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[Q] APPS2SD .. Low internal memory still.

Dear All Desire User, please help with this.
My Desire has been rooted and installed Apps2SD, and I have 8G Class 6 Cards.
For unknown reason, the internal memory has been drop like crazy from 120MB to 20MB when I have installed some apps. (Most of the software that I installed to the SD.) ... after the new ROM installed (LeeDrOiD V2.0).
Is that even I install some apps into the SD card , they still use some of the internal memory for some reason ?? Here is my setting ;
8G SD card in partition ;
EXt2 1024MB
FAT32 for 7G
current status :
internal memory : 20MB left
SD card still ahve 3G space left..
Please help and tell how to make use of the SD card....
Thanks

Don't move your apps to SD manually. Download the A2SD+ version of LeeDroid and it will automatically install apps to your SD card.
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thanks I will try... BTW... The reason why I move manauly bec. I want to keep some of the software in phone memory as the AUTO mount is very slow to mount some time... BTW, my SD card is EXT2 formatted.... and Can I just overwrite the MOD that you mentioned or I need to reinstall all over again... !?

Memory management

Het me start saying that I nove mt Desire. One thing not so good is the short memory, at least in my opinion... I've been testing all sort of apps and after one month of fun, I only have 30mb free space on internal memory. I've been using apps2sd to move apps to SD but a lot of then don't allow it.
What's your opinion and experience on that issue? Can you give me some advice to "grow" my memory?
Thanks in advance...
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verdura said:
Het me start saying that I nove mt Desire. One thing not so good is the short memory, at least in my opinion... I've been testing all sort of apps and after one month of fun, I only have 30mb free space on internal memory. I've been using apps2sd to move apps to SD but a lot of then don't allow it.
What's your opinion and experience on that issue? Can you give me some advice to "grow" my memory?
Thanks in advance...
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fyi the term memory management refers to the way android handles the ram not the internal storage, as for apps2sd your getting confused, the move to sd function in froyo has nothing to do with apps2sd, to get apps2sd to work you must create an ext 2/3/4 partition on your sd card

Thanks for the info.
But one thing. I've been using the app2sd to move some apps to the SD card and my SD OS fat32. What do I gain by formatting to ext2/3/4?
But still, how do you overcome these memory limitation?
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verdura said:
Thanks for the info.
But one thing. I've been using the app2sd to move some apps to the SD card and my SD OS fat32. What do I gain by formatting to ext2/3/4?
But still, how do you overcome these memory limitation?
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if you have a rom that is apps2sd enabled, make a partiton on your sd card that is ext 2/3/4, this is the same as the native linux fs, then the apps2sd script creates a symlink between /data/app/, the dalvik cache and your ext partition, moving everything from thoes locations to the ext saving alot of space

Thanks a lot for your help!
I already have apps2sd working. At least I think so ... He moves the apps to the card. You think I should format in ext?
What other advice can you give to a beginner to improve the storage space? Can I force some of the applications that app2sd doesn't allow me to move to SD to go anyway? Games and so...

[Q] After partitioned my SD card, where the space had gone ?

Hi all "I am new at this stuff so apologies for my ignorance in the following explanation"
I have a rooted desire phone with a 4GB class 4 SD card and clockwork recovery
The internal free phone storge was 51.2MB, and I decided to partitioned my SD card in order to free more space for the app. "which is 90% of them are on the SD card" and for using some custum room "I actually dont konw the use of partitionning in custum room" but that what I read
So, I partitioned my SD card using Rom Manager with 512mb ext and zero swap with no errors, after that I put all the app. back to the SD card with no problem and all app. run smoothly from the SD card
I checked the internal phone storge using "DiskUsage" and it was as follows
Data 147.6MB
Application 35.4 MB "some of this app. can not move to the SD card & the other I wanted on the internal memory like Astro"
System data : 61.0MB
Free space 51.2MB "which is the same as befor partitioned as well as all the above sizes "
And the SD card total space was 3.21 GB which mean that the 512 MB suppose to be ext. partion right now
The Qustion is where is the 512 MB that suppose to be ext. partion ? Should this partitionning prosses free the internal memory of the phone ? and what is the use of partitionning in custum room ?

It is kind of weird at first when your new to it all. Took me a few weeks to get use to it and understand how it roughly works.
When you partition your SD card so you have an ext partition, it won't actually show up as internal memory. The internal memory is being read off of the /data partition. To make it simple, the ext partition acts like it's "hidden" so to speak. To get it working you would need an A2SD script at least. Depending on what rom you have, the script could be an addon, where you have to flash it after the rom, or it would be built in so it's just up and running anyway.
You can check to see if the ext partition is working. Apps can see if it's working, just search around in the market. To get the apps onto the ext partition, you would probably have to move them, but don't use the moving feature in Settings > Manage applications.

Thanks for your reply
I actually didnt flashed any custom rom yet "I am planning to" and I am running the stock rom froyo 2.2 which have the move 2 SD card feature, and the only app. that I had in this matter is "Move 2SD Enabler" which with It I moved almost all the application that I want to the SD card "some app I cant like the maps"
But even after the moving of all app. the internal phone memory is the same
I mean I cant feel any deference after the partitionning
So How can I use this 512MB ext partition or when ?
and also are these free space on the internal phone healthy ? or may I suffer a space problem when I tried to flash a rom? and what kind of ext does the rom manager do ext.2 or 3 or 4 ? and does it matter when flashing a rom ?
Sorry for the dozen of questions

With most roms it comes with A2SD (there are other deviations of it but the same principle). This is a script which tells the rom to install apps to the ext partition on your SD card instead of the internal memory. Thus, you get more app storage.
When you have A2SD, only the apps get put on the ext partition. Other things like the data for the apps and the dalvik cache stay on the internal memory and will (eventually) fill up the internal memory. That's where d2ext for example comes in. (You can read about all this stuff in your own spare time).
Recovery/rom manager uses ext3 but you can upgrade it to ext4.

[Q] Use SD Card as Internal Memory

I use the search system and have tried this solution, but it didn't work. I have a 4 GB SD card and I am running Jankarutu's XE ROM and I would like to be able to partition the SD card equally so I can put 2 GB on my internal memory and use the other 2 GB for storage. Can someone please help me out? I only have 30 MB left, and that's after using Link2SD and linking all my apps.

hello .. have you changed your kernel? if I'm not mistaken you need a compatible kernel ..... I have done my personal rom with sd of course support system .. a factory reset wipe, wipe a Dalvik, and then wipe cache .. I install the custom ROM, I did another wipe and wipe Dalvik cache without restarting I flash the kernel and it's good I have 130 MB of free once a reboot is but I use it just may be a2sdgui of ..
the swap would not apparently enough relative to the wear on the SD card to be seen as

Thanks for the reply. I actually found a different guide that tells you how to trick your phone into thinking the external is really internal memory by replacing the void.fstab file? in the /system/etc directory and it worked. I am going to buy a 32 gb card and do it
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can you please share the thread were you find the tutorial.
Thank you in advance.

Is there any reason why link2sd is not workable on s-on device? Is it a ROM problem or is it a security r/w problem?
If it is ROM problem, is it possible to modified the official ROM a little bit so as it could support link2sd whilst still be flashed via Official RUU?

Can't be done with S-ON. You need S-OFF, root, and a custom ROM that supports it.

By default the XE rom has data2sd script built in. You have to partition half of your SD card as ext 4, then wipe your caches and you should boot with 2 gb internal memory...however I think that is the maximum amount capable on this rom.
Props to Jikantaru,alquez,methadron, and to all the other up and coming chefs, you guys made this phone pimp!
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jermzii said:
By default the XE rom has data2sd script built in. You have to partition half of your SD card as ext 4, then wipe your caches and you should boot with 2 gb internal memory...however I think that is the maximum amount capable on this rom.
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It is. I tried partitioning 9 GB and it got stuck on the HTC boot-loop. Going to try an unlimited memory ROM and see if it works If not, I'm perfectly fine with 2 GB of internal memory, but would be nice to get least 8 or 9 as I bought a 16 GB card for that purpose
Also, to the user asking for the tutorial, here is the link

Someone swapped the internal memory of their Galaxy with their sd card:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1088474
Is this possible with the WFS? The Galaxy has two internal memory partitions: an internal phone memory and an internal "sd" memory. The hack worked bc they were able to swap the internal sd memory with external sd memory.
Is the internal memory of the WFS partitioned like this? Will this trick work? I'm really in need of more memory, even with link2sd. I can't use jikantura's rom bc I have a cdma phone...

GotsOJ said:
Someone swapped the internal memory of their Galaxy with their sd card:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1088474
Is this possible with the WFS? The Galaxy has two internal memory partitions: an internal phone memory and an internal "sd" memory. The hack worked bc they were able to swap the internal sd memory with external sd memory.
Is the internal memory of the WFS partitioned like this? Will this trick work? I'm really in need of more memory, even with link2sd. I can't use jikantura's rom bc I have a cdma phone...
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One thing you can do is with Titanium backup pro, melt some of the bloatware out of the system/apps area and integrate sys d-cache files into the ROM.
With the stock 2.35 I was able to free up 35 MB of ROM memory and integrate 24 MB of sys d-cache into the rom. Along with integrating updates for facebook, maps etc, I am running with over 400 mb of programs on the Ext2 partition and all their data internal with 65 mb internal still free for data and quickstart apps.
Worth a shot.

HELP !! Rom manager sd partition fail !!!

i have an 8gb sd card on my HTC wildfire S, i used this rom manager app to partition my sd card but instead of getting more internal memory now my 8gb card is showing 6gb total memory !!!! even after formatting it no change.
"plz guide me to get back my partitioned memory" thank's

Download minitool partition wizard for your pc, run it and delete tge partitipns on your card.
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Partitioning your SD card doesn't give you more internal memory
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Boot into cwm recovery click mounts and format sd
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try partition your SD from clockworkmod to 1GB external 0M swap then go to play store and install link2sd.
partitioning SDcard give you virtual 2 SD's. 1 of them, 1GB ext3 partition can be used as internal memory with link2sd. just select all apps and click create link... you will get so much memory. i have installed more than 100apps.

do not need to return your sdcard
because，now 2G you can not see it，but still can use。you can link2sd or data2sd，very useful。

SanderTheNinja said:
Download minitool partition wizard for your pc, run it and delete tge partitipns on your card.
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This is the Safest and Sure way of having an EXT on ur phone..