Hi there! Like many of us here i've come to realise that the 380mb of internal storage of my Arc S is insuficient!
So i've decided to try and partition my 16GB Sd card!
I've made a research and followed one of several guides here, basically, partition my sd on a FAT 32 partition and the other one Ext4 via MiniTools and then use Link2SD to move apps to SD Card!
I've unlocked bootloader and i was on a ICS Rom! But i decided to wipe it out and give a try some KitKat Roms like Carbon, CM11, Dark CM and others on Android Development Section and give it a try on Partition my SD!
The main problem here is that i'am having problems in maintaining the Ext 4 partition!
I leave 12GB to Fat32 and the other 4 on Ext4 partition! The problem is that in some roms, the memory is recognized and in internal memory it shows up 3 or 4 GB!
But after a few days of usage, and in 3 or 4 roms i've tried, i begin to experience random reboots and at some point the phone wont boot!! And i've have to do the all thing again!
On other Roms, i make the Ext partition but on phone it shows me internal memory 380MB free and not the 3 or 4 GB! I mean on Link2SD the 2nd partition shows up (on /data/sdext2) but not as internal memory!
What am i doing wrong here? I've even tried 2 and 3 Ext partitions! The results the same! Some times it works, other it doesn't! Am i giving too much GB to ext? I've tried with 2, 3 , 4GB and the same happens!
Is there any problem with KitKat roms and Arc S on this matter? I'am beginig to think on getting back to ICS!
Thanks!
I used 16GB memory card as well and also made 4GB Ext4 partition. I used Link2SD and never occurred a problem.
Did you use any other scripts in addition to Link2SD? I didn't check the internal memory in Settings that much, but I can't remember having seen more than 420MB in the settings.
Someguyfromhell said:
I used 16GB memory card as well and also made 4GB Ext4 partition. I used Link2SD and never occurred a problem.
Did you use any other scripts in addition to Link2SD? I didn't check the internal memory in Settings that much, but I can't remember having seen more than 420MB in the settings.
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but the objective here isn't that internal memory stays "linked" to the ext partition? becouse it did happen after i finish the process to check internal memory and showing up has 3 or 4GB.
Becouse otherwise whats the point of ext partition? And then, with only 420mb showing up i try install several apps, move them to sd card, and even then there's always some data that stays on internal and fills up quickly the 420mb!
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Hi Guys,
I installed following rom from Modaco - R8 ROM with default MoDaCo additions and A2SD+
However it has left me now with only 60-70MB of internal storage space.
I have not found a way to free up the internal storage, can anyone help?
Very frustrating.
Sounds like you don't have an ext3 partition on your sd card for a2sd to work.
kien said:
Sounds like you don't have an ext3 partition on your sd card for a2sd to work.
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I've sorted it now :-D
Might wanna put what you did so others in the same situation can find out...otherwise this is a pointless thread
Basically I just sorted out the ext3 partition for SD and it automatically fixed the issue straight away giving me 120 odd MB free on internal rest going on the SD card.
Ok so this is my problem:
I have a 16 Gig MicroSD class 6 card.
I've partitioned it with ROM manager and then manualy changed the partitions sizes, I've increased the ext3 and the swap partitions sizes with gparted.
Later on I've inserted the card back to my Device and Flashed a fresh copy of the ROM.
The device still can only see 147 Mb or free space whereas I've partitioned it to be about 1 Gig of size.
Any one knows any way to make more space on the card then ~150Mb?
Do a search on data2ext and data2sd.
Good luck.
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ilAlejandro said:
Ok so this is my problem:
I have a 16 Gig MicroSD class 6 card.
I've partitioned it with ROM manager and then manualy changed the partitions sizes, I've increased the ext3 and the swap partitions sizes with gparted.
Later on I've inserted the card back to my Device and Flashed a fresh copy of the ROM.
The device still can only see 147 Mb or free space whereas I've partitioned it to be about 1 Gig of size.
Any one knows any way to make more space on the card then ~150Mb?
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I take it your using a normal app2sd rom, not the newer data2sd or data2ext.
where are you looking to find your stats? if its in settings/sd & phone storage these wont show the amount of the app2sd partition, but they will show the amount of a data2sd or data2ext partition, because the latter two fools the phone in to thinking its internal storage, the former just moves parts of an app to the ext partition on the sd card so isnt classed as internal storage.
If you download an app from the market called quick system info it will show you the size of your app2sd partition to see if its worked
Hi guys,
I have partitioned my SD card about 10 times now, either using ROM Manager or Gparted.
The problem is that after I do everything no extra memory appear on the internal memory.
It is a 8GB class 6 card.
Why is this happening?
Download quick system info to see the info about this partition.
It is showing as the partition exists.
Is it working?
Im using RCmix by the way. Maybe a bad SD card?
Just tried with the original SandDisk 4GB Class 2 and it did the same.
Any help please?
L.Bento said:
I have partitioned my SD card about 10 times now, either using ROM Manager or Gparted.
The problem is that after I do everything no extra memory appear on the internal memory.
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after you partitioned your card with gparted, what did you do, exactly? just turn the phone on? reinstall? what? what ROM are you using?
Do you have a2sd+ with your rom?
sounds like maybe you dont.
Did u create an ext3-Partion for App2SD? Correct partitioning should be like this:
0 MB SWAP (MUST!!)
512 MB - 1,5 GB for ext3-Partion (more than 1,5 GB can cause problems with downloading/installing apps)
Rest: FAT32
Try to partition your sd-card with your recovery-system. Maybe this helps.
after partition in terminal emulator on phone
a2sd reinstall
then let it finish
Hi all "I am new at this stuff so apologies for my ignorance in the following explanation"
I have a rooted desire phone with a 4GB class 4 SD card and clockwork recovery
The internal free phone storge was 51.2MB, and I decided to partitioned my SD card in order to free more space for the app. "which is 90% of them are on the SD card" and for using some custum room "I actually dont konw the use of partitionning in custum room" but that what I read
So, I partitioned my SD card using Rom Manager with 512mb ext and zero swap with no errors, after that I put all the app. back to the SD card with no problem and all app. run smoothly from the SD card
I checked the internal phone storge using "DiskUsage" and it was as follows
Data 147.6MB
Application 35.4 MB "some of this app. can not move to the SD card & the other I wanted on the internal memory like Astro"
System data : 61.0MB
Free space 51.2MB "which is the same as befor partitioned as well as all the above sizes "
And the SD card total space was 3.21 GB which mean that the 512 MB suppose to be ext. partion right now
The Qustion is where is the 512 MB that suppose to be ext. partion ? Should this partitionning prosses free the internal memory of the phone ? and what is the use of partitionning in custum room ?
It is kind of weird at first when your new to it all. Took me a few weeks to get use to it and understand how it roughly works.
When you partition your SD card so you have an ext partition, it won't actually show up as internal memory. The internal memory is being read off of the /data partition. To make it simple, the ext partition acts like it's "hidden" so to speak. To get it working you would need an A2SD script at least. Depending on what rom you have, the script could be an addon, where you have to flash it after the rom, or it would be built in so it's just up and running anyway.
You can check to see if the ext partition is working. Apps can see if it's working, just search around in the market. To get the apps onto the ext partition, you would probably have to move them, but don't use the moving feature in Settings > Manage applications.
Thanks for your reply
I actually didnt flashed any custom rom yet "I am planning to" and I am running the stock rom froyo 2.2 which have the move 2 SD card feature, and the only app. that I had in this matter is "Move 2SD Enabler" which with It I moved almost all the application that I want to the SD card "some app I cant like the maps"
But even after the moving of all app. the internal phone memory is the same
I mean I cant feel any deference after the partitionning
So How can I use this 512MB ext partition or when ?
and also are these free space on the internal phone healthy ? or may I suffer a space problem when I tried to flash a rom? and what kind of ext does the rom manager do ext.2 or 3 or 4 ? and does it matter when flashing a rom ?
Sorry for the dozen of questions
With most roms it comes with A2SD (there are other deviations of it but the same principle). This is a script which tells the rom to install apps to the ext partition on your SD card instead of the internal memory. Thus, you get more app storage.
When you have A2SD, only the apps get put on the ext partition. Other things like the data for the apps and the dalvik cache stay on the internal memory and will (eventually) fill up the internal memory. That's where d2ext for example comes in. (You can read about all this stuff in your own spare time).
Recovery/rom manager uses ext3 but you can upgrade it to ext4.
Newb question, why format the sd card with ext2 or ext3 if the rom is still being put on the phone?
If you are partitioned, the speed will be vastly improved and your space will double. Every time you install an app, it goes to external storage instead of internal storage, thus giving you more space. It also keeps the program. From closing every time you exit. For example, if you close a game with the app on internal, it exits and closes the app from memory leaving any non-saved progress gone. When on external, it caches the progress leaving the game running while using the phone for other purposes.
So in the end, the partition is better than no partition. :thumbup:
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Newb question, why format the sd card with ext2 or ext3 if the rom is still being put on the phone?
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The benefit of partitioning your sd card is it saves alot of internel space on your phone and using a htc evo,you will benefit tremendously,because the OG has very little memory to begin with,by this i mean it will move all of the apps/cache/delvik/temp files to your sd card,hence the sd ext.Alot of the OSes 3.5 sense/ICS/JB arent meant for the OG,they just take up way too much memory,so partitioning is the best thing to happen to the evo and all of the latest recoveries and roms are being built to be compatible with ext 4 and swap,with partitioning and a2sd combined,it gives you the needed internal memory for those memory hogs they call android operating systems,lol.