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The following information is for those who are still unsure of whether Apps2SD has been installed and if it is working correctly after root.
Open a Terminal Editor on your phone (I currently use ConnectBot, which is available for download via the Android Marketplace, comes with hotkeys, and it's free, link <here>).
When you have the client open, type "su" to gain super user access, and then hit enter. Now type "ls -l /data" and hit enter. You should see a few lines, a couple of which should read on the far right column:
dalvik-cache -> /system/sd/dalvik-cache
app-private -> /system/sd/app-private
app -> /system/sd/app
Notice the -> indicating symlinks and the 'sd'
You can also run: busybox df -h to check the /system/sd that the folder is being used
If this output is visible to you, then Apps2SD is working properly and you have installed it correctly. You will notice that by checking Menu > Settings > SD & phone storage, there is still some internal memory going down due to cache, other data, etc, but the main apps all go on the SD card given the above result. I currently have 29 apps installed (including Google Earth, which is 22.1 MB in size itself) and my internal memory currently shows 119MB of available space.
You can perform more extensive checks by executing the following command:
ls /system/sd/app (this will list all the apps which you have installed to the SD card)
If you prefer to run it from a PC with your phone connected, then this can also be checked via ADB by installing the relevant Android SDK for your OS. Downloads for SDK versions, link <here>.
Alternatively, you can use the script (written by theboxman from MoDaCo.com), which you can run via GScript Lite to test if Apps2SD is working correctly, link <here>.
how about unlock?
thank you for the info. btw, i havent seen in the forum if there a way to unlock the Desire form a certain network. any idea? sorry i know its the wrong place to ask and post this.
Hi Mastoid,
Could you tell me how exactly to run this from PC?
I've got the whole SDK installed but no idea what i have to do...open a prompt or something? Please inform as i'd really like to check.
You need to download the Android SDK and also Java.
http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/widget/jdk6.jsp
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
Then open a command prompt in Windows, plug in your Desire (your phone does not need to be in hboot/fastboot to access adb shell).
1) Open a command prompt on your computer and cd to your adb tools directory (it will be wherever you extracted the sdk; ie, c:\android-sdk_r04-windows\android-sdk-windows\tools
2) In that window enter the following commands:
adb shell
su
ls -l /data
this should list the top 2 items as:
lrwxrwxrwx root root 2010-04-28 22:54 app-private -> /system/sd/app-private
lrwxrwxrwx root root 2010-04-28 22:54 app -> /system/sd/app
ls -l /system/sd/app (will list apps on installed to your SD Card)
Now, for final proof, type:
busybox df -h
iom_jack said:
thank you for the info. btw, i havent seen in the forum if there a way to unlock the Desire form a certain network. any idea? sorry i know its the wrong place to ask and post this.
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Do you mean to have it sim-unlocked?
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100328154024AA1abkl
Great!
That worked, though the items you mention are not at the top but a couple of rows down. Busybox did show the apps installed on the SD.....ah, peace of mind
thx for the instructions!
no problem bud, glad it worked out for you
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Question about APP2SD.....if anyone can answer
can it stop working halfway? i mean at first it really looked like apps were on SD but now it takes the flash memory instead....
i have 38m left with APP2SD
totorip said:
can it stop working halfway? i mean at first it really looked like apps were on SD but now it takes the flash memory instead....
i have 38m left with APP2SD
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I posted a thread recently showing how to check if Apps2SD has been installed correctly and is working:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=677073
How to setup App2SD?
Anyone got a clear, easy guide on getting it working? Can you install it on the standard rooted ROM from MoDaCo? Do you need to have it cooked into a ROM?
A video or something would help but I'm interested in getting it setup incase I need to get a load of apps
î did your think i i use better terminal pro
app => system/sd/app
dalvik cache => /system/sd/dalvik cache
app private => /system/sd/ app private
so how can i have around 40mb left only?
Re: Question about APP2SD.....if anyone can answer
How many apps have you installed?
How have you partitioned your sd card? i.e. swap size?, ext2 size?
Have you applied the Apps2SD update zip?
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ive got maybe 40/50apps
i partitionned , 66 cache 1280m EXT 2=> EXT3
and no update....i dont need with the latest modaco R2 custom rom do i?
im afraid to reboot everything again, spent the whole day to isntall everything
30mb left :x
Re: Question about APP2SD.....if anyone can answer
I would suggest that you apply the dalvik-cache update zip and that should hopefully fix it. Note that you should only allocate 512MB to 1024MB (max) for the ext2 size and, you do not require a swap of 66MB, it is not recommended. I have my swap set to 0MB, ext2 set to 512MB which is more than enough space for apps, and rest to FAT32.
Search google for the "Apps2SD mini guide" (found via MoDaCo website) click the link and scroll down to the bottom of page one, the update zip file is available there.
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is it bad? (64 swap)
i calculated, i installed 170m worth of app. And i have "43" left (started at 138)
so , somewhere, APP2SD is working...but not verry effective
Re: Question about APP2SD.....if anyone can answer
I think it is working, run the command (ls /system/sd/app) in terminal editor in the link i posted earlier and check what apps are stored to the sd card. Also, download and install "cachecleaner" from the marketplace (free) to free up some cache space.
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Re: Question about APP2SD.....if anyone can answer
You have something wrong. I have also this Rom with about 53 apps and have still 134MB free.
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i installed the update.zip
i went from 38 to 53mb
then i use cache cleaner , i now have 60....
and still 170m worth of app...
so is my app2sd working in half?
Re: Question about APP2SD.....if anyone can answer
I ran the command in Su, and only the 2 app ones said sd, my dalvic cache didn't say SD card. I ran the suggested update fix but had bootloop, do I need to wipe anything first? I'm using evil 1. 0 Rom and thought it came pre app2sd. . .
Id like to get dalvic moved. . .
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Lol since thazt update zip i have no more wifi....cant start wifi it says. Great
hi guys,
i would just like to ask if it is possible to install apk and will automatically moved to sd-ext and not on data\app?
i'm currently on aurora v4.1. Any ideas? Thanks!
The Rom thread says it you need an ext for a2SD so this should already be happening
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jhannbernas said:
hi guys,
i would just like to ask if it is possible to install apk and will automatically moved to sd-ext and not on data\app?
i'm currently on aurora v4.1. Any ideas? Thanks!
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It is already on your sd-ext. Check sd-ext/app
thanks for your replies...
i think i got a problem here...
i tried to install an apk (download from pc and transfer to phone and then install) but when i visit the /data/app the apk i install was there.. and when i also visit the /sd-ext/app it was also there with the same size on what is in /data/app..
anyone can help me? do i need to flash some add-ons to make it automatically installed on /sd-ext? i just want to install apps which is automatically installed on /sd-ext and not mind the size of my /data.. what i'm i done wrong??
my details:
ROM: Aurora v4.1
16GB microsd card
sd-ext: 1GB ext4
sdcard is the rest
hboot: cm7/r2
partition via gparted
Thanks!
Not sure about that, Maybe an issue or duplication in the scriopt? Would only expect to see it in one or the other. May be best asking this in teh rom thread to be honest.
I think it's more likely that he's missing the symlink. Do an ls -l, to see the symlink
Droidzone said:
I think it's more likely that he's missing the symlink. Do an ls -l, to see the symlink
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thanks sir. sorry but what is symlink? where can i do that?
jhannbernas said:
thanks for your replies...
i think i got a problem here...
i tried to install an apk (download from pc and transfer to phone and then install) but when i visit the /data/app the apk i install was there.. and when i also visit the /sd-ext/app it was also there with the same size on what is in /data/app..
anyone can help me? do i need to flash some add-ons to make it automatically installed on /sd-ext? i just want to install apps which is automatically installed on /sd-ext and not mind the size of my /data.. what i'm i done wrong??
my details:
ROM: Aurora v4.1
16GB microsd card
sd-ext: 1GB ext4
sdcard is the rest
hboot: cm7/r2
partition via gparted
Thanks!
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That just means a2sd is working. The reason you are seeing the app in both data/app and sd-ext/app is because the sd-ext/app folder is symlinked to data/app. In short, what you are seeing in data/app are actually the files in sd-ext/app. Hence, the similar data size of the app.
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itachi1706 said:
That just means a2sd is working. The reason you are seeing the app in both data/app and sd-ext/app is because the sd-ext/app folder is symlinked to data/app. In short, what you are seeing in data/app are actually the files in sd-ext/app. Hence, the similar data size of the app.
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thanks. i got much clearer vision on it.
Ooooh. I thought you said sd-ext/app and sd-ext/data/app.
Silly me
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so this symlink thing will still occupy space on the data? am i right? thanks!
No. Its symlinked to sd-ext so thats where the space is taken up, however if you browse to /data/app, you can still see the file, even though its on /sd-ext/app
Thats what Symlinking is. Symbolic link. As far as android is concerned, the app will only run from /data/app so it must appear to be in /data/app
rootSU said:
No. Its symlinked to sd-ext so thats where the space is taken up, however if you browse to /data/app, you can still see the file, even though its on /sd-ext/app
Thats what Symlinking is. Symbolic link. As far as android is concerned, the app will only run from /data/app so it must appear to be in /data/app
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thanks for the brief explanation but i don't understand why my /data size is decreasing as well when i install my app even the app go directly to /sd-ext/data..
Because some app-data is still stored in internal memory. That's how it is. The only thing to "solve" this is using a data2sd rom, which moves completely everthing from internal /data partition to a sd-ext partition.
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Because some app-data is still stored in internal memory. That's how it is. The only thing to "solve" this is using a data2sd rom, which moves completely everthing from internal /data partition to a sd-ext partition.
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thanks for the advise. i really consider that option.
just to add up, is data2sd different from data2ext?
jhannbernas said:
thanks for the advise. i really consider that option.
just to add up, is data2sd different from data2ext?
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yes its better
ooppss. my bad.. i really forgot the other thread. please disregard.
Don't ask a question two times:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1320341
how do I symlink an apk that is already installed in data\app
i don't want to use apps like link2sd
Hi All
I've just installed the ICS ROM - [BETA 0.15.0.1][04.07] ICS for Desire[ALL HBOOTS][4.0.4].
In the isntallation (still on recovery) I could choose one of various App2SD scripts to install in the rom. Due to lack of knowlage I chose "regular App2SD". for now it is good (110 MB free) but not great.
before the current rom, I had MildWild CM 5.0 Rom, which that app2sd script was the best I've seen untill now. with more that 70 apps I still had more than 200Mb free all the time.
is one of the various scripts this ICS rom offer is the one of MildWild? how does it's offical name of the script go?
and if no, can I install this script after the ICS ROM already installed?
thanks!
I read that the script that comes with the Desire ICS ROM that I'm trialling (BCM) is called Mounts2SD and can be installed after you have installed your ROM (I think)
It's "home page" (thread) is here:
Code:
ttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342387
Just add h to the start as I'm not allowed to post links yet.
Anyway, it works on BCM, has a nice GUI menu and appears to be well documented.
Good luck.
J.
Just pick the standard A2SD script. Then, after first boot - and BEFORE restoring backups - open the terminal emulator app, and type following commands to activate A2SD:
su
a2sd install
y
n
y
then wait for reboot. After that restore backups if needed. This works great for me
app2sd problem
I tried all the commands...but not working for me...can't move flash player and other apps to Sd card..
Am using bcm ics 4.04
I didn't use any command when getting it to work on BCM. You just go to Settings, Performance, Mounts 2sd and start ticking boxes. Reboot the phone and now you have more space.
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Thanx...i got more space on my phone now...
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what does this mean ive done a search but carnt findout what this means
Hboot : Stock for now
Use Android Terminal to enable A2SD
as this is what it says i've got to do in install the jelly bean rom.
i will follow the instructions that are porvided with the Android terminal but just no clue to what the hboot thingy is
pandashoe said:
what does this mean ive done a search but carnt findout what this means
Hboot : Stock for now
Use Android Terminal to enable A2SD
as this is what it says i've got to do in install the jelly bean rom.
i will follow the instructions that are porvided with the Android terminal but just no clue to what the hboot thingy is
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If you don't know what hboot is, then you have stock.
pandashoe said:
what does this mean ive done a search but carnt findout what this means
Hboot : Stock for now
Use Android Terminal to enable A2SD
as this is what it says i've got to do in install the jelly bean rom.
i will follow the instructions that are porvided with the Android terminal but just no clue to what the hboot thingy is
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But if you don't know your phone hboot......you SHOULD read a LOT before doing ANY CHANGES to your phone. Please be careful.
Regards
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pandashoe said:
what does this mean ive done a search but carnt findout what this means
Hboot : Stock for now
Use Android Terminal to enable A2SD
as this is what it says i've got to do in install the jelly bean rom.
i will follow the instructions that are porvided with the Android terminal but just no clue to what the hboot thingy is
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One more thing.... Android terminal has NOTHING to do with INSTALLING the jelly bean Rom ....
As I said, please read tutorials and guides before attempting anything.
Regards
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pandashoe said:
what does this mean ive done a search but carnt findout what this means
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Then you are not using the internet properly.
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Then you are not using the internet properly.
via xda app
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thanks again for your help
When it says "Use android terminal to enable A2SD", what it means is after you have installed the rom (which you would do by flashing the zip file through a recovery mod like clockwork recovery or 4ext recovery) you enter the android terminal in your apps tray (it will be installed already as 'Terminal Emulator' or such) and type
Code:
su
You will get a super user request asking you to allow the terminal emulator root access. Allow this.
Code:
a2sd install
You wil be prompted for install options. The recommended values were.
Code:
y
n
y
at which point your phone will reboot and you will have activated the A2SD features of the rom.
But in order to do this, you will first need to repartition your SD card into two partitions.
Back up all of your data before you even attempt this so you don't lose anything.
This can be done with a number of tools like GParted or MiniTool Partition Wizard.
The first should be a FAT primary logical partition the size you want to store your documents on and the second should be a primary logical ext3 file system (not all roms support EXT4 and journalling can degrade SD card quality faster).
I have mine as an 8GB partitioned into a 6.5GB FAT and a 1.5GB EXT with about 1.3GB of apps installed split across A2SD and androids internal apps to SD function while still keeping 80MB free on my data partition.
I hope this helps.
Psytechnic said:
When it says "Use android terminal to enable A2SD", what it means is after you have installed the rom (which you would do by flashing the zip file through a recovery mod like clockwork recovery or 4ext recovery) you enter the android terminal in your apps tray (it will be installed already as 'Terminal Emulator' or such) and type
Code:
su
You will get a super user request asking you to allow the terminal emulator root access. Allow this.
Code:
a2sd install
You wil be prompted for install options. The recommended values were.
Code:
y
n
y
at which point your phone will reboot and you will have activated the A2SD features of the rom.
But in order to do this, you will first need to repartition your SD card into two partitions.
Back up all of your data before you even attempt this so you don't lose anything.
This can be done with a number of tools like GParted or MiniTool Partition Wizard.
The first should be a FAT primary logical partition the size you want to store your documents on and the second should be a primary logical ext3 file system (not all roms support EXT4 and journalling can degrade SD card quality faster).
I have mine as an 8GB partitioned into a 6.5GB FAT and a 1.5GB EXT with about 1.3GB of apps installed split across A2SD and androids internal apps to SD function while still keeping 80MB free on my data partition.
I hope this helps.
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Thanks mate, also helped me, no about hboot, but how to enter in android terminal.
cheers
like said above, terminal emulator is an app u can get from play store but i think JB has it already installed. open the app and type
su (then grant permission)
y (press enter)
n (press enter)
y (press enter)
then ur phone will reboot and android will upgrade (make the changes) then ur done.
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Hello, I have a GT-S5660 and last week I loaded this ROM -
Jellybean 4.2.2 (CyanogenMod 10.1) 20130908 from maclaw.
But I am running out of space on the internal storage, I have tried the App2SD app but there are some apps that cannot be moved and after loading up 3-4 apps I am running out of space already.
Can someone point me to a ROM that allows me to install ALL my apps to the SD card? I dont mind going backwards in Android versions - I just want to run apps off the sd card. I mainly use the phone as a phone but am a heavy user of whatsapp - footmob - dropbox - music and ebooks.
I have a 2gig SDCard installed in the phone and I made a partion on it using CWM. I hope everything is setup to be able to a new ROM and allow apps install to the SD.
I dont need - FM radio - email (I use gmail) - exchange - only English language - voice search - voice dialler or talk.
Can anyone help me make a good choice for a new ROM ?
Thanks a lot in advance!
You should install JellyBread.
It's the best rom for Gio, it's fast and stable.
And it already has a script in it to move apps to sd-ext.
So create a ext-2, ext-3 or ext-4 partition on your sd-card.
Then go to terminal emulator (pre-installed) and type
su
Then it will ask for root, accept, then
int2ext
reboot
Then check in Settings>Apps>Mangage applications and if you see your storage is huuuuge then it worked.
DevWithCookies said:
You should install JellyBread.
It's the best rom for Gio, it's fast and stable.
And it already has a script in it to move apps to sd-ext.
So create a ext-2, ext-3 or ext-4 partition on your sd-card.
Then go to terminal emulator (pre-installed) and type
su
Then it will ask for root, accept, then
int2ext
reboot
Then check in Settings>Apps>Mangage applications and if you see your storage is huuuuge then it worked.
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Great I will check it out and see how it works.
Thanks very much for your help
I use CM10.1 by Mardon for 3-4 months and is very stable and good looking too.I had the storage free space problem too but I used Link2SD to uninstall and move apps to SD and now I have 100mb free.I also replace original LatinIME (11mb) with another that has only 3mb
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Had to load the ROm twice for some reason, it got stuck on the loading screen for about 20 mins so I did a factory reset and wipe again then it worked fine.
Just perfect!! exactly what I was looking for!
Having great fun loading up LOTS of apps now
Thanks a lot for helping
Mokum42 said:
Had to load the ROm twice for some reason, it got stuck on the loading screen for about 20 mins so I did a factory reset and wipe again then it worked fine.
Just perfect!! exactly what I was looking for!
Having great fun loading up LOTS of apps now
Thanks a lot for helping
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What ROM ?
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