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Hello, Yesterday I rooted and flashed cyanogenmod on my Desire for the first time following this perfect noob proof guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1016084 to the letter and its working perfectly.
I partioned the SD, got 1 GB of Ext4, as the guide did and all that, and I have had this for a day now and after a few apps I am already down to 40 MB internal memory, whats going on? Did I do something wrong?
Regards
You need to move apps and dalvik-cache to EXT4-partition or flash CM7-Hboot via fastboot if you are S-OFF.
Swiftkeyed from ICS with Transparent XDA App
Thank you for your reply but I really have no idea what that means, im a complete newbie... I followed that guide so I am S-OFF. Where is that Hboot I need to flash? Flashing that now will that remove or clear my phone?
Also I checked my phone:
a2sd:
Capacity: 0.96 GB
Used: 67 MB
Free: 0.89 GB
Clearly its in use is it? Or maybe not... :/
Could someone tell me what to do please?
Look for S2E on the Android Market. That will move your apps to your EXT4 partition. Check the selected folders that you wanna moved to the EXT4 partition. Check Applications, Private Apps and Dalvik Cache (optional but recommended if you have a fast sd card). Reboot after configuring. It will take some time to reboot since it'll be transferring your existing app to the EXT4.
Don't mess with your hboot until you fully understand what you are doing. Check http://alpharev.nl to get an idea and read the sticky on the development section for more information.
THank you so much for your reply. One quick question: If I do as you wrote, Check Applications, Private Apps and Dalvik Cache, will the future apps I install be installed to the Ext4 drive or do I need to do this every time I install new apps etc?
Also I havent messed with my Hboot, I just followed that guide, and one step was to download that alpharev cd and turn S-Off, nothing else.
Thanks again!
As long as you have Cyanogenmod set to install apps to the Internal, you'll be fine and apps will be moved to EXT4 automatically.
Go to Settings>CM7 Settings>Application>Install Location>Internal
The thing to keep in mind here is while using S2E (or any scripts that do the same) is that the EXT4 partition acts as an extension of your internal memory. Although you aren't going to see your phone's internal memory increase in size.
Eneswar said:
Hello, Yesterday I rooted and flashed cyanogenmod on my Desire for the first time following this perfect noob proof guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1016084 to the letter and its working perfectly.
I partioned the SD, got 1 GB of Ext4, as the guide did and all that, and I have had this for a day now and after a few apps I am already down to 40 MB internal memory, whats going on? Did I do something wrong?
Regards
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To make full use of your 1GB ext4 you need a Rom with data2sd , data2ext , xd2sdx. Your using app2sd+ witch dont fully move all app data to sd ext4, say you download a 20mb app 15mb would go to ext4 and the other 5mb would still be on real internal.
Using a Rom with data2ext ect put the ext4 partition has your internal storage showing you 1GB and all app data will go there.
Worked perfectly, thank you so much, now I can get more then 5 apps installed!
I dont really care about the numbers, aslong its on the ext4 and I can install the apps
Thank you for your assistance.
I'm interested in trying this too. Right now I have oxygen with darktremors installed, but would switch back to cm7 if this would give me more space for apps. If I do a nandroid backup and restore, will the apps that had been moved to the sd card be restored properly?
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MIUI data full after 15 apps
shankly1985 said:
To make full use of your 1GB ext4 you need a Rom with data2sd , data2ext , xd2sdx. Your using app2sd+ witch dont fully move all app data to sd ext4, say you download a 20mb app 15mb would go to ext4 and the other 5mb would still be on real internal.
Using a Rom with data2ext ect put the ext4 partition has your internal storage showing you 1GB and all app data will go there.
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So the reason that my data storage is looking like this, could be because I'm running MIUI which uses A2SD not fully moving my apps?
Because I already moved everything I was able to move with s2e.
The link doesn't seem to work because I'm new: This is what it was showing:
Data: used 89 % (used 132 MB, free 15 MB)
ext: used 6 % (used 32 MB, free 440 MB)
cache used 2% ((used 1MB, free 38 MB)
Denobe, what app are you using to give you those stats? I'd like to check my system too.
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Denobe, what app are you using to give you those stats? I'd like to check my system too.
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The app is called FreeSpace.
I have the same problem with the Revolution 3.0
I have installed the data++ version but i am not sure ifi need to do something else with the hboot (i did the s-off but nothing else).
What could be wrong?
Thanks
Hi there,
I have successfully rooted and tweaked my Wildfire a few weeks ago and did some fine tuning since then (a lot to be honest).
XDA Developers has been a great help (obviously) but I got stuck at a few points.
There's especially one thing I'm a bit confused about: there seem to exist mainly four methods/ways to gain more internal memory:
re-partition the system, cache and data partitions
use Apps2SD (CM7)
use Darktremor Script
set up an ext partition on the SD card and move apps there (different methods)
Some of them could be used in combination.
I've read and experimented a lot but - as I said - I got stuck and a bit confused so I'll ask here for opinions/hints and probably a bit more clarification.
As you can see in my specs below I've already adjusted my internal partitions. Although I've gained a lot more space with that and being very selective which apps to install I don't feel lucky with my 312Mb.
My questions:
What would you choose to gain more space on the phone? Making an ext partition on SD or simply use CM7s built in Apps2SD?
I've read here about "S2E" - is this a good solution to work with an ext partition?
Any suggestions/hints/experiences?
Phone: HTC Wildfire S-Off By AlphaRevX
Android: 2.3.7
OverClocked: 264MHz-710MHz SmartAssV2
VM Heap Size: 32m
ROM: CM7 Nightly (7.2.0-RC0-buzz-KANG)
Radio: 13.55.55.24H_3.35.20.10
Recovery: ClockworkMod 5.0.2.0
Kernel: 2.6.35.14-nFinity [email protected] #1
Internal Memory: 320Mb Custom MTD Partition
-=V6 SuperCharger=-
Well to me it seems you already have your answer.
I personally use custom mtd settings of 145 10 and use absolutely no sd partition or a2sd what so ever. I've got quite a few apps but my internal memory has well over 200mb remaining.
In my opinion partitioning or moving apps etc just makes your system work a little harder but when using just the internal memory even with custom sizes seems to work best for me.
"sent from me2u"
I perosnaly am just using DarkTremor A2SD and I have about 100MB of free space with over 150 apps installed (140 in the app drawer, as the attachment shows, 4x5 and 7 dots up top)
slymobi said:
Well to me it seems you already have your answer.
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In my opinion partitioning or moving apps etc just makes your system work a little harder
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As you might have guessed that's not the answer I wanted to hear lol (but why I'm not surprised...?)
Well, in more detail I have quite a few apps I don't use very often - but I want to have on my phone for some reason. At the moment my free space is around 40-60 MB and I have the feeling that performance slightly went down a bit over the past weeks... (might be subjective though)
But anyway: that kind of honest opinion is exactly what I'm after, so thnx for your answer
[OT: regarding the nightly thread I'm not yet allowed to post in: yes, those 2 latest versions have scrolling cache disabled and I've had the feeling that it's a good thing...]
Swyped via XDA app from my HTC wildfire (buzz)
eventcom said:
As you might have guessed that's not the answer I wanted to hear lol (but why I'm not surprised...?)
Well, in more detail I have quite a few apps I don't use very often - but I want to have on my phone for some reason. At the moment my free space is around 40-60 MB and I have the feeling that performance slightly went down a bit over the past weeks... (might be subjective though)
But anyway: that kind of honest opinion is exactly what I'm after, so thnx for your answer
[OT: regarding the nightly thread I'm not yet allowed to post in: yes, those 2 latest versions have scrolling cache disabled and I've had the feeling that it's a good thing...]
Swyped via XDA app from my HTC wildfire (buzz)
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Hi,you can use any of the methods you've stated in conjunction with the mtd ,the reason I don't use any apps to SD mods is due to 2 things.1.I have enough space left internally so not needed. 2.although it's very slim the chance of something corrupting in sdcard would simply cause errors for the apps moved to SD so my paranoia strays me from using any a2sd mods etc.I did in the past used dt app2sd and it worked fine.obviously if you are getting so low on memory even after the mtd then you might be best moving some of the lesser used apps to SD. In this case I personally would try the cm7 built in method . Others may differ but this is my opinion.
Ot. The scrolling cache removal in erwinp and cobje latest builds does not play nice on my phone but others are reporting scrolling improvement so I think it may be hit and miss for the benefits.
Anyways hope you find the method which works best for you.
Regards Slymobi.
"sent from me2u"
I was using mtd partition and dta2sd while on cm7, they work fine together. Just make sure if you use them both to do the mtd partition before installing dta2sd.
The amount of internal storage you have (or don't have) is probably not the cause of your system being sluggish, its most likely what is running in the background, yes the built in taskkiller does a good job but the more apps you have the more it has to do to keep things smooth
I recommend an app I use called autostarts, its better than a taskkiller as it'll stop all the apps that you don't want running in the background constantly starting then being killed then starting again.........
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using xda premium
Well, I thought I should complete the thread with my (ongoing) experiences:
Due to the fact that I've been really short on internal storage lately I've decided to give an ext partition on SD a try.
After stumbling over the really sweet & simple sounding "S2E" app I've been a bit shy to give it a go because the last (& rare) posts here @XDA dev about user experience with the app are not very fresh. But after having some issues like another member described here my latest tweaks & changes were lost anyway so I've decided to give it a try while doing everything from scratch anyway.
I'm happy with it so far - all apps on sd-ext now, I'll probably try out (with doing two nandroid backups before...) to move the dalvic cache also but I'm uncertain with that at the moment LOL
Scratch0805 said:
I recommend an app I use called autostarts
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very nice - that's what I've been looking for: preventing all those apps from constantly starting up without need - thx
Next step done: moved the Dalvic cache over.
I'm pretty much satisfied so far. Everything runs smooth, stable and fast.
In numbers: Around 120 apps (100Mb) and dalvic cache (90Mb) on sd-ext, app data left on internal memory. Around 190Mb internal memory free (of 300). More than 100Mb of free RAM @ 15-20 processes running.
So far - so good. I'll watch this a while (and guess what?: I got married to a second wife, her name's "nandroid"...)
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What's your configuration ?
eventcom said:
Next step done: moved the Dalvic cache over.
I'm pretty much satisfied so far. Everything runs smooth, stable and fast.
In numbers: Around 120 apps (100Mb) and dalvic cache (90Mb) on sd-ext, app data left on internal memory. Around 190Mb internal memory free (of 300). More than 100Mb of free RAM @ 15-20 processes running.
So far - so good. I'll watch this a while (and guess what?: I got married to a second wife, her name's "nandroid"...)
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using XDA App
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Hey,What is storage space of your SD Card ?
What's the Ext size and Swap size allocated ?
I have got 2 GB SD Card and I am doing the fresh install.
Should I configure the memory following this :
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/44675-how-to-configure-a-sd-ext-on-htc-buzz-wildfire/
i.e Ext size (1024M) and Swap size(32M) ?????
Thanks
Hi, unfortunately I've been too busy for a few more things to post here...
optimusodd said:
Hey,What is storage space of your SD Card ?
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Mine is 8GB - when I started with ext partition it has been a class 4 and worked pretty well - now I have a class 10 - which seems to be a bit faster and a bit more stable but not 6 times more (and I haven't done any testing as it runs stable all the time now)
What's the Ext size and Swap size allocated ?
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AFAIR I've allocated 1024MB - FreeSpace (app by the s2e dev) says I'm having 960MB
I have got 2 GB SD Card and I am doing the fresh install.
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have you already done the custom mtd stuff? (just because that's what really helped me most to get the performance back...)
Should I configure the memory following this :
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/44675-how-to-configure-a-sd-ext-on-htc-buzz-wildfire/
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I have done it with CWM recovery like suggested in the thread
i.e Ext size (1024M) and Swap size(32M) ?????
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For the EXT size yes, for the swap size I'm not sure if I configured an ext swap partition at all (I'm not sure if this is necessary with s2e - thought it just needs the partition and does the rest itself...)
Also make sure that you read the warning about moving app DATA to ext, too. I even didn't try to do so...
What I've also done is setting the SD card cache to 2048KB - you can do a speed test with SD tools and set the optimal cache with SD booster.
HTH
eventcom said:
Mine is 8GB - when I started with ext partition it has been a class 4 and worked pretty well - now I have a class 10 - which seems to be a bit faster and a bit more stable but not 6 times more (and I haven't done any testing as it runs stable all the time now)
AFAIR I've allocated 1024MB - FreeSpace (app by the s2e dev) says I'm having 960MB
have you already done the custom mtd stuff? (just because that's what really helped me most to get the performance back...)
I have done it with CWM recovery like suggested in the thread
For the EXT size yes, for the swap size I'm not sure if I configured an ext swap partition at all (I'm not sure if this is necessary with s2e - thought it just needs the partition and does the rest itself...)
Also make sure that you read the warning about moving app DATA to ext, too. I even didn't try to do so...
What I've also done is setting the SD card cache to 2048KB - you can do a speed test with SD tools and set the optimal cache with SD booster.
HTH
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You allocated 1024MB for Ext coz you have got 8GB Card.
Mine is 2GB so what should be the Ext size for it ?( 256MB or 512 MB would not be enough ?)
What should it be ? Ext2 or Ext4 ?
According to this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1432459
“Choose Ext2, Ext3 or Ext4 for partition type based on whether your kernel supports Ext4. If it does choose it! If you don't know choose Ext2 to be safe.”
Yes I am done with Custom MTD Partitions.
You didn't try to do "what" ?
What’s up with this “swap” partition ?
It’s so confusing.Some people claim that “swap” is like virtual RAM and more RAM means a more efficient (and faster) device.
Here are the posts supporting “swap” :
http://www.mod2xtreme.com/showthrea...crease-RAM-using-Swap-File-and-Swap-Partition
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/...-the-wildfire/page__gopid__330791#entry330791
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/44675-how-to-configure-a-sd-ext-on-htc-buzz-wildfire/
While according to “Cyanogenmod” (http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Swap_and_Compcache ) and some member swap doesn’t make any diff .on android devices.
If that’s true and swape is useless then why so many forums going gaga over it on XDA at the first place ???It makes no sense. So bewildering.
Please go through my query :http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1738336
optimusodd said:
You allocated 1024MB for Ext coz you have got 8GB Card.
Mine is 2GB so what should be the Ext size for it ?( 256MB or 512 MB would not be enough ?)
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Hmm, let me think about it... When I saw your question the first time I thought that I would find it hard to go with a 2GB card. Here's why: I'm really not a music or video fanatic but 2GB are nothing if you have just a few mp3's or videos on your card (specifically your camera pics and videos for example...).
So if you say you don't need that - it should be ok.
For the size you need I could only tell from my personal experience, too:
I don't have much discipline with deleting or transferring unused stuff or garbage from my phone - so I might have a few apps installed I rarely or never use (anymore). But I don't collect apps just for fun also - so I'd say I've installed an average number of apps. 120 to be more specific. That makes 474MB used for the ext partition including installed & system apps and Dalvik cache (128MB).
So if you don't plan to install more than 120 apps, 512MB might work for you - I'd probably stuck with 1024 - even with a 2GB card - to prevent running out of space (what happens exactly when you just don't need it )
What should it be ? Ext2 or Ext4 ?
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To be honest: I can't remember exactly but I've read something about possible problems and incompatibilities with ext4. But I'm not sure if I faced that question at all when I partitioned my card with CWM... if so I'm pretty sure that I've chosen ext3 (just in case I'd like to install a different kernel some time in the future)
Following Oleg Krikun it should be ext3 or ext4 for S2E...
You didn't try to do "what" ?
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to move the app data to ext also
What’s up with this “swap” partition ?
It’s so confusing.Some people claim that “swap” is like virtual RAM and more RAM means a more efficient (and faster) device.
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Yes it might sound confusing - but there are a few things to consider also besides a simple "do it" or "leave it": More RAM is an advantage if it's true original system RAM which can be accessed fast and handled properly and stable. If you already have a fast processor and much system RAM you might also experience some improvement by using an additional swap partition.
For CM7 - especially on the Wildfire - I pretty much agree with that:
In some applications, this makes it seem as if the application never closed at all. This is not much different from traditional swap, except that Android apps are specially programed to write out very specific information, making Android's Memory Manager more efficient that swap.
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But your mileage may vary.
From my experience it's a bit trial and error to find the best setup and config for your phone - you should also know that there are differences between identical devices sometimes.
HTH
BTW: that's a funny post of user "Arfer":
Here are the posts supporting “swap” : (...)
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/...-the-wildfire/page__gopid__330791#entry330791
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he cheers about 126MB free memory but has left over 125MB wasted memory in his system partition. (In other words: using custom MTD partitions he would get at least 100MB more if using a CM7 ROM)
Much different from my specs LOL:
Code:
Name: Cache
Path: /cache
SIZE: 15MB
USED: 1MB
FREE: 13MB
Name: Data
Path: /data
SIZE: 300MB
USED: 229MB
FREE: 70MB
Name: Ext
Path: /sd-ext
SIZE: 960MB
USED: 474MB
FREE: 485MB
Name: SD-card
Path: /sdcard
SIZE: 6670MB
USED: 4509MB
FREE: 2160MB
Name: System
Path: /system
SIZE: 150MB
USED: 123MB
FREE: 26MB
Okay,thanks buddy ,I'm gonna give it a try.
Thanks for your helpful, constructive insight.I really appreciate that.
You rock!!:good:
eventcom said:
BTW: that's a funny post of user "Arfer":
he cheers about 126MB free memory but has left over 125MB wasted memory in his system partition. (In other words: using custom MTD partitions he would get at least 100MB more if using a CM7 ROM)
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LOL,I wonder if he is aware of MTD partition.
Okay,off to "Experimenter mode":fingers-crossed:
SD Card alignment
Hey,what's your take on "SD Card alignment "?
Anybody tried that ?
Here :
http://www.hjreggel.net/cardspeed/cs_calign.html
http://www.patriotmemory.com/forums/showthread.php?3696-HOWTO-Increase-write-speed-by-aligning-FAT32
Hmm, if I'm not totally wrong this has only to do with writing speed issues when you use the regular FAT32 partition of your card on your PC while the EXT partition is NOT FAT32 of course (but a system drive of the Android system) ;-)
Swyped from my HTC Wildfire (Buzz)
Hello all, I am a noob.
I Have come across a lot of helpful information here but I am falling short of my goal...
I have a wildfire s with wildchild 3 installed on it and guess what... I have storage issues.
I am using link2sd and also have titanium backup pro which as I am aware it the best app to move data.
I have already integrated the sys dalvik into the rom which has provided me with space but the data continiues to clog the phone up.
I have read many forums but can not find a answer that works for me.
I am led to believe that the name for the mount script or folder is stopping me from getting the option in TB to copy data to sd.
I am really lost for answers and seek words of wisdom.
This is the final hurdle and once I pass this then I know my wildfire will be the greatest it can be.
If anyone can help then I would be extremely greatful.
Tony
try this, worked like a charm for me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1735773&page=47
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Well I must say this had worked very well for me!... Right up to the point when I rebooted my phone and it got stuck on the ROM loading screen.
I had only installed 2 apps too which I moved to SD and copied the data over from the Google Maps app.
Could it be that the ROM is not compatible?
Asad_612 said:
try this, worked like a charm for me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1735773&page=47
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tony2986 said:
Well I must say this had worked very well for me!... Right up to the point when I rebooted my phone and it got stuck on the ROM loading screen.
I had only installed 2 apps too which I moved to SD and copied the data over from the Google Maps app.
Could it be that the ROM is not compatible?
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I thought I had it...
I read on and saw that the mount thing that you mentioned had said to have 100mb free space for every 500mb ext so I partitioned my drive with only 256mb which technically would have worked perfect with the wildfire s' lack of storage,
It was going so well but now again out of the blue the device will not boot. anyone with any other ideas?
I had about 50-60 app's installed before it decided to give up and it showed over 80mb using the mount script that was recommended.
tony2986 said:
I thought I had it...
I read on and saw that the mount thing that you mentioned had said to have 100mb free space for every 500mb ext so I partitioned my drive with only 256mb which technically would have worked perfect with the wildfire s' lack of storage,
It was going so well but now again out of the blue the device will not boot. anyone with any other ideas?
I had about 50-60 app's installed before it decided to give up and it showed over 80mb using the mount script that was recommended.
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How much size did you allocate for both partitions, FAT 32, and EXT2?
I have a 4GB card, and i partitioned it like this:
FAT 32 , primary, 2.69 GB
EXT2, primary, 1 GB
P.s. Speed Droid's ROM is working fine with this, you could try this if you still have issues
Asad_612 said:
How much size did you allocate for both partitions, FAT 32, and EXT2?
I have a 4GB card, and i partitioned it like this:
FAT 32 , primary, 2.69 GB
EXT2, primary, 1 GB
P.s. Speed Droid's ROM is working fine with this, you could try this if you still have issues
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FAT32 29.4GB Primary
Linux Ext3 243MB Primary
I never noticed till now that the partition is Ext3. Could this make a difference? The partition was made using clockwork recovery and didn't give me the option to choose.
I am downloading the Speed Droid's ROM for testing but if I was honest... I am a lover of the Wildchild ROM's
tony2986 said:
FAT32 29.4GB Primary
Linux Ext3 243MB Primary
I never noticed till now that the partition is Ext3. Could this make a difference? The partition was made using clockwork recovery and didn't give me the option to choose.
I am downloading the Speed Droid's ROM for testing but if I was honest... I am a lover of the Wildchild ROM's
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I would suggest to try it like this:
FAT32 27GB Primary
Ext2 2GB Primary (Use the MinitoolPartition Wizard)
Your not going to believe this...
I wasn't doing anything wrong at all. Its Poweramp!!! The app for some unknown reason seems to crash during installation and does some kind of damage to the phone/ROM causing it to not reboot.
I have tested this several times and now have 63 apps minus the system apps and of course minus the rogue poweramp and everything works fine and the phone reboots in way under a minute.
Dude, thank you very much for your help.
I thought that this might have been a common issue but obviously not due to the lack of comments...
With your help my wildfire is now as great as any other phone now.
Thank you
Have you tried cronmod int2ext?
tony2986 said:
Your not going to believe this...
I wasn't doing anything wrong at all. Its Poweramp!!! The app for some unknown reason seems to crash during installation and does some kind of damage to the phone/ROM causing it to not reboot.
I have tested this several times and now have 63 apps minus the system apps and of course minus the rogue poweramp and everything works fine and the phone reboots in way under a minute.
Dude, thank you very much for your help.
I thought that this might have been a common issue but obviously not due to the lack of comments...
With your help my wildfire is now as great as any other phone now.
Thank you
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Hello
After using some of custom rom's, i returned to stock rom because of battery life. And now i have problem with flashing mods in recovery (like extended power menu). I have about 40MB free space on phone, my apps are linked2sd, my rom is deodexed with this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1600805 .
When I'm flashing something in recovery, after system startup i see a message about low internal memory level. Some app's are missing (like google play). Link2sd is going crazy, sometimes he said that he doesn't have root access, other time he tells me that he need debugging USB on, I'm turning it on but he tells mi it again and i can see that debugging is off. When I finaly launch link2sd and I'm moving first app to link2sd, he shows me a progress bar and I'm waiting for weeks and nothing is happening.
niziu said:
Hello
After using some of custom rom's, i returned to stock rom because of battery life. And now i have problem with flashing mods in recovery (like extended power menu). I have about 40MB free space on phone, my apps are linked2sd, my rom is deodexed with this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1600805 .
When I'm flashing something in recovery, after system startup i see a message about low internal memory level. Some app's are missing (like google play). Link2sd is going crazy, sometimes he said that he doesn't have root access, other time he tells me that he need debugging USB on, I'm turning it on but he tells mi it again and i can see that debugging is off. When I finaly launch link2sd and I'm moving first app to link2sd, he shows me a progress bar and I'm waiting for weeks and nothing is happening.
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your rom is deodexed so its good.but try int2ext+ scripts.it ll work good.then try mods.
crossfire77 said:
your rom is deodexed so its good.but try int2ext+ scripts.it ll work good.then try mods.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1716124
INT2EXT+ requires EXT2/3/4, i have FAT32 because of non-supporting EXT4 by stock ROM also 100mb internal is needed for every 500mb sd-ext, even on a clear ROM i have something about 80
niziu said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1716124
INT2EXT+ requires EXT2/3/4, i have FAT32 because of non-supporting EXT4 by stock ROM also 100mb internal is needed for every 500mb sd-ext, even on a clear ROM i have something about 80
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use ext3 man.even stock kernel support it.i am using same int2ext+ with ext3 on my deodexed stock rom.
and dont worry about that 100 MB..wildfire s have around 512 MB total internal space include whole system.so you can partition your sdcard upto 2 GB. bt keep it 500 MB or 1 GB.it will works fine.
that script put ur system apps on sd-ext and dont wry nothing will slow down..same as link2sd.bt it works very good.
but do clean install like flashed that script after installing rom.i am not sure about it ll work on installed rom or not so.
crossfire77 said:
use ext3 man.even stock kernel support it.i am using same int2ext+ with ext3 on my deodexed stock rom.
and dont worry about that 100 MB..wildfire s have around 512 MB total internal space include whole system.so you can partition your sdcard upto 2 GB. bt keep it 500 MB or 1 GB.it will works fine.
that script put ur system apps on sd-ext and dont wry nothing will slow down..same as link2sd.bt it works very good.
but do clean install like flashed that script after installing rom.i am not sure about it ll work on installed rom or not so.
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So, if I would want to change sd-ext to ext3 i would have to format it, and i will lose all my apps, so maybe i'll try to install mods on a clean rom
niziu said:
So, if I would want to change sd-ext to ext3 i would have to format it, and i will lose all my apps, so maybe i'll try to install mods on a clean rom
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yeah as u wish.what is ur current sd-ext partition?
i think link2sd works with ext2/ext3 right?
crossfire77 said:
yeah as u wish.what is ur current sd-ext partition?
i think link2sd works with ext2/ext3 right?
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FAT32 because of non-supporting ext4 by rom, it will support ext3?
niziu said:
FAT32 because of non-supporting ext4 by rom, it will support ext3?
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man link2sd needs also ext3/ext4paritions to work.
fat32 is only for audio video and other data.for sd-ext scripts,link2sd needs partition like ext3/ext4
link2sd wont work with fat32.
and dont worry about ext4.it only work with some device and some roms major cm9/cm10.
use ext3.it works all the time and everywhere
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crossfire77 said:
man link2sd needs also ext3/ext4paritions to work.
fat32 is only for audio video and other data.for sd-ext scripts,link2sd needs partition like ext3/ext4
link2sd wont work with fat32.
and dont worry about ext4.it only work with some device and some roms major cm9/cm10.
use ext3.it works all the time and everywhere
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for link2sd or any other scripts you need to partition your sd card:
1) FAT32 REMAINING
2) EXT3/EXT4 ( 1 GB)
3) LINUX SWAP (512 MB)
crossfire77 said:
man link2sd needs also ext3/ext4paritions to work.
fat32 is only for audio video and other data.for sd-ext scripts,link2sd needs partition like ext3/ext4
link2sd wont work with fat32.
and dont worry about ext4.it only work with some device and some roms major cm9/cm10.
use ext3.it works all the time and everywhere
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Wow, seriously? I wasn't really matter about filesystem when i was creating sd-ext. I'll check it tomorrow, but i think it will solve my problem, thank you so much
niziu said:
Wow, seriously? I wasn't really matter about filesystem when i was creating sd-ext. I'll check it tomorrow, but i think it will solve my problem, thank you so much
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yeah.sd-ext meaning ext2/ext3/ext4 partition.
so how link2sd works without this partitions?
when you installed link2sd and open app.it will show you to mount partition like ext2/ext3/ext4.so which is your partition you should click on that,then restart your phone and then link2sd ll work.
same with other scripts..no scripts works with fat32.
crossfire77 said:
yeah.sd-ext meaning ext2/ext3/ext4 partition.
so how link2sd works without this partitions?
when you installed link2sd and open app.it will show you to mount partition like ext2/ext3/ext4.so which is your partition you should click on that,then restart your phone and then link2sd ll work.
same with other scripts..no scripts works with fat32.
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Link2sd asked for sd-ext filesystem and i could choose ext2/ext3/ext4 but also fat16 and fat 32
niziu said:
Link2sd asked for sd-ext filesystem and i could choose ext2/ext3/ext4 but also fat16 and fat 32
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haha..but you knew results.it wont work good.
tell me how big your sdcard i ll tell you how to make partition.and yeah for your apps.you can backup with titanium backup.
2GB
2 GB isnt sufficient.
But you can partition it to,
1 GB Fat32
500 MB ext3
500 MB linux swap
All partitions are primary.
Then try link2sd.
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crossfire77 said:
2 GB isnt sufficient.
But you can partition it to,
1 GB Fat32
500 MB ext3
500 MB linux swap
All partitions are primary.
Then try link2sd.
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Ok, thanks
Introduction:
I have written this tutorial because many people especially in legacy ARMv6 or older device forums suffer from low internal storage. Out of those, some do not know how to increase their internal memory, some use the wrong scripts and get problems, and some, well, do it right. This tutorial is not just meant for all of us, but for anyone who has these problems, or just wants to know some things.
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About:
CronMod INT2EXT was wrote for use in my rom with the goal to achive a stable and fast way of moving the data partition of your phone to the sd-ext partition, they are available for all users and developers to use in any rooted rom with init.d support.
CronMod INT2EXT scripts are the first universal INT2EXT method released.
Features:
(All scripts are tested on Android 2.3.7 - 4.2.2)
INT2EXT
-Mounts /sd-ext to /data
-Works with EXT 2/3/4 filesystems
-ZipAligns /data/app on every boot
-No symlinks
INT2EXT+
-Mounts /sd-ext to /data
-Leaves /data/data on internal for speed
-Works with EXT 2/3/4 filesystems
-ZipAligns /data/app on every boot
-No symlinks
INT2EXT4
-Mounts /sd-ext to /data
-Works with EXT 4 filesystem
-ZipAligns /data/app on every boot
-No symlinks
INT2EXT4+
-Mounts /sd-ext to /data
-Leaves /data/data on internal for speed
-Works with EXT 4 filesystem
-ZipAligns /data/app on every boot
-No symlinks
INT2EXTV2+
-Mounts /sd-ext to /data
-Leaves /data/data on internal for speed
-Works with EXT 2/3/4 filesystems
-ZipAligns /data/app on every boot
-No symlinks
-Supports SWAP2INT
-Completely universal (Testing is needed)
Prerequisites:
-Rooted Rom with init.d support
-SD-EXT partition
-100mb internal is needed for every 500mb sd-ext
SD Card Partitioning:
Partition 1 - Fat32
Partition 2 - Ext 2/3/4
Install:
(Instructions based on ClockWorkMod recovery)
-Download Chosen Script Below
-Place on root of your sdcard
-Reboot Recovery
-Select "install zip from sdcard"
-Select "choose zip from sdcard"
-Select "CronMod-****_signed"
-Select "mounts and storage" category
-Select "format /sd-ext"
-Reboot
(if you already use a A2SD/D2EXT/INT2EXT/M2SD script then you will need to remove it completely)
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That's about it on croniccorey's side. Now, onto the basics.
What is INT2EXT?
Basically, INT2EXT is an init.d script which increases your internal memory according to the size of your EXT partition.
How do I use it?
Prerequisites and install instructions are above.
Which Script do I choose?
Now, this is the topic I would like to stress upon. Croniccorey has a bunch of nice scripts, and obviously it is difficult to choose, when you know close to or absolutely nothing of these scripts.
Alright, so let's look at each of these scripts and what they do, again.
INT2EXT
-Mounts /sd-ext to /data
-Works with EXT 2/3/4 filesystems
-ZipAligns /data/app on every boot
-No symlinks
INT2EXT+
-Mounts /sd-ext to /data
-Leaves /data/data on internal for speed
-Works with EXT 2/3/4 filesystems
-ZipAligns /data/app on every boot
-No symlinks
INT2EXTV2+
-Mounts /sd-ext to /data
-Leaves /data/data on internal for speed
-Works with EXT 2/3/4 filesystems
-ZipAligns /data/app on every boot
-No symlinks
-Supports SWAP2INT
-Completely universal (Testing is needed)
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Note: I have not included INT2EXT4(+) because they're the same thing, only that they support ONLY EXT4.
Now, let's talk about INT2EXT+ first, as that's what majority of Wildfire S users have.
My opinion:
Not such a good choice for some people. Look at it again.
INT2EXT+
-Mounts /sd-ext to /data
-Leaves /data/data on internal for speed
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Agreed, the red part is done for speed, but this STILL keeps some part of your data on your REAL INTERNAL MEMORY. This is exactly why croniccorey has stated in the prerequisites:
-100mb internal is needed for every 500mb sd-ext
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This means that every 100MB of real internal memory you have, it is equivalent to 500MB of your EXT partition.
To be more clear -
Our phone has 150MB of internal memory. This means, that if you use INT2EXT+ and have a 1GB partition for example, and if you install loads of apps, it's going to say "Storage Full" on around 750MB. That means, the remaining is practically waste and you can actually use only 750MB. This is why, if you are going to install loads of apps, you can use 750MB only, with this script.
Now then, let's move on to INT2EXT.
-Mounts /sd-ext to /data
-Works with EXT 2/3/4 filesystems
-ZipAligns /data/app on every boot
-No symlinks
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Now, you can see that there's no leaving /data/data on internal for speed. This means that your phone will become slightly laggier.
But, if you have, say, a 2GB EXT Partition and flash this script, you get the FULL 2GB to use / torture / whatever as per your wish. No catches, only con is that it becomes slightly laggier (only on some ROMs, notably on stock).
My Opinion:
If you're ready to live with some more lag, (which we're all used to, anyway) and have loads of apps on your phone which won't fit in 750MB of space, then INT2EXT is for you.
Final Verdict:
-If you're not a heavy apps installer and can happily live with 750MB of space (which is enough for most people), go for INT2EXT+. This will make your phone less laggier than INT2EXT.
-If you are a heavy apps / widgets / whatever installer, and 750MB isn't enough for you, go for INT2EXT. This will, however, make your phone slightly laggier (as aforementioned only on certain ROMs, like stock).
-If you are a heavy apps installer, can't live with 750MB of space and want good speeds, well, I'm sorry, this isn't for you.
And finally, the link you've been waiting for!
Downloads:
Click to go to the CronMod-INT2EXT Scripts page to download
Credits:
croniccorey for the scripts of course!
dk75 for teaching me on the scripts thread on which is better to use. If it wasn't for him, this thread wouldn't be here for a long time or wouldn't be here at all!
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And this one too
Re: [GUIDE][INFO] CronMod-INT2EXT(+) --> How To Use, What To Use, etc...
Very...very clear :thumbup:
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How do I run?
I have HTC wildfire s and am just learning about rooting and this internal memory issue I am having with this phone..I have NO memory but was able to root and move some stuff to sd card but I tried to install the ROM "touchwiz v6" and all that happens is the phone is stuck on the S. Do I run the :cronmod zip just like I would install a ROM?
Lt.Win said:
Coming Soon:
INT2EXTV2+ information and guide, with information on SWAP2INT!
Something else I forgot.
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I've been trying to install the cronmod scripts for well over a couple of weeks now. Tried three different recoveries, different scripts but I always get status 0 error. What is going wrong, I even moved the files from the script folder into a rom and tried installing it from there, the files do go into the init.d folder but they don't seem to be working. I even verified the init.d by using universal init.d apk
Did you use Primary ext4 partition?
Anil_Sharma said:
I've been trying to install the cronmod scripts for well over a couple of weeks now. Tried three different recoveries, different scripts but I always get status 0 error.
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Hi, I can just suggest you to check if your ext 2/3/4 partition is set as Primary (not logical). You must have two primary partition (1. Fat 32; 2. Ext 2/3/4)
Int2extv2+ tutorial...
Any updates
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[email protected]¡[email protected]_S¡D said:
Int2extv2+ tutorial...
Any updates
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Sorry,I got a new phone about a month or so back and since then I've been inactive (college).
Anyways, the v2+ tutorial is the same as the remaining. In the time I had my WFS, i could only say that INT2EXTv2+ felt faster than INT2EXT+.
That is all. And the SWAP2INT is it puts your Swap partition on your internal, that is all.
If you need me to add something, do tell me!
How do I use it?
Prerequisites and install instructions are above.
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Can someone please help. I am on a P500. I have followed all the instructions and flashed INT2EXT+. I am using AmonRA and dont have a format sd-ext option. What should I do? And once I have completed the process, what do I actually do to shift the apps to the sd-ext partition? There are no instructions for this.
Thanks very much and I appreciate your work. :good:
Internal memory required every 500 MB sd-ext
I saw in some people's signature in this forum sd-ext up to 8GB with int2ext+, int2ext4+ or int2extv2+, which according with tutorial, needs 100 MB of internal memory every 500MB sd-ext... Any exceeding sd-ext won't be considered by system
This means that every 100MB of real internal memory you have, it is equivalent to 500MB of your EXT partition.
To be more clear -
Our phone has 150MB of internal memory. This means, that if you use INT2EXT+ and have a 1GB partition for example, and if you install loads of apps, it's going to say "Storage Full" on around 750MB. That means, the remaining is practically waste and you can actually use only 750MB. This is why, if you are going to install loads of apps, you can use 750MB only, with this script.
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So, it is possible to use "+" scripts with sd-ext bigger than this requirement (and use the entire sd-ext))??
Good work. i ve install Int2ext+v2 with ext3 on jelly king 2.0....working theeeeee best..congrats ..keep on development....very good work .thankful for that
archstanton2013 said:
I saw in some people's signature in this forum sd-ext up to 8GB with int2ext+, int2ext4+ or int2extv2+, which according with tutorial, needs 100 MB of internal memory every 500MB sd-ext... Any exceeding sd-ext won't be considered by system
So, it is possible to use "+" scripts with sd-ext bigger than this requirement (and use the entire sd-ext))??
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If you use the entire sd-ext you will have no space for your private stuff like pictures, etc.
If you connect to computer there will be nothing I suppose.
i am using int2extv2+ and i have 1 gb ext partition on my wfs .
my problem is that i cant install any app because it is saying that your internal is full although in settings it shows that i still have 730 mb of free space plz help me with this
umairchang said:
i am using int2extv2+ and i have 1 gb ext partition on my wfs .
my problem is that i cant install any app because it is saying that your internal is full although in settings it shows that i still have 730 mb of free space plz help me with this
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For every 500mb ext memory you need 100mb (actual) internal storage for int2ext+,int2ext4+ and int2extv2+.
The creator of these scripts clearly mentioned it in his op!!!
Thus 750mb is maximum we can use.
If you wanna use the extra memory next time flash int2ext or int2ext4 scripts.
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For every 500mb ext memory you need 100mb (actual) internal storage for int2ext+,int2ext4+ and int2extv2+.
The creator of these scripts clearly mentioned it in his op!!!
Thus 750mb is maximum we can use.
If you wanna use the extra memory next time flash int2ext or int2ext4 scripts.
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actually it is full on around 250 mb not on 750 mb . 750 mb is the free space it is showing but i m not able use it
umairchang said:
actually it is full on around 250 mb not on 750 mb . 750 mb is the free space it is showing but i m not able use it
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Flash int2ext only script.
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hello
thanks for this post
i've read and practiced it earlier before i register this forum
i've used kimsmodrom which have link2sd and i replace it with int2ext
now i'm using crosssfire v1
one thing i noticed, that both rom won't reboot after i wipe cache / dalvik cache, also when i use defragment
i've been through 5 times a night reinstalling rom because of this..
so i conclude that do not ever wipe cache and defragment when using int2ext
Good Tutorial man, thx
So i installed int2ext+ 1gb partition for that. Got it working, the phone shows internal storage 1gb. I'm having one problem though. When I shut down or reboot the phone it loads the internal storage and no downloaded apps work. I have to pull the battery, then it starts with int2ext again. Any ideas?
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