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Rooted my Desire long time ago using Unrevoked. Used MIUI for al long time, now want to switch to CM 7.1
Read all the treats, but still i'm not sure iff i have to have S-OFF for updating to the latest radio.
facts:
- S-ON
- stock radio
All tips welcome
Thnx in advance
Kaffer (near newbee)
Flash the downloaded radio.zip via recovery.
Thnx MatDrOiD, works like a charm.
Now i only have to find out wich way i can partition my 16Gig SD-card best..
Gparted Linux
kaffer said:
Thnx MatDrOiD, works like a charm.
Now i only have to find out wich way i can partition my 16Gig SD-card best..
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No problem. Do not forget to use the thanks-button.
Either with as already GParted or recovery. Recommended recoveries are 4EXT or RMD.
I am familiar with Gparted and Easeus in Windows, but I do not know which format I should hold for CM7.1
- 1 Gig ext 3 or 4?
- 500mb swap?
- The rest fat32
(this is what i had with succes for my previous MIUI rom)
OK.. i created with MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition 7.0 (freeware):
13.7 GB FAT32
1.1 GB Ext4
102 MB Linux Swap
Still only 106 MB internal memory left..
What am i doing wrong??
I'm using "update-cm-7.1.0-Desire-signed.zip" straight from the CM website.
...I almost start to think that A2SD is not supported...
Firstly, NEVER EVER partition your SD card MiniTool Partition Wizard!! Use GParted or your recovery.
Secondly, CM7 does not officially support A2SD. You have to flash darktremor's A2SD-script (can be found in CM7-thread here on XDA) in recovery use a2sdGUI from Android Market.
Thirdly, to get full use of CM7 I recommend to go S-OFF and flash CM7r2 Hboot.
Just flash it via recovery. no need of s-off.
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Firstly, NEVER EVER partition your SD card MiniTool Partition Wizard!! Use GParted or your recovery.
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Yep, comfirm that! Minitool sucks, Gparted did the job correct
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Secondly, CM7 does not officially support A2SD. You have to flash darktremor's A2SD-script (can be found in CM7-thread here on XDA) in recovery use a2sdGUI from Android Market.
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Pitty that CM7 doesn't support A2SD.. Worked really well on my MIU rom.
Annyway, Darktremmor's solution works fine (for now) Thanks for the tip MatDrOiD!
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Thirdly, to get full use of CM7 I recommend to go S-OFF and flash CM7r2 Hboot.
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Not for now, me being a newbee.
Maybe later when i see the advantages.
Can you tell me what you mean by "to get full use of CM7 I recommend to go S-OFF and flash CM7r2 Hboot"
CM7 along with many of the AOSP ROMs is smaller than sense ROMs. Therefore if you are s -off you can flash a custom hboot Which will reduce the size of your system partition & increase the size of your data partition.
Although many ROMs support apps to ext partitions only a few will move data to the sd partition. By changing the hboot you can make use of the space created by a smaller ROM.
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kaffer said:
Yep, comfirm that! Minitool sucks, Gparted did the job correct
Pitty that CM7 doesn't support A2SD.. Worked really well on my MIU rom.
Annyway, Darktremmor's solution works fine (for now) Thanks for the tip MatDrOiD!
Not for now, me being a newbee.
Maybe later when i see the advantages.
Can you tell me what you mean by "to get full use of CM7 I recommend to go S-OFF and flash CM7r2 Hboot"
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CM7 only needs less than 145 MB on /system partition (I am talking about the desire's internal memory, which usually has this partiton layout: 250 MB /system, 40 MB /cache and 145 MB /data) and only 5 MB for /cache. So by using stock hboot with CM7 you would waste nearly 140 MB space for installing apps. Not very useful, isn't it. So with the CM7r2 Hboot you would get full use of Cyanogenmod.
But beware. You cannot flash the radio via recovery now, because the cache-partition is too small. So you have to do it via fastboot. It may sound scary, but if you are very careful and search better too much than too little and ask if you are completely unsure, nothing can happen. Futhermore, you will find much guides here on XDA which will help you.
I want to partition my Micro SD Card in order to install the Supernova ROM which requires this.
However i'm having trouble finding an easy to use program which will let me partition the micro sd card as FAT32 primary and ext4 secondary. I just want a simple program where I don't need to enter any windows command prompts or which requires me to burn an iso.
Also if I create a 512mb partition what Swap Size should I have?
Any help appreciated.
1. I would recommend Gparted, but since you dont want to burn an iso, you can just use 4ext recovery
2. AFAIK you dont need swap to run Supernova
Thanks for the reply. I have 4EXT Recovery updater but I can't work out how to partition using it. I think I need to boot into recovery to do it but if I do this I just go into CWM.
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I want to partition my Micro SD Card
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I would STRONGLY recommended "4ext Recovery" (look at 4ext dot net). It's a little bit more than what you are actually looking for, but trust me, it will be worth it. Especially the "USB unbrick" function can save a hundred bucks for a new Desire. And, of course, you can partition SD cards and even correct alignment.
Installation of this recovery is easy, can be done via apk/App. Moreover the touch installer is fun.
Greets, Magpie
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Thanks for the reply. I have 4EXT Recovery updater
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Well done.
but I can't work out how to partition using it. I think I need to boot into recovery to do it but if I do this I just go into CWM.
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I suppose, you're talking about CWM _Recovery_? If so, your 4ext installation was not successful. Run "4ext Recovery Updater" again, select "just download" and flash manually with e. g. fastboot.
BTW: When I installed it the first time, I had to install the latest "Non Touch" version first, then updated to the Touch Installer. WFM.
Greets, Magpie
Zammo76 said:
Thanks for the reply. I have 4EXT Recovery updater but I can't work out how to partition using it. I think I need to boot into recovery to do it but if I do this I just go into CWM.
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you gotta flash the 4ext recovery first..
in 4EXT Recovery Updater go to "online instalation" and choose "4EXT Recovery v2.2.7 RC6"..than hit Install..the rest is pretty much self explaining
Thanks its working now and I'm in 4EXt recovery and I'm going to reformat my SD card and begin partitioning (I've backed it up on my PC).
I did try and use the option to keep the FAT32 portion of my SD Card and just create a ext4 partition but it kept erroring saying there was too little space on the device. However this shouldn't be the case as there's about 7 GB of free space on it and I was only trying to create a 512 MB partition.
Free space within the FAT partition doesn't help for creating another partition (like a lot of free room in your house [aka partition] doesn't help when trying to build a second house on your claim [aka SD Card] - in fact you need non partitioned space on the SD card _after_ your FAT partition.
IIRC ext4's creation of a _new_ ext4 partition does not include shrinking already existing partition(s), it can just convert or re-format formerly built partitions. Thus you have to shrink your FAT first (with e. g. gparted), then you can create another partition.
Be aware that shrinking a partition may result in total loss of all data!
Greets, Magpie
Best way...Copy everything on Fat32 to a backup location on PC, allow 4ext to completely repartition the card. That way, everything will be aligned to block too (faster data access).
+1, I LOVE it 4ext
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I have installed 4ext touch recovery. The prob is that I can't get into touch recovery. I can switch between classic and touch when updating but it always goes into control. I know this is stupid but it would greatly appreciate some help. I'm not the most technically inclined person. Thank you in advance.
Magpie42 said:
Be aware that shrinking a partition may result in total loss of all data!
Greets, Magpie
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And take a very long time depending how much data needs moving.
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SheilaO said:
I have installed 4ext touch recovery. The prob is that I can't get into touch recovery. I can switch between classic and touch when updating but it always goes into control. I know this is stupid but it would greatly appreciate some help. I'm not the most technically inclined person. Thank you in advance.
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Are you S-OFF?
I am s-off. I found out that recovery touch is not flashing. Instead of downloading and installing I clicked download then clicked install. It said critical installation error. I have read other forums and it was mentioned but to me there was not really a definite answer. So I'm stumped again. I can't tell you how long it is taking me to do all of this. If an error is possible, it will happen to me.
Thank you for replying.
Tried to reinstall app?
several times
Hi. I did a full wipe and that didn't work either.
I have Froyo 2.2, rooted with unrevoked, s-off with revolutionary.
Write a PM to the dev.
Ok. thanks
Can anyone provide a step by step process to create a FAT32 partition and an ext4 partition using 4Ext recovery touch please?
There doesn't seem to be an idiots guide on the net and I'm frankly lost!
I understand that I need to wipe/format the sd card where I can then create the partitions I require but I can't even do this.
Can anyone help?
Mini-Tool Partition Wizard is a pretty straight forward method for partitioning. I have read that it can be unreliable, though I have never had an issue. How-to here
But best bet is always gParted, imo. Haven't tried 4EXT yet, although I do use it for flashing, so can't comment. I'd recommend going to the effort of gParted. Also, if installing 4Ext, spend a buck or two for the Control version. Well worth it.
Hello.
Recently I got changed faulty motherboard of my HTC Bravo GSM. Before that I was using CM7 and other custom Roms with the scipts that moves apps to Sd. Discovered that my new motherboard is PVT4 revision, so the root process was not so easy like with PVT1, but I managed to root it.
The problem is now, when I use any ROM + scipts that moves apps to EXT-SD, the phone starts to freeze, lag, and many applications or system processes wants to 'Force Close'. Tried two microSD cards, full system wipe - all the same.
With Old motherboard CM7 + Simple2ext woked great (because of faulty MB it rebooted constantly, but no lags ar Force closes)
So does the PVT4 version somehow affect the process of application data and dalvik cache moving to EXT-SD?
Hoping for help. Thanks.
Things to try:-
- Redo partitioning and format of sdcard with 4ext or gparted only.
- Which a2sd? Darktremor works for me with cm7.
- Move in stages in a2sd. First move apps. Then move dalvik. Check in stages.
Not encountering any issues like you do. PVT4+CM7+S2E
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I'm not sure but I think you need s-off to have a2sd scripts working properly.
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I'm not sure but I think you need s-off to have a2sd scripts working properly.
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I rooted the phone firstly, with Revolutinary - it gave S-off, and the symptoms were the same. I thought it didnt like the rooting method, so I rerooted it with Revolutionary and amon ra revocvery, but id didnt change anything
I tried S2E (simple2ext), tried http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342387 too. All the same.
Ext3 or Ext4, does it make any difference?
stankyou, did your GPS worked, or did you had to apply GPSfromICS_signed.zip?
Which recovery do you use? If you used cwm to partition your sd than that can make problems. Use 4ext to partition your sd.
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Which recovery do you use? If you used cwm to partition your sd than that can make problems. Use 4ext to partition your sd.
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used g-parted to make partitions - ext3, linux-swap, fat32. Recovery is Amon Ra. Still dont have a clue in which direction to search
Use ext4 file system for sd-ext, don't use swap cause most of roms don't require it. I also recommend you to install 4ext recovery and repartition sd using it. You can find it here
www.4ext.net
Go there and download recovery updater app and use it to flash recovery.
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You need to have only 2 primary partitions. First - fat32. Second - ext4. Swap not req.
Suggest redo.
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nlooooo said:
Use ext4 file system for sd-ext, don't use swap cause most of roms don't require it. I also recommend you to install 4ext recovery and repartition sd using it. You can find it here
www.4ext.net
Go there and download recovery updater app and use it to flash recovery.
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thnx, will try this method
kpcz said:
stankyou, did your GPS worked, or did you had to apply GPSfromICS_signed.zip?
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I use nightlies. The last two stable releases weren't good.
stankyou said:
I use nightlies. The last two stable releases weren't good.
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which move apps to SD script do you use?
kpcz said:
which move apps to SD script do you use?
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S2E app on the market. I really don't bother with all the other scripts and implementations out there.
re-formatted SD card - 1024 - ext4, remaining - fat32. ROM - cm-7-20120826-NIGHTLY-bravo and installed Darktremor Apps2SD 2.7.5.3 Beta 04. Moved apps and dalvik cache to sd-ext.
Now installing apps, so far no glitches and force closes. GPS works without fixes, as it was with stable CM releases. So fingers crossed.
Thanks for the suggestions
Strange, the camera flashlight and the torch application, not switching on the back led. Still problems
kpcz said:
Strange, the camera flashlight and the torch application, not switching on the back led. Still problems
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I'm not getting that problem whatsoever. I'm on Aug 19th nightlies. My suggestion is to do a clean install. Check everything is working fine before you install your apps. I've used S2E on the Playstore and never had a problem with it.
You never specified what hboot or recovery you are using. Also what tool you've used to repartition your SD card. Gparted would be the best one to use aside from 4ExtRecovery's sd partition feature.
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I'm not getting that problem whatsoever. I'm on Aug 19th nightlies. My suggestion is to do a clean install. Check everything is working fine before you install your apps. I've used S2E on the Playstore and never had a problem with it.
You never specified what hboot or recovery you are using. Also what tool you've used to repartition your SD card. Gparted would be the best one to use aside from 4ExtRecovery's sd partition feature.
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Yep,did the clean install, probably will reinstall the ROM again.
Hboot is stock and the recovery is Amon Ra. Hboot version could change anything? To format sd card I used Gparted.
kpcz said:
Yep,did the clean install, probably will reinstall the ROM again.
Hboot is stock and the recovery is Amon Ra. Hboot version could change anything? To format sd card I used Gparted.
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I use a custom Hboot basically somewhere between Oxygen and CM7r2 in System size. So I really do not need to move /data/dalvik and /data/data to the sd-ext like your set up do. Advantage is my phone doesnt have to read those data from the SD card and lessens the load quite a bit making it a bit fast on pulling up info.
Anyway, try to just use the rom without any of your apps and see if the issue persists. One thing you can also try is fix permissions via recovery. I would also recommend using 4EXT Recovery. You'll notice that it's quite popular on the desire forum.
installed Stock ROM + unrooted my Desire. And the flashlight still doesnt work.. Eh, back to the warranty... but at least there were no force closes and gliches any more.
Hi.
Ever since ive rooted my desire ive been using clockworkmod recovery and I'm kind of getting bored of it. Don't get me wrong, its stable and Its never given me any problems, but i change want some change lol.
Does anyone have any recommendations for recoveries? I'm thinking of switching to either cwm touch, 4ext, or twrp.
Also when I switch, do I need to somehow delete my current recovery, or is it OK to just flash it through fastboot without deleting the old one?
Thanks
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4ext recovery is highly regarded around here, it's good for partitioning sd card properly among other things. see my sig, you can install it through the 4ext app.
to change recoveries you need s-off. when you change, it automatically overwrite the previous one. i think it's only possible to have only one recovery at a time (you only need one working one!)
4ext all the way. Best for Desire.
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4Ext
I've recently switched from Clockworkmod to 4Ext and have found it quite good.
4Ext has tons of options and can be themed, the only problem I've had with it is the occasional issue where when you boot into recovery it comes up as read-only on /system.
This issue is easily resolved by deleting the 4Ext folder off your SD-Card and rebooting into recovery.
Apart from that - it's rock solid and much nicer to use than Clockworkmod....
thanks guys,
i just flashed it and its pretty cool.
I noticed that when i went to info it showed my ext partition as ext2, when i am sure that i partitioned it as ext4(using gparted)
Anyone else have this problem?
chromium96 said:
thanks guys,
i just flashed it and its pretty cool.
I noticed that when i went to info it showed my ext partition as ext2, when i am sure that i partitioned it as ext4(using gparted)
Anyone else have this problem?
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that's strange, not seen that before. you can backup your sd card to PC, then repartition from scratch as ext4. i've converted ext3 to ext4 before using 4EXT, don't think it can do ext2 to ext4?
you can't restore a backup to a different file type afaik. in other words, if you have apps on ext2 at the moment, don't think they'll be happy if they're restored to ext4.
if you're flashing a brand new rom, not really a problem, you'll need to full wipe anyway, so you'll have a fresh new ext4 partition to fill.
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that's strange, not seen that before. you can backup your sd card to PC, then repartition from scratch as ext4. i've converted ext3 to ext4 before using 4EXT, don't think it can do ext2 to ext4?
you can't restore a backup to a different file type afaik. in other words, if you have apps on ext2 at the moment, don't think they'll be happy if they're restored to ext4.
if you're flashing a brand new rom, not really a problem, you'll need to full wipe anyway, so you'll have a fresh new ext4 partition to fill.
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yeah its weird. I think i'll just leave it for now as it doesnt seem to be causing any issues.
Also i got this message on the second boot into recovery saying that i changed by hboot (even though i didnt) and that i should wipe my system partition. I decided not to, and my rom booted properly, so is that message normal?
One more thing, when i boot into recovery it takes about 15 seconds to prepare the boot. Is this normal too?
15 seconds isn't normal....
That sounds like the read-only /system partition message that I've got a few times..
Resolved by deleting the 4EXT folder from SD-CARD and it was fine on the next boot into recovery. (only 2 or 3 seconds)
Thanks that fixed it.
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Hi There,
First off, this is my second time installing a custom ROM and I had someone else Root this phone but I used revolutionary to S-Off. I haven't installed a custom kernel and it's running clockworkmod 2.5.07.
I flashed and installed PARANOIDANDROID Woh 4.2.2 -------------------------------------->[v. 3.10b2/7th/March/2013] as per the instructions. Before starting I formatted the microsd card to 512mb of EXT4 with remaining 6.whatever Gig's of Fat32 (I used Minitool Partition Wizard on Win 7). Both were set as primary, while Fat32 was set to active, EXT4 was set to none (didn't think it made a difference?).
Everything installed fine, however, I first noticed issue when i went to run the terminal script for a2sd and it said it was read only (as attached). I tried to change permission to read/write and that didn't work. Then I realized after mounting USB storage connecting to Win 7 and opening Minitool Partition (because sd wouldn't show in My Computer) that all that was left on the micro sd was the FAT32 partition and nothing else.
So where do I go from here? I haven't added any Google account yet or did much else because there is only 14.65MB on internal now and I obviously can't send anything to sd and although I thought GAPPS went to sd in some form I guess not.
Can I recreate the EXT4 and push anything that was originally supposed to be on that partition onto it and then start installing apps there?... or do I need to repartition and reflash everything?
Also if I need to reflash, how can I ensure the same thing doesn't happen with the micro sd?
CWM wasn't formatting when I was trying to partition from Cyanogenmod 7 running Gingerbread (although then I read that CWM has bugs and could patition NAND and brick phone) so Minitool was my only sort of n00b option despite that I was having some issues but it seemed to be all fine before flashing 4.2.2.
Hopefully the attached photos will provide any further info you need to help.
Truly appreciate your help! This is my GF's Desire and I've been in the dog house playing with it all week (Cyanmod 7 was killing battery and was buggy, even stable version).
Thanks in advance once again!
** UPDATE ***
I just used my SD adapter directly into Win 7 and it's showing both partitions in Minitool and the Fat32 is available in My Computer showing music folders etc. However, the script for A2sd still never worked in Terminal Emulator saying "sh: can't create N: read-only file system"
So it appears the partition and the data is there and available but does the above message mean I can't send apps to the sd because it's read only?
Thanks again :S
Well one of your mistakes may have been using mini tool partition wizard. Many users have reported it's unreliability, and i've also had bad experiences with it in the past.
I would recommend using gparted to delete all partitions, and then using it to format the whole card to fat32.
Then install 4ext recovery instead of cwm, and use that create the ext4 partition.
If you need help on installing+using 4ext to create the sd-ext partition check out this guide
Finally do a full wipe, reflash the ROM, and activate a2sd through terminal emulator using:
Code:
su
a2sd install
y
n
y
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chromium96 said:
Well one of your mistakes may have been using mini tool partition wizard. Many users have reported it's unreliability, and i've also had bad experiences with it in the past.
I would recommend using gparted to delete all partitions, and then using it to format the whole card to fat32.
Then install 4ext recovery instead of cwm, and use that create the ext4 partition.
If you need help on installing+using 4ext to create the sd-ext partition check out this guide
Finally do a full wipe, reflash the ROM, and activate a2sd through terminal emulator using:
Code:
su
a2sd install
y
n
y
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Actually, I just ran your terminal codes above and that worked without reformatting or flashing!! It moved something like 94 or 96 apps and now shows 139 MB of internal storage!! Wow, I'm sooo excited. Imagine a n00b installing the latest version of Android on what is basically the original Android flagship HTC Desire/Nexus One!
BTW Should the developer maybe update with your script above vs the one listed which didn't work for me?
You guys rock!
I will start using GParted though and I assume using the liveimage USB would be best for me.
Now, I have to decide if I want to root my S3. I have 6 months left of my 1 year warranty so that's the only reason I've been debating it. Although most people say they've never heard Samsung not doing hardware repair just because a device is rooted. That sound about right?
Thanks Again!! So excited I'll end up using the old desire more than my S3!! lol
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Actually, I just ran your terminal codes above and that worked without reformatting or flashing!! It moved something like 94 or 96 apps and now shows 139 MB of internal storage!! Wow, I'm sooo excited. Imagine a n00b installing the latest version of Android on what is basically the original Android flagship HTC Desire/Nexus One!
BTW Should the developer maybe update with your script above vs the one listed which didn't work for me?
You guys rock!
I will start using GParted though and I assume using the liveimage USB would be best for me.
Now, I have to decide if I want to root my S3. I have 6 months left of my 1 year warranty so that's the only reason I've been debating it. Although most people say they've never heard Samsung not doing hardware repair just because a device is rooted. That sound about right?
Thanks Again!! So excited I'll end up using the old desire more than my S3!! lol
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lol no problem. You should root the s3. I just did it for my friends using a guide that doesnt trip the flash counter, therefore your warranty isnt voided. Press thanks if i helped
chromium96 said:
lol no problem. You should root the s3. I just did it for my friends using a guide that doesnt trip the flash counter, therefore your warranty isnt voided. Press thanks if i helped
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Despite the fact that it's working now, should I indeed start from scratch before she's gets too comfortable with this? Flash recommended recovery and reformat sd and reflash everything? (since I originally formatted with Minitool)
BTW it appears that when we install apps will they appear to initially go to internal but after reboot they move to sd, is this actually what is happening and we should always reboot after installs and updates? I just installed about 8 apps and the internal shows it's down to 39mb but then upon reboot it's back up to 76.46 (Originally at 139 but I assume it's all app data consuming it).
Do you recommend anything to occasionally clear app data to ensure there is always space?
For the S3 I would love it if you provided a link to root without tripping the flash counter! Gesh, I love Android more and more everyday (never an issue without solution)... this community rocks!
Gdroid1 said:
Despite the fact that it's working now, should I indeed start from scratch before she's gets too comfortable with this? Flash recommended recovery and reformat sd and reflash everything? (since I originally formatted with Minitool)
BTW it appears that when we install apps will they appear to initially go to internal but after reboot they move to sd, is this actually what is happening and we should always reboot after installs and updates? I just installed about 8 apps and the internal shows it's down to 39mb but then upon reboot it's back up to 76.46 (Originally at 139 but I assume it's all app data consuming it).
Do you recommend anything to occasionally clear app data to ensure there is always space?
For the S3 I would love it if you provided a link to root without tripping the flash counter! Gesh, I love Android more and more everyday (never an issue without solution)... this community rocks!
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I just tried installing one more app ROM Toolbox (only 8.something MB) and it said insufficent space despite showing the above amount just before install. Before installing or updating anything when I realized the ext was still there, it showed I had 267MB available and I only just installed about 45mb worth of apps, likely updated about 40MB as well. So the ext4 shouldn't be full yet. Could this actually be because of the poor partition?
Ya all that stuff shouldn't be happening. I'm using the same ROM and have non of these issues, so its likely the ext partition.
Your best bet is to start again, and do what I said a couple posts up.
Which S3 variant do u have?
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Will do thanks. Btw, I'd love the link to the specific rooting method you used for the s3 workout tripping flash counter.
Thanks!
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Just missed you asking for my variant. I have the Telus mobility Canadian SGH-I747M.
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Just missed you asking for my variant. I have the Telus mobility Canadian SGH-I747M.
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here you go: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
I'm going to attempt this now. First question is that the 4ext instructions say to download the updater, put on sd card and install. Then they instruct you to partition from there. They list the alternative as GParted.
You're saying to use GParted first and then install 4ext to partition. I just want to be sure on this but also if I format first, where I already have apps on sd will this mess anything up not allowing recovery flash or anything?
I suppose once I format the sd based on the current a2sd rom that only recovery will function. Just want to be sure on steps.
Thanks!
chromium96 said:
Well one of your mistakes may have been using mini tool partition wizard. Many users have reported it's unreliability, and i've also had bad experiences with it in the past.
I would recommend using gparted to delete all partitions, and then using it to format the whole card to fat32.
Then install 4ext recovery instead of cwm, and use that create the ext4 partition.
If you need help on installing+using 4ext to create the sd-ext partition check out this guide
Finally do a full wipe, reflash the ROM, and activate a2sd through terminal emulator using:
Code:
su
a2sd install
y
n
y
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Also just to be sure, the link from xda for instructions on gparted say a bootable cd, however usb seems easier, is that okay to use instead?
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Gdroid1 said:
I'm going to attempt this now. First question is that the 4ext instructions say to download the updater, put on sd card and install. Then they instruct you to partition from there. They list the alternative as GParted.
You're saying to use GParted first and then install 4ext to partition. I just want to be sure on this but also if I format first, where I already have apps on sd will this mess anything up not allowing recovery flash or anything?
I suppose once I format the sd based on the current a2sd rom that only recovery will function. Just want to be sure on steps.
Thanks!
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i said to use gparted to delete all the partitions, then use 4ext to make the ext partition. But now that i think about it, its probably more efficient to use gparted to do everything. So just follow the gparted method in the guide.
I would recommend creating a 1gb ext4 partition and whatevers left fat32. Also theres no need to make a swap partition for this rom.
Its perfectly fine to format the card even with the apps on it. Again just to recap this is basically what you should do:
1. Use gparted to completely wipe all partitions on the card just for a clean start, then create the fat32 and ext4 partitions (use the guide)
2. Once the partitioning is done, put the rom + and gapps on the card (on the fat32 partition)
3. Put the sd into the phone, boot into recovery and choose wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache partition, then go to advanced and wipe dalvik
4. Flash the rom and gapps
5. Once the rom is flashed reboot and give it a couple minutes to settle. Then run these commands in terminal:
Code:
su
a2sd install
y
n
y
6. From then on, all apps you install should automatically go to the ext partition. I'd also still recommend installing 4ext recovery...i find it better for the desire than cwm.
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Gdroid1 said:
Also just to be sure, the link from xda for instructions on gparted say a bootable cd, however usb seems easier, is that okay to use instead?
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ya that should be fine. Just make sure you create the bootable usb properly by following the instructions from their site
Why go to the hassel of downloading and using gparted when u can just use 4ext recovery?? if u have a bad partition, 4ext will say ur partitions aint aligned properly or something then u just partition with 4ext recovery. sorted
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Why go to the hassel of downloading and using gparted when u can just use 4ext recovery?? if u have a bad partition, 4ext will say ur partitions aint aligned properly or something then u just partition with 4ext recovery. sorted
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he used minitool to partition the card which may have corrupted it. Wouldnt it be safer to start fresh using gparted to wipe all the partitions, so that he wont have any further issues in the future?
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he used minitool to partition the card which may have corrupted it. Wouldnt it be safer to start fresh using gparted to wipe all the partitions, so that he wont have any further issues in the future?
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minitool just doesnt align it properly, just use 4ext recovery. so all he has to do is save whatever from the sdcard to pc then partition sdcard with 4ext and it will be done right. trust me, if he flashes 4ext recovery then in recovery, goto tools and check partition alignment and i bet it will say ur partitions are not aligned properly. i tried minitool ages ago to see what all the fuss was about it being sh1te and 4ext said that my partitions aint aligned so i re partitioned with 4ext and all was fine again.
Well this is welcoming because 4ext seems much easier for a n00b like me if it'll work just as well.
I was going to do a 2gb ext4 partition, is that okay versus 1gb?
Btw do you recommend any custom kernel with the desire in this rom? I noticed it is a bit laggy at times and sometimes requires a few taps before certain things activate. Maybe kernels are a little too advanced for me now though?
Or maybe some cpu tweaks or anything. I do own ROM toolbox.
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Well this is welcoming because 4ext seems much easier for a n00b like me if it'll work just as well.
I was going to do a 2gb ext4 partition, is that okay versus 1gb?
Btw do you recommend any custom kernel with the desire in this rom? I noticed it is a bit laggy at times and sometimes requires a few taps before certain things activate. Maybe kernels are a little too advanced for me now though?
Or maybe some cpu tweaks or anything. I do own ROM toolbox.
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Anything over 1.5gb for the ext partition is not recommended, so you probably shouldn't do 2gb.
The kernel that comes with the ROM is usually the best for the ROM, and theres not much you can do about the speed in jb roms. Ive tried the supercharger script but i honestly didnt notice any increase in speed. If your looking for a faster ROM use gingerbread.
Also dont mess around too much in rom toolbox if u dont know what your doing, you might get stuck in a boot loop and you will have to reflash the ROM.
All had worked out well and indeed the original minitool said the fat32 wasn't properly aligned. The only thing which keeps aborting is the calendar fix. I noticed chrominum's post about corrupted for our sd, redownload, check md5 and reflash. If doesn't work reformat sd, clear everything repartition and try again.
I did all that and same thing. It doesn't say why it won't work but just aborting per attached.
It did work for me previously in cwm. I only installed the last rc and not the testing version of 4ext.
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We were posting at the same time. I'm starting all over again with 1.5g and we'll also see if that helps the calendar fix work.
Thanks!
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