Sd as ram - G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

As the title stated can I use the sdcard as ram for the phone?
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Try searching swap
If your rooted and have cwm installed then just partition your sdcard and set swap as you require on android anyway!!!

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shanman-2 said:
Try searching swap
If your rooted and have cwm installed then just partition your sdcard and set swap as you require on android anyway!!!
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But is swap which I already have the same thing does the phone use it as ram when running slow?
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[Q] can't mount sdcard in recovery after running unrevoked

Hi all.. I've got a horrible feeling this has probably been addressed before - but after doing some searching and finding what I think may be answers, I'm still unsure.
I've run Unrevoked to root my Desire.
Now - recovery mode will not mount the SD card.
The phone will mount the ext partition on my sd card.. (Android 2.2, stock HTC Desire).
I'm running Ubuntu.. has anyone got a quick fix method? The phone appears to be charging.
The partition order might be wrong. FAT, then ext is how it should be
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K900 said:
The partition order might be wrong. FAT, then ext is how it should be
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but it was fine before I ran Unrevoked.
niko123456 said:
but it was fine before I ran Unrevoked.
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Stock recovery might use uuid or something. Check it
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K900 said:
Stock recovery might use uuid or something. Check it
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I love you man*
You were entirely spot on.
*I mean it!
K900 said:
Stock recovery might use uuid or something. Check it
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How to detect it ? It's a noob quest...
I'm in way to recover my phone...
Please help...

Runnumede question

Can i use runnymede rom with an ext of 512mb?
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aaron187 said:
Can i use runnymede rom with an ext of 512mb?
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Partition layout should look like this: x Gb FAT32 (primary) then max 1.5 Gb ext4. You can use CWM recovery for partitioning and formatting.
Cheers
i am using rynnymede rom rom with ext 512mb partition without any problems. i actually partitioned my card using rom manager i guess thats enough for me

Advise for a newbie...

I am having hboot 1.02. and pvt1., running 2.3.3(official update)..so what I need is
A) should I use revolutionary or unrevoked?
B) which is a better n easy method for partitioning my SD card? Gparted or through app?
C) I am thinking of clock work mod as I'm still new...is there any better recovery?
THANKS IN ADVANCE...:
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xxx1952 said:
I am having hboot 1.02. and pvt1., running 2.3.3(official update)..so what I need is
A) should I use revolutionary or unrevoked?
B) which is a better n easy method for partitioning my SD card? Gparted or through app?
C) I am thinking of clock work mod as I'm still new...is there any better recovery?
THANKS IN ADVANCE...:
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A. I used revolutionary. It work like a charm.
B. The easy way to do it is from recovery menu [advanced>partitioning SD]. Simple
C. This is one I am using now
xxx1952 said:
I am having hboot 1.02. and pvt1., running 2.3.3(official update)..so what I need is
A) should I use revolutionary or unrevoked?
B) which is a better n easy method for partitioning my SD card? Gparted or through app?
C) I am thinking of clock work mod as I'm still new...is there any better recovery?
THANKS IN ADVANCE...:
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1. Revolutionary only, unrevoked will not work with your hboot.
2. Use 4ext recovery it's better than clockworkmod. Revolutionary will flash CWM but after rooting and rebooting just install 4ect recovery updater app from Play Store and flash recovery through it.
3. With 4ext partitioning is better, partitions are better aligned then in CWM, and you can choose which type on ext partition you want (ext3 or ext4).
But be careful, stock kernel doesn't support ext4 so you will need to flash some other kern if you want it.
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nlooooo said:
1. Revolutionary only, unrevoked will not work with your hboot.
2. Use 4ext recovery it's better than clockworkmod. Revolutionary will flash CWM but after rooting and rebooting just install 4ect recovery updater app from Play Store and flash recovery through it.
3. With 4ext partitioning is better, partitions are better aligned then in CWM, and you can choose which type on ext partition you want (ext3 or ext4).
But be careful, stock kernel doesn't support ext4 so you will need to flash some other kern if you want it.
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+1...This is the proper way to answer this Ques. 4ext is the best recovery i've used and its so much easier to handle ROM management and has very powerful partitioning tools and some advanced features not found in other recoveries.
And for S-off, revolutionary will do the trick.
As stated: revolutionary is the easiest/fastest way to S-off
Can u plz give me guides for using 4ext recovery and partitioning by that recovery... Thanks for advise...
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xxx1952 said:
Can u plz give me guides for using 4ext recovery and partitioning by that recovery... Thanks for advise...
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When you enter recovery there's an option 'tools' and inside 'partition sd'. After pressing yoi will be promped for sizes and types of partitions, choose fat32 for the first, and ext4 for first sd-ext (1-1.5GB not more) without second sd-ext and no swap.
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Jst one more Que..say I made partitioning in 4ext recovery and I decided to move to CWM recovery. My SD ext partition still remain on SD card???
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It will, but you don't want to move back to cwm..if it's because of ROM manager, ditch that, it will break your phone.
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It will, but you don't want to move back to cwm..if it's because of ROM manager, ditch that, it will break your phone.
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+1.
4ext has better options and ROM manager sucks.
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4Ext once bricked my Desire
I got one lesson: don't even dare touch the recovery's configuration files in .4ext folder.
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panpjp said:
4Ext once bricked my Desire
I got one lesson: don't even dare touch the recovery's configuration files in .4ext folder.
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The brick 4ext gives you is a VERY recoverable brick, nothing serious......and you can always flash/change recovery from fastboot.....
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ICS Sandvoid on Desire - FC / Wait / Kill
I flashed my HTC desire (Stock HBOOT) with ICS (Sandvoid) 0.15.
Installed smoothly. Then I ran a2sd install and answered y/y/y (wanted to see how far I can take it
Immediate observation was that when I run some app (facebook/youtube and even some system apps) it used to hand throw up a screen that app is not responding and option to WAIT / KILL etc
If I wait usually the app would come back but it was nagging too much.
My question is if I get a class 6+ SD card would this issue disappear?
By the way, it was beautiful to see ICS on my desire and I want to go there again.
For now shifted to Oxygen 2.3.2 with HBOOT oxygen r2. wondering if it also has an option to move data 2 ext inbuilt? tried a2sd install did not work (I know its inbuilt etc etc)
- Sam
Thank u guys for ur time n effort..just rooted with revolutionary and running cwm as it is default for rev..started using titanium..any ideas about which pre installed apps can b removed without affecting my phone??
BTW will try installing 4ext later after celebrating this little achievement..
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xxx1952 said:
Thank u guys for ur time n effort..just rooted with revolutionary and running cwm as it is default for rev..started using titanium..any ideas about which pre installed apps can b removed without affecting my phone??
BTW will try installing 4ext later after celebrating this little achievement..
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http://4ext.net/
download 4ext recovery updater app, install it then flash recovery from within the app, simples
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Jst installed 4ext recovery..aNd made 1gb partition...NOW.how to get that 1gb available for usage? As gaining extra space is the primary intention of rooting my desire......
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xxx1952 said:
Jst installed 4ext recovery..aNd made 1gb partition...NOW.how to get that 1gb available for usage? As gaining extra space is the primary intention of rooting my desire......
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You need app2sd which can move your application and data to the partition or you use INT2SD which mounts the 1GB partition as internal memory where all the installations will be made. But therefore you need another ROM which supports that.
xxx1952 said:
Jst installed 4ext recovery..aNd made 1gb partition...NOW.how to get that 1gb available for usage? As gaining extra space is the primary intention of rooting my desire......
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On factory build that's rooted the only thing that can be used is link2sd app from the market because it's kernel doesn't have init.d support. Flash some other kernel and some a2sd method (for your case with factory build I suggest darktremor a2sd), or choose some custom rom with built-in a2sd script.
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i went to search for kernals and darktrmor. i found this http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=158809660835039 but it says installing DT on stock rm is not supported for 2.3.3., and also not for EXT4 partitions...i have stock version and GB.. still can i install it anyway or i have to install a custom ROM??
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i went to search for kernals and darktrmor. i found this http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=158809660835039 but it says installing DT on stock rm is not supported for 2.3.3., and also not for EXT4 partitions...i have stock version and GB.. still can i install it anyway or i have to install a custom ROM??
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Flash some other kernel from recovery, any of Droidzone for example, and you should get ext4 support.
After that flash boot.img that I attached you via fastboot (I modded for init.d support while I was using factory firmware. and then without reboot go to recovery and flash Darktremor a2sd script. After that reboot the phone and if it boots follow Darktremor instruction for a2sd that you found.

[Q] phone running low on space

Ok, i recently rooted and flashed cm7 on my HTC wildfire and now i am getting this problem.
I went to settings > manage apps > all
And almost all downloaded apps are on sd-card. Then where is 150mb internal memory being used?
Can anyone help?
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I have but still no success.
i've heard that i should partition sd-card. What do you say ?
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alamgirqazi said:
I have but still no success.
i've heard that i should partition sd-card. What do you say ?
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yes you should partition your sd card in order to have more memory.

Rooted s off

Anything else I need to do before I start flashing mildwild looks good any help thanks
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sywats said:
Anything else I need to do before I start flashing mildwild looks good any help thanks
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Flash a recovery and partition your SD card. 4ext is the best one out there.
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Thanks for reply I have flashed recovery with 4ext recovery but haven't partitioned SD card yet would I need to for mildwild 5.8?? Cheers
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Pretty much for every ROM.
Make 1gb ext3/4 partition with 4ext recovery and you're set.
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Ok cheers also my hboot is 0.93.0001 would I need to change this??
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sywats said:
Ok cheers also my hboot is 0.93.0001 would I need to change this??
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Some roms require special hboot.
Check out http://alpharev.nl
Will making a partition wipe the SD card using 4ext?
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Yes, partitioning does destroy all your data.
Ok so I need to back up SD card to my netbook and then create 1 partition using 4ext and then just put all my data back on sdcard?? Am I right?? And the size of the partition 1gb??? Cheers
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sywats said:
Ok so I need to back up SD card to my netbook and then create 1 partition using 4ext and then just put all my data back on sdcard?? Am I right?? And the size of the partition 1gb??? Cheers
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Right. Partition can be 1-1.5GB ext4 and rest fat32. Skip all other secondary partitions.
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darkpepe said:
Yes, partitioning does destroy all your data.
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Not necessarily. You can use something like gparted on Linux (or Partition Magic on Windows) to resize your FAT32 partition non-destructively.
nowster said:
Not necessarily. You can use something like gparted on Linux (or Partition Magic on Windows) to resize your FAT32 partition non-destructively.
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Exactly

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