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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Wow, just changed ROM from OpenDesire to Oxygen. Damn this ROM is smooth. AdamG absolutely did a great job - with both of them
But.... Im not able to force apps to install on my SD card. Have made 2 partions; one FAT32 with 6000-somethong mb and one ext4 with 512 mb.
As i understood 512 mb should be enough swap memory?
On OpenDesire I had an option in C.mod were I could decide where to install apps when they got installed, but was also able to move all apps that weren't sys.apps to SD through out the application settings.
But this seems not to be that easy in Oxygen Rom?
In the Oxygen-thread in the ROMdev. section there is written that this should work out of the box, also with ext4, so does anybody knows what I have doen wrong this time?
Or du I really have to install ****ty 3rd-p.apps such as app2sd?
Thank you in advance
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same problem here
I am with oxygen rc4 and cant see any apps on my ext3 partion.
Thanks in advance for the help.
I love xda.
Amir
To the both of you.
I think you are getting a little confused as to what the ext 3/4 partition is for
This partition on your SD card is seen by the android system as part of the internal memory (phones rom) meaning that it gives you extra space.
Apps as standard will install into this location. If you want to check this get es file manager from the market and navigate to SD-Ext on your sd card and you will see what is in there.
You can transfer some apps to the SD card and there are some that install directly to the SD card (angry birds, Bowman etc) but by doing this you are taking up extra space as the ext partition is already reserved and cant be used by anything else
I am running Oxygen RC5 but have had an ext3 partition for MIUI and Leedroid. i can install way more apps than ever before and i still have 50% of my space left
Hope this clears things up for you
i just installed the Oxygen from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=829734
after i installed a few apps...my internal storage is full...
what should i do???
PiXioN said:
i just installed the Oxygen from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=829734
after i installed a few apps...my internal storage is full...
what should i do???
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Create a partition on your SD Card.
ext3 partition??
Sorry for digging up old thread ,but I have same problem with my desire.
I have 512 MB Ext4 partition on my SD Card, and oxygen 2.2.2 or cyanogenmod 7.1 just wont move any apps to this ext partition. My 128 MB internal memory is quickly full. With other SENSE roms this worked fine and automatically, I could have a bunch of apps installed, and also in about window i could have seen how full is my a2sd ext but with oxygen or cyanogen not ? With MIUI I had to type into terminal "su a2sd chachesd" but this doesnt work with cy and ox. Am I missing something here or there is something I should do? Maybe my ext partition is too small ?
Cyanogenmod does not support A2SD, unless you use simple2ext from android market or flash the appropriate script.
Oxygen should recognize your ext partition and installing a2sd from itself. And if A2SD is working, you don't have to move the apps you install yourself to sd-ext, this is done automatically.
To check if A2SD is working, open terminal emulator on your phone and type
Code:
su
ls -l /data
In the output you should find something like this:
Code:
/app -> /sd-ext/app-private
Or maybe this:
Code:
/app -> /system/sd/app
When you are unsure, post the output here.
Thanks Mat,
This is the output that I get on Oxygen Rom
Code:
$ export PATH=/data/local/bin:$PATH
$ su
# ls -l /data
drwxrwxr-x 1 system system 2048 Sep 21 19:06 anr
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 Sep 21 11:11 app -> /sd-ext/app
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 19 Sep 21 11:11 app-private -> /sd-ext/app-private
drwx------ 1 system system 2048 Sep 22 00:27 backup
drwxrwx--x 1 system system 2048 Sep 22 13:47 dalvik-cache
drwxrwx--x 1 system system 2048 Sep 22 09:47 data
drwxr-x--- 1 root log 2048 Sep 21 11:11 dontpanic
drwxrwx--x 1 shell shell 2048 Sep 21 11:11 local
drwxrwx--- 1 root root 2048 Sep 21 11:11 lost+found
drwxrwx--t 1 system misc 2048 Sep 22 16:30 misc
drwx------ 1 root root 2048 Sep 21 11:12 property
drwx------ 1 system system 2048 Sep 21 11:11 secure
drwxrwxr-x 1 system system 2048 Sep 22 16:21 system
#
If a2sd supposed to be ON, why do I get "low free space" alert, and can't install anything new until I delete something ?
vladbc said:
Thanks Mat,
This is the output that I get on Oxygen Rom
Code:
$ export PATH=/data/local/bin:$PATH
$ su
# ls -l /data
drwxrwxr-x 1 system system 2048 Sep 21 19:06 anr
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 Sep 21 11:11 app -> /sd-ext/app
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 19 Sep 21 11:11 app-private -> /sd-ext/app-private
drwx------ 1 system system 2048 Sep 22 00:27 backup
drwxrwx--x 1 system system 2048 Sep 22 13:47 dalvik-cache
drwxrwx--x 1 system system 2048 Sep 22 09:47 data
drwxr-x--- 1 root log 2048 Sep 21 11:11 dontpanic
drwxrwx--x 1 shell shell 2048 Sep 21 11:11 local
drwxrwx--- 1 root root 2048 Sep 21 11:11 lost+found
drwxrwx--t 1 system misc 2048 Sep 22 16:30 misc
drwx------ 1 root root 2048 Sep 21 11:12 property
drwx------ 1 system system 2048 Sep 21 11:11 secure
drwxrwxr-x 1 system system 2048 Sep 22 16:21 system
#
If a2sd supposed to be ON, why do I get "low free space" alert, and can't install anything new until I delete something ?
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because ur internal partition (/data) its probably getting full due to the data related to each app..as u can see only apps (/data/app and /data/app-private) are moved to the sdext, not the data apps (/data/data) e not the dalvik cache (/data/dalvik-cache)
so u have probably to move even the dalvik cache (this should be enough to avoid low memory warning)..with the cyanogenmod script u can do it, search the instructions in the cm7 nighty thread (first or second post)..in oxygen i dont know..depends from what scripts u using
tips: from the terminal emulator with the command "df -h" u can check the remaining space of each partition
My phone showed today the LOW MEMORY warning.
But i still have over 500MB free on EXT partition. Shouldn't EXT partition fill up first?
Is there any chance of moving files from internal to EXT?
Cheers!
Yanluk said:
My phone showed today the LOW MEMORY warning.
But i still have over 500MB free on EXT partition. Shouldn't EXT partition fill up first?
Is there any chance of moving files from internal to EXT?
Cheers!
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Have you tried rebooting your phone ? Full reboot not fast reboot.
Yes I did try that. With no luck unfortunately. Still showing only 5mb free and low memory error.
Which rom do you use? You can check if a2sd works on this way:
Open terminal, enter
Code:
su
Code:
ls -l /data
Output should say something like this:
app -> /sd-ext/app and app-private -> /sd-ext/app-private. Of you are not sure, post screenshot here.
Swyped from my HTC Desire using XDA App
If you have dalvik-cache on internal memory with the stock hboot and you installed a lot of apps, the cache would just fill right up. That's how it says low memory. If not then do what MatDroid said to do.
I'll do it tomorrow. Just a bit late know.
But I remember now, that when i flashed the rom, just after reboot, my EXT was showing over 200MB used, and internal had only 80MB free. My ext is a 1GB, and I maybe have a 10 apps installed and at this moment is showing over 500MB in use.
Ehh will play with it tomorrow.
BTW Running InsertCoin 1.0.8, HBOOT 0.93 S-OFF
which hboot do you have? stock?
if stock you have to use a2sd version!
if you have cm7 hboot and the cm7 version of insertcoin
you maybe want to try this Tutorial
i asume you have a2sd version
the data of the apps is still on the internal memory and will use space
you can, Delete a few unneedet apps(i think you dont want this )
or you maybe try the cm7 hboot, you will gain about 100mb more space and insertcoin is even faster
hope this helps
ps.: if your memory is still to small try a data2ext script but first read this Tutorial
I think I know what I was doing wrong. Running CM7 room with stock hboot.
Will give it a go with CM7 hboot.
MatDrOiD said:
Which rom do you use? You can check if a2sd works on this way:
Open terminal, enter
Code:
su
Code:
ls -l /data
Output should say something like this:
app -> /sd-ext/app and app-private -> /sd-ext/app-private. Of you are not sure, post screenshot here.
Swyped from my HTC Desire using XDA App
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I have installed Bravo CM7 r2 HBOOT
Did full wipe, instaled rom again (InserCoin CM7 1.0.8), and imediatly after instal i had 55MB free, downloaded few ups and have 35MB free.
Quick system info is showing:
A2SD: 0.96GB, Free 503MB
Internal storage: 148MB Free 34.14MB
I did ls -l /data and got:
Code:
$ export PATH=/data/local/bin:$PATH
$su
# ls -l /data
total 29
lrwxrwxrwx 1 0 0 14 Jun 13 04:59 app -> /system/sd/app
drwxrwx--x 1 1000 1000 2048 Jun 13 05:00 app-private
drwx------ 1 1000 1000 2048 Jun 13 05:09 backup
drwxrwx--x 1 1000 1000 2048 Jun 13 05:45 dalvik-cache
drwxrwx--x 1 1000 1000 2048 Jun 13 05:45 data
drwxr-x--- 1 0 1007 2048 Jun 13 04:59 dontpanic
lrwxrwxrwx 1 0 0 11 Jun 13 04:59 drm -> /data/local
drwxrwx--x 1 1000 1000 2048 Jun 13 04:55 etc
drwxrwxrwx 1 0 0 2048 Jun 13 04:59 htcfs
drwxrwx--x 1 2000 2000 2048 Jun 13 04:59 local
drwxrwx--- 1 0 0 2048 Jun 13 04:59 lost+found
drwxrwx--t 1 1000 9998 2048 Jun 13 05:45 misc
drwx------ 1 0 0 2048 Jun 13 05:02 property
drwxr-xr-x 1 0 0 2048 Jun 13 04:55 sd
drwx------ 1 1000 1000 2048 Jun 13 05:00 secure
drwxrwxr-x 1 1000 1000 2048 Jun 13 05:45 system
#
So it still something wrong. Question what?
This sounds like what I had last week. Back up card. Reformat with new partitions. Should be fine. Mine is
Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk
If you want to use a2sd with cm7 rom, you have to run this script:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=719151
You can also run this program:
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/15418-scriptapk-s2e-simple2ext/
But i highly recommend to use the script.
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
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App
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.
TouchPaled from Oxygen with Transparent XDA App
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.
TouchPaled from Oxygen with Transparent XDA App
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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 guys!
I'm here to ask for help ^^
I have my HTC Desire root and S-OFF with the CM7-R2 Hboot.
But I'm struggling with the A2SD script installed by default on the LeeDrOiD HD V3.3.3-Port-R5.
Everything works great except that the A2SD can't be managed manually.
I explain :
I have about 80 apps and the ROM is DATA++ on the CM7-R2 Hboot
So, I have a 288 MB of internal memory and 0.94 MB of A2SD memory
The thing is that, little by little, when I install apps both internal and sd-ext memory decrease... By now, I only have 25 MB left on the internal memory whereas it remains 484 MB on the sd-ext one!...
And it comes a moment where I have under 15 MB free on the internal memory and I no longer can install apps...
My question is : Is it possible to manage the memories and move some apps on the internal memory to the sd-ext? (because I think the point of such a script is to free some internal memory right?)
Thanks in advance for your answers
Bye!
PS: excuse my language, I'm not a native english speaker
If you installed A2SD correctly, all apps you install will be moved to EXT partition automatically. So to make sure A2SD is working, do the following:
Get a terminal emulator, open it and enter
Code:
su
ls -l /data
Now post the output here.
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Hi!
This is what I get:
# export PATH=/data/local/bin:$PATH
# ls -l data
total 30
lrwxrwxrwx 1 0 0 14 Oct 31 20:47 app -> /system/sd/app
lrwxrwxrwx 1 0 0 22 Oct 31 20:47 app-private -> /system/sd/app-private
drwx------ 1 1000 1000 2048 Oct 31 22:55 backup
drwxrwx--x 1 1000 1000 2048 Oct 31 20:47 dalvik-cache
drwxr-xr-x 1 0 0 2048 Oct 31 20:39 data
drwxr-x--- 1 0 1007 2048 Oct 31 20:47 dontpanic
lrwxrwxrwx 1 0 0 11 Oct 31 20:47 drm -> /data/local
drwxr-xr-x 1 0 0 2048 Oct 31 20:39 etc
drwxr-xr-x 15 0 0 0 Oct 31 22:54 htcfs
drwxr-xr-x 1 2000 2000 2048 Oct 31 20:47 local
drwxrwx--- 1 0 0 2048 Oct 31 20:47 lost+found
drwxrwx--t 1 1000 9998 2048 Nov 1 00:06 misc
drwxr-xr-x 1 0 0 2048 Oct 31 22:56 property
drwx------ 1 1000 1000 2048 Oct 31 20:47 secure
drwxrwxr-x 1 1000 1000 2048 Nov 1 00:03 system
-rw-r--r-- 1 0 0 5943 Oct 31 22:55 zipalign.log
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The app data seems to be linked to the EXT partition but my internal memory keeps decreasing...
Hope it'll help to solve my problem
Thank you
Cheers!
anyone encountered this issue?
Output shows A2SD is working correctly.
lrwxrwxrwx 1 0 0 14 Oct 31 20:47 app -> /system/sd/app
lrwxrwxrwx 1 0 0 22 Oct 31 20:47 app-private -> /system/sd/app-privat
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The reason why your internal memory decreases are:
1.) Dalvik cache is on internal memory
2.) Even if one is using A2SD, some app data is still stored on /data. That's how it is.
But it will help a lot when you move dalvik cache to ext. You do this by flashing this script from leedroid's thread page in recovery:
http://leedroid.ftp.rshost.eu/Bravo_Addons/Move-Dalvik-to-sdext.zip
This will minimise the decreasing of your internal memory very much.
Ok thank you
I have used the move-dalvik-2-ext script and I now have 190 MB free on the internal !! thank you
But I will try someday to install the sibere's DATA2SD script :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=852219
Thanks again ^^
cheers!
No problem. Press the thanks-button.
MatDrOiD said:
Output shows A2SD is working correctly.
The reason why your internal memory decreases are:
1.) Dalvik cache is on internal memory
2.) Even if one is using A2SD, some app data is still stored on /data. That's how it is.
But it will help a lot when you move dalvik cache to ext. You do this by flashing this script from leedroid's thread page in recovery:
http://leedroid.ftp.rshost.eu/Bravo_Addons/Move-Dalvik-to-sdext.zip
This will minimise the decreasing of your internal memory very much.
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I've to flash the .zip before or after flashing the rom and it's radio?
Bobbi lim said:
I've to flash the .zip before or after flashing the rom and it's radio?
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after... if u flash it before the rom then whats it going to move?
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Bobbi lim said:
I've to flash the .zip before or after flashing the rom and it's radio?
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Of course after , if u do it before nothing gonna move cuz u've no ROM installed bro
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