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[Q] Gingerbread 2.3.3 + App2SD/Data2SD

Hello dear friends. First of all - please excuse me for maybe the stupid questin i'm going to ask I want to say that i searh for this issue all day and i still can't find a satisfying answer
So lets start - I bought HTC Desire 2-3 weeks ago and of course i began modifying it I've tried tons of custom ROMS & stuff like this and i get to a final conclusion - the official HTC Gingerbread update 2.3.3 for the Desire is the best and i just dont want to change it It's simply the fastest one, without significant bugs and so on. The only problem is that i can't find a way to make my internal storage bigger I managed to do this with a custom ROM, but all of the ROMS were either laggy or with some major bugs that i don't like. So my question is:
IS THERE A WAY TO MAKE MY INTERNAL STORAGE BIGGER AND STILL USE THE OFFICIAL HTC GINGERBREAD 2.3.3 UPDATE
Thanks in advance for helping guys

One word- Supernova
Sent from my Desire running Supernova Extreme - Gingerbread goodness with Unlimited Internal memory

I just don't want custom ROMS buddy I've tried the Supernova, and i got some problems with the mobile connection... I reall want an official ROM with just more internal space

Well then you can do these steps:
Install ext4 support
Install init.d support
Install Busybox
Modify your kernel to add init.d and busybox runparts
Finally add a2sd or data2sd yourself
Each step has its own seperate thread on Xda. You can search and find it

Have been using supernova for a week or so now. Not had any issues and my apps run fine on Sandisk 8 gig class 4 with 1 gig EXT4 partition. Now with all my apps etc installed i have 839 meg free space for more apps. I don't think the Desire will get any more OTA updates as 2.3.3 was only available via download and came with several disclaimers.

Try Link2SD, only need is second partition.
Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk
Gingerbread 2.3.3 RUU Rooted S-Off with Link2SD partition 512MB

perhaps this could work?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1200261

Thanks mate! I think this will be perfect

or you can try this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1151765

Supernova is good -> 'Unlimited space'.
Droidzone and Sibere have released a new DATA2SD script which is fast and stable.
also good support!
Best Rom for Desire.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1110921
That ROM > Supernova.

gjakuipers said:
Supernova is good -> 'Unlimited space'.
Droidzone and Sibere have released a new DATA2SD script which is fast and stable.
also good support!
Best Rom for Desire.
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First supernova is laggy + you dont need DATA2SD on 2.3. The a2sd is already enough....

mpaddo said:
First supernova is laggy + you dont need DATA2SD on 2.3. The a2sd is already enough....
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Stock A2sd is useless.. Only a moderate amount of apps causes low space issues. Do you mean a2sd+ ??
Sent from my CM7.1 Desire using XDA Premium App

I am currently on supernova. one word to describe it, AWESOME!

sebastianlow said:
I am currently on supernova. one word to describe it, AWESOME!
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For that comment, I'm opening up Donor access for you.. Contact me via PM with an email id to share the donor password-you'll get direct links there

timmaaa said:
Stock A2sd is useless..
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It is not if you have /data of
333Mb

erklat said:
It is not if you have /data of
333Mb
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This is true
Sent from my CM7.1 Desire using XDA Premium App

Can Supernova be installed using Rom Manager?
edit: Doesn't look like Supernova will work for me, my Desire is CDMA.

Never user ROM Manager! It's a horrible software which causes more problems than it solves.
Just flash roms from recovery.
Swyped from ICS with Transparent XDA App

timmaaa said:
Stock A2sd is useless.. Only a moderate amount of apps causes low space issues. Do you mean a2sd+ ??
Sent from my CM7.1 Desire using XDA Premium App
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The stock feature with witch one can move apps to is called "Apps2SD". The apps can moved to FAT32 partition if the dev programmed the app for this.
The script which moves automatically moves apps to SD is called "A2SD / A2SD+". A2SD if you use this feature only for apps, A2SD+ if you also move dalvik-cache to SD. The partition is here.an EXT one. Furthermore, it doesn't matter if the dev programmed the app for this or not.
@OP:
Try oxygen ROM with the script which moves dalvik cache to EXT partition if you don't want to go S-OFF and flash oxygen hboot.
Swyped from ICS with Transparent XDA App

[ROM] MIUI 2.6.29 Unofficial Mix [7/5/12]

I noticed its been a while since MIUI has been updated and decided to take a stab at it
This uses the MIUI.us version on their site that has been updated to be more current.
The CM9 7/3/ nightly is currently used. I plan on hopefully keeping up and updating as CM9 gets updated. This also uses Eugene's kernel and has superuser added in.
External Card is detected in filemanager
Issues
External SD Card isnt mounted when you usb mounting (seems to be common among MIUIv4 builds)
Contacts bug (use other program. I used super backup)
NO WIFI CALLING
Download Link
7/3/12 Version
http://d-h.st/unX
Installation (Same as CM9)
Back up your current ROM.
Install ICS Radio if you havent
Wipe data/factory reset.
Format /system (mounts and storage->format /system).
Install the CM9 zip from SD card.
ONLY IF YOU ARE ON NON-TOUCH CWM RECOVERY:
Install darkside-wipe-cache-only.zip (which fixes bootloop due to bad /cache format)
ONLY IF YOU ARE ON TOUCH CWM RECOVERY:
Format /cache (mounts and storage->format /cache)
Reboot. Let it sit for a few minutes after the first boot.
Thanks
Eugene737
MIUI.us
CM Team
Team Chopsticks
and all its member who
worked on cm9 for this device

Aw maan thnx dude for hoping on this for us preciate that farreal! Gonna try it out ! One question did u fix the add to contact fc?
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium

Dude you have answered my prayers. For me, miui has been the final, end of line badass rom for my Android phones. Hopefully this build will be continued to be worked on. Thank you for this
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I'm gonna give this a go right now after I do a backup. I actually love MIUI, but it seemed way too unstable for me. Hopefully this runs great. Coming from AOKP as well.

Thanks for this. I'll probably flash in a few days.

Just installed and I noticed that themes do not apply when selected.

fossiltkm said:
Just installed and I noticed that themes do not apply when selected.
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That's a known issue. Its in the OP
Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk 2

Updated last Friday...
Sent from my SGH-I727 using xda premium

Old link down while uploading new version. Themer fixed.
Contact bug still present but adding contacts with other programs should work.

Just tried out ROM. Everything seems good. Its smooth, fast, and haven't noticed any bugs except whats noted in the OP. Excellent work so far. Thank you for your work.

Camera force closes on me. This seems to happen on any and all CM or AOKP based rom. Is there anyone who can help figure out why? No matter how I wipe the camera does not work. Any suggestions?

My camera is working fine I would use a super wipe and wipe

Once USB mount is fixed, I'm all over this. I use my ex sd card for music so its important to me. But its great to see another dev hopped on board for miui. Thanks!
Sent from Samsung Galaxy SIV

Hey Jim, Any way to tell whats wrong in this logcat?

Got a random reboot while using miui music app, I thought this was a non-issue for cm9?
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda app-developers app

It looks like your media server is dying but I would wipe because errors shouldnt follow you across ROMs

Nice to see your back again with another Rom...
Downloading now..... Hopefully you will continue the development on weekly basis...
Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk 2

jim93 said:
It looks like your media server is dying but I would wipe because errors shouldnt follow you across ROMs
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I ended up wiping internal and external sd and all works fine. Perhaps something left over?

Thx Jim! I have quick ??? How's battery ? See on the last build it drain fast how's battery o this build any tweaks..
Sent from my SGH-T989 using XDA

3g??
thank you very much for bringing us this great rom, been waiting since the hd2.
Is this running on 3g speed?? im getting half of the juice i usually get on TDJ's DS rom, thank you
By the way i am not having any fc's on camera or any other problem for that matter
also i noticed that the speed on theme downloads is extremely slow on either wifi or network connection

[JB][ICS] CRON-o-GENMOD9 / CronMod CM10: General Thread

General thread for the JB CM10/AOSP based rom by cronmod dev team here and the ICS CM9 based rom here.
Check the respective rom sites for a what's working/not working list, features and download links. Discuss general things about the rom here such as a2sd scripts and any issues
As requested by the dev for the ICS rom:
What's NOT working?
Code:
[LIST]
[*]Camera force closes while recording video
[*]Hardware decoding for video playback -> laggy playback of 720p (use software decoding in Mx Player instead).
[*]Home/Search key (use the fix over [URL="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34075493&postcount=131"]here[/URL])
[/LIST]
Anything that isn't said there is working fine. Will update the list if others find anything that doesn't work. Before asking for help do check you have the right hboot and that the md5 is correct after you download the rom. Also make sure you perform a full wipe when migrating to these roms.
Bear in mind that ICS was not made for our devices. Do not expect the stability of GB but the devs have done a great job on this and it is quite stable and quick for daily use.
Installation for CM9 ICS rom:
Code:
[U]Full wipe recommended before each flash from new version and is NEEDED if coming from any other rom.[/U]
Partition SD card so you have less than 1.5gb in sd-ext partition and the rest as FAT32. Gparted is recommended.
Flash the rom from recovery.
Grab m2sd from [URL="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342387"]here[/URL] (credit to dk_zero-cool) and flash it from recovery using whatever options you want (recommended by to choose apps and dalvik).
Wipe cache/dalvik and reboot :)
You can use cron's INT2EXT scripts as well from here and just flash in place of m2sd.
Feel free to ask any questions here but keep the dev threads on topic.
Anyone using the JB rom if you could post a not working list from your tests that'd be great .

Since corey moved on to JB the cron r2 hboot isn't available on the website anymore. The current version of the ICS cronmod rom still fits on to the 183mb system hboot so I thought to put this up here for those that want a bit more space in data
WARNING: The size of the system partition may increase in future so the hboot might not be compatible with future versions of cronmod cm9.
Check md5 before flashing and flash through fastboot using "fastboot flash hboot filepathAndName.img"
md5: 172965041d6483dd9e57d726096bab73

pawan1993 said:
Since corey moved on to JB the cron r2 hboot isn't available on the website anymore. The current version of the ICS cronmod rom still fits on to the 183mb system hboot so I thought to put this up here for those that want a bit more space in data
WARNING: The size of the system partition may increase in future so the hboot might not be compatible with future versions of cronmod cm9.
Check md5 before flashing and flash through fastboot using "fastboot flash hboot filepathAndName.img"
md5: 172965041d6483dd9e57d726096bab73
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Give link to cmx boot animation here so I can add in rom.
Regards
Sent from my HTC Desire using xda app-developers app

Yasir Javed Ansari said:
Give link to cmx boot animation here so I can add in rom.
Regards
Sent from my HTC Desire using xda app-developers app
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1847678
There you go

Hello,
is this ROM stable for everyday use ?
Frem

frem said:
Hello,
is this ROM stable for everyday use ?
Frem
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yes the only issues are listed in the threads

frem said:
Hello,
is this ROM stable for everyday use ?
Frem
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Its quite usable as a daily rom. At least I use it daily. But don't expect the level of stability like gingerbread. I mean, The kernel is still under improvement. Best way is to use it for a few days and judge yourself.
Regards
Sent from my HTC Desire using xda app-developers app

Hello,
I flashed this ICS rom just before Yasir took over and I must say I'm happy with it.
It is a bit slower than my previous CM7 rom of course but nothing dramatic, and it somehow seems more stable for some reason (GPS works, for example!).
And I still get a quite big amount of space on data thanks to the cron r2 hboot, which is great!
And I also love the CM9 tweaks.
So overall a good surprise for my first jump from CM7 roms.
But I tested Chrome and discovered it is so laggy it is unusable. Do you guys have the same issue?

Sillik said:
Hello,
I flashed this ICS rom just before Yasir took over and I must say I'm happy with it.
It is a bit slower than my previous CM7 rom of course but nothing dramatic, and it somehow seems more stable for some reason (GPS works, for example!).
And I still get a quite big amount of space on data thanks to the cron r2 hboot, which is great!
And I also love the CM9 tweaks.
So overall a good surprise for my first jump from CM7 roms.
But I tested Chrome and discovered it is so laggy it is unusable. Do you guys have the same issue?
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Chrome isn't made for our devices. Not the best browser for us but it's great on other phones

frem said:
Hello,
is this ROM stable for everyday use ?
Frem
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The rom itself is amazingly quick and stable. Considering it's ICS I'd say it's the best ICS rom out right now. Haven't tried CronMod JB though.

pawan1993 said:
Chrome isn't made for our devices. Not the best browser for us but it's great on other phones
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That's a shame.
I have another question: what 3rd party app could I use for video recording?
I tried UCam and it didn't work...

Sillik said:
That's a shame.
I have another question: what 3rd party app could I use for video recording?
I tried UCam and it didn't work...
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I don't need video recording myself so I wouldn't know. But any camera app should work. I've heard good things about ICS Camera on market. Very close to stock camera app as well.

I'm going to be linking my friend this ROM soon-ish (once beta comes out) and she's using a BravoC on Ntelos. What kind of prep would she need to do on the phone before flashing the ROM? Like a wipe script or something to repartition or what? Want it to go as smooth as possible.

cosine83 said:
I'm going to be linking my friend this ROM soon-ish (once beta comes out) and she's using a BravoC on Ntelos. What kind of prep would she need to do on the phone before flashing the ROM? Like a wipe script or something to repartition or what? Want it to go as smooth as possible.
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just wipe and install as listed in OP but be sure to have a ext partition if you plan to use a script

pawan1993 said:
I don't need video recording myself so I wouldn't know. But any camera app should work. I've heard good things about ICS Camera on market. Very close to stock camera app as well.
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I tried it and sadly it crashes like the stock app.
Anyone knows of a working camera app that can record video with a working preview?

Sillik said:
I tried it and sadly it crashes like the stock app.
Anyone knows of a working camera app that can record video with a working preview?
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i think illusion should work

croniccorey said:
just wipe and install as listed in OP but be sure to have a ext partition if you plan to use a script
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Using scripts is kind of new to me. I've always had devices with a lot of storage for apps. What would you recommend?

cosine83 said:
Using scripts is kind of new to me. I've always had devices with a lot of storage for apps. What would you recommend?
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I suggest you to use INT2EXT+ with this ROM, take a look HERE.

I noticed that when i install a new app (from the market or an .apk), the system hangs for a while, sometimes it even pop with a system error, but if i select to wait the system then starts to work again, i have installed INT2EXT+ script with a 512 sd-ext partition on a Class 4 8 GB SD card. Could the low SD class can cause this problem? SD read cache is correctly set at 2 MB.

Could you amswer me whats working and whats not working in your cm9 rom? Cant find it

[Q] What the best CyanogenMod ROM for gio?

Hi everyone!
I want your option! What is the best rom (CyanogenMod) to our Gio? *-*
I want a stable, pretty and a fast rom!
Give me your option!
* One more think, on the rom, on message apk, some CyanogenMod Rom's don´t have the "enter key" have the "smile key" xD
I want a CyanogenMod with enter key plzzz!
Thank you for your helping and patience!
CrazyDrunK!

Jellybread v3.0 is what you want.
Sent from my GT-S5660 using xda app-developers app

DevWithCookies said:
Jellybread v3.0 is what you want.
Sent from my GT-S5660 using xda app-developers app
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I think I've tried but I changed, but now I can't remember why
You have made some changes on the rom?
Thank you CrazyDrunK!

DroidGio v2.3
I use DroidGio v2.3 ( not the version 3 ) based on cyanogen mod7.2 for a year...
I tried any other roms but this one is very faster & smooth...and SO beautiful...
I use it for my daily works...it never tired me...
I think its one of the best roms for gio...
try it my friend...
folow on the topic bellow :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1810690

What about link2sd, s2e, a2sd,etc in cm7.2?
AAPD11 said:
I use DroidGio v2.3 ( not the version 3 ) based on cyanogen mod7.2 for a year...
I tried any other roms but this one is very faster & smooth...and SO beautiful...
I use it for my daily works...it never tired me...
I think its one of the best roms for gio...
try it my friend...
folow on the topic bellow :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1810690
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Thanks APPD1, i've been using cm10.1 but so far couldnt make any "a2sd app" work.. I tried them all.
My question is: do you have your apps linked to sd successfuly and wich app are you using?
If you say yes I'll gladdly follow your suggestion: i just want my Gio to be functional again.
Tchayvaz.
Galaxy Gio GT--5660.

tchayvaz said:
Thanks APPD1, i've been using cm10.1 but so far couldnt make any "a2sd app" work.. I tried them all.
My question is: do you have your apps linked to sd successfuly and wich app are you using?
If you say yes I'll gladdly follow your suggestion: i just want my Gio to be functional again.
Tchayvaz.
Galaxy Gio GT--5660.
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Try using link2sd
Hope this will help you
Sent from my GT-S5660 using xda app-developers app

owaismukhtarkhan said:
Try using link2sd
Hope this will help you
Sent from my GT-S5660 using xda app-developers app
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I really appreciate the help but When i said That i tried them all, that included link2sd, s2e and havent tried the others (darktrmor, etc) because i couldnt find anyone who succeeded in Gio with cm10.
Installed cm7 recommended by appd1 and yes, link2sd is working like a charm
I miss the beauty n some really cool features of cm10 but my Gio is much faster, smoother and more functional with cm7. Its a keeper.
Thanks a lot guys.
Sent from my GT-S5660 with CM7v2-DroidGio using xda app-developers app.

tchayvaz said:
Thanks APPD1, i've been using cm10.1 but so far couldnt make any "a2sd app" work.. I tried them all.
My question is: do you have your apps linked to sd successfuly and wich app are you using?
If you say yes I'll gladdly follow your suggestion: i just want my Gio to be functional again.
Tchayvaz.
Galaxy Gio GT--5660.
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this rom clearly supports a2sd...just first you should active it in setting>app>application......
and I use a lot of kinds of applications like : solid explorer , titanium backup , zdbox ,ezpdf reader, powerAMP music player , MXplayer , Instagram ,Tapatalk & ...
All of my apps can move to sd easily & fast...
also I Removed some of useless apps by titanium backup for more free space..for example ( calculator , some extra widgets , voice search &.. )
this rom has 1 small bug that i noticed..some times camera with other themes doesnt work..(just some times)..I reported to its cooker..
hope to be usefull...
sorry about my English..
Sent from my GT-S5660 using Tapatalk 2

tchayvaz said:
Thanks APPD1, i've been using cm10.1 but so far couldnt make any "a2sd app" work.. I tried them all.
My question is: do you have your apps linked to sd successfuly and wich app are you using?
If you say yes I'll gladdly follow your suggestion: i just want my Gio to be functional again.
Tchayvaz.
Galaxy Gio GT--5660.
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try using cronmod a2sd++ or cronmod int2ext4 v1
i use them just fine on many ROMS
n btw i think the best CM for our gio is either CM7.2 or CM9
i find all CM10 JB too laggy no matter what script n mod i used

I'll definitely try
AAPD11 said:
this rom clearly supports a2sd...just first you should active it in setting>app>application......
and I use a lot of kinds of applications like : solid explorer , titanium backup , zdbox ,ezpdf reader, powerAMP music player , MXplayer , Instagram ,Tapatalk & ...
All of my apps can move to sd easily & fast...
also I Removed some of useless apps by titanium backup for more free space..for example ( calculator , some extra widgets , voice search &.. )
this rom has 1 small bug that i noticed..some times camera with other themes doesnt work..(just some times)..I reported to its cooker..
hope to be usefull...
sorry about my English..
Sent from my GT-S5660 using Tapatalk 2
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pavapizza said:
try using cronmod a2sd++ or cronmod int2ext4 v1
i use them just fine on many ROMS
n btw i think the best CM for our gio is either CM7.2 or CM9
i find all CM10 JB too laggy no matter what script n mod i used
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AAPD11 i'll try your tip for removing useless apps.
pavapizza, thanks man! This is new data for me: never heard of cronmod* before. That together with CM9 seems to be a good option. I shall seriously give them a chance when I get more time in hands.
Thanks guys! Really helpful!
Tchayvaz.
My device: Galaxy Gio, GT-S5660. ROM: CM7v2 DroidGioV2.3

Hi! I suggest you use Cyanogenmod 10.1 by OldDroid together with the S2E app available on Play Store.
I also strongly suggest you freeze/disable unneeded system apps so that you end up with a smooth experience.
Just make sure that you format the second partition with Ext4 format.
Cwm recovery has played some tricks with me and I ended up formatting on my PC before mounting on S2E. Even the Ext4 only Cwm recovery formatted as Ext3
Good luck flashing!
Sent from my GT-S5660 using xda app-developers app

miguelca said:
Hi! I suggest you use Cyanogenmod 10.1 by OldDroid together with the S2E app available on Play Store.
I also strongly suggest you freeze/disable unneeded system apps so that you end up with a smooth experience.
Just make sure that you format the second partition with Ext4 format.
Cwm recovery has played some tricks with me and I ended up formatting on my PC before mounting on S2E. Even the Ext4 only Cwm recovery formatted as Ext3
Good luck flashing!
Sent from my GT-S5660 using xda app-developers app
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I agree with cwm recovery. NEVER used it for formatting your SD card!
Sent from my GT-5660 using Tapatalk 2

Jellybread v4.5 It is very good the best!!

[Q] Two Quick questions

Hello ,
My last ROM problem was solved and I know have CM9 ROM .
But I noticed that the files on my sd card are still there ,and I want a Clean start .
I am used that they are deleted whenever I made a ( Reset to factory settings ) as I was making always before thinking to Root and make Custom ROM ,
I just wanted to know what would happen if I Made a ( Reset to factory settings ) from the settings menu ,
ofcourse I know my backup that I have on the internal card will be deleted but :
Will I lose the Root ?
Will I lose the Custom ROM and go back to the original ROM ?
The second question is , I heard before that I can share some space from my external sdcard to my internal sd card , is that really possible by any method ?
Sorry for long topic .

Any one ?

Search on the W forum for a thread by @pepoluan about 'pristine' wiping your phone....it will help you achieve the 'fresh start' that you want....and yes, unless you move your nandroid to alternative storage, you will probably lose it.
And as far as I remember, CM9 has the option to swap storage mounts which will allow you to use your external micro SD card as phone storage......
Find it by......
Menu>>settings>>storage>>menu>>advanced....
and then 'tick' the box against (something like) 'use SD card as phone storage' (it's been a while so I can't remember the exact wording)......
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda app-developers app

AhmedPower said:
Hello ,
My last ROM problem was solved and I know have CM9 ROM .
But I noticed that the files on my sd card are still there ,and I want a Clean start .
I am used that they are deleted whenever I made a ( Reset to factory settings ) as I was making always before thinking to Root and make Custom ROM ,
I just wanted to know what would happen if I Made a ( Reset to factory settings ) from the settings menu ,
ofcourse I know my backup that I have on the internal card will be deleted but :
Will I lose the Root ?
Will I lose the Custom ROM and go back to the original ROM ?
The second question is , I heard before that I can share some space from my external sdcard to my internal sd card , is that really possible by any method ?
Sorry for long topic .
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Will I lose the Root ?
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using reset to factory settings will not lose your root, afair coz i've used that b4.
Will I lose the Custom ROM and go back to the original ROM ?
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when u install custom rom basically ur stock rom (original rom) is already erased, right? so i don't think it will restore ur stock rom, u can try it though
How do I swap the internal and external SD on CM9 ?
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Settings -> Storage->Menu-Button->Storage configuration (a restart might be necessary)
for clean installation: Going 'Pristine' : What, Why, How
FYI there's a CyanogenMod 9 - Bug report / Discussion thread / FAQ under general forum, u should read that thread. HERE

keithross39 said:
Search on the W forum for a thread by @pepoluan about 'pristine' wiping your phone....it will help you achieve the 'fresh start' that you want....and yes, unless you move your nandroid to alternative storage, you will probably lose it.
And as far as I remember, CM9 has the option to swap storage mounts which will allow you to use your external micro SD card as phone storage......
Find it by......
Menu>>settings>>storage>>menu>>advanced....
and then 'tick' the box against (something like) 'use SD card as phone storage' (it's been a while so I can't remember the exact wording)......
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda app-developers app
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dec0der said:
using reset to factory settings will not lose your root, afair coz i've used that b4.
when u install custom rom basically ur stock rom (original rom) is already erased, right? so i don't think it will restore ur stock rom, u can try it though
Settings -> Storage->Menu-Button->Storage configuration (a restart might be necessary)
FYI there's a CyanogenMod 9 - Bug report / Discussion thread / FAQ under general forum, u should read that thread. HERE
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Thank you very much keithross39 and dec0der ,
I have resetted my phone without any problems at all ,
I just have another newbie question please
I see people talking about ROMs saying for example : CM9 EOL Honeyx Kernel
I don't inderstand anything in this except CM9 , But what is EOL , and what is Honeyx Kernel ?
I downloaded my CM9 version from the official thread here
I know it is written EOL in the Title of the official thread but I don't know what it mean ? and what is the Kernel ? and what name of the kernel I use ?

EOL as far as I know simply means end of line....which means the final release or no further development.... and the kernel is just something you flash on top of the ROM which allows greater control of things like processor speed, voltage etc. Flashing a kernel *can* have it's advantages, but it is not something you *have* to do......
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keithross39 said:
EOL as far as I know simply means end of line....which means the final release or no further development.... and the kernel is just something you flash on top of the ROM which allows greater control of things like processor speed, voltage etc. Flashing a kernel *can* have it's advantages, but it is not something you *have* to do......
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Yes thanks I get it .
But from your experience is flashing kernel is as risky as flashing ROMs ,and do I have to also swap my files when installing it , and if I have a CM 9 . Can I flash any kernel with the name CM9 on it and not CM10 right ?( I am sorry but indeed I was very scared to flash ROM because of the too much talk about bricking the phone ) .

When you modify your phone there's *always* going to be an element of risk.....whether that risk is higher when flashing a kernel or not, I don't know......I've always stayed with the kernel that comes with my chosen ROM. To answer another question, yes you have to use a kernel that is compatible with your ROMs OS version. As for the storage mount swap, I'm fairly certain that this is ROM controlled as opposed to kernel controlled, so you should be OK....
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keithross39 said:
When you modify your phone there's *always* going to be an element of risk.....whether that risk is higher when flashing a kernel or not, I don't know......I've always stayed with the kernel that comes with my chosen ROM. To answer another question, yes you have to use a kernel that is compatible with your ROMs OS version. As for the storage mount swap, I'm fairly certain that this is ROM controlled as opposed to kernel controlled, so you should be OK....
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Thanks keithross ,
So I think I am fine with just the CM9 and no need for other kernel ( at least for now ) .

Yeah.....you can always try a kernel another time....but do yourself a favor..... read as much as you can about every kernel you are considering before you flash it.....in the same way that every ROM is different, every kernel will be different and bring different tweaks to your phone.......
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Thanks keithross ,
So I think I am fine with just the CM9 and no need for other kernel ( at least for now ) .
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First of all it´s nice to see there are still such smart noobs like you who are posting their questions in the correct section. For this you deserve a 1+
About the rest it´s like keithross already said. First become familiar with your fevorite ROM. There is still time to test all the kernels out.
All the custom kernels are supposed to incrase battery life but also have some other tweaks included. Most of them are very similar because they are using a lot of the exact same tweaks like for example the ones for battery. However there are always some differences like the amount of added tweaks.
This is because all the Developers do have slightly different priorities to what is important to tweak. Some devs are more conservative and just adding the tweaks that are really important in his opinion and are also known to work properly with all devices whereas other devs are more openminded to add some new tweaks.
However this doesn´t mean some of them are better and some of them are worse. It´s just like that. One and the same kernel can work very good on one SGW whereas it may cause some problems on a secound SGW due to the included tweaks. Therefore it´s also good to have such a wide-spread variety of custom kernels, so everyone can find out which of them works best on his device.

People should start using Google.
Go to this URL and press 'Ctrl+F' or menu button then find on phones.
Type Kernel and discover things you never knew. As keithross said, research on these kind of stuff before you flash em.
I honestly learnt mine from here but you are free to use Google.
If you use the second link, ignore any talk about sbf. Its Motorola related.

Special thanks for all of you keithross , honeyx , and idelta ...
I think I have been very familial with the CM9 and I will be reading about your kernel honeyx very soon , I want to try it first one
Thanks again