Correctly partition your sd-card for extended memory use
Many users on this forum don't know how to partition their sd-cards correctly, resulting in later problems with ROMs, like lag issues, or data losses. This guide will help you partition your sd-card correctly.
There are several potential partitions where app-data can be installed to, usually the internal memory-partition is used for that. Unfortunately, the Desire's internal memory if only 147mb in size, and can only be increased by a maximum of 100mb with a hboot change. With apps increasing in size in the last few years, and devs not caring anymore about their app size, this small internal memory can't hold more than 10-20 relatively small apps.
Since Android 2.2 Froyo, users have been able to move part of the apps on the sd-card, but it's still not enough, with most of the data and dalvik cache filling up the internal memory. Therefore most custom ROMs incorporate an extension that allow additional partition on the sd-card to be used exclusively as an extension to the internal memory partition 'data', which is referrred to as 'sd-ext'.
----------------WARNING----------------
Everything on your sd-card will be wiped. Backup your sd-card before proceeding.
I do not take responsibility for anything that happens with your phone/ sd-card.
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There are two methods to correctly create an ext partition on your sd-card. These are:
- 4ext Recovery method
This method requires you to be S-OFF, but it's the easiest one.
-Gparted method
This can be done, regardless of being S-OFF or not.
These two methods are the best ones to use. Other means could result in sd-card damaging, or other problems. Do not use:
ROM Manager, CWM Recovery, Windows Minitool Partition Wizard etc.
All you need for this process:
A 4ext recovery compatible phone ( for the 4ext method)
A Micro Sd-card.
A computer.
A writable CD (For Gparted Method)
A rom with init.d scripts support.
A brain.
----------------4ext Method----------------
This method consists in flashing a new recovery on your phone, and it requires you to be S-OFF.
If you aren't S-OFF, check this out:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=805811
Now. let's start.
[1] For Rooted ROMs
1. Go here: http://4ext.net/
2. Click on "4EXT Recovery Updater" and download the .apk.
3. Put the .apk on your sd-card.
4. Install the app, and open it.
5. Select "Online Install | upgrade". Confirm your phone model.
6. Select the latest "Touch" recovery, or "Classic", depending on your preferences.
Skip to [4]
[2] For ROMs that are not rooted (PB99IMG)
1. Go to this thread :http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1751258
2. Download the file: PB99IMG.zip
3. Place the file on the root of your sd-card (like... not in any folder)
4. Power off your phone
5. Boot in hboot (Power Down + Volume Down) or, if Vol Down is broken, in fastboot (Power Button + Back button) and select
"Bootloader".
6. Wait until a message appeares. Select yes.
Skip to [4]
[3] For ROMs that are not rooted (Fastboot)
This requires you to have ADB and Fastboot installed. Check out this guide : Long link
1. Download the PB99IMG from this thread :http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1751258
2. Extract the .img from inside the zip.
3. Put it on the the C:/ drive.
4. Boot your phone in fastboot (Power + Back button), then connect it to your PC.
5. Open CMD
6. Type "fastboot flash recovery C:/recovery.img"
Go to step [4]
[4] Partitioning your sd-card through recovery.
Now, you have installed 4ext recovery. We can continue.
1. Boot in recovery. (Power + Volume Down, then select "recovery")
2. Select "Tools".
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3. Select "partition sd-card"
4. Select "Remove all partitions and start from scratch" (Hope you backed up your sd-card)
5. Select your sd-ext partition size. Recommended : minimum 512mb.
6. Skip sd-ext 2 (If asked for it)
7. Skip swap. (If the rom you want to install requires swap, then select 128 mb)
8. Choose Ext4 as your partition type. (Ext4 is faster than Ext3)
Voila, now you have an ext partition.
Skip to "Using the ext partition".
----------------Gparted Method----------------
1. Download gparted Live CD (.iso) from here: http://gparted.sourceforge.net/download.php
2. Once downloaded, burn it on a CD using a burning software.
3. Connect your phone to your PC, and select "Hard Disk" mode.
3. Restart your computer and enter boot menu (usually by pressing F2/F12)
4. In boot menu change the boot order to bring your CD drive on the top, save settings and exit.
5. Restart your computer. You will get some options. Select the one that says to boot Gparted, or something like that.
6. Select your language by entering a given number.
7. You will next have 3 options. Type 0 and hit enter.
8. Now you should be booted in Gparted. You should see your sd-card info, together with your PC's partitions. Select your sd-card.
9. After selecting, you can see your sd-card on the main screen, along with partitions. Delete all partitions, for a clean start.
10. Right click on the "Unallocated space", and click "New"
11. A box will appear. First, create a Fat32 partition. Click the drop down box and select "Fat32". Now write in the "Free space following" box the size of your future ext partition, and, if the ROM you want to install requires a swap partition, add 30 mb to that value. (Example: 1024mb+30mb= 1054mb)
*In order for especially windows-systems being able to mount your sd-card when connecting your device to a pc, sd-ext should be following your first sd-card partition (typically Fat32). Like... create the Fat32 partition first.
12. Now you'll see 2 partitions. Right click on the unallocated one again, write 30mb in the "Free space following" box, then select what kind of partition you would like between Ext 2,3 or 4 ( 4 recommended).
13. Now, right click on the unallocated 30 mb, and create a "Linux swap" partition, just in case.(Optional, only of ROM requires swap)
14. Click "Apply".
15. On the top left of your screen you can see an icon named as exit/turn off, click on it. You now finished partitioning.
Video for better understanding:
And yes, now you may copy back your stuff. (Again, hope you backed up)
----------------Using the Ext partition----------------
After creating an ext partition, you have to actually use it. Most ROMs have a2sd scripts incorporated that use your ext automatically (check the ROM thread), but some ROMs don't, or you just want another type of a2sd scripts.
You can use the following a2sd scripts:
Mounts2sd app (Easiest method, kids!)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spazedog.mounts2sd&hl=en
Mounts2sd script
This is a script that lets you choose what you move to sd-ext.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342387
CronMod
Another set of scripts. Each one has a description. Read it carefully.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1716124
Before flashing any scripts, remember to:
Do a nandroid backup
Delete any other a2sd scripts from the folder : /system/etc/init.d
Wipe cache and dalvik cache after installing a script.
Tip:
Unless you have a fast sd-card (Class 6 or Class 10), you should let your /data partition on your internal memory. Moving it to sd-ext could cause slowness. Move dalvik cache and system/app instead.
After you install one of these scripts, you can finally enjoy the extended memory of your phone.
Note: For most scripts, you will not see the actual ext partition as a memory extension (like, instead of 148 mb, you will not have 1148mb), but it will be there, doing its job.
To actually see your sd-ext, install a storage app, like this one : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.krikun.freespace.
----------------Problems?----------------
Still getting low memory warning?
1. Use the above suggested app to check your partition.
2. Are you using the correct hboot for your ROM?
3. Did you actually install a script? Did you configure it correctly (Mounts2sd)?
4. You may be having way too many apps, even for your extended memory. Uninstall some. Remember that memory is still limited.
5. Maybe your ROM doesn't support init.d scripts (needed for a2sd). Check out this thread :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1710980
6. If none of above work, start from the beginning, or use another method.
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-pyroblazer
-madmaxx
-AndroidGX
Special thanks:
-eddiehk6
-jmcclue
P.S. If you see anything wrong with this guide, or if you think I should add something, please tell me. Thanks.
Very nice, and neat too.
This is one of the best guides of this type I've ever seen.
Thanks!
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Very good :thumbup:
1 thing tho, regarding 5 and 6 using 4ext recovery.
5. Choose mb size for ext...ok
6. Skip swap...ok
In 4ext recovery, after choosing first partition size, it asks u to choose second partition size then swap size. So maybe should be...
5 - 512mb - 1.5gb
6 - Skip
7 - Skip
Done.
Very good guide tho, bout time someone wrote it. Good job
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jmcclue said:
Very good :thumbup:
1 thing tho, regarding 5 and 6 using 4ext recovery.
5. Choose mb size for ext...ok
6. Skip swap...ok
In 4ext recovery, after choosing first partition size, it asks u to choose second partition size then swap size. So maybe should be...
5 - 512mb - 1.5gb
6 - Skip
7 - Skip
Done.
Very good guide tho, bout time someone wrote it. Good job
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Thanks.
Weirdly enough, I partitioned an older 4 gb class 2 sd-card just to see step to step what happens, and 4 ext didn't ask for a second ext partition. Maybe the latest versions are this way.
Anyways, i made the modifications.
good stuff, very clear. should be made a sticky
few suggestions after also reading many Q&A threads:
- recommended size of partition
simply depends on how many apps users want to install, surprising how some users don't understand this.
- gparted section,
might as well link a video, always much easier to follow once you've seen it.
- using the ext partition
a lot of users expect their internal memory to read "internal + ext partition", when actually the partition is already in use without flashing any additional scripts. recommend first to check the ext partition is in use by installing various apps: diskusage, quick system info pro or titanium backup.
In many cases users won't have to 'use the move to sd' function, just keep apps on internal will trick apps to ext-partition. again this depends on the script, but can be checked as above.
when flashing different a2sd script, is it not necessary to delete the previous script first in /system/etc/init.d? not tried this myself but i would assume it may cause conflicts. definitely recommend nandroid backup and dalvik wipe before flashing any of these!
could also add a note to say that generally it is better to keep app data on the /data partition for stability and performance, unless they have fast sd card.
- add a "still getting low memory warning?" section?
use diskusage as suggested to check the partitions
make sure you are using the correct hboot for your rom (requires s-off), check the rom's system size using 7zip, or read each rom's OP or search within each thread for optimal hboot.
you may have too many apps, no matter which script you use there is still a limit. uninstall some apps you don't need
these aren't anything major, just fine tuning if you want to include
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abaaaabbbb63 said:
Thanks.
Weirdly enough, I partitioned an older 4 gb class 2 sd-card just to see step to step what happens, and 4 ext didn't ask for a second ext partition. Maybe the latest versions are this way.
Anyways, i made the modifications.
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Yh it says at the top just below the status bar, its very small so alot of people probably dont see/notice it. Like when u press to "remove all partitions and start from scratch" then u choose, lets say 1024, the next part press skip, but when u press skip the screen doesnt change apart from the wee writing at the top so some people think when they pressed skip nothing happend so they press skip again then it partitions sdcard. Hope that makes sense lol
And yh like eddie said it should be made a sticky or atleast u could ask Mr.Mefisto to add it to his everything desire guide.
Il add it to my sig anyway if thats ok with u?
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eddiehk6 said:
good stuff, very clear. should be made a sticky
few suggestions after also reading many Q&A threads:
- recommended size of partition
simply depends on how many apps users want to install, surprising how some users don't understand this.
- gparted section,
might as well link a video, always much easier to follow once you've seen it.
- using the ext partition
a lot of users expect their internal memory to read "internal + ext partition", when actually the partition is already in use without flashing any additional scripts. recommend first to check the ext partition is in use by installing various apps: diskusage, quick system info pro or titanium backup.
In many cases users won't have to 'use the move to sd' function, just keep apps on internal will trick apps to ext-partition. again this depends on the script, but can be checked as above.
when flashing different a2sd script, is it not necessary to delete the previous script first in /system/etc/init.d? not tried this myself but i would assume it may cause conflicts. definitely recommend nandroid backup and dalvik wipe before flashing any of these!
could also add a note to say that generally it is better to keep app data on the /data partition for stability and performance, unless they have fast sd card.
- add a "still getting low memory warning?" section?
use diskusage as suggested to check the partitions
make sure you are using the correct hboot for your rom (requires s-off), check the rom's system size using 7zip, or read each rom's OP or search within each thread for optimal hboot.
you may have too many apps, no matter which script you use there is still a limit. uninstall some apps you don't need
these aren't anything major, just fine tuning if you want to include
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Thanks for the suggestions!! Added everything.
jmcclue said:
Yh it says at the top just below the status bar, its very small so alot of people probably dont see/notice it. Like when u press to "remove all partitions and start from scratch" then u choose, lets say 1024, the next part press skip, but when u press skip the screen doesnt change apart from the wee writing at the top so some people think when they pressed skip nothing happend so they press skip again then it partitions sdcard. Hope that makes sense lol
And yh like eddie said it should be made a sticky or atleast u could ask Mr.Mefisto to add it to his everything desire guide.
Il add it to my sig anyway if thats ok with u?
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I'm more than ok with adding it to your sig
Apparently, the user DigginGraves already suggested it to Mr. Mefisto.
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abaaaabbbb63 said:
Thanks for the suggestions!! Added everything.
I'm more than ok with adding it to your sig
Apparently, the user DigginGraves already suggested it to Mr. Mefisto.
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Cool, will add it later.
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one last thing i just spotted in gparted section steps 11 - 13:
just type free space following as the ext4 partition, briefly explain that ext4 is recommended as it should be slightly faster.
you can ask someone a bit more senior and with more knowledge to confirm, but i think you should remove the bit about swap, it's not necessary. It doesn't extend the memory in any way, in come cases can confuse the system. the custom rom would surely need a way to utilise swap, and most don't even bother afaik. you could in fact add a note to not include swap in case users were thinking about it.
another argument is that you instruct to skip swap in the 4ext recovery method, so should be consistent with gparted.
eddiehk6 said:
one last thing i just spotted in gparted section steps 11 - 13:
just type free space following as the ext4 partition, briefly explain that ext4 is recommended as it should be slightly faster.
you can ask someone a bit more senior and with more knowledge to confirm, but i think you should remove the bit about swap, it's not necessary. It doesn't extend the memory in any way, in come cases can confuse the system. the custom rom would surely need a way to utilise swap, and most don't even bother afaik. you could in fact add a note [to I]not[/I] include swap in case users were thinking about it.
another argument is that you instruct to skip swap in the 4ext recovery method, so should be consistent with gparted.
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Thanks for the observation.
Made it so everyone is happy
Hi, i took some screenshots of 4ext recovery while partitioning old sdcard. if u look at pic number 4 and 5 and look at the grey bar below status bar, it says "select a size for the first sd-ext partition" then on next pic it says "select a size for the 2nd sd-ext partition" then "select a size for the swap partition". Just thought id clear that up what i was on about yesterday anyway if u want u can use the pics for ur guide, just extract the zip file.
jmcclue said:
Hi, i took some screenshots of 4ext recovery while partitioning old sdcard. if u look at pic number 4 and 5 and look at the grey bar below status bar, it says "select a size for the first sd-ext partition" then on next pic it says "select a size for the 2nd sd-ext partition" then "select a size for the swap partition". Just thought id clear that up what i was on about yesterday anyway if u want u can use the pics for ur guide, just extract the zip file.
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Lol..
Now, with these screenshots added, this guide can be followed even if you don't have a brain
Thanks guys for contributing!
abaaaabbbb63 said:
Lol..
Now, with these screenshots added, this guide can be followed even if you don't have a brain
Thanks guys for contributing!
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haha yeah its pure idiot proof now, BUT...... i guarantee you are gona get people who still cant do it :cyclops:
For partitioning an Ext4 partiotion under Windows 7 (64bit) I used just now a free tool successfully:
MiniTool® Partition Wizard Home Edition (Free! v7.7)
http://www.partitionwizard.com/products.html
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chaosp said:
For partitioning an Ext4 partiotion under Windows 7 (64bit) I used just now a free tool successfully:
MiniTool® Partition Wizard Home Edition (Free! v7.7)
http://www.partitionwizard.com/products.html
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U should never use minitool, it creates bad partitions and does'nt align properly.
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chaosp said:
For partitioning an Ext4 partiotion under Windows 7 (64bit) I used just now a free tool successfully:
MiniTool® Partition Wizard Home Edition (Free! v7.7)
http://www.partitionwizard.com/products.html
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I just wonder, where did people hear of this tool in the first place?
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abaaaabbbb63 said:
I just wonder, where did people hear of this tool in the first place?
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i think to be fair, when i first done mine back in november 2011 when i googled "how to partition sdcard" links with minitool seemed to pop up the most so i think people generaly go for that. but these days, if u search, 8/10 u will get to xda and 4ext so i dunno why they still choose it.
I made an ext3 partition using Gparted Livecd. But I couldn't make an ext4 one. Why? Maybe because i've a Class4 SD card?
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RidenCT said:
I made an ext3 partition using Gparted Livecd. But I couldn't make an ext4 one. Why? Maybe because i've a Class4 SD card?
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It didn't give you the ext4 option?
There's an option in 4ext recovery to convert ext3 to ext4. Try that.
abaaaabbbb63 said:
It didn't give you the ext4 option?
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No it didn't. Maybe because it's a class4 SD?
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UPDATE: The GUIDE has been updated to the smallest detail you should have no problems partitioning your card if You just CAREFULLY read and follow the instructions.
UPDATE: Since some people can't seem to make this work with gparted live cd there is another solution, You can use pmagic.iso. In basic's it's the same procedure (heck it also the same gparted only put into a more friendly enviroment). The reason that i'm posting this it's because you don't even need the cd you can start it from a flash drive. U just have to make a bootable usb flash and put in bios to start from usb in boot options
The link for download is here
The link for how to make a bootable usb here
The procedure is simple just install chose from the list parted magic and read the tutorial from the donload page
Some roms have the problem with the ext4 just use ext3 or ext2 partition.The safest one is ext2 and ext2 is the slowest way to wear off your card. I haven't tried all roms just ask in that section.
And as always i'm not responsible for any damage that may occur while doing this.
And ui updated the link for downloading the gparted
Originally by Sentinel196 i qouted him and made things a little simpler 'cause people like screenshots . I've just aded screenshots because im lazy and don't like to type much . All the credit goes to him i just inserted screenshots for better understanding. And sorry for the misstypes i'm not use to type from my nettop .
It seems many people are having issues partitioning their SD card for use with Apps2SD+ ROMS using the additional EXT4 partition.
Here is a guide to the method that worked for me. I am not responsible for any loss of data on your phone or PC as a result of following this guide. Read the steps clearly and understand them BEFORE you do anything. Failure to understand the steps involved could see you wiping data from your PC's hard drive with no warning messages to tell you what you are about to do. You have been warned!
Firstly, I couldn't get Partition Wizard for Windows to work. If anyone else has been successful with it please let me know and I will update this post.
Before you start, BACK UP all your data from the SD card. It will all be erased from your SD card during this process.
Although this works on a phone which has already been flashed with an APPS2SD+ compatible ROM. I strongly suggest starting with a freshly flashed ROM with no apps installed before doing this to ensure ALL additionally downloaded and installed apps are installed on to the partition, leaving the maximum possible storage space remaining on your phone.
Here are the steps....
1. Download a copy of GPARTED-LIVE from here. Use your favourite CD burning software to burn the image to CD. The image is bootable so make sure you do not leave the CD as open session when you burn it. This is the software we will use to partition the SD card later on.
2. Start with a freshly formatted SD card with a single FAT32 partition. This can be created using whatever tool you prefer. Use the default cluster size setting. I use the Disk Management tool in Windows under Administrative Tools in Control Panel. You can perform this step by inserting the SD into your PC or mounting it on your PC via the phone.
YOU CAN DO EVERYTHING FROM GPARTED JUST BACKUP YOUR DATA AND UNMOUNT YOUR CARD AND PUT IT IN A CARD READER OR VIA MAGICLDR)
DO NOT COPY ANY FILES OVER TO THE SD CARD YET. Android will have copied over its standard files after formatting so do not delete these, but don't add anything else yet.
WAIT UNTIL EVERYTHING IS LOADED THEN INSERT THE CARD READER OR MOBILE WITH SELECTED MASS STORAGE IN MAGICLOADER THEN IN GPARTED GO ON REFRESH DEVICES OR JUST REFRESH OR CTRL + R WHAT EVER IS SHOWN OR WHICH EVER IS EASIER FOR YOU. iN THE RIGHT UPPER CORNER YOU SHOULD HAVE YOUR PRIMARY HARD DRIVE SELECTED CLICK ON IT AND SELECT YOUR CARD IT SHOULD SAY 2,4,8 OR 16 GB APPROXIMATLY. After that you shuldn't have any problems with your card not detecting or what so ever.
Thanx to milton007 for pointing out this
3. With the SD card now recognised by the PC, reboot your PC from the GPARTED-LIVE CD you burned in step 1. This may take a while to load depending on your PC. Follow the on screen prompts until GPARTED loads correctly.
4. With GPARTED now loaded, select your SD card using the selection in the top right hand side of the GPARTED window. Ensure you have selected the correct storage device by ensuring the capacity is reported correctly. BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO MES WITH YOUR COMPUTERS HAR DRIVE!! If you are not sure at this stage, please do not proceed as you risk wiping data from your PC. GPARTED will not warn you if you are about to damage system files as you might expect it to.
5. Once selected, you should see a single FAT32 partition displayed with a chart which span the top of the window. The easiest way is to delete all partitions on the card
right click on the partition and delete click yes
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6. Right click in the unallocated space you created in the chart and click "Create" or new. A new dialog box should appear. First partition will be fat32 and it must be primary into column space after input 1024 because that you will leave for the ext4 partition. Click OK Right click in the unallocated space you created in the chart and click "Create" or new.
Modify the settings so that the partition is "Primary" not "Logical" and set it to "ext4". Leave the cluster size set to "default". Click OK.
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7. Back in the main GPARTED screen, you should now see two partitions in the chart, the first being your original FAT32 partition and then to the right is your new EXT4 partition. Click "APPLY" and the changes will be made to the SD card. THIS IS IMPORTANT as no changes are made to your SD card until you click apply. If you miss this step, you will have to start over from step 6 again.
8. Once changes are reported as completed, shut down your PC and remove the SD card. Insert it into your PC and boot the phone. If you connected your SD to the PC via MAGLDR, press the power/hang up key to return to the main menu and choose to boot from NAND.
DONE!!!!!!!
Once the phone is booted (may take a little longer than usual) go back to SETTINGS - SD & PHONE STORAGE and you should see your phone's available storage reported as around 20-40MB less than the total storage capacity. This will vary between different ROMS. Don't expect it to read any higher than it did before you did this if you haven't installed any apps yet.
Check to see that your SD storage is reported as the correct size corresponding with the new size of your FAT32 partition.
Now go ahead and install your apps. You will notice that the phone storage capacity does decrease as you install apps, but the next time you reboot, it should jump back up again. That's what happens on my phone anyway.
Once you are satisfied that all is well, you can connect your SD to the PC again and copy across your data to the FAT32 partition.
Another thing to note is that you don't need to format the EXT4 partition when changing ROMS. As it only stores the applications, when booting for the first time with a new APPS2SD+ supported ROM, it will automatically show up with all your apps and widgets installed. Preferences and widgets will need to be reset however.
I hope this guide helps. Thanks again to all the amazing developers here at XDA who make all this possible, as well as the wonderful community of volunteers and members who keep this show running.
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You say to download gparted from here in step one, there is no link to download from.
AndHD2 said:
You say to download gparted from here in step one, there is no link to download from.
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He allready said its copy pasted, but i am sure you know how to use Google
Thx to OP, pictures are allways welcome
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You could have simply posted teh screens in the original thread and he would have added them to his OP.
Absolutely no need to clone a topic like this.
I think this is a nice tutorial, if you don't know how to use Linux partitions etc..
The pictures will certainly help.....
im using a nand rom with data.img support
using this method i dont need to have a data.img correct?
also what advantages does this have over data.img?
Can I un-partition my SD card with GPARTED?
Hmm..i followed your guide,but i ran into these problems:
1:couldn't make it a logical partition this option was inactive,until i first created an extended partition then made a logical partition out of that one.
2:At the end of the process i had a FAT32 partition which my main one with all the space,an extended partition with 1gb and the EXT4 partition with the same 1gb from the extended one,but now my SD won't show on my phone anymore,although i could access it from my PC using a Card reader and it shows the new space for the FAT32 partition that i created. any ideas?!
HateSoul said:
Hmm..i followed your guide,but i ran into these problems:
1:couldn't make it a logical partition this option was inactive,until i first created an extended partition then made a logical partition out of that one.
2:At the end of the process i had a FAT32 partition which my main one with all the space,an extended partition with 1gb and the EXT4 partition with the same 1gb from the extended one,but now my SD won't show on my phone anymore,although i could access it from my PC using a Card reader and it shows the new space for the FAT32 partition that i created. any ideas?!
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Same here. Now under android Total Space and Available Listed as Unavailable. Altought i can still access my fat32 partition from within Android using astro file manager.
How to confirm that i am using ext4 partition?
thanks
+1 it's the exact same for me. are you running a build that support APP2SD?
rizky_p said:
Same here. Now under android Total Space and Available Listed as Unavailable. Altought i can still access my fat32 partition from within Android using astro file manager.
How to confirm that i am using ext4 partition?
thanks
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little13193 said:
Can I un-partition my SD card with GPARTED?
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Yup, use step 9. as reference, right click the ext4 partition and instead of create select delete (or remove dunno never used gparted on live cd just ubunutu) then it should appear as unalocatted space, now drag the arrow so that the fat32 partition uses the whole space... other way should be to remove both partitions (fat32 and ext4) and then create a unique fat32 partition in the whole unallocated space....
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+1 it's the exact same for me. are you running a build that support APP2SD?
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I supposed it support app2sd.
Well i repartitioned my SDCard once again but this time ext4 partition is created as primary(fat32 also primary) not Extended->Logical partition. Now it shows Total and Available Space correctly instead of unavailable, but still unsure whether Android is using the ext4 parition or not.
I think we will need the OP's point of view on this,at the mean time,why don't you try installing some apps and see if the EXT4 working or not?!
Edit:Oh,and also you download Android Commander it's a Windows application,you can tell if your phone is using EXT4 or not.
rizky_p said:
I supposed it support app2sd.
Well i repartitioned my SDCard once again but this time ext4 partition is created as primary(fat32 also primary) not Extended->Logical partition. Now it shows Total and Available Space correctly instead of unavailable, but still unsure whether Android is using the ext4 parition or not.
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This doesn't work..
I'm using win 7 x64
1:i can't "reboot from my gparted live cd"
2: if I reboot my system and select boot from cd gparted but I cannot see my sd card
What is the point of posting a guide that doesn't work....
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once booted from cd do you click the first option, default settings? and what about the key logging or whatever
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Any hopes of someone sorting out this failed guide?
How do you get the sdcard to recognize
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Will it work on gauner1986 ROM?
MysticGenius said:
This doesn't work..
I'm using win 7 x64
1:i can't "reboot from my gparted live cd"
2: if I reboot my system and select boot from cd gparted but I cannot see my sd card
What is the point of posting a guide that doesn't work....
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LOL, got the same system as yours, guide worked like a charm..maybe it's not guide's fault if you can't get it to work.
MysticGenius said:
Any hopes of someone sorting out this failed guide?
How do you get the sdcard to recognize
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The same :/ I can't get sdcard to recognize
HateSoul said:
I think we will need the OP's point of view on this,at the mean time,why don't you try installing some apps and see if the EXT4 working or not?!
Edit:Oh,and also you download Android Commander it's a Windows application,you can tell if your phone is using EXT4 or not.
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shoot under Android Commander it doesnt use the ext partition. it is grayed out..
Hi,
i am interested in flashing the following ROM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=861690&highlight=insertcoin
it requires me to have an EXT partition:
A2SD (and yes YOU MUST HAVE an EXT Partiton after the FAT32 one)
can i use ROM manager for this? i haven't used it before so if someone can outline the steps that'd be well appreciated. plus is there anything else i need to do? as you can tell i'm very new to this so i need all the help i can get
p.s: the reason i posted this here and not in the development forum is cos i don't have enough posts to make any comments in the development forum yet.
thanks a lot!
I can't post in the dev forums either. It's an annoying rule isn't it. The other annoying rule is that you can't post URLs either, so sorry I can't give you any links for the stuff below.
I used gParted livecd to partition my sd card.
Steps are:
-Download the iso
-Burn it to the CD (burn as a CD image, not as a regular file)
-Boot up your PC with the CD in
-Answer a few dumb questions about your preferred keyboard etc until the GParted screen comes up
-take the SD card out of your Phone and stick it in your PC
-wait a min or two for GParted to recognize it, then choose you SD card as the drive
-shrink the existing FAT partition to make room for the new ext partition
-create the new ext partition of whatever type your ROM recommends (ext2/3/4) and whatever size you want
-apply the changes
Most guides I've seen say to wipe your SD card first, but I got on just fine with shrinking the existing partition without wiping, then your data is preserved.
There are plenty of gParted tutorials with screenshots.
Just be sure to partition your SD card and not your PC hard drive
from one newbie to another, hope this helps
You can also try your recovery, some of them have partitioning tools built in. I have CWM Alpharev and in the advanced menu, there is an option for partitioning your card.
For the usual A2SD+ Roms out there, partitioning with Recovery works very well.
AmonRA 2.0.1 or ClockWorkMod Recovery should be suitable.
peegee99 said:
I can't post in the dev forums either. It's an annoying rule isn't it. The other annoying rule is that you can't post URLs either, so sorry I can't give you any links for the stuff below.
I used gParted livecd to partition my sd card.
Steps are:
-Download the iso
-Burn it to the CD (burn as a CD image, not as a regular file)
-Boot up your PC with the CD in
-Answer a few dumb questions about your preferred keyboard etc until the GParted screen comes up
-take the SD card out of your Phone and stick it in your PC
-wait a min or two for GParted to recognize it, then choose you SD card as the drive
-shrink the existing FAT partition to make room for the new ext partition
-create the new ext partition of whatever type your ROM recommends (ext2/3/4) and whatever size you want
-apply the changes
Most guides I've seen say to wipe your SD card first, but I got on just fine with shrinking the existing partition without wiping, then your data is preserved.
There are plenty of gParted tutorials with screenshots.
Just be sure to partition your SD card and not your PC hard drive
from one newbie to another, hope this helps
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lol it is annoying. and thanks for the detailed info.
Eyonik said:
For the usual A2SD+ Roms out there, partitioning with Recovery works very well.
AmonRA 2.0.1 or ClockWorkMod Recovery should be suitable.
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so i found the following instructions to partition via ClockworksMod Recovery:
A. backup your sd card to your computer. can't stress this enough, as partitioning will wipe the entire card.
B. Reboot into recovery
c. In android system recovery, select partition sdcard
d. In the partition sdcard menu, select partition sd
e. Follow the instructions on the phone to partition your sd card. You can optionally set a swap file while you are partitioning your sd card.
F. In the partition sdcard menu, select sd:ext2 to ext3. Follow the instructions on the screen.
G. only perform this step if you want ext4 and your rom supports it: in the partition sdcard menu, select sd:ext3 to ext4. Follow the instructions on the sdcard.
h. Press the back button on the phone to go back to the main menu.
I. Put the a2sd file on the sd card (and all your other files you backed up earlier) by selecting usb-ms toggle and transfer the files to your computer.
is the above correct?
furthermore:
1. when i do a backup, whats the backup file called so i can copy it to my pc?
2. i already have a rom with no partition installed. before i create a partition (steps above) should i do a full wipe (cache/partition) and then proceed to the above steps?
thanks!
The above sholud be correct.
1. Backups are located SDcard/Clockworkmod/backup/[date the backup was created]
2. No you, don't need to wipe anything, only if you want to flash a new ROM.
<OT> why would you want to post this in the ROM development forum? This has absolutely nothing to do with ROM development! So why are you complaining? Apparently this seems to be a useful rule... ^^
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Tillus said:
<OT> why would you want to post this in the ROM development forum? This has absolutely nothing to do with ROM development! So why are you complaining? Apparently this seems to be a useful rule... ^^
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my questions were specific to the ROM on the development page. i figured if i could have asked it there, people would know exactly what i'm talking about.
and i don't think we said the rule was not useful, just a tad bit annoying : p
nagypapi said:
The above sholud be correct.
1. Backups are located SDcard/Clockworkmod/backup/[date the backup was created]
2. No you, don't need to wipe anything, only if you want to flash a new ROM.
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sorry if i'm being pedantic, but just to clarify (i do want to install a new ROM with a partition) the steps would be:
1. do a full wipe (cache/partition)
2. partition SD
3. install new ROM
does that sound right?
and thanks for previous reply.
you can use custom recovery ver3
green hoodlum said:
sorry if i'm being pedantic, but just to clarify (i do want to install a new ROM with a partition) the steps would be:
1. do a full wipe (cache/partition)
2. partition SD
3. install new ROM
does that sound right?
and thanks for previous reply.
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anybody?
*eagerly awaiting a reply*
You should make a nandroid backup as well as a copy of your SD card. Have you done this? If not, a quick search will give instructions on how to do it, to ensure you can return to where you are now if things don't go right with the new ROM for some reason...
Otherwise, yes. Your steps are correct! Good luck...
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Rather than recreate the wheel...
Here is the developer's thread on Link2SD
Read it thoroughly!!!
Here are some links on Ext2, Ext3 and Ext4 file systems and why Ext 4 is preferable over Ext2 if you can do it with your ROM's kernel.
Ext2
Ext3
Ext4
Here's a debate over which to use. You be the judge and go with what makes sense for you.
What I'm going to take you through is creating the second partition on your SD card to be able to use it. We are going to use Minitool Partition Wizard Pro Home Edition (Freeware) to do this on a Windows machine.
There are other ways to do this including Linux, from recovery, etc, but this is a free and simple method that DOES NOT LOSE YOUR EXISTING SD CARD DATA!!!
First things first!
Repeat after me...
1/ I have a stock kernel in my ROM. My ROM only supports FAT32 and Ext2 for the second partition and I will not format it Ext4 and then come asking why it's not mounting correctly! I will format it Ext2 for best performance.
2/ I am not S-OFF or HTCDev unlocked AND rooted. I will NOT come asking if this will work or WHY it's not working at all!
3/ I WILL NOT TRY MOUNTING MY PHONE AS A HARD DRIVE TO DO THIS. I WIL READ THE INSTRUCTIONS AND USE A CARD READER!
So the prerequisites are:
1/ HTC Dev Unlocked OR S-OFF
2/ Permanently rooted
3/ A windows machine with Minitool Partition Wizard Pro Home Edition (Freeware) Installed or Hirens Boot CD which has a bootable windows version with PWPH installed on it.
4/ An SD card appropriate for the job. The faster the better! For 16 and 32 GB I really do recommend splurging on the Class 10...
Steps:
1/ Boot up your Hirens or Windows machine
2/ Make sure that Show Hidden Files and Folders is ON so you can see some of the hidden folders present on an android system's SD card
3/ Insert your Micro SD card into a reader and attach it to the computer
4/ Make a folder on your computer and back up your entire SD card's main partition to it including hidden files and folders JUST TO BE SAFE. (Remember if you do this right you won't have to lose your card's contents, unlike the recovery method.
5/ Install Partition Wizard Pro Home Edition or check that its on your Hiren's bootable windows cd
6/ Run Partition Wizard Home Edition.
7/ Look for your SD card along the bottom and identify your FAT32 Partition
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8/ Right click on it and choose "Move/Resize Partition"
9/ Use the down arrow in the middle field "Partition Size:" to change the value and consequently the value of the "Free Space After: field as well until you have created around 1027 MB of free space. *Warning - Do not create free space before the first primary FAT32 partition!!! If you do discard changes and start over!
10/ Click "OK"
http://dl.xda-developers.com/attachdl/97c7411fd1fdf03bee85f54f0203ebd8/4f4cec58/8/4/5/7/6/5/Shot_1_Resizing_FAT32.PNG/IMG]
11/ Identify the new unallocated space on the drive map.
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12/ Right click on it and choose "Create"
13/ When you get the warning about the partition not being able to be used in Windows click "Yes" to continue
14/ 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. I would avoid Ext3 unless you have to. 2 or 4 are preferred
*NOTE!!! You cannot resize an Ext partition after you make it. You can only move it around so choose your size wisely! I find a GB to be plenty and I have 150+ linked apps with 360 MB free on SD card partition 2 but you can have up to 2 GB.
15/ Make sure it is a primary not a logical partition
16/ Name it if you want.
17/ Click "OK" to continue
18/ Click the BIG "Apply" button in the top left of the window
19/ Choose "Yes" to continue from the pop up
20/ Let it do it's work.
Congratulations! Step 1 Complete!
Now to step 2:
1/ Eject and place your SD card back into your phone
2/ Boot up your phone
3/ Install Link2SD from the Android Market
4/ Run it
5/ On first run it will ask you the type of partition your second SD card partition is. Choose Ext2 or Ext4 depending on which you made it.
6/ Follow the directions to reboot your phone
Congratulations! Link2SD is now working on your phone!
When you click the menu button in Link2SD and choose "Storage Info" you should see three memory spaces. Internal, SD Card, and SD Card 2nd Part.
At this point I recommend you Menu click and go to Settings and choose "Autolink" to automatically link programs (.APK), dalvik cache files (.DEX) and library files (libs) to your SD Card 2'nd partition when a new program is installed.
Now for some strategy!
You say, "I've got all this external space! Why bother putting any programs on the internal space?"
Well...SPEED MAN! SPEED!
I keep Launchers, Widgets, Background processes like Titanium Backup, etc, on the internal as space allows to allow for speed when booting. The internal memory is faster than your SD card and keeping these programs here helps a lot in speeding up your boot time. This is an option with Link2SD that you DON'T have with Data2SD or Data2Whatever!
You can also keep commonly accessed programs like Tapatalk for example, on this internal fast memory.
You can also mass move by multi selecting, several programs to and from either internal, SD card, or SD card second partition. Ideal for your initial move to your new second partition of your apps pre-installed prior to link2sd.
People wanted instructions for a third swap so see post two for additional steps.
Troubleshooting:
*If you have issues with your primary SD card partition not working right or perhaps you decided to wipe the whole card and create them both/or all three from scratch, remember that this FAT32 partition 1 has to be set ACTIVE and all partitions have to be primary not logical.
*If you cannot mount Ext2 or Ext4 make the second partition FAT32. It will work for all Wildfire S Models and all ROM's. Try the others first as they are preferred for performance and stability.
*If you don't have a card reader it's been reported that you can use your phone in hard drive mode to achieve the same thing, followed by a reboot but I have heard many cases where this causes troubles so I personally don't recommend it but hey. You gotta do what you gotta do.
*Some users are reporting with MarvelC's that they needed to use Ext3 so I have updated the tutorial to reflect this.
*If you don't immediately see a change in internal memory after linking apps relax. It will show up. Sometimes it just is a little delayed.
That's pretty much it for now.
Enjoy and if this tutorial helped you or you like it, please click "THANKS"!
Add On's and FAQ's
Adding in a Linux Swap If Wanted, Supported, and Needed:
Personally I don't see the use for it but hey. Sometimes people want the kitchen sink included as well right?
1/ Increase your unallocated space in the FAT32 resize to around 1550 MB
2/ Right click on the unallocated space and make your Ext2/Ext4 partition of around 1027 MB
3/ Right click on the remaining unallocated space at the end of the drive and choose Linux swap for partition type. Again make sure it's a Primary and not a Logical parition!
Apply.
Have fun...(And click thanks!
How would I know which partition my kernel supports? I'm using alquez's CM7.
i wana do the partitions for this
but this topic said u need "3rd-Linux Swap - mine is 512MB" its a 3rd partitio? or how shall i do this? or the 3rd partition is not necessary?and just stay relax, make my sd card as d33ps1x wrote in this thread, and i can easily install that linked ROM with 800mhz processor?
bingzz said:
How would I know which partition my kernel supports? I'm using alquez's CM7.
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+1 same
i got cm7 but link2sd didnt work should i flash kernel or something like that
hanynemesis said:
+1 same
i got cm7 but link2sd didnt work should i flash kernel or something like that
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I used the ext2 partition and it worked fine for me, I'd recommend that for you too.
bingzz said:
I used the ext2 partition and it worked fine for me, I'd recommend that for you too.
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so after create ex2 partition setup link2sd and choose ex2 and all ok ?
Used ext4 for alquez' cm7.
Ext4 is fine for CM7. Recommended. Just make sure you choose it when you first run Link2SD.
I am using it without issues.
Regards,
DS
szuladam said:
i wana do the partitions for this
but this topic said u need "3rd-Linux Swap - mine is 512MB" its a 3rd partitio? or how shall i do this? or the 3rd partition is not necessary?and just stay relax, make my sd card as d33ps1x wrote in this thread, and i can easily install that linked ROM with 800mhz processor?
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You don't NEED a linux swap but just add into the equation
1/ Created 1.5 gb of free space
2/ Create second Ext4 partition
3 Create linux swap partition with remainder of space at end of disk.
szuladam said:
i wana do the partitions for this
but this topic said u need "3rd-Linux Swap - mine is 512MB" its a 3rd partitio? or how shall i do this? or the 3rd partition is not necessary?and just stay relax, make my sd card as d33ps1x wrote in this thread, and i can easily install that linked ROM with 800mhz processor?
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Here you go...Instructions for swap.
d33ps1x said:
At this point I recommend you Menu click and go to Settings and choose "Autolink" to automatically link program, dalvik and libs to your SD Card 2'nd partition when a new program is installed.
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Suggestion (since this is so noob-friendly otherwise): Instead of mentioninf dalvik, refer to .dex files, synonymous in this context (at least my version of link2sd refers to apk, dex and lib files)
Regards,
Rich
rkleinhenz said:
Suggestion (since this is so noob-friendly otherwise): Instead of mentioninf dalvik, refer to .dex files, synonymous in this context (at least my version of link2sd refers to apk, dex and lib files)
Regards,
Rich
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Appreciate the constructive input. Will do.
OK guys i followed all steps and after setup link2sd and open it it ask for permission sure i press ok and choose ex4 partition type then got this error
Mount script error
mount script cannot be created
mount:mounting/dev/block/vold/179:2on /data/sdex2
failed :device or resource busy.
of-course i have ex4 partition after my fat partition both are primary and the fat one is active my memory is 2 GB
tried to restard and try again same error so what i had done wrong ?
hanynemesis said:
OK guys i followed all steps and after setup link2sd and open it it ask for permission sure i press ok and choose ex4 partition type then got this error
Mount script error
mount script cannot be created
mount:mounting/dev/block/vold/179:2on /data/sdex2
failed :device or resource busy.
of-course i have ex4 partition after my fat partition both are primary and the fat one is active my memory is 2 GB
tried to restard and try again same error so what i had done wrong ?
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Hmm............Does your primary SD partition still function right?
Did this but was stuck on cm7 boot screen after a reboot.
*se-nsei. said:
Did this but was stuck on cm7 boot screen after a reboot.
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Wipe Cache and Dalvik cache and try reboot again.
d33ps1x said:
You don't NEED a linux swap but just add into the equation
1/ Created 1.5 gb of free space
2/ Create second Ext4 partition
3 Create linux swap partition with remainder of space at end of disk.
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thx for help. so actualy the linux swap patition it not necessary. than what for?
without it that rom wont work? (the apps will go to ext4 partition, so what goes for 3rd one?)
or does is have any advantage/disadvantage?
(this questions apply only for HTC WFS ofc)
szuladam said:
thx for help. so actualy the linux swap patition it not necessary. than what for?
without it that rom wont work? (the apps will go to ext4 partition, so what goes for 3rd one?)
or does is have any advantage/disadvantage?
(this questions apply only for HTC WFS ofc)
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It's what it says it is. Memory swap space.
It swaps out rarely used memory pages to the swap to make room for immediate use of active ones.
If your ROM kernel supports it give it a go with and without and see if you notice performance gains in your everyday use.
Google will provide you with lots of info on what a linux swap partition is and it's benefits/detriments.
d33ps1x said:
Wipe Cache and Dalvik cache and try reboot again.
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Thank you. Great tutorial btw. One question - what would you recommend that I keep on the SD card to avoid boot problems?
Ok so I'm on a g2 using 4ext recovery to partition my sd in hopes of enabling swap. I'm using Virtuous Affinity so it helps.. anyhoo.. I'm totally lost on what to choose for the sd-ext partition and then the swap. There are options to pick from -128 to -4069 to pick from for sd-ext and then 128 to 1024 for swap. Ive done this once in clockwork mod recovery following a guide religiously. The only reason I switched recoveries is to switch my system, data and cache files to 4 ext to improve speed on affinity. Now I wanted to repartition my sd to "properly align it" and enable swap for speed when I was met with way more choices than I found in CWM.
if you don´t plan to use sdext, format it to the lowest space possible. for swap i would say 250 are enough...
hope this helps...
here is a guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1323447
hoffmas said:
if you don´t plan to use sdext, format it to the lowest space possible. for swap i would say 250 are enough...
hope this helps...
here is a guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1323447
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Ok, sdext is partitioning you sdcard right? like splitting or dividing it? And If I wanted to enable swap dont you have to partition it?
if you want to enable swap there are two options:
1. you do make a swap partition on your sdcard (you will loose you sdcard content doing this) and enable it through the script as described in the guide i posted...
2. you download swapper2 from market. it´s a app that makes a swap file (you do not have to partition your sdcard and won´t loose your content) but you will probably get problems with usb storage
if my post was helpful pls use the thanks button
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
Moving to Q&A
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 .
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