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Hi guys,
yesterday I try to install a new ROM by djroobs team, the Desire HiApk ROM V3.6 (base CM7.0.0).
I found it very fast and stable, but unfortunately app2sd doesn't work!
I've partitioned the 16gb card in two; 512Mb ext4 and the remaining in fat32.
I've also tried to format the partitioned 512Mb in ext2 and ext3, always with Amon-RA Recovery 2.0.1, but the app link2sd (included in the ROM) return the error "Unable to create the script".
I have also tried ti install S2E (Simple to External) since the ROM is based on Cyanogen, but it doesn't work that way.
I noticed that in the settings of link2sd ext partition is unmounted
Someone has the same problem and can tell me how I can solve?
Thank you in advance who can help me!
P.S.: sorry for my bad english.
Marco.
Well as far as i can tell this is based on the official gingerbread sense rom and in no way on cyanogen mod?
But for your actual problem, i could not tell much from the app on the market, but it might require s-off, if it needs to place a script in the init.d folder. This might very well be your problem, and the reason the ext-partition is not mounted, is the lack of such a script, which mounts it on boot.
I would say the easy way is to remove the damn app and use a regular a2sd script instead.
Thanks for the replay!
Taking advantage of your kindness to ask you other two questions.
1) I download from the market a terminal emulator
2) I write this commands in the emulator:
su
a2sd check
a2sd reinstall
-reboot phone-
su
a2sd zipalign
a2sd cachesd
-reboot phone-
Is that correct? Obviously my phone is already s-off.
That probably won't work without the proper a2sd scripts in place(as far as i can tell this rom don't have any of those) Apparently it doesn't even use an init.d folder, so it is not very easy to run a custom script on boot.
That is probably because he meant for users to use the app, so i'll try to see how it works and report back, what might cause the problem. otherwise you can always edit the boot.img and make an init.d folder, where you can place an a2sd script.
edit: the app does indeed try to put a script in the init.d folder, which i cannot find on this rom, so it very likely wont work.(Please check if you have a folder called init.d in /system/etc/ and please check if this folder is mentioned in the bottom of /init.rc if it isn't, we will need to use a boot.img, which activates this folder)
Basically we all know that the Desire has a useless ammount of memory. I'm running ICS one of the first beta versions, anyway I've got no memory, I've tried to partition the sd card to ext 4 but it rejects it so I'm looking for someone to point me to the next step with some instructions mainly if I need to revert back to gingerbread, how would I do that?
Thanks Dave
[EDIT] Should also mention I found this thread but doesn't really help me.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1429570&page=2
Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
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How are you trying to partion SD card? Most reliable methods seem to be with 4ext or Gpart.
I've used gparted via ubuntu, but it for some reason doesn't like that, I'm thinking its rom related as it worked on a GB rom but since going over to ICS it doesn't work..
what do you mean 'rejects it'
do you mean that your entire SD card is not being read by the ROM and/or windows ?
You can use one of clockwork recovery's advanced menus to format the drive for you to a size of your choice 512 or 1024 or whatever.. I can't remember if it gave options for ext3 and 4 but you can def. get ext 4 out of it. the rest should be left as fat32.. works like a charm
Dave759 said:
Basically we all know that the Desire has a useless ammount of memory. I'm running ICS one of the first beta versions, anyway I've got no memory, I've tried to partition the sd card to ext 4 but it rejects it so I'm looking for someone to point me to the next step with some instructions mainly if I need to revert back to gingerbread, how would I do that?
Thanks Dave
[EDIT] Should also mention I found this thread but doesn't really help me.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1429570&page=2
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The way I did it was via the CWM.
Before you do this, make sure that there are no apps stored on the sdcard (because your about to wipe it) - i.e. go through each app (unless you have Titanium Backup, which makes this easier).
Boot into recovery, in the advanced section, select partition sdcard, then select a 512Mb partition (wouldn't go higher - you get issues), select 0 for the swap partition.
Then boot up and follow the instructions about a2sd on this page:-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1355660
It all worked fine for me (and I have loads of space now!)
What version of CWM did you use?
hmmmm, are you using beta 0.3.6?
I mean, there are some instructions for a2sd:
To activate the built in a2sd:
open terminal and run these commands:
su
a2sd install
To move dalvik cache do:
a2sd cachesd
And try with different sd card....
I'm on 0.3.6 i followed the methods of using the CWM to partition it, when i said rejects it i meant that after using gparted android claims it is corrupted and nees to be format. Anyway so after running the terminal commands all fine but i cannot use the phone at all, contacts process crashes and thats followed by "android.process.accore has stopped." Any suggestions? I figured it might be a bad flash so re-flashed it but that doesnt seem to help.
I have not yet partitioned my sd card, I am still sorting things out. I also have low mem error. I believe the bulk of the problem, is the sorting of things. Others have had success with certain configurations of CWM, Droid builds, ext3 or ext4, and cell phone carriers.
After reading like you have, I have seen that CWM partitions have been unsuccessful until after version 2. I am currently running a US Cellular Droid 2.2, Rooted, CWM v4.0.0.2. Sorry for the lack of help yet. I will keep updating as I work through this.
I think best bet for me is to go back to gingerbread and go back to ICS after that and see where I am.
ICS for Desire is too many bug.
Try to erase cash and restart phone
These are the steps you have to do:
1. S-off
2. Get the appropriate partition for the system (see the Alpharev instrutions);you need Bravo Stock or Bravo Data++(I used the last one);
3. with Geparted from Linux(Ubuntu) live cd, partition SD card FAT32 and at least 1,5Gb 4Ext, both as primary partition;
4. power-off your Desire;
5. press Vol. down and Power;
6. go in Recovery;
7. wipe data/factory reset
8. wipe cache partition
9. mounts and storage --> format boot, cache, data, system, sd-ext
10. advanced --> wipe dalvik cache, wipe battery stats
11. install clean rom from http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1403113 without trying to get m2sd to work;
12. Setup the Google stuff;
Goodluck!
If you want to have ICS on your Desire, try Chromium v1.5 .
Enviado desde mi HTC Desire
I installed [BETA 0.11][03.06] ICS for Desire[ALL HBOOTS][4.0.4] yestyerday. After installing I imported my Contacts & Galleries back. Everything now sits on my Phone Memory & am left with 13MB free Space. I have a 16GB SD Card that is not used at all... Am trying to move the address Book & Photos to the SD Card, but unable to find any posts that could help me with this process..
Tried App2SD and similar apps, but of no use as the option Move to SD Card is greyed.
All suggestions are appreciated .
i think honestly that you did not take the time to read the OP !
it states clearly the following :
To activate the built in a2sd:
open terminal and run these commands:
su
a2sd install
To move dalvik cache do:
a2sd cachesd
so download terminal emulator .......
edit :
i also assume that you do have ext4 partition created on your sd card (lets say one around 1024 / 1500 MB)
and there was also a link it's says FAQ in really BIG letters.....
http://www.sandvold.as/FAQ.htm
MarcelHofs said:
i think honestly that you did not take the time to read the OP !
it states clearly the following :
To activate the built in a2sd:
open terminal and run these commands:
su
a2sd install
To move dalvik cache do:
a2sd cachesd
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Hello,
I rebooted into recovery as suggested in the ICS FAQ:
2. Reboot into recovery, choose advanced >Partition SD Card
But I do not have the option: Partition SD Card
All I see is this
- Reboot Recovery
- Wipe Delvik Cache
- Wipe Battery Stats
- Report Error
- Key Test
I use ClockWorkMod Recovery v2.5.0.1
Thanks
Flash new recovery
Sent from my HTC Desire
Is your device s-off otherwise you can't flash a new recovery ! I think you have to read more about what you are doing !
P.s. if you flash another recovery I suggest you flash 4EXT recovery. Works great and has the touch drivers wich are needed for some newer roms
MarcelHofs said:
Is your device s-off otherwise you can't flash a new recovery ! I think you have to read more about what you are doing !
P.s. if you flash another recovery I suggest you flash 4EXT recovery. Works great and has the touch drivers wich are needed for some newer roms
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Can you give me the link to flash 4EXT recovery?
here is the link to the thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1408936
download the app install it and run it. follow the steps to flash the recovery and the app will do it safely for you.
Is your device S-OFF ?
Solved
MarcelHofs said:
here is the link to the thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1408936
download the app install it and run it. follow the steps to flash the recovery and the app will do it safely for you.
Is your device S-OFF ?
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Thanks for the links MarcelHofs.
When I tried running this tool, I realised that the SD-EXT4 partition has been deleted somehow. I simply reformatted the SD and created a new SD-EXT4 partition of 1GB. Now the phone works like Charm, with more than 800 MB free space.
hi guys
i know another thread about htc desire low internal memory, but since im new can you suggest me what to do.
do i need root my phone and is there any SAFE way to remove phones apps (like fm radio,footprints, gmail,mail,music,stocks,teeter basicly all i find useless on my phone...)
or do you sugest to build in customROM and which one do you suggest (small but working - best solution would be that i can use google play and phone for normal use other apps i can just download what i need)
Night5talker said:
hi guys
i know another thread about htc desire low internal memory, but since im new can you suggest me what to do.
do i need root my phone and is there any SAFE way to remove phones apps (like fm radio,footprints, gmail,mail,music,stocks,teeter basicly all i find useless on my phone...)
or do you sugest to build in customROM and which one do you suggest (small but working - best solution would be that i can use google play and phone for normal use other apps i can just download what i need)
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S-off + Root + Titanium Backup + 4ext recovery + Custom Rom + ext partition + int2sd script = a Desire with a ton of space.
abaaaabbbb63 said:
S-off + Root + Titanium Backup + 4ext recovery + Custom Rom + ext partition + int2sd script = a Desire with a ton of space.
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which root do you suggest?
and will soff work without rooting device first?
i see you have redux will that be good custom rom?
is that correct order for doing what i need?
Night5talker said:
which root do you suggest?
and will soff work without rooting device first?
i see you have redux will that be good custom rom?
is that correct order for doing what i need?
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After s-off, you will install 4ext recovery. From recovery, you will install SuperSu flashable zip, which you can get from the official thread. Google it.
Thats the rooting process.
Redux is very fast, stable, and a good rom to start with.
That is the exact order, except installing 4ext recovery comes right after s-off.
abaaaabbbb63 said:
After s-off, you will install 4ext recovery. From recovery, you will install SuperSu flashable zip, which you can get from the official thread. Google it.
Thats the rooting process.
Redux is very fast, stable, and a good rom to start with.
That is the exact order, except installing 4ext recovery comes right after s-off.
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i follow some video guide and s-off it and root it with recovery.
do i need some backup(ROM backup) before i set new ROM? titanium or nand? and what to do with it when i do that?
and can i remove custom rom same way as i remove stock ROM?
You do a backup with titanium, so you can restore your apps later, on your new rom, and you make a nandroid backup every time you do major changes to the phone.
If you want to restore the stock rom, just restore the nandroif backup from recovery.
Night5talker said:
hi guys
i know another thread about htc desire low internal memory, but since im new can you suggest me what to do.
do i need root my phone and is there any SAFE way to remove phones apps (like fm radio,footprints, gmail,mail,music,stocks,teeter basicly all i find useless on my phone...)
or do you sugest to build in customROM and which one do you suggest (small but working - best solution would be that i can use google play and phone for normal use other apps i can just download what i need)
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Rooting your phone is a must. Post that you can search from a variety of ROMs available here. Can go for redux as suggested above, or any other GB based rom - MildWild is the most recently updated.
With stock hboot - you get 150MB as user memory. You can change your hboot to cm7r2 and get about 300MB in user memory. However, not all ROMs are compatible with cm7r2 hboot. Check before you change hboot.
i manage to root the phone, is there any way now i can move facebook app to SD card without using PC and mobile just mobile by itself? i tried with few programs (app2sd, link2sd, titanium backup) and its still gray and not allowed to transfer to SD or in link2sd i get msg faliure to move app to SD
Night5talker said:
i manage to root the phone, is there any way now i can move facebook app to SD card without using PC and mobile just mobile by itself? i tried with few programs (app2sd, link2sd, titanium backup) and its still gray and not allowed to transfer to SD or in link2sd i get msg faliure to move app to SD
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Did you make an ext partition? If not, backup all your sd-card contents on your pc, go in 4ext recovery, choose tools>partition sd-card, and make a 512mb-1gb ext3 partition. Swap-skip, sd-ext2-skip.
Then, you can install an a2sd script, like Mounts2sd ( google it) and move apps, data or dalvik, or all of them to sd.
i followed some guide he didnt had that 4ext on it...
anyway i installed 4ext recovery now and i stuck on 2 things in there
when i go on online install - it say Your version of 4ext recovery is undetected... i download top red (newst) not testing build (is that ok)
and other message i have busybox couldnt be found on your system... do i need busybox ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uresNXhrX4
thats what i done so far on phone
i dont have 4ext but revolutionary instead - can i overwrite it?or im stuck with revolutionary and can i do all things from there too?
i found this soulution http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1219802&page=2
1. will it work?
2. and it say download downgrader - there is zip and img file which one do i need to download and rename zip or img one?
3. when i flash RUU file i put it in root on SD card too right?
ps i have some RUU bravo froyo that i download but its exe found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695667
so which one do i use at the end and how? (to get it back to stock) so i can get 4ext this time or i can just get 4ext somehow?
To install 4ext recovery, simply download the recovery control from the Play Store, then flash the recovery with it. I recommend the latest touch version.
You just rooted your phone. Why would you want to flash a RUU?
thanks... i have downloaded it instead of install it...
i heared something about moving apps to SD card have anyone tried that? what is the safe guide for that
i found app link2SD but i need 2 partitions on SD will that work when i done it?
how muh partiotions do i need and how large - i read somewhere 2 somewhere 3
system, data, swap
Night5talker said:
thanks... i have downloaded it instead of install it...
i heared something about moving apps to SD card have anyone tried that? what is the safe guide for that
i found app link2SD but i need 2 partitions on SD will that work when i done it?
how muh partiotions do i need and how large - i read somewhere 2 somewhere 3
system, data, swap
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System and data are internal memory partitions. You can change their layout by changing hboot.
You only need one sd-ext partition. You can make one using 4ext recovery.
Simply backup all the contents of your sd-card on your PC. Then enter recovery, select Tools>Partition sd-card, and make a 1gb ext3 partition ( or ext4, depending on the rom you're using). Skip swap and sd-ext2, and anything else.
Then, copy everything you had on your sd back, and use an a2sd script, like Mounts2sd (google it).
And.. Voila.
I recommend only moving apps and dalvik to sd-ext. Leaving data on internal makes the rom run faster.
Night5talker said:
thanks... i have downloaded it instead of install it...
i heared something about moving apps to SD card have anyone tried that? what is the safe guide for that
i found app link2SD but i need 2 partitions on SD will that work when i done it?
how muh partiotions do i need and how large - i read somewhere 2 somewhere 3
system, data, swap
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You need to create only an EXT partition. you can skip swap. The size of EXT partition may be minimum 512MB (If you have a small SD Card). The recommended is 1GB (Don't go for more than that).
Then you can go on flashing ROMs on your phone. Most of the ROMs have in-build apps2sd script. If not, you can flash one of the scripts or may use s2e (Simple2ext) which is available on Google Play...
If you just want to move the apps to sd, keeping your ROM, you will need to flash one of the scripts. But what the hell, why not try to flash some ROMs
Doesn't matter what custom ROM I use, after the installation they all work until I restart the phone again (I restart the phone after clean ROM installation to see if it will boot, and it never does). After flashing any ROM I flash CronMod INT2Ext4, I have 512MB sd-ext (8GB SD Card). Can anyone help me with this? I would be thankfull.
srtjko said:
Doesn't matter what custom ROM I use, after the installation they all work until I restart the phone again (I restart the phone after clean ROM installation to see if it will boot, and it never does). After flashing any ROM I flash CronMod INT2Ext4, I have 512MB sd-ext (8GB SD Card). Can anyone help me with this? I would be thankfull.
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Why would you flash INT2EXT4 on any ROM that you flash? By the way, do you delete the already existing a2sd scripts from the ROM before flashing INT2EXT4?
dvsk69 said:
Why would you flash INT2EXT4 on any ROM that you flash? By the way, do you delete the already existing a2sd scripts from the ROM before flashing INT2EXT4?
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I flash for more internal storage, I know there are other ways, I just didn't know how to do them. And I don't delete any a2sd scrips, looks like I do most things wrong...
srtjko said:
I flash for more internal storage, I know there are other ways, I just didn't know how to do them. And I don't delete any a2sd scrips, looks like I do most things wrong...
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try flashing the rom without flashing INT2EXT4. Most roms have built in a2sd scripts, which allow you to move apps to an sd ext partition.
Also, how did you create the partition, best done with 4ext recovery or gparted.
512MB is also quite small, might want to consider 1-1.5GB.
As above, just flash Rom without another a2sd script as most have them built in or activate with terminal commands, check each thread. Which Rom are you using?
eddiehk6 said:
Also, how did you create the partition, best done with 4ext recovery or gparted.
512MB is also quite small, might want to consider 1-1.5GB.
As above, just flash Rom without another a2sd script as most have them built in or activate with terminal commands, check each thread. Which Rom are you using?
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I created the partition with CWM Recovery, I'll look for the guide and make one with 4ext.
I want to use 1Gig but that INT2EXT4 guide said that I need 100mb internal storage per every 512mb sd-ext. (and I had like 150mb free intenal)
ROM I want to use is AOKP CM10. Don't know how to activate a2sd, and I don't need to know it if 4ext recovery will do it...
srtjko said:
I created the partition with CWM Recovery, I'll look for the guide and make one with 4ext.
I want to use 1Gig but that INT2EXT4 guide said that I need 100mb internal storage per every 512mb sd-ext. (and I had like 150mb free intenal)
ROM I want to use is AOKP CM10. Don't know how to activate a2sd, and I don't need to know it if 4ext recovery will do it...
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making the partition using cwm may have been your problem. Use this guide to remake the partition. Im assuming you want to use VJ's CM10.1 ROM. If this is the case, there is no need to use INT2EXT4. Instead use the preinstalled a2sd script.
After flashing the rom, you can activate a2sd by doing the following:
Open terminal emulator provided in the rom.
Type the following commands
su
a2sd install
Y
N
Y
chromium96 said:
making the partition using cwm may have been your problem. Use this guide to remake the partition. Im assuming you want to use VJ's CM10.1 ROM. If this is the case, there is no need to use INT2EXT4. Instead use the preinstalled a2sd script.
After flashing the rom, you can activate a2sd by doing the following:
Open terminal emulator provided in the rom.
Type the following commands
su
a2sd install
Y
N
Y
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Yes, that's the guide I'm looking into now, but the ROM I want to use is VJs AOKP ROM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1863780
It doesn't have a2sd I think...
srtjko said:
Yes, that's the guide I'm looking into now, but the ROM I want to use is VJs AOKP ROM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1863780
It doesn't have a2sd I think...
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It does. And you activate it the same way, as how i said above.
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It does. And you activate it the same way, as how i said above.
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Ok, thank you, now just one more thing. I have to remove the previous sd-ext partition and I can't do that on PC cause disk managment doesn't recognize it, it shows 6.87GB free, I think it should be about 7.3GB cause its 8GB SD. Can EXT4 recovery do that or should I find some program on PC?
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I figured it out.
srtjko said:
Ok, thank you, now just one more thing. I have to remove the previous sd-ext partition and I can't do that on PC cause disk managment doesn't recognize it, it shows 6.87GB free, I think it should be about 7.3GB cause its 8GB SD. Can EXT4 recovery do that or should I find some program on PC?
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In 4ext, there is an option to "Remove all partitions and start from scratch". Im guessing that deletes/wipes your fat32 partition as well, so back your files up.
If you want to delete it without the fat32 being formated too, you can use gparted. But thats a bit time consuming and a hassle.