Develop Bugs

[Q] Bootloop with Alex-V 1.8 (387mb hboot)

I have problems with the Alex-V 1.8 Hybrid-Sense Rom:
I prefer the 387mb hboot-version, but where I can get the hboot-image?
Which partitions should I take for the data2ext? Im the original post is fat+ext4+ext4+swap, but when I'm installing the rom, it shows me that I need fat+ext4+ext3

387 hboot

kotag82 said:
387 hboot
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
kotag, you should also give him the MD5SUM! Flashing a corrupted bricks the phone.
Sent from dGB using Transparent XDA App

copied that from alex's thread i did not realise it is not redirecting just straight download sorry

Thank you, but how i must partitionize my sd-card?
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

for partitioning use Gparted. alternatively use 4ext recovery.

I'm using gparted , i mean do i need fat+ext4+ext4+swap or fat+ext4+ext3 or somthing other
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

You need FAT32 (rest) + EXT4 (size 1 - 2 GB; I recommend 1,5 GB). Did not look it up, but this partition worked for every ROM I used since now (even a DATA2EXT one).

I always use 4ext recovery. gives the option of ext 3/4 and 1st, 2nd and swap partitions

Thanks for your answers!!! The problem was, that /system was too small, so i deleted a few ringtones, now it is working !!!!!

MatDrOiD said:
kotag, you should also give him the MD5SUM! Flashing a corrupted bricks the phone.
Sent from dGB using Transparent XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I've never in my history of owning my Desire checked the md5, and my phone is still kickin'
Balls of steel.

bortak said:
I've never in my history of owning my Desire checked the md5, and my phone is still kickin'
Balls of steel.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Good for you, but why should somebody risk it?

EXT 4 Going Back to EXT3

Hey guys I was flashing a ROM this morning and the ROM used AROMA Installer and the Dev recommended a full wipe so I did so.
And it formatted Cache and stuff to EXT 4 is there a way to go back to EXT 3 again?
Thanks in Advance!
-The Android Manual

The Android Manual said:
Hey guys I was flashing a ROM this morning and the ROM used AROMA Installer and the Dev recommended a full wipe so I did so.
And it formatted Cache and stuff to EXT 4 is there a way to go back to EXT 3 again?
Thanks in Advance!
-The Android Manual
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Use 4ext recovery
Sent from my HTC Desire Z using xda app-developers app

Steven How said:
Use 4ext recovery
Sent from my HTC Desire Z using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
How would it help me to go back to ext3 ? and does Clock Work Mod Recovery Work with EXT 4?

The Android Manual said:
How would it help me to go back to ext3 ? and does Clock Work Mod Recovery Work with EXT 4?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
A quick Google search will tell you that 4ext lets you convert back and forth between ext3 and ext4 easily. Also, it is the best recovery available for Android, period, and not using it is doing yourself a disservice. Seriously. 4ext touch is incredible and every vision owner should be using it.
http://4ext.net
May I ask why you would ever go back to ext3? No ICS rom can run even remotely properly on ext3 and all the good GB roms should support and run much better on ext4.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium

4ext Recovery allows for switching between ext3 and ext4, it's also a better recovery than CWM. Why do you want to switch back to ext3?
Sent from my HTC Vision using xda app-developers app

OriginalGabriel said:
4ext Recovery allows for switching between ext3 and ext4, it's also a better recovery than CWM. Why do you want to switch back to ext3?
Sent from my HTC Vision using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Jinx!
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium

OriginalGabriel said:
4ext Recovery allows for switching between ext3 and ext4, it's also a better recovery than CWM. Why do you want to switch back to ext3?
Sent from my HTC Vision using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This is wat I'm curious abt too..
Sent from my HTC Desire Z using xda app-developers app

Thaks
blk_jack said:
A quick Google search will tell you that 4ext lets you convert back and forth between ext3 and ext4 easily. Also, it is the best recovery available for Android, period, and not using it is doing yourself a disservice. Seriously. 4ext touch is incredible and every vision owner should be using it.
http://4ext.net
May I ask why you would ever go back to ext3? No ICS rom can run even remotely properly on ext3 and all the good GB roms should support and run much better on ext4.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thankyou for your reply bro I just asked because the old ROMs I used worked great in ext3 plus my stock ROM Nand is in EXT3 so if I need to send my phone for repairs I restore that one

Ahh okay, but seriously ext4 offers a very noticeable performance increase, even with GB. Nobody should ever try to use ICS or JB without ext4 formatted partitions.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium

The Android Manual said:
Thankyou for your reply bro I just asked because the old ROMs I used worked great in ext3 plus my stock ROM Nand is in EXT3 so if I need to send my phone for repairs I restore that one
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Gingerbread or older roms (ie: froyo etc that doesn't even support ext4) might, but for ICS onward ext4 is going to be your best filesystem for performance reasons.
And another vote here for 4EXT Touch Recovery regardless of which file system you go with.
Also with 4EXT Touch recovery, if you make a backup for a rom that was in ext3, it'll be restored as ext3, same with any backups made while it was in ext4, you can also convert said backup from one to the other under Tools prior to restoring it.

kbeezie said:
Also with 4EXT Touch recovery, if you make a backup for a rom that was in ext3, it'll be restored as ext3, same with any backups made while it was in ext4, you can also convert said backup from one to the other under Tools prior to restoring it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
or you can convert the partition after flashing. Be careful since there's one option to convert and one to format. Nandroid it 1st.

The Android Manual said:
Thankyou for your reply bro I just asked because the old ROMs I used worked great in ext3 plus my stock ROM Nand is in EXT3 so if I need to send my phone for repairs I restore that one
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Restoring a nandroid that is in ext4 will result in a ROM that is in ext4, it overwrites completely what was once there. Since the ROM you've flashed is in ext4, might as well leave it that way ... not only did the developer want it that way, but it's a much better file system.
Sent from my HTC Vision using xda app-developers app

KyraOfFire said:
or you can convert the partition after flashing. Be careful since there's one option to convert and one to format. Nandroid it 1st.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
you can after true, it's all up to you if you prefer to format then flash from zip, or convert backup, or restore back up and then convert partitions. Converting the backups tends to be much faster because 4EXT style backups are tar files, and all it does is formats the existing partition to the appropriate format before un-taring the backup to it. Where as restoring to ext3 and then converting later will take time. (just make sure to keep a backup of the backup )
I guess the point is you got plenty of choices.

One question. Should only system be ext4 or would it be better if data and cache were ext4 as well?

data/cache/system should all be ext4 for best performance
Sent from my HTC Vision using xda premium

Thankyou all
okay I've decided to stay on EXT 4 since I can't get 4EXT to instal :/
Got one more problem, every time I flash a ROM my battery heats up to 33-36 degrees and the normal temp is 29 degrees this only happened after I migrated to EXT4 any fix for that? besides shutting down my phone lol (well thats what I do )

yes but whats the partition for!!

hi partitioned my sd card so no probs there, ive been searching for that exactly i do with the partition now ive got it lol,
in titanium backup i can see theres stuff on the new partition but ive no clue whats on there, so whats it for & how do i put things on it & what things? but most of all why did i make it in the first place?? lol

you're supposed to research this stuff before you do it...
i also hope that you've used either gparted or 4ext recovery to parition (not minitool...)
basically the partition is generally for apps. it's better than normal android 'move to SD' because you can move all of the app, and can move widgets too. you can also move dalvik cache to sd as well depending on the script.
this all depends on what rom your are using and what built in script (if any) it uses to move bits around.
further reading here, i'd recommend reading through more of those guides just for more general learning...
titanium backup will show that the partition is filling up. better apps like 'diskusage' will show you how all your partitions are being used.

i did try to find out as much as i could & the reson i did it before knowing why is cos i want to know i can do it more than anything else all i knew was everyone else is doin it so i needed to know how lol
thanks for the link i'll enjoy reading it
i used rom manager to do it hope i used the right one cos everone else seemed to be useing it

pandashoe said:
i did try to find out as much as i could & the reson i did it before knowing why is cos i want to know i can do it more than anything else all i knew was everyone else is doin it so i needed to know how lol
thanks for the link i'll enjoy reading it
i used rom manager to do it hope i used the right one cos everone else seemed to be useing it
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yh, dont use rom manager (cwm) to partition ur sdcard, it makes bad partitions. Like eddie says, use gparted or download http://4ext.net/ updater app then install 4ext recovery and use that to partition sdcard.
Dont forget backup first
Sent from my HTC Desire

cheers for that i'll make sure i press the thanks button will i delete rom manager then?

pandashoe said:
cheers for that i'll make sure i press the thanks button will i delete rom manager then?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
installing 4ext recovery will remove clockworkmod
uninstall rom manager like you would any other app if you haven't already. you don't need it, and can cause real problems if you use it with this phone.

ok i'll do that when i workout how to do it then lol

pandashoe said:
ok i'll do that when i workout how to do it then lol
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Its easy. Click the 4ext recovery updater app in my sig, install it then open the app and flash 4ext recovery, simples. Then goto settings/ applications and uninstall rom manager
Sent from my HTC Desire

did this but it wouldnt open from my downloads on the phone or from recovery mode what am i doin wrong?
Its easy. Click the 4ext recovery updater app in my sig, install it then open the app and flash 4ext recovery, simples. Then goto settings/ applications and uninstall rom manager

pandashoe said:
did this but it wouldnt open from my downloads on the phone or from recovery mode what am i doin wrong?
Its easy. Click the 4ext recovery updater app in my sig, install it then open the app and flash 4ext recovery, simples. Then goto settings/ applications and uninstall rom manager
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Download the app on ur phone and install it, in ur app drawer press 4ext recovery updater and then flash recovery from the menu. I really dont know what else to tell u, u could flash it via fastboot commands (recovery.img) but i feel that would prob take us a week lol
Sent from my HTC Desire

So i created my partition with minitool and i have no issues!
And the esiest way to use the ext was for me cyanogenmod 7.2 ...
Just flash the rom and install s2e
Gesendet von meinem HTC Desire mit Tapatalk 2

rc7?
well all quite strange to me as after a reboot the app install had changed do i could install it so thats worked lol, now its got loads of older V do i need to install rc7 on my phone?

pandashoe said:
well all quite strange to me as after a reboot the app install had changed do i could install it so thats worked lol, now its got loads of older V do i need to install rc7 on my phone?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
that's what I'm using
Sent from my HTC Desire

good as long as am doin what you are i know am goin to be ok lol
so ive done a backup to my pc, do i now have to format the sd card to remove the first patition i put on then create a new partition then reinstall from the pc?

pandashoe said:
good as long as am doin what you are i know am goin to be ok lol
so ive done a backup to my pc, do i now have to format the sd card to remove the first patition i put on then create a new partition then reinstall from the pc?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
yh nandroid backup and save on computer also anything else u want to save. then depending on what rom ur going to install, partition ur sdcard to what ever the rom requires. so once u know that, boot into recovery go to tools/partition sdcard/ remove all partitions and start from scratch.
then ul have to choose size, normally most requirements would be this setup
1024 (1gb)
skip
skip
then choose ext4 and ur done.
just dont go bigger than 1.5gb ext4 (1524)
check ron requirments first tho
Sent from my HTC Desire

Am useing WildWild v5 so how do ifind out the size I need 4 it am so pleased to know I was thinking of doing the right thing so now am goin to hit the thanks buttons 4 you so thanks

pandashoe said:
Am useing WildWild v5 so how do ifind out the size I need 4 it am so pleased to know I was thinking of doing the right thing so now am goin to hit the thanks buttons 4 you so thanks
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
for mildwild just partition like i said above
Sent from my HTC Desire

Do i have to use partition tool on pc, or can i just simply use recovery for that?
Sent from my HTC Desire using xda premium

proadi96 said:
Do i have to use partition tool on pc, or can i just simply use recovery for that?
Sent from my HTC Desire using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
for pc use gparted only and recovery use 4ext recovery to partition
Sent from my HTC Desire

factory reset?
jmcclue said:
for pc use gparted only and recovery use 4ext recovery to partition
Sent from my HTC Desire
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
So do do a full factory reset then just flash the rom to put it in the new partition? Or am I on the wrong track again lol

V. Little Storage Space

Hi, I have a problem where the phone only allows me to install about four 3-4mb apps before is says 'storage space is running low'. This has been the case for a long time over many roms.
Tried with and without an 1gb ext4 partition on a 16gb and 32gb memory card. Roms tried include most ICS, JB 4.1 and JB 4.2. Have also tried with a2sd and without. Result: no changes.
Am currently on Nikez's 4.2 roms.
I hope there is a solution...
Thanks

Did ya activate a2sd via terminal emulator?
a2sd install (grant superuser perm)
Then answer....
y
n
y

Thanks for reply. :good:
Yes, but it didn't make any difference.

RiThBo said:
Thanks for reply. :good:
Yes, but it didn't make any difference.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
A2sd works fine on nikez, what did you partition you're sdcard with?
Sent from my HTC Desire using xda app-developers app

sywats said:
A2sd works fine on nikez, what did you partition you're sdcard with?
Sent from my HTC Desire using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Using 4ext recovery. But shouldn't I be able to install more than 4 apps without a2sd?

RiThBo said:
Using 4ext recovery. But shouldn't I be able to install more than 4 apps without a2sd?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
How much space do you have before activating a2sd? What hboot are you using
Sent from my HTC Desire using xda app-developers app

sywats said:
How much space do you have before activating a2sd? What hboot are you using
Sent from my HTC Desire using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
About 100mb - but it gets 'used up' with about 20mb. I am s-off, stock hboot. Is there a way to completely return it to factory settings so i can start over again. Factory resetting doesnt help the problem, nor does swapping sd cards

RiThBo said:
About 100mb - but it gets 'used up' with about 20mb. I am s-off, stock hboot. Is there a way to completely return it to factory settings so i can start over again. Factory resetting doesnt help the problem, nor does swapping sd cards
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Exactly after flashing the rom, flash this:
http://db.tt/m4sQLDOI
It should get you a lot more space by also moving dalvik cache to sd-ext (no need for terminal commands anymore)

abaaaabbbb63 said:
Exactly after flashing the rom, flash this:
http://db.tt/m4sQLDOI
It should get you a lot more space by also moving dalvik cache to sd-ext (no need for terminal commands anymore)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
My sd card is currently not partitioned, and i don't really want to re partition it. Is there any way to fix this without partitioning sd card. I have previously tried a similar file to the one you posted, and it allowed more apps to be installed but still not as many as was used to
Edit: Having seen your sig, i read the how to partition guide, and I used the 4ext recovery method. Is it possible to remove and then recreate a partition from that recovery?

RiThBo said:
My sd card is currently not partitioned, and i don't really want to re partition it. Is there any way to fix this without partitioning sd card. I have previously tried a similar file to the one you posted, and it allowed more apps to be installed but still not as many as was used to
Edit: Having seen your sig, i read the how to partition guide, and I used the 4ext recovery method. Is it possible to remove and then recreate a partition from that recovery?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes, it is possible. Partition away.

Ok, I will try that later on - I don't have time now. Thanks for your help

Internal storage

Hello. Is there any chance to extend internal storage? Cuz it pretty sucks when u cant send any game cuz free space is only ~15mb left after downloading facebook;facebook messenger;soundhound and thats all. My HTC desire is running 4.2.2 android with cyanogen 10.1 v5.3. Have only 2gb micro sd card.

zydrikis said:
Hello. Is there any chance to extend internal storage? Cuz it pretty sucks when u cant send any game cuz free space is only ~15mb left after downloading facebook;facebook messenger;soundhound and thats all. My HTC desire is running 4.2.2 android with cyanogen 10.1 v5.3. Have only 2gb micro sd card.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Partition your sdcard using 4ext recovery, check abaaaabbbb63 sig there is a guide
Sent from my HTC Desire using xda premium

sywats said:
Partition your sdcard using 4ext recovery, check abaaaabbbb63 sig there is a guide
Sent from my HTC Desire using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
But if my phone is using other recovery mod, clockword or smth like that, it was installed while rooting with revolutionary, i need to delete it or smth for tu use 4ext recovery?

zydrikis said:
But if my phone is using other recovery mod, clockword or smth like that, it was installed while rooting with revolutionary, i need to delete it or smth for tu use 4ext recovery?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Install 4ext recovery,within the app you can flash recovery which should overwrite cwm
Sent from my HTC Desire using xda premium

zydrikis said:
But if my phone is using other recovery mod, clockword or smth like that, it was installed while rooting with revolutionary, i need to delete it or smth for tu use 4ext recovery?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
go here: http://4ext.net/ and download the apk
install it on your phone, and open the app to install the recovery
this will overwrite you current recovery which is fine.
Then go here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2125513
Read part 4 of that guide.
Once you are done making the partition, boot into your rom. Open terminal emulator and run these commands (press enter after each line)
su
a2sd install
y
n
y

AW: Internal storage
zydrikis said:
But if my phone is using other recovery mod, clockword or smth like that, it was installed while rooting with revolutionary, i need to delete it or smth for tu use 4ext recovery?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I do same thing with clockworth recovery on my desire. Make a 1gb (vor less) partition with ext4 and then use a2sd after booting in cm10.1 v5.3 rom. Works fine.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app

Picco4ever said:
I do same thing with clockworth recovery on my desire. Make a 1gb (vor less) partition with ext4 and then use a2sd after booting in cm10.1 v5.3 rom. Works fine.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You'll have problems later, you'll see.
You know, we aren't telling you to do something just because we're nuts. CWM recovery does bad partitions, that may damage the sd-card, and make the phone work slow.

abaaaabbbb63 said:
You'll have problems later, you'll see.
You know, we aren't telling you to do something just because we're nuts. CWM recovery does bad partitions, that may damage the sd-card, and make the phone work slow.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
lol i agree. When i first had to make a sd-ext partition i used cwm and it messed up my sd card. I had to reformat.
Also avoid minitool partition wizard, that messed my card up too

Done everything as in abaaaabbbb63 tutorial, made 1gb partition and now i got 113mb free on phone memory, is this right?

However, again and again guys, thank u, it works really good now!

zydrikis said:
Done everything as in abaaaabbbb63 tutorial, made 1gb partition and now i got 113mb free on phone memory, is this right?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
yes if you go to settings>storage it wont display the free space on the sd-ext partition.
If you want to see that download titanium backup, and it will show you how much is left on sd-ext