Hey guys,
I've searched around a lot but haven't found anything explicit to a 32 GB card's ideal partition table. I've read somewhere that the ext3 shouldn't be larger than 2 GB, is this really the case? Or is it device specific? And if thats the case, can the MT3G3 handle a larger than 2GB partition? Also, is there a point to having a swap partition? I know on Linux systems it helps with memory and the XDA SD partition guide mentions that we can have one if we wanted .. but is there a point to it?
My second question is ... should I get data2ext or a2ext? Or some other tool? The choice is pretty confusing, esp since it seems that some of them do the same thing?
I'm thinking about making the partitions equal between FAT32 and Ext3 (if swap won't make a difference).
PS - Its a Class 10 Sandisk card.
eMJaaay said:
Hey guys,
I've searched around a lot but haven't found anything explicit to a 32 GB card's ideal partition table. I've read somewhere that the ext3 shouldn't be larger than 2 GB, is this really the case? Or is it device specific? And if thats the case, can the MT3G3 handle a larger than 2GB partition? Also, is there a point to having a swap partition? I know on Linux systems it helps with memory and the XDA SD partition guide mentions that we can have one if we wanted .. but is there a point to it?
My second question is ... should I get data2ext or a2ext? Or some other tool? The choice is pretty confusing, esp since it seems that some of them do the same thing?
I'm thinking about making the partitions equal between FAT32 and Ext3 (if swap won't make a difference).
PS - Its a Class 10 Sandisk card.
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don't know what a mt3gs works with, 32 should work but no larger I doubt. as for an ext partition there is no reason to make it smaller than internal memory and 2gb should be more than enough, I have never even used more than 1gb but 1~2gb should be the perfect point.
not sure if any of the roms here support ext4, if they do I would recomend that over ext3, it won't ware the card much fast (the extra journaling does but not much)
personaly kinux swap doesn't help much, not even on the g1 but give it a shot and see if it works for you, will help with multitasking
use apps2ext for sure, not data as it will be slow
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Thanks so much for the reply
I'll give this a go! I might as well have a swap partition as well since I have so much space should the swap be smaller than the ext3 partition? I'll also look into apps2ext .. but earlier came across int2ext in CronMod .. would that work?
eMJaaay said:
I'll give this a go! I might as well have a swap partition as well since I have so much space should the swap be smaller than the ext3 partition? I'll also look into apps2ext .. but earlier came across int2ext in CronMod .. would that work?
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I'm not sure if creating swap on sd is supported on this device (at least, CM7). When I tried to partition SD using Rom Manager the device didn't see my ext partition if I selected swap partition size more than 0.
As for apps for managing ext partition usage, s2e app worked for me all right on CM9 and CM7. If you device is running CM9 you should be extra careful with such software. In example, Link2SD caused much trouble for me - constant app FC and I had to reinstall the system.
And be careful - it seems that s2e wipes ext partition at the first mount.
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If im not mistaken, your kernel has to support using a swap partition.
Look into darktremors apps2sd. A. Lot of folks seemed to like that. It allows you to choose different setups if I remember right. (A2sd, data2sd, etc)
Data2sd would prob work ok since you have a class 10 card.
Also, if you are needing more space and are running a custom rom, look up mtd partitions in development forum.
Another nice trick is bind-mount data to cache.
Mt3gs does not support higher than 32gb. Ext4 support I think is available but only through kernels or scripts.
Hope that helps.
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Different ROMs support different a2sd scripts.....you will have to find a script compatible with your ROM.
I use A2SDGUI on my phone.
A swap partition acts a virtual ram for your phone if you run low on ram memory.Not required though.
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Thanks for the replies everyone
I'm running CM7.2 which has built in moving to SD but this hardly does anything :/ I've only got around 7 apps half of which I can't even update cos its running low on space :/
Quite a few partition articles / posts, etc mention ext3 no larger than 2 GB and a swap of 0 MB :/ I've got the CM kernel that came with the last stable release (in June this year) .. does that support swap? Is there even a point of adding a swap of 0 MB .. might as well not make a swap partition at all right? I'm partitioning using Gparted on my Linux! I think S2E supports that!
Seriously guys, thank you so so much for all your replies
Update: Link2SD didn't work. S2E worked on S-ON with a 28 ish GB FAT32 Primary Partition and a 2048 MB i.e 2 GB EXT4 partition.
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Hi everyone,
i was just wondering about what partition sizes I should set for my memory card using Apps2SD as I am a little unsure. I am currently using a 8 GB SD Card.
I was thinking to set it up with a 32mb swap, 512m-1gb ext2, and the remainder as fat32? Is that suffice? the ext2 size I assume is the space I would dedicate for the installation of apps.
Then after that, should we convert ext2 to ext3?
Please advise
Thank you.
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I was thinking to set it up with a 32mb swap, 512m-1gb ext2, and the remainder as fat32?
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I wouldn't use swap at any time. Your phone has 578 MB of Ram - I don't know how much is left for the running system after the substraction for radio, 3d,.... but it still should be around 400MB. Using swap would just slow down your phone.
A 256 MB ext partition for programs is enough.
Greets
Kind of depends, I will for sure get a bigger partition then 256MB, some games are 20/30MB in size. Will be nice to not worry about those anymore!
I just installed apps2sd then started installing was I meant to do different? lol
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Hello guys,
I'm a newbie with Android.
I've not understood: with A2SD I can "migrate" all apps to sdcard or there is a way to choose what to have on the device and what to have on sdcard?
Thanks,
ghale
I have this question too. are all the apps going to the sdcard or you choose where to go ???? or when the phone memory fills the sdcard is used ???
and another question I have is if the sdcard apps are copy paste backup able
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I wouldn't use swap at any time. Your phone has 578 MB of Ram - I don't know how much is left for the running system after the substraction for radio, 3d,.... but it still should be around 400MB. Using swap would just slow down your phone.
A 256 MB ext partition for programs is enough.
Greets
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I have read that if set to 0, no swap partition will be created. The default is 32MB.
Im not using a swap.
I just created my ext2 using gparted on Linux. I resized the original fat32 and then used the free space to create ext2. No data was lost on original partition after resize
Nekromantik said:
Im not using a swap.
I just created my ext2 using gparted on Linux. I resized the original fat32 and then used the free space to create ext2. No data was lost on original partition after resize
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Hi there,
im not a big user of apps and won't end up installing many to the sd card. Would you suggest I set up the partitions as follows:
0mb swap, 512m-1gb ext2, and the remainder as fat32?
I have also read that if you convert EXT filesystem from EXT2 to EXT3 after partitioning, it results in better stability/performance, and by converting the EXT filesystem from EXT3 to EXT4 results in best stability/performance.
Can anyone clarify this please?
Thanks again in advance.
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Found it !
This is where i'm getting confused... this article, for example, states to allocate 32 MB to the linux-swap partition, 512 MB ext2 partition, and remaining free space as a fat32 partition (for an 8GB SD Card).
It also states this is the most common setup...
I used 980mb for my a2sd not swap and everything seems to be working just fine
FeaRThiS said:
I used 980mb for my a2sd not swap and everything seems to be working just fine
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Im just thinking... the Android OS is designed to do this for you, when it runs low on free memory it starts closing apps based on a ranking system for deciding which is 'least important' to avoid actually running out. If you later switch back to an app that the OS has removed from memory it will be reloaded from internal storage which won't be as quick as if the app was still in memory, but on the other hand it won't be any slower than if it was being loaded into RAM from the swap partition on the SD card.
Actually, I can't see swap helping... Either the Android OS will avoid running out of physical memory as it's supposed to and never actually use the swap partition, or worse it does actually use it as if it was extra physical memory (unlikely, I think) which will interfere with the sophisticated memory management scheme that's already there. Is this the reason why Android phones don't ship configured for swap? maybe because the OS is already doing something better that makes swap unnecessary?
guys I just flashed apps2sd and installed is that wrong? what else do I need to do
I'm confused lol
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Guitarfreak26 said:
guys I just flashed apps2sd and installed is that wrong? what else do I need to do
I'm confused lol
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As long as you followed the correct procedure (accessing recovery, installing the Apps2SD.zip file via recovery and set the partitions), then you are set.
I've set no partions mate all ive done is flashed it in recovery that's it
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Guitarfreak26 said:
I've set no partions mate all ive done is flashed it in recovery that's it
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Well, what would be the point of installing Apps2SD then if you did not allocated extra space to the ext2 partition
Backup everything on the SD Card before attempting:
http://android.modaco.com/content/htc-desire-desire-modaco-com/307398/apps2sd-miniguide/
I didn't know just flashed it, sorry to be a pain but what's the process now? hard reset? will I have to reinstall apps2sd? first time I've ever used it
Edit, Ill follow your guide when I'm home. is it ok to use my goldcard SD?
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oh and is there anyway to transfer current apps to the partion?
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Guitarfreak26 said:
I didn't know just flashed it, sorry to be a pain but what's the process now? hard reset? will I have to reinstall apps2sd? first time I've ever used it
Edit, Ill follow your guide when I'm home. is it ok to use my goldcard SD?
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You will not need to hard reset, just access recovery again via Linux and select the option to Partition the SD in recovery mode, enter the partition sizes you want, then you may want to select the option: convert ext3 to ext4 for improve stability/performance. Yes, use the Gold Card SD.
Hey folks,
I spent a long time searching, but I can't seem to find an answer. I'm using my sdcard and the partitions I created from my G1. I'm running low on space on my sdcard and I realized that the ext partition is not being utilized.
I tried to move some apps to the sd card using the native apps2sd (settings > manage applications) but it seems to be moving it to the main FAT partition and not the gig I set aside as ext.
Before I repartition it and get merge the ext partition with my main partition, I wanted to know if there's any point in having an ext on the G2. If so, how do I take advantage of it (for apps and cache)?
Its an 8gb class 2 sandisk with r/w speeds of over 10mbs. Aside from the gig for ext, I also have a wee bit set aside for swap, which is just about useless now - right?
Thanks for all your help!
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Jury is still out over the need for swap with the Desire Z,some say it makes a difference but what is clear is that with the swap partition enabled,on Unity at least there is a display bug on widgets,I would say that the phone runs ok without it.
I don't mean to be rude, but I don't care about swap. The G2's performance is great. I am concerned with space and before I merge the ext3/4 partition with my main FAT partition, I wanted to know how to utilize that gig I set aside as ext.
Thanks again.
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funkeee said:
I don't mean to be rude, but I don't care about swap. The G2's performance is great. I am concerned with space and before I merge the ext3/4 partition with my main FAT partition, I wanted to know how to utilize that gig I set aside as ext.
Thanks again.
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Ok but you did ask about the swap partition being redundant or not,anyway a gig ext is a waste of space with this phone so repartition and make it smaller 128mb or 256mb should be more than enough
When I was on my rooted stock u20j I used a app called 'Link2SD' which made use of the ext2-partion to store apps on... Maybe try looking at that on the market?
Good luck!
I had an ext partition with a2ext on my G2 but honestly it wasn't needed. I have a ton of apps and still have just under 1 GB of internal memory left.
Swap, as I'm sure you're aware, is pointless on this phone. Compcache is about the only thing I'd use and even that is debatable.
MrEzzzkiel said:
When I was on my rooted stock u20j I used a app called 'Link2SD' which made use of the ext2-partion to store apps on... Maybe try looking at that on the market?
Good luck!
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Thank you! I will look into it. Do you know if the native apps2sd can be made to use the ext partition?
What I was asking in this thread is: how to make my phone use the ext partition, instead of the main partition.
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funkeee said:
Thank you! I will look into it. Do you know if the native apps2sd can be made to use the ext partition?
What I was asking in this thread is: how to make my phone use the ext partition, instead of the main partition.
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No, it won't use the ext just Fat32.
Instead of the market app, use darktremor's A2SD script. You have much more functionality with it. It also can use ext2, 3, and 4. There's an app that I'll try to locate on my computer for you that gives you a GUI to control it all once you have it installed and active.
Hey,I am going to "clean" install CM 7.2 Stable.I am done with Custom MTD Partitions and want to set up an ext partition on the SD card and move apps there.
Preparing for "S2E"(simple2ext:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.krikun.s2e&hl=en )
I have got 2GB SD Card.
What should be the ideal configuration for a 2GB card in terms of :
(1)Ext Size
(2)Swap size
And what should it be ? Ext2 or Ext4 ?
According to this :http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1432459
“Choose Ext2, Ext3 or Ext4 for partition type based on whether your kernel supports Ext4. If it does choose it! If you don't know choose Ext2 to be safe.” Now how to find out whether your kernel supports it or not ?
Does "swap" really make any difference ?What’s up with this “swap” partition ?
It’s so confusing.Some people claim that “swap” is like virtual RAM and more RAM means a more efficient (and faster) device.
Here are the posts supporting “swap” :
http://www.mod2xtreme.com/showthrea...crease-RAM-using-Swap-File-and-Swap-Partition
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/...-the-wildfire/page__gopid__330791#entry330791
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/44675-how-to-configure-a-sd-ext-on-htc-buzz-wildfire/
While according to “Cyanogenmod” (http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Swap_and_Compcache ) and some member swap doesn’t make any diff .on android devices.
If that’s true and swape is useless then why so many forums going gaga over it on XDA at the first place ???It makes no sense. So bewildering.
Any suggestion ?Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks.
You should try 256Mb or 512Mb ext2 partition as per your convenience with 0 swap size.
After partitioning your card you need to install an a2sd script and use a2sdgui app to move apps.
Or else you could install link2sd app and i guess that moves apps to ext partition without needing a script.(haven't tried it though)
Wasimk32 said:
You should try 256Mb or 512Mb ext2 partition as per your convenience with 0 swap size.
After partitioning your card you need to install an a2sd script and use a2sdgui app to move apps.
Or else you could install link2sd app and i guess that moves apps to ext partition without needing a script.(haven't tried it though)
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Thanks for the reply,so you mean "swap" doesn't make any difference in speed and efficiency ?
I am a bit baffled.How about "S2E (simple2ext)" method ?
I have read about that here :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1189249
Is that a good idea ?Any suggestion ?Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
optimusodd said:
Thanks for the reply,so you mean "swap" doesn't make any difference in speed and efficiency ?
I am a bit baffled.How about "S2E (simple2ext)" method ?
I have read about that here :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1189249
Is that a good idea ?Any suggestion ?Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
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Have a nandroid backup and give it a try.
Wasimk32 said:
Have a nandroid backup and give it a try.
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Okay,What about "swap" ?
Why do some guys use swap ?Is it unnecessary ?
Here ost #12:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1189249&page=2
What should it be ? ext2 or ext4 ?
optimusodd said:
Okay,What about "swap" ?
Why do some guys use swap ?Is it unnecessary ?
Here ost #12:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1189249&page=2
What should it be ? ext2 or ext4 ?
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Swap is used when you run out of RAM space.I dont think we need it on our wildfire.Just select 0 as swap size.create SD partition from recovery,that would be easy as you don't need to be confused between ext2 or ext4.
Wasimk32 said:
Swap is used when you run out of RAM space.I dont think we need it on our wildfire.Just select 0 as swap size.create SD partition from recovery,that would be easy as you don't need to be confused between ext2 or ext4.
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I have read in some forums that "swap" increases the RAM i.e more speed and efficiency,no ???
Here is the page:
http://www.mod2xtreme.com/showthread.php?13050-SGY-GUIDE-Increase-RAM-using-Swap-File-and-Swap-Partition
Just wondering,if that can be done on Wildfire.
Android apps are specially programed to write out very specific information, making Android's Memory Manager more efficient that swap.
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Android apps are specially programed to write out very specific information, making Android's Memory Manager more efficient that swap.
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That means this "swap" thing is just a hype and of no use on Android devices ?
optimusodd said:
That means this "swap" thing is just a hype and of no use on Android devices ?
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You've kind of answered your own question with the link you've provided, if you think swap may be worth using, backup your SD card create a swap partition and give it a run for a while, if you think it isnt then backup everything again and create a partition without it. I had swap enabled when I first created a partition but saw no benefit at all.
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You've kind of answered your own question with the link you've provided, if you think swap may be worth using, backup your SD card create a swap partition and give it a run for a while, if you think it isnt then backup everything again and create a partition without it. I had swap enabled when I first created a partition but saw no benefit at all.
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Okay,I am thinking of giving this "swap" thing a try.:fingers-crossed:
Again,I have got a 2GB SD Card.
What should be the ideal configuration for a 2GB card in terms of :
(1)Ext Size (What should it be ? ext2 or ext4 ?)
(2)Swap size
Any suggestion ?
I am gonna flash CM 7.2 Stable and use "S2E (simple2ext)".
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Okay,I am thinking of giving this "swap" thing a try.:fingers-crossed:
Again,I have got a 2GB SD Card.
What should be the ideal configuration for a 2GB card in terms of :
(1)Ext Size (What should it be ? ext2 or ext4 ?)
(2)Swap size
Any suggestion ?
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I am gonna flash CM 7.2 Stable and use "S2E (simple2ext)".
optimusodd said:
I am gonna flash CM 7.2 Stable and use "S2E (simple2ext)".
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I successfully made sd-ext and moved apps there (http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/44675-how-to-configure-a-sd-ext-on-htc-buzz-wildfire/), so now I have 170 MB of free space for new apps!!
Question: I noticed that my phone slowed down a lot.... does it depend on SD type (read/write speed)?
Which is the best type / brand of SD?
Is there any other setting I could optimize for speed, when having Sd-Ext enabled?
marcellen said:
I successfully made sd-ext and moved apps there (http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/44675-how-to-configure-a-sd-ext-on-htc-buzz-wildfire/), so now I have 170 MB of free space for new apps!!
Question: I noticed that my phone slowed down a lot.... does it depend on SD type (read/write speed)?
Which is the best type / brand of SD?
Is there any other setting I could optimize for speed, when having Sd-Ext enabled?
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Moving Applications data to sd-ext slows your phone down.Don’t move “application data” to sd-ext.
I suppose you are using “S2E”,right ?What’s the format of your sd-ext ? ext3 or ext4 ?
Go through this thread :http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=917377
Personally, I prefer“S2E”(supports mounting sd-ext as ext4)
https://github.com/OlegKrikun/S2E
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.krikun.s2e&feature=search_result
(It works only with CyanogenMod7 and CyanogenMod9 )
Other apps you can use :
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.buak.Link2SD&hl=en
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.a0soft.gphone.app2sd&hl=en
Yes ,your card’s speed depends on the class of your card. An SD card's speed is measured by how quickly information can be read from, or written to, the card.Speed varies with the class of the card…Class 2 (2 megabytes per second), Class 4 (4 megabytes/second),Class 6 (6 megabytes/second) and so on…
You can find reviews here :
http://www.testfreaks.com/memory-cards/
Will be helpful:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=826836
http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/sd-speed-test-2009-10.htm
You might be looking for these apps : (Read the description carefully before installation)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.krikun.freespace
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ales.veluscek.sdtools
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.mehrmann.sdbooster
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vaelek.sdspeedboost&hl=en
Some other hacks you can try : (Do It At Your Own Risk! I have never tried them)
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/0...-200-with-a-simple-tweak-hands-on-benchmarks/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1010807
If you are running out of internal memory,you can increase it through Custom MTD Partition :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1233340
HTH,Cheers!!
I used ext3, what experience do you have with ext4?
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I used ext3, what experience do you have with ext4?
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It's working great and ext3 should work fine too.
Acually ext4 provides better performance with journalling.
If you use an Old CWM recovery, it will convert it back to ext 3 when you backup/restore.
ext3=ext2+journalling
As ext4 is newer file system,new features have improved the performance and reliability of the filesystem when compared to ext3.
Journaling can be bad for the life of an sd-card (coz you do more writes).If you are not worried about life of the card, and the choice is based on filesystem performance only then ext4>ext3>ext2.
Ext4 can be used with journalling switched off.So "ext4 without journalling" will be best in my opinion.
There is a debate going on over it,check that out :http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=800353
Hey,
I'm a noob basically, always had rooting/flashing in mind though so last night I finally had a go at it to get better performance out of my poor Desire.
I will say I spent too much time thinking what to choose between Cyanogen/MIUI and went with the latter to reward myself visually from the get go. I might have not got the gist of a2sd/d2ext/d2w, but I chose to go with the latest signed MIUI xj- d2ext in the end and partitioned my SD Card like this: 1GB ext4, 2,7GB FAT32.
Now, I've gotten quite a few FC's and things were sort of laggy, but figured it might be the first day and installing/doing everything at once that's causing this. My SD Card is the stock 4GB Class2 one and while the internal storage is 80% free, what bothered me was not being able to store back my music library, running out of space. The SD Card's capacity now is the 2,7GB, I have about 1,3GB of music and 850MBs or so of misc stuff that I do not know about. Like I said, I might have skipped more than necessary reading about d2ext, but what I'm asking now is:
- shouldn't I be able to use all FAT32 space available for music and whatnot?
- if not, would choosing MIUI a2sd be better?
- would another ROM suit my class2 card better?
- should i just get a 16gb class6 instead?
Thank you kindly.
friendlyfires7 said:
- should i just get a 16gb class6 instead?
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Yes.
Homever keep in mind that ext partition (for A2SD) can be maximum 1-1.5GB, you might have issues with bigger partitions.
So think if you'll need those 14GB for FAT partition, in my case 8GB is absolutely enough, unless you store a movies on it.
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Yes.
Homever keep in mind that ext partition (for A2SD) can be maximum 1-1.5GB, you might have issues with bigger partitions.
So think if you'll need those 14GB for FAT partition, in my case 8GB is absolutely enough, unless you store a movies on it.
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Thanks, the reason I would buy 16GB instead of 8 is a very small difference in price, about 4 euros so why not double the capacity.
What would then be a good partitioning of space? I've read there's scripts, some use 3 partitions, normally I would be tempted to do as before, 1gb ext4, rest ntfs, I guess. d2ext would be the best choice, still, right?
1-1.5gb ext3 or ext4 (for A2SD), rest FAT32 (for your personal files, music, videos etc).
To partition SD use 4ext recovery, or gparted under linux. (you can use ubuntu livecd for example)
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Thanks, the reason I would buy 16GB instead of 8 is a very small difference in price, about 4 euros so why not double the capacity.
What would then be a good partitioning of space? I've read there's scripts, some use 3 partitions, normally I would be tempted to do as before, 1gb ext4, rest ntfs, I guess. d2ext would be the best choice, still, right?
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Best way to partition the SD card is to do it with in the phone itself using a recovery like Clockworkmod or 4ext Recovery. These software take care of the sequence of partitioning and any other errors that may arise if you try to do it manually using a computer based partitioning software.
My personal choice is 4ext recovery touch with 1GB ext4 and rest fat32. Gives best performance.
dvsk69 said:
My personal choice is 4ext recovery touch with 1GB ext4 and rest fat32. Gives best performance.
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Are you saying 1gb gives better performance than 1.5gb or 4ext rather than 3ext or both?
got cm7r2 hboot s-off on slim ics rom. 1.5gb ext3 rest fat
thx
whats the best way to set up SD card?
i have 512Mb EXT4 Partition do i need SWAP as well ?
seen a lot of people using 1GB with different SWAP sizes but not 100% sure
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ryanraven said:
whats the best way to set up SD card?
i have 512Mb EXT4 Partition do i need SWAP as well ?
seen a lot of people using 1GB with different SWAP sizes but not 100% sure
EuroSkank Nightly - CM7.2
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best way to partition is with gparted or 4ext recovery. 512MB is quite small, i'd recommend larger (up to 2GB max) if you plan on having more apps, saves you re-partitioning later
generally you don't need swap, it's useless, doesn't extend the RAM unless the rom is programmed to do so afaik. don't use swap unless the rom explicitly says so, most don't
a lot of people use swap without knowing what it even is...
1g v/s 2gb ext partition: does it in any way affect performance or it's the same?
yeahman45 said:
1g v/s 2gb ext partition: does it in any way affect performance or it's the same?
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Maximum of 1.5gb ext4 partition is always recommended. Best is to stick with 1gb.
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yeahman45 said:
1g v/s 2gb ext partition: does it in any way affect performance or it's the same?
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dvsk69 said:
Maximum of 1.5gb ext4 partition is always recommended. Best is to stick with 1gb.
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the actual size shouldn't affect performance, just the number of apps you can install, and depends what you use the partition for (app apks, dalvik cache and / or data)
just pick a size which you think is best according to how many apps you think you'll need. because that's hard to predict, and after rooting allows more space for apps, so go larger to be safer and avoid re-partitioning later. this sacrifices FAT32 space, so may need to be managed depending on the total size of the card. personally i find 1gb ext4 not enough, i use ~1.5GB. 2GB should be more than sufficient for most (some say it won't work, but there are plenty of users running 2GB just fine)