used at first boot and the rest 158mb is exatly the sum of all apps added togeather. But my ext which was 1 gb has gone down to 604 mb as per 'quick system info' If so what is using the exe partition?
Is there any way to check if a2sd is working thru terminal emulator? if so what are the commands.
Can any InsertCoin users shed some light on this issue. I've no FC or any errors of any sort and the rom is working great except for this issue
Thanks in advance
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Very easy to check if a2sd is working. Open terminal emulator and enter the following commands:
Code:
su
ls -l /data
The ouput should say something like this:
Code:
/app -> /sd-ext/app
app-private -> /sd-ext/app-private
If your dalvik cache is also moved to sd-ext, you should also an output like this:
[dalvik-cache -> /sd-ext/dalvik-cache[/code].
The "->" means "is symlinked to".
MatDrOiD said:
Very easy to check if a2sd is working. Open terminal emulator and enter the following commands:
Code:
su
ls -l /data
The ouput should say something like this:
Code:
/app -> /sd-ext/app
app-private -> /sd-ext/app-private
If your dalvik cache is also moved to sd-ext, you should also an output like this:
[dalvik-cache -> /sd-ext/dalvik-cache[/code].
The "->" means "is symlinked to".
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this is what it says
$ export PATH=/data/local/bin:$PATH
$ su
# ls -l /data
total 27
lrwxrwxrwx 1 0 0 14 Sep 16 09:46 app -> /system/sd/app
drwxrwx--x 1 1000 1000 2048 Sep 16 09:46 app-private
drwx------ 1 1000 1000 2048 Sep 16 09:49 backup
drwxrwx--x 1 1000 1000 2048 Sep 17 16:08 dalvik-cache
drwxrwx--x 1 1000 1000 2048 Sep 17 16:08 data
drwxr-x--- 1 0 1007 2048 Sep 16 09:46 dontpanic
lrwxrwxrwx 1 0 0 11 Sep 16 09:46 drm -> /data/local
drwxrwx--x 1 1000 1000 2048 Sep 16 09:44 etc
drwxr-xr-x 15 0 0 0 Sep 17 15:28 htcfs
drwxrwx--x 1 2000 2000 2048 Sep 16 09:46 local
drwxrwx--- 1 0 0 2048 Sep 16 09:46 lost+found
drwxrwx--t 1 1000 9998 2048 Sep 17 16:12 misc
drwx------ 1 0 0 2048 Sep 17 15:28 property
drwxr-xr-x 1 0 0 2048 Sep 16 09:44 sd
drwx------ 1 1000 1000 2048 Sep 16 09:47 secure
drwxrwxr-x 1 1000 1000 2048 Sep 17 16:08 system
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A2SD is working. The ouput that shows this is:
Code:
app -> /system/[B]sd[/B]/app
The dalvik-cache stays on /data partition, because with cm7 hboot (I assume you use it because you flashed cm7 version of insertcoin) there is enough for space it and also for performance reasons that's better.
MatDrOiD said:
A2SD is working. The ouput that shows this is:
Code:
app -> /system/[B]sd[/B]/app
The dalvik-cache stays on /data partition, because with cm7 hboot (I assume you use it because you flashed cm7 version of insertcoin) there is enough for space it and also for performance reasons that's better.
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Thanks once again
Good to know that a2sd is working. but then onto my previous question. why is ext depleted by approx 300mb and my internal shows the sum of all aps? That is I added the apps capacity manually on 'manage apps' and it corresponds to the amount of apps installed + 20 MB or so which was used on first boot in internal memory.
Yes I'm using Insert coin cm7 version and also prefer my dalvik cache on /data partition as you correctly said to improve speed. Why is Internal memory showing the sum of all apps and ext depleted by approx 300mb. what is moved to ext?
hncdesilva said:
Thanks once again
Good to know that a2sd is working. but then onto my previous question. why is ext depleted by approx 300mb and my internal shows the sum of all aps? That is I added the apps capacity manually on 'manage apps' and it corresponds to the amount of apps installed + 20 MB or so which was used on first boot in internal memory.
Yes I'm using Insert coin cm7 version and also prefer my dalvik cache on /data partition as you correctly said to improve speed. Why is Internal memory showing the sum of all apps and ext depleted by approx 300mb. what is moved to ext?
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The main part of the apps you install is moved to ext. In /data/app some small app information is stored. But don't worry, the used space is very small, so it should not disturb you. Just be happy a2sd is fully working.
Also can someone enlighten me on A2SD and A2SD+
What are the diferences?
Thanks once again
hncdesilva said:
Also can someone enlighten me on A2SD and A2SD+
What are the diferences?
Thanks once again
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With a2sd the apps you install will be automatically moved to ext partition on sd card.
With a2sd+ the dalvik cache will also (so in addition, that's why there is the "+") be moved automatically to ext partition.
Thanks Mate +2 for your quick rply
Hi all,
Having some problems with running runnymede 2.4 on my desire. I have been out of the game for a while, the last time I played with custom roms was about 1.5 years ago when I first got the phone, and all I did was root it and install a stockish 2.2 rom.
I figured out how to s-off the phone and update the hboot, and have installed the fantastic looking runnymede 2.4 rom, but am getting heaps of force close errors. ive reflashed the rom a few times, and it runs fine for a few minutes, but after installing a few apps and whatnot then the errors begin. I have a feeling its related to XD2SDX not being set up correctly. I have a 16gb class 4 card in my phone atm, formatted with 1gb ext4 and the rest fat32 (with the fat32 partition being first). what makes me think this is initially the web browser works fine, but then once the errors start the browser wont even open, saying that i dont have enough free space remaining. If i go settings --> storage under internal available space it says 346mb used 666mb remaining. the only apps i have installed other than the included ones are handcent and mybackup (and let flash, youtube and tracks update).
I am about to try using a different 8gb sd card i have here out and see if that helps, as its a new trancend 16gb card, so may be dodgey. partitioned the card using gparted. first time i just used clockworkmods recovery sd card partition option, but noticed that it made an ext2 partition instead of ext4, was hoping that might be the problem but it seems it was not.
if i have missed any details please ask away, and thanks in advance for any help!
extra info:
$ su
# ls -l /data
drwxr-xr-x 2 0 0 4096 Nov 25 22:03 ad2sdx
drwxrwxr-x 2 1000 1000 4096 Nov 25 22:49 anr
drwxrwx--x 2 1000 1000 4096 Nov 26 02:01 app
lrwxrwxrwx 1 0 0 19 Nov 25 21:58 app-private -> /sd-ext/app-private
drwxr-xr-x 2 0 0 12288 Nov 25 21:55 app_s
drwx------ 5 1000 1000 4096 Nov 25 23:09 backup
drwxrwxrwx 2 0 0 20480 Nov 26 02:01 dalvik-cache
drwxrwx--x 5 0 0 12288 Nov 26 02:01 data
lrwxrwxrwx 1 0 0 14 Nov 25 21:58 data_s -> /sd-ext/data_s
lrwxrwxrwx 1 0 0 17 Nov 25 21:58 dontpanic -> /sd-ext/dontpanic
lrwxrwxrwx 1 0 0 11 Nov 25 21:58 etc -> /sd-ext/etc
lrwxrwxrwx 1 0 0 13 Nov 25 21:58 htcfs -> /sd-ext/htcfs
drwxr-xr-x 2 0 0 4096 Nov 25 21:56 lib_s
lrwxrwxrwx 1 0 0 13 Nov 25 21:58 local -> /sd-ext/local
lrwxrwxrwx 1 0 0 18 Nov 25 21:58 lost+found -> /sd-ext/lost+found
lrwxrwxrwx 1 0 0 12 Nov 25 21:58 misc -> /sd-ext/misc
lrwxrwxrwx 1 0 0 16 Nov 25 21:58 property -> /sd-ext/property
drwx------ 3 1000 1000 4096 Nov 25 21:59 secure
drwxrwxr-x 9 1000 1000 4096 Nov 26 02:01 system
drwxr-xr-x 2 1000 1000 4096 Nov 25 21:58 tombstones
lrwxrwxrwx 1 0 0 13 Nov 25 21:58 wimax -> /sd-ext/wimax
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0M39A said:
Hi all,
Having some problems with running runnymede 2.4 on my desire. I have been out of the game for a while, the last time I played with custom roms was about 1.5 years ago when I first got the phone, and all I did was root it and install a stockish 2.2 rom.
I figured out how to s-off the phone and update the hboot, and have installed the fantastic looking runnymede 2.4 rom, but am getting heaps of force close errors. ive reflashed the rom a few times, and it runs fine for a few minutes, but after installing a few apps and whatnot then the errors begin. I have a feeling its related to XD2SDX not being set up correctly. I have a 16gb class 4 card in my phone atm, formatted with 1gb ext4 and the rest fat32 (with the fat32 partition being first). what makes me think this is initially the web browser works fine, but then once the errors start the browser wont even open, saying that i dont have enough free space remaining. If i go settings --> storage under internal available space it says 346mb used 666mb remaining. the only apps i have installed other than the included ones are handcent and mybackup (and let flash, youtube and tracks update).
I am about to try using a different 8gb sd card i have here out and see if that helps, as its a new trancend 16gb card, so may be dodgey. partitioned the card using gparted. first time i just used clockworkmods recovery sd card partition option, but noticed that it made an ext2 partition instead of ext4, was hoping that might be the problem but it seems it was not.
if i have missed any details please ask away, and thanks in advance for any help!
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Exact same thing has happened to me. I am re-flashing the rom but this time I will let the system calm down after first boot and then reboot and then sign into google, facebook etc.
I remember this happened to me when i used supernova 2.4 with data2sd script. i did what i mentioned above and it sorted it self right out.
I will post later if this works with runnymede
same problem
i also have the same problem
amazing number of FCs
even after fresh flashing of rom i cant use browser - it says not enough free memory
FCs i get are - superuser, gmail, facebook, market etc.
i am only talking about a fresh install without adding any market apps or titanium backup (i cant install Ti Backup coz market FCs)
I am on stock hboot
i think maybe its beacuse of stock hboot
but i think seb will take care of it soon
0M39A said:
Hi all,
Having some problems with running runnymede 2.4 on my desire. I have been out of the game for a while, the last time I played with custom roms was about 1.5 years ago when I first got the phone, and all I did was root it and install a stockish 2.2 rom.
I figured out how to s-off the phone and update the hboot, and have installed the fantastic looking runnymede 2.4 rom, but am getting heaps of force close errors. ive reflashed the rom a few times, and it runs fine for a few minutes, but after installing a few apps and whatnot then the errors begin. I have a feeling its related to XD2SDX not being set up correctly. I have a 16gb class 4 card in my phone atm, formatted with 1gb ext4 and the rest fat32 (with the fat32 partition being first). what makes me think this is initially the web browser works fine, but then once the errors start the browser wont even open, saying that i dont have enough free space remaining. If i go settings --> storage under internal available space it says 346mb used 666mb remaining. the only apps i have installed other than the included ones are handcent and mybackup (and let flash, youtube and tracks update).
I am about to try using a different 8gb sd card i have here out and see if that helps, as its a new trancend 16gb card, so may be dodgey. partitioned the card using gparted. first time i just used clockworkmods recovery sd card partition option, but noticed that it made an ext2 partition instead of ext4, was hoping that might be the problem but it seems it was not.
if i have missed any details please ask away, and thanks in advance for any help!
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I do encountered the same probs and re-flashed it for about 3-4 times. Your advice is greatly appreciated.
Wipe cache + dalvik cache. Solves most FC problems.
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Ive done some more reading, and I think the problem lies with using XD2SDX and stock hboot. Apparently it works fine with cm7r2 hboot as it has more room for dalvik cache. that is why I am seeing plenty of room on the phone yet still getting out of space errors. To test this I reinstalled using app2sd+, and so far it seems to be working great.
if i get the motivation i might try flashing cm7r2 hboot and see if the errors remain.
hi , i can confirm that it works fine with cm7r2 hboot, it has problem with stock hboot, i was meaning to post this but i was abroad for the past 4 weeks, anyways i have been using runnymede 3.0.5 with cm7r2 hboot and it was flawless except one small bug i noticed was that when you are downloading something and the screen goes of(locks) you cant unlock it till the download is finished, anyone else had this problem or just me?
I have successfully flashed to CM7 on my Desire GSM, and I have also flashed darktremor's app2sd, but the phone is not using the partition. It is mounted in revolutionary.
What am I doing wrong?
Download a2sdGUI from Android Market and move apps plus dalvik cache to SD.
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According to Apps2SD my Apps are on the SD card, I haven't moved the dalvik yet. I need a better class sd card to do this I guess. (Class 2 now).
But when I see the internal memory size, it hasn't changed since I did the ext3 partition, should it change?
Shikcph said:
According to Apps2SD my Apps are on the SD card, I haven't moved the dalvik yet. I need a better class sd card to do this I guess. (Class 2 now).
But when I see the internal memory size, it hasn't changed since I did the ext3 partition, should it change?
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No it should not. App are transfered to fat32 partition. By class 10 card if u want to move dalvik cache 2 sd, then ext will be used.
Gingercruzed, Darktremored, V8.5 Supercharged
DrGrozozo said:
No it should not. App are transfered to fat32 partition. By class 10 card if u want to move dalvik cache 2 sd, then ext will be used.
Gingercruzed, Darktremored, V8.5 Supercharged
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With A2SD the internal memory should change, because apps are moved to EXT-partition of SD card.
@OP:
Please download Terminal Emulator from Market, run it and post the output of the following commands here:
Code:
su
ls -l /data
MatDrOiD said:
With A2SD the internal memory should change, because apps are moved to EXT-partition of SD card.
Gingercruzed, Darktremored, V8.5 Supercharged
Yes the apps are on sd but the dalvik is on internal and the more apps you instal dalvik gets bigger. The real improvment on internal memory is achived only by moving dalvik to sd.
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I will be moving the dalvik cache when I receive the class10 card, but until then I would like to be sure that it works as it should with the ext3 partition.
Here are the results from terminal emulator:
# ls -l /data
drwxrwxr-x 1 system system 2048 Dec 27 16:03 anr
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 Dec 26 03:32 app -> /sd-ext/app
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 19 Dec 26 03:32 app-private -> /sd-ext/app-private
drwx------ 1 system system 2048 Dec 27 16:04 backup
drwxrwx--x 1 system system 2048 Dec 27 16:24 dalvik-cache
drwxrwx--x 1 system system 2048 Dec 27 12:58 data
drwxr-x--- 1 root log 2048 Dec 26 03:15 dontpanic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8842 Dec 27 16:04 dta2sd.lg1
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 14047 Dec 27 16:04 dta2sd.lg2
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8842 Dec 27 16:04 dta2sd.log
-rw-rw-rw- 1 root root 381 Dec 26 03:31 dtinstall.log
-rw-rw-rw- 1 root root 18648 Dec 26 03:30 fix_permissions.log
drwxrwx--x 1 shell shell 2048 Dec 26 03:15 local
drwxrwx--- 1 root root 2048 Dec 26 03:15 lost+found
drwxrwx--t 1 system misc 2048 Dec 27 22:18 misc
drwx------ 1 root root 2048 Dec 27 16:04 property
drwx------ 1 system system 2048 Dec 26 03:16 secure
drwxrwxr-x 1 system system 2048 Dec 27 16:24 system
drwxr-xr-x 1 system system 2048 Dec 27 11:45 tombstones
Okay, output also says dalvik-cache is still in internal memory.
Yes, I know, it hasn't been moved yet, since I need a new card.
What I'm more interested in knowing is why my internal phone memory still is the same as before (147mb for apps) when the SD card memory is 1gb lower because of the ext3 partition.
Shouldn't the internal memory show up as 1gb (or more accurately 1.147gb?
Or am I missing something here?
Its not going to display the ext partition as part of the internal memory instead you'll see sd-ext if you use some apps that shows your current sd card space like Titanium Backup.
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Hi
i'm trying to use DT a2sd, it moves succesfully apps to sd, and also caches to sd, but when i enter "datasd" command it prints out several lines too fast and then restarts, but after restart when i enter "check" command it says that datas are on internal memory. how can i diagnose that, or what is the problem?
at least, where are the log files?
also, is it possible to move datas but not cache?
thanx for all
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA
ahmad598 said:
hi
i'm trying to use dt a2sd, it moves succesfully apps to sd, and also caches to sd, but when i enter "datasd" command it prints out several lines too fast and then restarts, but after restart when i enter "check" command it says that datas are on internal memory. How can i diagnose that, or what is the problem?
At least, where are the log files?
Also, is it possible to move datas but not cache?
Thanx for all
sent from my htc desire using xda
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wrong thread
ahmad598 said:
Hi
i'm trying to use DT a2sd, it moves succesfully apps to sd, and also caches to sd, but when i enter "datasd" command it prints out several lines too fast and then restarts, but after restart when i enter "check" command it says that datas are on internal memory. how can i diagnose that, or what is the problem?
at least, where are the log files?
also, is it possible to move datas but not cache?
thanx for all
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA
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Just download a2sd gui from market, it's app made by darktremor to configure the script.
Easier and less hassle than command line, btw this thread should be in Q&A.
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sorry for posting in wrong place.
but i have a2sdgui and it doesn't have datasd function. am i wrong?
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ahmad598 said:
sorry for posting in wrong place.
but i have a2sdgui and it doesn't have datasd function. am i wrong?
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA
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It is there but, you have to activate advanced settings or something similar, not quite sure how it is called. But I wouldn't recommend it data doesn't consume much space and moving it to SD will slowdown your device.
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TRSolebum said:
It is there but, you have to activate advanced settings or something similar, not quite sure how it is called. But I wouldn't recommend it data doesn't consume much space and moving it to SD will slowdown your device.
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i can't find it, even when i press menu button nothing happens. is there anything wrong with my device? i'm running a2sdgui 1.0 on latest miui.
i have near 90 apps installed (beside system apps) and when i chose to move & rebuild dalvik cache to internal memory, 110mb of data moved to internal. is it unusual? this is my current situation, according to titanium backup:
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system ROM: 262mb total -- 122 mb free
internal: 154 mb total -- 16.9 mb free
sd card: 14.7 gb total -- 5.02 gb free
sd card (a2sd): 1.05 gb total -- 888 mb free
i think the ratio of used space on sd-ext to used space on internal memory must be more than this, am i wrong?
if i'm right, and there is a problem with a2sd functioning, then these things happened to me to get me here: i set upped a2sd with apps on sd, and i had near 800mb of apps on sd, and internal nearly full. then i decided to move cache to sd to get more space on internal, but my system slowed down and i was forced to move cache back to internal, but surprisingly it had no space. after several data/app wipes and reinstalls, i still have problems like above. what should i do, and what is wrong?
Any DATA2SD cannot be used "on top" of any A2SD-script because they work too different:
DATA2SD-script moves all internal data (/data-partition) to an EXT-partition of your SD Card. The size of this EXT-partition is now the size of your internal memory.
A2SD-script moves all apps you install automatically to an EXT-partition of your SD Card. (but some app-data still remains in internal memory). With A2SD+ Dalvik Cache will also be moved to that EXT-partition. The size of internal memory does not change.
Result: You have to choose if you want to use DATA2SD or A2SD/A2SD+. If both scripts are available for your Rom, I recommend to make this decicison conditional on the class of your SD card: If it has Class 4 or less, choose A2SD/A2SD+. If it has Class 6 or higher, choose DATA2SD.
thanx for your info, but i'm not trying to use different scripts; it's only one script (darktremor's apps2sd, installed by default on miui) that has an explicit command for moving data to sd ("datasd" command).
i'm suspicious of a problem: i think there are some duplicate/legacy data here; i mean maybe in these processes of consequent moves, there are some data remaining from apps that are not installed anymore, or there are some duplicate ones due to currently installed apps. can this be the problem? because i have used backup ability of miui by itself, and maybe it causes these problems.
also to note: i've flashed again my rom, installing apps one by one without backup, and before installing them i've entered
Code:
a2sd install
command. after install, there was only near 18mb space remaining on internal. then i entered
Code:
a2sd datasd
and i then i had 60mb space on internal. but when i enter
Code:
a2sd check
it says me that data are not on sd. what the hell is going on, i don't know.
Rebooted after running first two commands? Please run full wipe, make sure your SD card is correctly partitionend, then run first command, reboot and post the output of these commands here:
Code:
su
ls -l /data
I've partitioned it twice with both minitool and gparted. Then i ran full wipe, and installed the rom. Yes, it rebooted after both commands, and here is the output:
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drwxrwxr-x 1 system system 2048 Mar 30 16:06 anr
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 Mar 29 21:07 app -> /sd-ext/app
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 19 Mar 29 21:07 app-private -> /sd-ext/app-private
drwx------ 1 system system 2048 Mar 29 22:57 backup
drwxrwx--x 1 system system 2048 Mar 30 15:17 dalvik-cache
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 12 Mar 29 21:17 data -> /sd-ext/data
drwxr-x--- 1 root log 2048 Mar 29 20:20 dontpanic
-rw-rw-rw- 1 root root 51806 Mar 30 13:59 dta2sd.log
drwxrwx--x 1 shell shell 2048 Mar 29 20:20 local
drwxrwx--- 1 root root 2048 Mar 29 20:20 lost+found
drwxrwx--t 1 system misc 2048 Mar 30 15:20 misc
drwx------ 1 root root 2048 Mar 30 13:59 property
drwxrwxrwx 1 system system 2048 Mar 29 20:24 sdcard
drwx------ 1 system system 2048 Mar 29 20:21 secure
drwxrwxr-x 1 system system 2048 Mar 30 16:07 system
sorry for posting late, i had difficulties reaching here. thanx for your help