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How do i Install apps2sd after rooting with unrevoked

Hi, I have searched for the answer but cant find it
I rooted with unrevoked yesterday and installed the clockworkmod recovery as well.
i downloaded r1-a2sd-desire-dalvik-fresh-signed.zip
and put it on the root of my sd card
i then entered the recovery wiped data and cache which wiped and tried to wipe dalvik though nothing appeared to happen.
i then tried to flash the above mentioned zip of apps2sd
it starts flashing but then comes to a message saying...
can't symlink system xbin failure at line 5 symlink busybox
so what am i doing wrong?
any help would be much appreciated.
i have a nandroid backup.

I tried for ages to get a2sd on my stock rooted desire. I used several guides all of which failed somewhere.
In the end I gave up and installed PAYS 2.1 ROM with Sense & A2SD. Works fine and looks pretty much like stock.
Use Recovery mode (Push from Windows) to format SD Card with 0MB Swap, 512MB Ext and the rest FAT32. Upgrade the ext2 to ext3 then use ROm Manager from Market to install the new ROM.

Yes, this was what i had been thinking i would have to do. do i need to flash a new radio for pays?

Been trying to do this also.
How do I upgrade to ext3?
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stewart30 said:
Been trying to do this also.
How do I upgrade to ext3?
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I think your best very is to use rom manager or I believe you can do out using the amon ra recovery.
So can any one help me install apps 2 sd?

kinkade said:
I think your best very is to use rom manager or I believe you can do out using the amon ra recovery.
So can any one help me install apps 2 sd?
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Ok so the update is I can now flash the zip but my phone then hangs whilst rebooting and I have to restore from nandroid

I have a problem also.....
I used rom manager to partition my sd card and can install apps on the sd card but when i reboot...the apps installed on the sd card have disappeared.
Anyone help?
Cheers.

Disappear you mean shortcut only or the whole app?
Do you have an ext3 partition?

jpopgt said:
I have a problem also.....
I used rom manager to partition my sd card and can install apps on the sd card but when i reboot...the apps installed on the sd card have disappeared.
Anyone help?
Cheers.
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Are you talking about "installed apps" or sd card content?
Partitioning sd card deletes everything on sd card

djoni1980 said:
Are you talking about "installed apps" or sd card content?
Partitioning sd card deletes everything on sd card
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I backed up my sd card to pc then used rom manager to partition card then copied my files back to card, then i go into settings and set for apps to be installed to external.
Next i go into market and download an app and it installs itself on the sd card and i make a shortcut on the phone.....everything works fine.
But after a reboot, the shortcut had disappeared and the app is not listed in my "all Apps" but still shows that it is installed if i go into market.
I have this problem with all roms.....i don't know what i'm doing wrong.

The way I understand A2SD and Froyo's app2sd, when you install A2SD/+ enabled rom and partition your sd card, you don't have to set up anything.
It "tricks" rom to use ext partition as part of internal memory, and stores everything it can in ext partition (A2SD storage).
It always worked for me, and you can check this by installing quick system info app from market.
It will show if your ext partition (A2SD storage) is being filled with data - check out this pic that I found with google:
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this is an example of worrking A2SD, if it doesn't work, or you haven't partitioned you card, A2SD storage will be unavailable.
Once you choose setting for the apps to be installed to external, you manually switch to Froyo app2sd, which is inferior way to store your apps on sd card. That's why it didn't work for you.

Thanks for the info
I will try again....my phone says A2SD storage -information not available
Cheers.

djoni1980 said:
The way I understand A2SD and Froyo's app2sd, when you install A2SD/+ enabled rom and partition your sd card, you don't have to set up anything.
It "tricks" rom to use ext partition as part of internal memory, and stores everything it can in ext partition (A2SD storage).
It always worked for me, and you can check this by installing quick system info app from market.
It will show if your ext partition (A2SD storage) is being filled with data - check out this pic that I found with google:
this is an example of worrking A2SD, if it doesn't work, or you haven't partitioned you card, A2SD storage will be unavailable.
Once you choose setting for the apps to be installed to external, you manually switch to Froyo app2sd, which is inferior way to store your apps on sd card. That's why it didn't work for you.
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Hi, djoni1980 what is the name of the software you use? I m running on a stock rooted rom, but cant get all that information
regards
JoseF

jpopgt said:
Thanks for the info
I will try again....my phone says A2SD storage -information not available
Cheers.
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I had the same problem, but got rid of it, after installing A2SD enabled rom(NeoPhyTe ROM).
Try it

JoseF said:
Hi, djoni1980 what is the name of the software you use? I m running on a stock rooted rom, but cant get all that information
regards
JoseF
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it's a quick system info app, you can find it on market.
I took this picture from google search just as an example, but actual app on my phone has exactly the same look (adamg's official froyo sense rom with A2SD enabled)

[GUIDE][9-JAN] How to partition your SD card correctly for APPS2SD+ ROMS.

UPDATE: The GUIDE has been updated to the smallest detail you should have no problems partitioning your card if You just CAREFULLY read and follow the instructions.
UPDATE: Since some people can't seem to make this work with gparted live cd there is another solution, You can use pmagic.iso. In basic's it's the same procedure (heck it also the same gparted only put into a more friendly enviroment). The reason that i'm posting this it's because you don't even need the cd you can start it from a flash drive. U just have to make a bootable usb flash and put in bios to start from usb in boot options
The link for download is here
The link for how to make a bootable usb here
The procedure is simple just install chose from the list parted magic and read the tutorial from the donload page
Some roms have the problem with the ext4 just use ext3 or ext2 partition.The safest one is ext2 and ext2 is the slowest way to wear off your card. I haven't tried all roms just ask in that section.
And as always i'm not responsible for any damage that may occur while doing this.
And ui updated the link for downloading the gparted
Originally by Sentinel196 i qouted him and made things a little simpler 'cause people like screenshots . I've just aded screenshots because im lazy and don't like to type much . All the credit goes to him i just inserted screenshots for better understanding. And sorry for the misstypes i'm not use to type from my nettop .
It seems many people are having issues partitioning their SD card for use with Apps2SD+ ROMS using the additional EXT4 partition.
Here is a guide to the method that worked for me. I am not responsible for any loss of data on your phone or PC as a result of following this guide. Read the steps clearly and understand them BEFORE you do anything. Failure to understand the steps involved could see you wiping data from your PC's hard drive with no warning messages to tell you what you are about to do. You have been warned!
Firstly, I couldn't get Partition Wizard for Windows to work. If anyone else has been successful with it please let me know and I will update this post.
Before you start, BACK UP all your data from the SD card. It will all be erased from your SD card during this process.
Although this works on a phone which has already been flashed with an APPS2SD+ compatible ROM. I strongly suggest starting with a freshly flashed ROM with no apps installed before doing this to ensure ALL additionally downloaded and installed apps are installed on to the partition, leaving the maximum possible storage space remaining on your phone.
Here are the steps....
1. Download a copy of GPARTED-LIVE from here. Use your favourite CD burning software to burn the image to CD. The image is bootable so make sure you do not leave the CD as open session when you burn it. This is the software we will use to partition the SD card later on.
2. Start with a freshly formatted SD card with a single FAT32 partition. This can be created using whatever tool you prefer. Use the default cluster size setting. I use the Disk Management tool in Windows under Administrative Tools in Control Panel. You can perform this step by inserting the SD into your PC or mounting it on your PC via the phone.
YOU CAN DO EVERYTHING FROM GPARTED JUST BACKUP YOUR DATA AND UNMOUNT YOUR CARD AND PUT IT IN A CARD READER OR VIA MAGICLDR)
DO NOT COPY ANY FILES OVER TO THE SD CARD YET. Android will have copied over its standard files after formatting so do not delete these, but don't add anything else yet.
WAIT UNTIL EVERYTHING IS LOADED THEN INSERT THE CARD READER OR MOBILE WITH SELECTED MASS STORAGE IN MAGICLOADER THEN IN GPARTED GO ON REFRESH DEVICES OR JUST REFRESH OR CTRL + R WHAT EVER IS SHOWN OR WHICH EVER IS EASIER FOR YOU. iN THE RIGHT UPPER CORNER YOU SHOULD HAVE YOUR PRIMARY HARD DRIVE SELECTED CLICK ON IT AND SELECT YOUR CARD IT SHOULD SAY 2,4,8 OR 16 GB APPROXIMATLY. After that you shuldn't have any problems with your card not detecting or what so ever.
Thanx to milton007 for pointing out this
3. With the SD card now recognised by the PC, reboot your PC from the GPARTED-LIVE CD you burned in step 1. This may take a while to load depending on your PC. Follow the on screen prompts until GPARTED loads correctly.
4. With GPARTED now loaded, select your SD card using the selection in the top right hand side of the GPARTED window. Ensure you have selected the correct storage device by ensuring the capacity is reported correctly. BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO MES WITH YOUR COMPUTERS HAR DRIVE!! If you are not sure at this stage, please do not proceed as you risk wiping data from your PC. GPARTED will not warn you if you are about to damage system files as you might expect it to.
5. Once selected, you should see a single FAT32 partition displayed with a chart which span the top of the window. The easiest way is to delete all partitions on the card
right click on the partition and delete click yes
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6. Right click in the unallocated space you created in the chart and click "Create" or new. A new dialog box should appear. First partition will be fat32 and it must be primary into column space after input 1024 because that you will leave for the ext4 partition. Click OK Right click in the unallocated space you created in the chart and click "Create" or new.
Modify the settings so that the partition is "Primary" not "Logical" and set it to "ext4". Leave the cluster size set to "default". Click OK.
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7. Back in the main GPARTED screen, you should now see two partitions in the chart, the first being your original FAT32 partition and then to the right is your new EXT4 partition. Click "APPLY" and the changes will be made to the SD card. THIS IS IMPORTANT as no changes are made to your SD card until you click apply. If you miss this step, you will have to start over from step 6 again.
8. Once changes are reported as completed, shut down your PC and remove the SD card. Insert it into your PC and boot the phone. If you connected your SD to the PC via MAGLDR, press the power/hang up key to return to the main menu and choose to boot from NAND.
DONE!!!!!!!
Once the phone is booted (may take a little longer than usual) go back to SETTINGS - SD & PHONE STORAGE and you should see your phone's available storage reported as around 20-40MB less than the total storage capacity. This will vary between different ROMS. Don't expect it to read any higher than it did before you did this if you haven't installed any apps yet.
Check to see that your SD storage is reported as the correct size corresponding with the new size of your FAT32 partition.
Now go ahead and install your apps. You will notice that the phone storage capacity does decrease as you install apps, but the next time you reboot, it should jump back up again. That's what happens on my phone anyway.
Once you are satisfied that all is well, you can connect your SD to the PC again and copy across your data to the FAT32 partition.
Another thing to note is that you don't need to format the EXT4 partition when changing ROMS. As it only stores the applications, when booting for the first time with a new APPS2SD+ supported ROM, it will automatically show up with all your apps and widgets installed. Preferences and widgets will need to be reset however.
I hope this guide helps. Thanks again to all the amazing developers here at XDA who make all this possible, as well as the wonderful community of volunteers and members who keep this show running.
If i helped you can always press thanks

You say to download gparted from here in step one, there is no link to download from.

AndHD2 said:
You say to download gparted from here in step one, there is no link to download from.
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He allready said its copy pasted, but i am sure you know how to use Google
Thx to OP, pictures are allways welcome
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You could have simply posted teh screens in the original thread and he would have added them to his OP.
Absolutely no need to clone a topic like this.

I think this is a nice tutorial, if you don't know how to use Linux partitions etc..
The pictures will certainly help.....

im using a nand rom with data.img support
using this method i dont need to have a data.img correct?
also what advantages does this have over data.img?

Can I un-partition my SD card with GPARTED?

Hmm..i followed your guide,but i ran into these problems:
1:couldn't make it a logical partition this option was inactive,until i first created an extended partition then made a logical partition out of that one.
2:At the end of the process i had a FAT32 partition which my main one with all the space,an extended partition with 1gb and the EXT4 partition with the same 1gb from the extended one,but now my SD won't show on my phone anymore,although i could access it from my PC using a Card reader and it shows the new space for the FAT32 partition that i created. any ideas?!

HateSoul said:
Hmm..i followed your guide,but i ran into these problems:
1:couldn't make it a logical partition this option was inactive,until i first created an extended partition then made a logical partition out of that one.
2:At the end of the process i had a FAT32 partition which my main one with all the space,an extended partition with 1gb and the EXT4 partition with the same 1gb from the extended one,but now my SD won't show on my phone anymore,although i could access it from my PC using a Card reader and it shows the new space for the FAT32 partition that i created. any ideas?!
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Same here. Now under android Total Space and Available Listed as Unavailable. Altought i can still access my fat32 partition from within Android using astro file manager.
How to confirm that i am using ext4 partition?
thanks

+1 it's the exact same for me. are you running a build that support APP2SD?
rizky_p said:
Same here. Now under android Total Space and Available Listed as Unavailable. Altought i can still access my fat32 partition from within Android using astro file manager.
How to confirm that i am using ext4 partition?
thanks
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little13193 said:
Can I un-partition my SD card with GPARTED?
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Yup, use step 9. as reference, right click the ext4 partition and instead of create select delete (or remove dunno never used gparted on live cd just ubunutu) then it should appear as unalocatted space, now drag the arrow so that the fat32 partition uses the whole space... other way should be to remove both partitions (fat32 and ext4) and then create a unique fat32 partition in the whole unallocated space....

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+1 it's the exact same for me. are you running a build that support APP2SD?
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I supposed it support app2sd.
Well i repartitioned my SDCard once again but this time ext4 partition is created as primary(fat32 also primary) not Extended->Logical partition. Now it shows Total and Available Space correctly instead of unavailable, but still unsure whether Android is using the ext4 parition or not.

I think we will need the OP's point of view on this,at the mean time,why don't you try installing some apps and see if the EXT4 working or not?!
Edit:Oh,and also you download Android Commander it's a Windows application,you can tell if your phone is using EXT4 or not.
rizky_p said:
I supposed it support app2sd.
Well i repartitioned my SDCard once again but this time ext4 partition is created as primary(fat32 also primary) not Extended->Logical partition. Now it shows Total and Available Space correctly instead of unavailable, but still unsure whether Android is using the ext4 parition or not.
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This doesn't work..
I'm using win 7 x64
1:i can't "reboot from my gparted live cd"
2: if I reboot my system and select boot from cd gparted but I cannot see my sd card
What is the point of posting a guide that doesn't work....
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once booted from cd do you click the first option, default settings? and what about the key logging or whatever
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Any hopes of someone sorting out this failed guide?
How do you get the sdcard to recognize
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Will it work on gauner1986 ROM?

MysticGenius said:
This doesn't work..
I'm using win 7 x64
1:i can't "reboot from my gparted live cd"
2: if I reboot my system and select boot from cd gparted but I cannot see my sd card
What is the point of posting a guide that doesn't work....
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LOL, got the same system as yours, guide worked like a charm..maybe it's not guide's fault if you can't get it to work.

MysticGenius said:
Any hopes of someone sorting out this failed guide?
How do you get the sdcard to recognize
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The same :/ I can't get sdcard to recognize

HateSoul said:
I think we will need the OP's point of view on this,at the mean time,why don't you try installing some apps and see if the EXT4 working or not?!
Edit:Oh,and also you download Android Commander it's a Windows application,you can tell if your phone is using EXT4 or not.
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shoot under Android Commander it doesnt use the ext partition. it is grayed out..

[GUIDE]How to format your SD Card in Windows for use with A2SD

How to format your SD Card in Windows for use with A2SD
So without using any pmagic/gparted.iso or whatsoever​
Since we have different guides around now about how to format your SD card via a bootable image i thought it might be handy to have a guide about how to format your SD card in Windows ​
The things you need:
SD Card
Android A2SD+ rom
Paragon Partition Manager DOWNLOAD HERE , Easus DOWNLOAD HERE ( Or any other Partition Software )
In this guide i will use Paragon Partition Manager, but it will probably work 99% the same with other partition software
Step 1:
Format your SD Card as FAT32 ( no Quick Format ) and boot up your phone. ( Android will now put some default files on it.. Don't delete these files
Step 2:
Put the SD card in your PC's cardreader or reboot your phone into MAGLDR and pick option 3. USB MassStg
Open up your partition software ( in this case Paragon Partition manager )
Step 3:
You will notice that you will see your SD card as probably 1 FAT32 Partition.
Click the right mouse button on your SD card's FAT32 partition and click Move/Resize Partition
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Step 4:
Now move the the Partition's Size from right to left until you get the "Unallocated space" you want for your Apps..
If you don't understand what i mean you can do this since it's easier/quicker: In the box "Please specify size of free space after the partition" enter the amount of space (MB) you would like to have for your Apps. ( 1024MB (1GB) should be enough for most users )
IMPORTANT: Make sure you put this in the box that says After the Partition and not Before the partition and then it will look similiar to the image below:
Step 5:
Now you will notice you will have 1 FAT32 partition and 1 "Unallocated" partition..
Right click on this "Unallocated" partition and click Create Partition
A new window will open.
In this window you can define what kind of partition you want to create. Make sure it will look similiar to the image below (Size may differ)
Step 5 Notes:
So what are these options?
Create new partition as: Here you can pick if you want to create a Primary, Extended or Logical partition. In this case we need a Primary partition
Please specify new partition size: Here you can put in the amount of space you want the partition to be. Make sure this is set to the maximum amount. ( in this case 1019MB )
Please select file system for new partition: Here you can pick the file system for the partition. (FAT32/NTFS etc. etc.) In this case we need a 'Linux Ext 2' partition. ( Some roms have problems with Ext 3/Ext 4 partitions )
Step 6:
Now you have to click the
button in the menu and your partition(s) will be created.
When this is done you can put back your SD card into your phone ( or quit USB Mass Storage mode in MAGLDR ) and reboot your phone.
From now on you will notice you have a acceptable amount of free space on your phone.
If you install apps to your phone you will notice your phone's storage won't decrease
If your phone's storage does decrease when installing apps just reboot your phone and it should be fine by then
I hope this is clear to everybody and if there any questions just reply and i will reply you back a.s.a.p.
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But what is the best option??? ext2,3 or 4?
I have a ext4 partition, with gparted.... but i dont know if it is really better ....
After that, i have installed the clockwork, installed zip build, but stopped in logo and never worked.... and i dont know if the cause is my ext4 partition ....
I have the mdj froyo revo with a2sd+ (not clockwork) working perfect...
Thanks.

ainidmor said:
But what is the best option??? ext2,3 or 4?
I have a ext4 partition, with gparted.... but i dont know if it is really better ....
After that, i have installed the clockwork, installed zip build, but stopped in logo and never worked.... and i dont know if the cause is my ext4 partition ....
I have the mdj froyo revo with a2sd+ (not clockwork) working perfect...
Thanks.
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As mentioned in Step 5 Notes:
Here you can pick the file system for the partition. (FAT32/NTFS etc. etc.) In this case we need a 'Linux Ext 2' partition. ( Some roms have problems with Ext 3/Ext 4 partitions )
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nice guide, easy to follow.
IMO ext2/3 is the best, as they are supported by alot of roms.

Samdeath said:
nice guide, easy to follow.
IMO ext2/3 is the best, as they are supported by alot of roms.
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True,
but personally i prefer ext2 since i haven't had any problems with ext2 and with ext3 i had a few problems..

where is download iParagon Partition Manager

cimbom said:
where is download iParagon Partition Manager
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http://lmgtfy.com/?q=paragon+partition+manager

cimbom said:
where is download iParagon Partition Manager
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I have added a download link to the first post but i haven't tested the Free version.. i use Pro version myself..
If you (or anyone) can test the free version and let me know if it works fine

bobjbain said:
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=paragon+partition+manager
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Hehehe, nice one

Used Mini tool partition have now got two drives on SD but cannot access the primary ??? Bit of a noob question but is this normal

Hi,
befor i did follow this i had 8gb sd card but now i have only 1gb my question is how can i go backt to 8gb?
thx.

te5ir said:
Hi,
befor i did follow this i had 8gb sd card but now i have only 1gb my question is how can i go backt to 8gb?
thx.
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You probably went wrong at Step 4 with resizing the partition...
You now have 1GB Fat32 and the rest Unallocated/EXT2 i suppose?
To change this you have to resize the Unallocated/EXT2 partition to 1GB or whatever size you want it to be and after that you can resize your FAT32 partition to the maximum size.

Andrew Symington said:
Used Mini tool partition have now got two drives on SD but cannot access the primary ??? Bit of a noob question but is this normal
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How do you mean you cannot access it?
On your phone?
In windows?
Please be more specific please

Paragon Partition Manager not see fat32 in sdcard I dont understand help

cimbom said:
Paragon Partition Manager not see fat32 in sdcard I dont understand help
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Does it see your Sd-card at all?

cimbom said:
Paragon Partition Manager not see fat32 in sdcard I dont understand help
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Same problem here! It sees my card but it says not formatted and i can't format it in paragon.
Maybe because it's the free edition?
My ntfs windows partition is recognized correct!

victoryo said:
Same problem here! It sees my card but it says not formatted and i can't format it in paragon.
Maybe because it's the free edition?
My ntfs windows partition is recognized correct!
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In the free version you can only format virtual disks..

How do I know if I have successfully partitioned the SD card? I followed the steps but I don't think it is working. I rebooted the phone, installed new apps, then I used ES File Explorer to browse the content of my SD card. I don't see any folder in there with all my apps installed.

Error D:
Upon trying to use paragon, I get this, "Could not find any adjacent paritions to with on this hard drive" Help.. O:

mrnoodles said:
Upon trying to use paragon, I get this, "Could not find any adjacent paritions to with on this hard drive" Help.. O:[/QUOTE
Launch Paragon and look below and you'll see something like "Full launch or something".
Click on it and you'll have full overview in the program and from there you'll be able to do whatever.
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Problem partitioning my sd card / low internal memory problem

I have been readin a lot about partitioning sd cards. And my problem is that no matter which rom I use (cyanogen, miui), i have a problem with low internal memory. I have read a lot about partitioning sd card to create ext and swap partitions and that should move the apps to the sd and dalvik cache also so that the internal memory is liberated.
However, I've used s2e, a2sd, data2sd, and they all tell me that my apps or dalvik cache can't be moved to the sd because the space is full. Which I know is not. I have tried partitioning my sd card using rom manager and minitool partition. But for some reason I keep getting this message that I don't have enough space. Actually I know there is something wrong with the sd-ext partition because when I backup any rom, at the end of the backup process it says something like "can't mount sd-ext. won't be able to make backup of sd-ext" (something like that).
I know there is something wrong with my partition. The only thing I have not tried is partitioning using clockworkmod, but I haven't done it because when I go to the advance settings I don't have the option to partition my sd card. I have cwm 5.0.2.7. and the option to partition sd card is simply not there!
Another interesting thing I want to add here is that maybe it's not only a problem with the sd-ext partition. I say this because when I try to move an app to the sd card using the phone aplication manager, it gives me the exact same message: "failed to move the application. There is not enough storage space left". And this is weird because this is supposed to move apps to the fat32 part of the sd, which I know is working normally. I can access all my files, music, photos, etc. And there are like 3 gb of free space, but it still tells me that there is not enough space.
What is wrong with this? Is it the SD card? Or is it the partition?? I would love to try to partition my sd card using CWM, but I don't have that option. How can I get that option to try it??
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. I can't install more than 7 apps to my phone if I can't fix this low internal memory problem.
Thank you very much!

aerismel said:
I have been readin a lot about partitioning sd cards. And my problem is that no matter which rom I use (cyanogen, miui), i have a problem with low internal memory. I have read a lot about partitioning sd card to create ext and swap partitions and that should move the apps to the sd and dalvik cache also so that the internal memory is liberated.
However, I've used s2e, a2sd, data2sd, and they all tell me that my apps or dalvik cache can't be moved to the sd because the space is full. Which I know is not. I have tried partitioning my sd card using rom manager and minitool partition. But for some reason I keep getting this message that I don't have enough space. Actually I know there is something wrong with the sd-ext partition because when I backup any rom, at the end of the backup process it says something like "can't mount sd-ext. won't be able to make backup of sd-ext" (something like that).
I know there is something wrong with my partition. The only thing I have not tried is partitioning using clockworkmod, but I haven't done it because when I go to the advance settings I don't have the option to partition my sd card. I have cwm 5.0.2.7. and the option to partition sd card is simply not there!
Another interesting thing I want to add here is that maybe it's not only a problem with the sd-ext partition. I say this because when I try to move an app to the sd card using the phone aplication manager, it gives me the exact same message: "failed to move the application. There is not enough storage space left". And this is weird because this is supposed to move apps to the fat32 part of the sd, which I know is working normally. I can access all my files, music, photos, etc. And there are like 3 gb of free space, but it still tells me that there is not enough space.
What is wrong with this? Is it the SD card? Or is it the partition?? I would love to try to partition my sd card using CWM, but I don't have that option. How can I get that option to try it??
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. I can't install more than 7 apps to my phone if I can't fix this low internal memory problem.
Thank you very much!
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I think u need ext3 partition if m not wrong...
Haven't read the whole thread...?
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I have already tried with ext2, ext3, and ext4. The thing is I can't partition my sd card through recovery mode because I don't even have the option to partition sd card. I have CWM-based Recovery v.5.0.2.7-jordan.
I've partitioned my sd card using rom manager. Maybe that's the problem??? I don't know.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. It should not be this difficult.

Use gparted in linux to delete your current partition table and make new one.

royale1223 said:
Use gparted in linux to delete your current partition table and make new one.
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Ok, I have burned gparted to a cd, and I have tried to boot from cd. I know I have to go to bios to rearrange the boot order, but the problem is that it has no option to boot from cd drive.
Unless cd boot means the same as external device, which is the only option I have on my BIOS. Here's the image:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
I have enabled external device boot and have placed external device as the priority boot, as seen on the image. But it doesn't make the cd boot. Why is it? Or am I missing something here??
Thank you very much.

huh?
u wanna boot gparted?
its a software used in Linjx distro to partition filesystems!
u can do the same thing on windows by using some other software....
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nogoodusername said:
huh?
u wanna boot gparted?
its a software used in Linjx distro to partition filesystems!
u can do the same thing on windows by using some other software....
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Hmm. Well I read that I needed to burn a cd with gparted and then boot it somehow. I thought that's what it meant. I'm guessing I'm wrong... Sorry, I don't know much about these programs.
EDIT: I'm follwing this thread to partition sd card: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=535914. I will post the results when I'm done.

Ok. I partitioned my sd using gparted. I couldn't do it by burning a cd with it, but using USB worked.
I partitioned my sd card following the steps mentioned in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=535914
My sd card should now be partitioned correctly. If I'm not wrong, my phone should automatically install apps to the sd-ext partition of my sd card right? Well, my phone still doesn't do this. I have tried to move apps to sd, through s2e, and a2sd and still no luck. not even the phone's application manager moves it to the fat32 part of the sd.. I still get the message that there is not enough storage left.
The thing is, I don't really think that my sd is corrupted or something, because whenever I backup my rom, it doesn't give an error at all. I can access my sd card, move and paste files. So, why is it not working well only for apps?
I'd appreciate any other help. Thank you.

UPDATE: I downloaded a newer version of a2sd and it worked, I was able to move apps to the sd-ext part, and the dalvik cache. I solved the original problem, but it now created another problem.
Now that I have installed this app and working, it makes my IMEI number disappear. Therefore, I have no signal and I have to restore my backup to make my phone work again and show my IMEI number again.
So, I have my phone working with my IMEI, without a2sd, or have a2sd, but then I have on signal because it deletes my IMEI.
Is there a way to fix this?? hmmm.. Please help

Insufficient storage..

Hey peeps.
I've run into a problem recently. I don't have enough storlage space left for installing apps from the market.
I'm using an ICS Rom by sandvold.com. I have partioned 2 gigabytes of my 32 gigs SD card to be used for a2sd and so far only 500 mb is in use. Both my dalvik cache and app data are on the sd card.
During the installation of a2sd in my Rom I chose to use the stock version.
Does anyone know a possible solution to my problem?
Ty in advance!
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Open Terminal Emulator on your phone and type
Code:
su
a2sd install

I have done that already. How would I else be able to have my dalvik cache and app data on my sd card..?
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Screenshot of my titanium backup start screen.
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Start Terminal Emulator and post the output of these commands here:
Code:
su
ls -l /data
I do not get what you want me to say with your last post.
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If you want to know where all your free space has gone, try Diskusage app, and check your data partition...
Probably the cache of some of your apps has grown too much...
I had the same problem before I changed to Data++ hboot, and to COS ICS ROM (with dalvik2sd option)
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I've just realized you can't install apps from the market...
Try clearing caches and/or data from your browsers. Or even games... When you have enough free space for installing, try Diskusage then...
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I managed to clear up a little space by clearing my browser cache to install an app that easily clears my cache. I wanted to link my Titanium backup screenshot and the response to writing the command written above. Finally booted up my pc and here they are:
Titanium Backup information
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Terminal Emulator
I'm gonna try that disk app in a few hours..

Help is here!
I had the same problem.I have a desire stock 2.2.2 rooted and the space is very limited.This is what i done:
I partition my sd card ext2/ext3 (ext4 doesn't work)
Installed link 2 sd (when you first launch you will be prompted what partition you have ext2/ext3/ext4)
Restart the phone and you are done.
After linking the apps( i mean i linked in first restart 40+) the phone will boot slowly but after that it will be faster.
Hope helps you

I thank you much for the reply, but this is already what I've done and I'm out of space again, with my SD partitioned. I partitioned 2 GB of storage on my SD and it isn't using it all as you see on the titanium backup screenshot. I have no clue on how to fix it..

DaveFX said:
If you want to know where all your free space has gone, try Diskusage app, and check your data partition...
Probably the cache of some of your apps has grown too much...
I had the same problem before I changed to Data++ hboot, and to COS ICS ROM (with dalvik2sd option)
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I checked with the Diskusage app and found that approximately 600 MB was allocated for cache and data. Why isn't all of my 2 GB of sd-ext added to this "list"? Any suggestions would be apreciated.

Your output clearly shows A2SD is not working. Which means, Apps and Dalvik-Cache are not moved to SD-EXT.
So please run
Code:
a2sd install
After successfull reboot (script will you asking to do so after answering the question which data should be moved), please the output of this command again
Code:
ls -l /data

I ran the "a2sd install" command, moved dalvik and moved data by writing "y" to the questions.. After that I performed a reboot.
I then ran the command you wrote: ls -l /data.
I could be worth mentioning that during the installation of my ICS rom I choose to use the stock a2sd. I used to have a GB rom on my Desire some time ago. Back then I was using some other script called Darktremor and that worked. I have the opportunity to try another a2sd script during the installation of my rom. Any suggestions?

Ok this is what i suggest:
Remove the sim and memory card
If you have an card reader (backup your fat 32 partition and format it ;after that format ex2/ext3 partition)
Restore backup on the fat32 partition
Now do the phone a factory reset
Wait till it boots
Restart it
Put back the sd card and sim in the phone
Go to market and install link 2 sd and do the method i write in last post.
If this dosn't work flash data++ hboot from alpharev site

A2SD is still not working. How and with witch program did you partition your SD card?

MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition
Ok now i know what you are talking about:whatever you install it gives you inssuficient memory.I had the same prob after installing some app from market.I just installed it and it worked good then.

I used the recoverymode (Revolutionary) to partition my SD card, but it was an entirely new SD card at the time I installed it in my phone for about 1 month ago. I hadn't formatted it before I started using it.
I'm gonna try your method mansamihai, and get it done today hopefully. Not being able to install/update apps is driving me crazy.

mansamihai said:
MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition.
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Hammerbak said:
I used the recoverymode (Revolutionary) to partition my SD card, but it was an entirely new SD card at the time I installed it in my phone for about 1 month ago. I hadn't formatted it before I started using it.
I'm gonna try your method mansamihai, and get it done today hopefully. Not being able to install/update apps is driving me crazy.
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do not use MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition for creating your ext partition.
while it may work for some, in lots of cases it can cause more problems.
backup your sd card to computer first, then try partitioning from scratch again.
gparted is recommended above anything else, or use 4ext recovery.

I used the partition function in the revolutionary recovery mode to partition my SD. I've made it to the point where I should choose which file system my SD cards partition is in the Link2SD app and I have no clue which one to choose? Any chance for a bit of help here?

I tried the to do it all over again, sadly without any change in results..
It is still not working..
Any suggestions on what to do now?
Thanks in advance!