[Q] init.d not working CM12 - Sony Xperia M

Tried mounts2sd. Tried scripts here to mount ext-4 partition.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-m/development/mounts2sd-increase-internal-storage-t3006303
Neither work. Nothing in M2SD log either. Doubting whether init.d works.
Help please?

theperson333 said:
Tried mounts2sd. Tried scripts here to mount ext-4 partition.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-m/development/mounts2sd-increase-internal-storage-t3006303
Neither work. Nothing in M2SD log either. Doubting whether init.d works.
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what will happen when you run that mount script 05sdext-mount in adb or ssh session manualy?

jkkk88 said:
what will happen when you run that mount script 05sdext-mount in adb or ssh session manualy?
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Mounts correctly at mntpoint and mntpoint3. mntpoint2, there is a linked file, with permissions lrwxrwxrwx
mntpoint=/sd-ext
mntpoint2=/mnt/media_rw/sdcard2
mntpoint3=/storage/sdcard2
I ran using the terminal app, root with sh command.

theperson333 said:
Mounts correctly at mntpoint and mntpoint3. mntpoint2, there is a linked file, with permissions lrwxrwxrwx
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Did you configured mounts2sd not to use its builtin busybox?

jkkk88 said:
Did you configured mounts2sd not to use its builtin busybox?
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Yes.
Even updated busybox just before ticking the option.

I don't know... for me also in CM-12 NO script from /system/etc/init.d or /data/local/userinit.d won't be started during boot. And yes, the permissons are alright... and the scripts ARE working, when started from shell. I tried any kernel available. Is it related to busybox, kernel or SuperSU? In CM11 everything works.

If 2nd partition not mounted by init.d script, try something easier for begin, for ex. put there only echo $0 >>some_writable_location/filename if file is created.

Which build of cm are we using? 11/04 for me. I'm gonna try update. I'll post back later.
Boot times are noticably longer when scripts are installed, but no traces of them running. Also Link2SD mount script works, but I don't like link2sd, would rather use m2sd.

theperson333 said:
Which build of cm are we using? 11/04 for me. I'm gonna try update. I'll post back later.
Boot times are noticably longer when scripts are installed, but no traces of them running. Also Link2SD mount script works, but I don't like link2sd, would rather use m2sd.
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Tried adding a script which only prints hello to text file on internal SD card. Tested the script using terminal; it works. Rebooted, no text file on SD. So assuming internal SD is mounted and avail at boot time, the script wasn't executed.

theperson333 said:
Tried adding a script which only prints hello to text file on internal SD card. Tested the script using terminal; it works. Rebooted, no text file on SD. So assuming internal SD is mounted and avail at boot time, the script wasn't executed.
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Put contents of 05sdext-mount to begin of /system/etc/mounts2sd.sh and also something like
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echo $0 >/data/local/mym2d.log
mount >>/data/local/mym2d.log
so we know what is going on.

jkkk88 said:
Put contents of 05sdext-mount to begin of /system/etc/mounts2sd.sh and also something like
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echo $0 >/data/local/mym2d.log
mount >>/data/local/mym2d.log
so we know what is going on.
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Sure thing. I'll do it tonight. If I have time.

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does rom manager app work with slide?

I have never used the rom manager app from clockwork but I just read it referenced in a comment about cyanogen. Since we don't have a recovery that stick (as far as I know) does this app work with the slide?
skullkandy said:
I have never used the rom manager app from clockwork but I just read it referenced in a comment about cyanogen. Since we don't have a recovery that stick (as far as I know) does this app work with the slide?
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Yes sir, it does... support was just added for the Slide a day or so ago. Before, the Aria recovery 2.0.2.4 worked just fine.
(sidenote)....I'm now having problems with it seeing my ext partition, again...grr.
(EDIT!!!) DO NOT use the SLIDE RECOVERY IN ROM MANAGER...I flashed it and yes, it was the culprit in breaking my ext support. USE HTC ARIA file here... http://www.koushikdutta.com/2010/02/clockwork-recovery-image.html Drop the file onto the root of your sdcard, making sure to name it update (or update.zip) if you're using XP. Then create a clockworkmod folder on your sd card, then create ANOTHER clockworkmod folder inside it. Then drop the same file into this folder and name it recovery-update. You should now be able to flash to your hearts content.
jreed3786 said:
Yes sir, it does... support was just added for the Slide a day or so ago. Before, the Aria recovery 2.0.2.4 worked just fine.
(sidenote)....I'm now having problems with it seeing my ext partition, again...grr.
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in regards to the ext partition, how do we know if it is noticing it correctly or not. i have a2sd setup w/ a 512mb ext2 partition setup using eugene's latest clockwork update.zip. with a plethora of apps installed, i'm down to about 245mb on the ext. however, my internal storage (145mb) has gone down to ~60mb. this is even w/ all caches cleared. i have been wondering if there is something wrong w/ my setup or if this is considered as normal?
poetik517 said:
in regards to the ext partition, how do we know if it is noticing it correctly or not. i have a2sd setup w/ a 512mb ext2 partition setup using eugene's latest clockwork update.zip. with a plethora of apps installed, i'm down to about 245mb on the ext. however, my internal storage (145mb) has gone down to ~60mb. this is even w/ all caches cleared. i have been wondering if there is something wrong w/ my setup or if this is considered as normal?
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If you have ADB and drivers installed, in command prompt issue the following:
adb shell ls -l /data
(alternatively, in Terminal Emulator it's simply "ls -l /data")
If among other directories you see this:
lrwxrwxrwx . . . .. ............. app -> /system/sd/app
lrwxrwxrwx . . . .. ............. app-private -> /system/sd/app-private
it means that Apps2SD (and your ext partition) is working fine.
jreed3786 said:
If you have ADB and drivers installed, in command prompt issue the following:
adb shell ls -l /data
(alternatively, in Terminal Emulator it's simply "ls -l /data")
If among other directories you see this:
lrwxrwxrwx . . . .. ............. app -> /system/sd/app
lrwxrwxrwx . . . .. ............. app-private -> /system/sd/app-private
it means that Apps2SD (and your ext partition) is working fine.
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well yea, its listed. thanks. just didn't wanna see that dreadful "storage low" msg pop up later on for the wrong reasons or due to faulty setup.
this is a little non-related to the topic but in addition to cache clearers, are there any cleaning tools for android, as there are for winmo (ie. sktools). i understand the cleaning of caches, but does that cover temporary files, histories, corrupt files?
poetik517 said:
well yea, its listed. thanks. just didn't wanna see that dreadful "storage low" msg pop up later on for the wrong reasons or due to faulty setup.
this is a little non-related to the topic but in addition to cache clearers, are there any cleaning tools for android, as there are for winmo (ie. sktools). i understand the cleaning of caches, but does that cover temporary files, histories, corrupt files?
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Yes, it should clear basically everything you listed...yes...I used cachemate, on Android and enjoyed it...not sure about with the Slide, though.

JP3 Lag Fix- ext3 partition via script = 1610 quadrant

This is early, hacky, and built from the work of the guys on the Vibrant forums: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=739647
anomalous3 figured out that "there was only one thing running as root that could safely be replaced; the boot logo player. So, all this does is replace the boot logo player with a script that calls userinit.sh from /data/local and then calls the (now renamed) bootlogo player for those of you who want that nifty startup screen"
What this does is allows the phone to mount an ext3 partition on boot so we can have a lag fix on JP3. I'm getting 1610 on quadrant and it's pretty stable. Please someone improve this!! shaunm89 and I just hacked this together from other's work.
Directions:
1.) Create an EXT3 partition on your external SD card of 2gb. It should be the second partition after the fat32 partition
2.) Flash Modaco's pre-rooted JP3 through Odin: http://android.modaco.com/content/s...insecure-boot-clockworkmod-recovery-for-odin/
3.) Boot the phone up. Open market and install Root Explorer (costs $) and Busybox. Update busybox
4.) Download these files: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ONGUDAIJ
Copy them across to the SD card. Move playlogos1 and playlogosnow to /system/bin. Move userinit.sh to /data/local. Use root explorer to set permissions read (all 3) write (user only) execute (all 3). 0755 for those who know linux. You can use adb to push if you wanna get fancy.
5.) Reboot. Use root explorer to see if /sd-ext exists, and if so, whether /sd-ext/data and /sd-ext/dalvik-cache exist. If so it worked! If not, reboot again and then check.
That's it. Maybe someone can package this into an update.zip, maybe someone can take it and make it more stable and even faster (ext4 for example)
great! hope we could find an easier way
Sent from my GT-I9000
Is it a must to get the pre-rooted version of firmware? However using the original SP3 then root by myself?
On the other hand, I think I will modify your init.rc as I would rather to do all the moving by myself
Great job, hope we can get EXT4 soon.
In step 4, " Move userinit.sh to /local/data" should be data/local. Quadrant benchmark 1700.
seems like the script is calling busybox, but is it necessary to use root explorer. Could one substitute root explorer with adb?
I assume root explorer is just to do things adb can do, but locally on the device instead of attached via USB.
I tried this and it and i can see sd-ext and the subfolders but is this all we need to do?
is /data/data linked to the sdcard?
I am asking because i tried to reboot the phone without the sdcard in it and i can still see all my apps and everything is working fine.
Thoughts?
Also there is an error in section 4 of your instructions. there is no /local/data, it is /data/local.
Also playlogos1 and playlogosnow files needs to be renamed with a capital P for this to work.
No need to install root explorer if you can use adb to push the files. I just wasn't sure how to use adb to push to those directories.
I fixed the other mistake, thanks
This is not ideal but gets the job done. I'm hoping you guys can make it better!
Are you able to download anything from the market after doing this?
My market is just stuck on "starting download" and that's it.
clubtech said:
Are you able to download anything from the market after doing this?
My market is just stuck on "starting download" and that's it.
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Protected apps don't show but i've been able to get all my other purchased and free apps installed and running fine.
Strange.
I'll flash again and try again.
Yea i don't know.
The market will download some and won't others.
Also my Quadrant test is getting stuck at 3/4 stage of the I/O test so it might be my SDCard which sucks.
I used a 16GB SanDik class 4 card.
clubtech said:
Yea i don't know.
The market will download some and won't others.
Also my Quadrant test is getting stuck at 3/4 stage of the I/O test so it might be my SDCard which sucks.
I used a 16GB SanDik class 4 card.
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sandisk are one of the best cards you can get, kingston are known to get stuck at this stage, are you sure you don't have a fake sandisk card?
anyway if you leave it running after about 10 minutes quadrant will finish and still give you a massive score of over 1500.. just shows how reliable the quadrant scores are .
does it mean that quadrant is good but speed isnt?
Tried this fix on my JP3 but no luck. I don't get these folders.
Maybe it must be MoDaCo?
If I manually execute the script I get these folders, but after reboot they are gone.
Pretty new to this maybe I'm doing something wrong?
drygmasken said:
Tried this fix on my JP3 but no luck. I don't get these folders.
Maybe it must be MoDaCo?
If I manually execute the script I get these folders, but after reboot they are gone.
Pretty new to this maybe I'm doing something wrong?
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Ok, did it from scratch today. Format, flashed MoDaCo prerooted JP3 and everything. Stilll I don't get this to work (
Please, any ideas?
Finally got it to run faster with this fix, thanks for sharing!
drygmasken said:
Ok, did it from scratch today. Format, flashed MoDaCo prerooted JP3 and everything. Stilll I don't get this to work (
Please, any ideas?
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Also happened to me initially. /sd-ext won't show up or if it does, it doesn't contain the correct folders though it is listed when you run 'mount'. Laggy with Quadrant result at 975.
So, went back and reformatted SD w/Fat32 then EXT3, cleared cache/data, re-flashed Modaco's JP3, installed the latest Busybox, copied files per OP and I finally got it working after a couple of re-boots (3, i think). It is running smooth so far w/quadrant 1622. GPS seems to be getting locks on SATs quickly but you still can't get to LBSTest via the keypad. Still can't write to the external sd when mounted/shared to PC.
Also tried JAC's work (see this thread: [KERNEL/RECOVERY] Vibrant EXT2/3/4 with init.d support) since it has the nifty feature allowing user to put startup scripts on boot up. I flashed his kernel but i got stuck on the 'Vibrant' boot screen. anyways, will give it another try later.
titovic said:
Also happened to me initially. /sd-ext won't show up or if it does, it doesn't contain the correct folders though it is listed when you run 'mount'. Laggy with Quadrant result at 975.
So, went back and reformatted SD w/Fat32 then EXT3, cleared cache/data, re-flashed Modaco's JP3, installed the latest Busybox, copied files per OP and I finally got it working after a couple of re-boots (3, i think). It is running smooth so far w/quadrant 1622. GPS seems to be getting locks on SATs quickly but you still can't get to LBSTest via the keypad. Still can't write to the external sd when mounted/shared to PC.
Also tried JAC's work (see this thread: [KERNEL/RECOVERY] Vibrant EXT2/3/4 with init.d support) since it has the nifty feature allowing user to put startup scripts on boot up. I flashed his kernel but i got stuck on the 'Vibrant' boot screen. anyways, will give it another try later.
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Which method do you use for making the ext3? I made my on my hero using Amon RA could that be a problem?
drygmasken said:
Which method do you use for making the ext3? I made my on my hero using Amon RA could that be a problem?
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I used GParted Live CD as Paragon fails to format my AData card and sorry but I am not familiar with AMON RA.
1646 thanks, very fast!
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Would this procedure work for ext4 partitioned SD Card?

[GUIDE] Persistent Temp Root for G2 to SD Card

Problem: Changes to the system partition are lost when Linux flushes the disk cache: http://pastebin.com/cm75Z9UA
These instructions are a workaround to provide temp root like normal plus persistence because /system /data and /cache are partitions on your SD card. This lets you reboot and even factory reset, while being able to easily restore your settings and such by re-rooting and mounting your SD card partitions back over the internal partitions.
Prerequisites:
SD card partitioned with four partitions:
6GB as fat (for your data, can be bigger or small depending on your card size)
400MB ext3 for /system
1.3GB ext3 for /data
200MB ext3 for /cache
On the phone, enable "USB debugging" in Menu -> Settings -> Applications -> Development
On a PC with the Android SDK tools (adb) installed and working:
adb push Superuser.apk /data/local
adb push busybox /data/local
adb push rage /data/local
adb push resume /data/local
adb push root /data/local
adb push rsync /data/local
adb push setup /data/local
adb push su /data/local
adb install Term.apk
adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/busybox /data/local/rage /data/local/setup /data/local/resume /data/local/rsync /data/local/root
On the phone, open "Terminal Emulator" and type:
/data/local/rage
Wait for it to say "[+] Forked NNNN childs." then press the back button.
Open "Terminal Emulator" again and it should force close.
Open it one more time and the prompt should display "#". Then type:
/data/local/root
/data/local/setup
You may need to re-root after it reloads the GUI, but then it will stick. setup is a script that mounts your SD card partitions and copies the existing. It should only be run once unless you want to erase what you have there previously. This step wont work if you SD card is not partitioned properly.
On future power-ons, run this after temp-root instead of setup:
/data/local/resume
and you should get your Android back how it was.
is it suppose to scan through all apps on phone then reboot
Thanks muchly, I'll try this when my G2 arrives.
I have a question about this method. It looks to me that what setup does is copy the entire system, data, and cache to the SD card. Then, when you run resume, it uses rsync to bring the main system (in the onboard flash) up to date from the SDcard version, and then any changes, even if not actually written to the main system partition due to the HTC copy protection, get written to the sdcard copy of the system. Very clever (if I'm reading this write, otherwise, still clever, but me not so clever as I mis-understood).
The question is this: Are there any glitches or instabilities generated by suddenly changing the system files after the OS is already booted? Do I have to make sure to do this before I begin using my phone after boot or risk making changes that I will then loose when I run resume?
Thanks again for the work putting this together!
Sheep
Sheep, you understand almost completely. Setup does copy the existing data from the internal phone memory to the SD card. However, it then (like resume) doesn't copy anything back, it just mounts the system, data, and cache partitions from the SD card on top of the internal ones.
I had issues with the internal memory reverting back after I make changes to it. It seemed to happen over a short time, or was triggered by things like mounting the SD card to a computer.
I've been using this for about 24 hours with no problems. I've done a couple fresh boots and ran resume. But I didn't test the instructions from scratch, so if anyone tests and finds a problem, let me know!
Any performance hit because of running from SD?
I haven't really noticed any.
How does this impact battery life?
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App
Can't say, I've had my phone hooked up most of the time through adb looking for root. Just did this for fun and because I was sick of re-rooting all the time.
looks interesting I'll try it out tomorrow
Sent from my T-Mobile G2
so your sd card has to be partitioned pryor to trying this
pre-partitioned card?
thatruth132 said:
so your sd card has to be partitioned pryor to trying this
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yes it does
texasaggie1 said:
yes it does
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and how do i do this on a non-rooted device
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and how do i do this on a non-rooted device
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Use your G1 to partition the card.
Brad
You can also connect your phone to a Linux computer (a LiveCD would be fine) and use gparted or fdisk. Don't forget to backup the contents of your card first!
Pretty cool. But I think I'm gonna wait for a more permanent solution....
sheek360 said:
Pretty cool. But I think I'm gonna wait for a more permanent solution....
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There are no roms available yet any ways, so to a non dev, non cook like me, the Root is pretty much useless
I'd read that the currently available root was good until a reboot, then I saw this thread that made rerooting after a reboot much easier. Since then I've seen some posts that seem to indicate that a root may spontaneously disappear even without rebooting. Is this the case, some permissions may be lost even if you don't reboot?
I was ready to pull the trigger on this permanent-temporary root until I read that. I'd like to be able to import my old wpa_supplicant.conf file and get my corp ipsec vpn working. I'd also like to be able to get wifi-tether working (although I rarely use it), but if root won't stay 100% until a reboot, then I'm not going to bother.
Dalamak said:
There are no roms available yet any ways, so to a non dev, non cook like me, the Root is pretty much useless
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Not true. I'm not a dev or a cook, but there are things that you can make the phone do with root besides adding a theme or ROM.
wifi tether
ipsec vpn
backups
etc...
smasraum said:
I'd read that the currently available root was good until a reboot, then I saw this thread that made rerooting after a reboot much easier. Since then I've seen some posts that seem to indicate that a root may spontaneously disappear even without rebooting. Is this the case, some permissions may be lost even if you don't reboot?
I was ready to pull the trigger on this permanent-temporary root until I read that. I'd like to be able to import my old wpa_supplicant.conf file and get my corp ipsec vpn working. I'd also like to be able to get wifi-tether working (although I rarely use it), but if root won't stay 100% until a reboot, then I'm not going to bother.
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With temp root on the internal system partition, writes would revert back after certain things (after mounting the sd card to a computer through the phone and disconnecting it, I'd always loose root). When running /system from an sd card, no writes can be reverted because none are made, so I've never had to re-root.
how to partition an SD card?
thatruth132 said:
and how do i do this on a non-rooted device
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I used gparted in ubuntu to do mine. Like SAINTH said, the install disk for ubuntu is also a livecd so you dont even have to install ubuntu if u dont want to

[Q] Getting Gapps on [JUNE 17][4.2.2] PARANOIDANDROID v3.60 | HALO

A first post here, please be gentle with me, and huge thanks to everyone who has made posting here unnecessary until now.
After a long time using CynogenMod 7.1 on my Desire, when I came to switching SIMs on it, I decided to look for a new ROM too because I was having a problem with shortage of app space and I was missing a few features I have become used to on JellyBean.
A look at the options found the one in the title by WoH (development forum link). It separates out the ROM and the Google Apps. I can install the ROM, and I like it a lot. I can't get the Google Apps to install.
Tried: flashing the zip file at http://woh-roms.weebly.com/gapps.html via the recovery menu, and installing a2sd. It has the right MD5 and appears to go OK, but the apps don't appear when the phone is rebooted, or appear in the list of things moved by a2sd. I have made repeated attempts, both with wiping user data before and afterwards, and doing it before rebooting after installing the ROM and after an initial boot with it, all without success.
Tried: reading the instructions there. However I don't have adb installed and because I don't have Google Play, I can't install a file manager that unzips files (the one in the ROM doesn't appear to - no unzip option is given).
Tried: installing the ROM mentioned in the development subforum thread by timvdlinde which does have Google Play. That works, but I am not so keen on the ROM itself. This may be incredibly shallow, but I liked WoH's use of the Nexus boot animation, and the timvdlinde ROM has the Nova launcher which I am not interested in.
The phone: an unlocked, rooted, AMOLED GSM Desire. The recovery is the Clockworkmod ROM Manager one. I don't remember ever changing the hboot settings. There is a sizeable ext4 partition on the SD card and it is being used by a2sd.
lovingboth said:
A first post here, please be gentle with me, and huge thanks to everyone who has made posting here unnecessary until now.
After a long time using CynogenMod 7.1 on my Desire, when I came to switching SIMs on it, I decided to look for a new ROM too because I was having a problem with shortage of app space and I was missing a few features I have become used to on JellyBean.
A look at the options found the one in the title by WoH (development forum link). It separates out the ROM and the Google Apps. I can install the ROM, and I like it a lot. I can't get the Google Apps to install.
Tried: flashing the zip file at http://woh-roms.weebly.com/gapps.html via the recovery menu, and installing a2sd. It has the right MD5 and appears to go OK, but the apps don't appear when the phone is rebooted, or appear in the list of things moved by a2sd. I have made repeated attempts, both with wiping user data before and afterwards, and doing it before rebooting after installing the ROM and after an initial boot with it, all without success.
Tried: reading the instructions there. However I don't have adb installed and because I don't have Google Play, I can't install a file manager that unzips files (the one in the ROM doesn't appear to - no unzip option is given).
Tried: installing the ROM mentioned in the development subforum thread by timvdlinde which does have Google Play. That works, but I am not so keen on the ROM itself. This may be incredibly shallow, but I liked WoH's use of the Nexus boot animation, and the timvdlinde ROM has the Nova launcher which I am not interested in.
The phone: an unlocked, rooted, AMOLED GSM Desire. The recovery is the Clockworkmod ROM Manager one. I don't remember ever changing the hboot settings. There is a sizeable ext4 partition on the SD card and it is being used by a2sd.
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Repartition your sd-card by using the partitioning guide in my sig.
onknope what
abaaaabbbb63 said:
Repartition your sd-card by using the partitioning guide in my sig.
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Thanks, but I did that before starting this. I used gparted, ending up with a large FAT32 partition, followed by a smaller ext4 and finally a small swap.
lovingboth said:
Thanks, but I did that before starting this. I used gparted, ending up with a large FAT32 partition, followed by a smaller ext4 and finally a small swap.
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Theres no need for a swap partition. If you are using PA it will just act as a waste of space, since the rom doesnt utilize it in any way.
Try doing a full wipe and reflash the rom. Then flash these gapps. I can guarantee those work, as i use the same rom with those gapps and everything is fine. After flashing run the a2sd script through terminal.
chromium96 said:
Try doing a full wipe and reflash the rom. Then flash these gapps. I can guarantee those work, as i use the same rom with those gapps and everything is fine. After flashing run the a2sd script through terminal.
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To quote Napoleon Wilson, you can't argue with a confident man even if that's the file I've been trying - same source, same MD5
OK, I'm about to give it another go.
(And apologies if you don't identify as a man!)
lovingboth said:
To quote Napoleon Wilson, you can't argue with a confident man even if that's the file I've been trying - same source, same MD5
OK, I'm about to give it another go.
(And apologies if you don't identify as a man!)
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Lol, weird. Im on the same rom and used the same gapps. Everything worked fine.
chromium96 said:
Lol, weird. Im on the same rom and used the same gapps. Everything worked fine.
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Not for me. I took some photos of the process, which I can put somewhere, but it was...
Repartition the SD card
Boot into recovery
Wipe data
Wipe cache
Install ROM.zip (using the one downloaded from the right place, no reported problems)
Install Gapps.zip (ditto)
Reboot
Notice that the Google apps aren't there
Do the su / mount / a2sd install anyway
Reboot (through saying yes to the third question)
Notice that the progress of the move to the ext4 partition says its moving 59 items, none of which are Google apps
Confirm that the Google apps still aren't there
I'm about to try again with another SD card on the basis of 'why not'
lovingboth said:
Not for me. I took some photos of the process, which I can put somewhere, but it was...
Repartition the SD card
Boot into recovery
Wipe data
Wipe cache
Install ROM.zip (using the one downloaded from the right place, no reported problems)
Install Gapps.zip (ditto)
Reboot
Notice that the Google apps aren't there
Do the su / mount / a2sd install anyway
Reboot (through saying yes to the third question)
Notice that the progress of the move to the ext4 partition says its moving 59 items, none of which are Google apps
Confirm that the Google apps still aren't there
I'm about to try again with another SD card on the basis of 'why not'
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Go to system/app. Are the google apps installed? What permissions do they have?
abaaaabbbb63 said:
Go to system/app. Are the google apps installed? What permissions do they have?
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Ah, no they're not.
About sixty are, owned by root, with rw (owner) and r (group and global) permissions.
I am being tempted to bite the bullet, install the ADK on something and try the adb method.
What about /sd-ext/gapps/system/app. Anything there?
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What about /sd-ext/gapps/system/app. Anything there?
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Yep, they are there, with what I presume are the right permissions: as above, owned by root, rw-r-r.
Doing some more nosing around, and looking at the alternative installation instructions on woh-roms.weebly.com/gapps.html
$ adb shell ls /sd-ext/gapps/system
app etc framework lib usr
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Yes, doing
ls /sd-ext/gapps/system
produces that.
# enable extgapps (quotes needed)
$ adb shell "echo x > /sd-ext/gapps/.extgapps"
# gapps dir should look like this (if .extgapps doesnt exist the init script wont run)
$ adb shell ls -a /sd-ext/gapps/
.extgapps system
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Yes, doing
ls -a /sd-ext/gapps/
produces that.
.extgapps is a zero byte file, rather than one byte containing 'x' as there, but the root explorer instructions would produce a zero byte file, so presumably a) there's no touch command and b) it's the presence of the file that's important, not what it contains.
BUT...
... if I do
logcat -C
(after doing logcat -c, going oops, rebooting, and getting it right )
then the lines that are supposed to be there aren't.
I'll get the email working, email the output to myself and stick it in a pastebin or similar.
pastebin.com/Qtrps3A8 has the whole thing.
At the start, various links are possibly not set up:
I/run-parts( 75): ln: /system/etc/permissions/com.google.android.maps.xml: Out of memory
I/extgapps( 155): Created /system/etc/permissions/com.google.android.maps.xml
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is just one example, then later
D/AlarmScheduler( 1300): No events found starting within 1 week.
I/Goo Parser( 839): GAPPS: No file, skipping item 0
I/Goo Parser( 839): GAPPS URL: http://goo.im/devs/paranoidandroid/roms/gapps/pa_gapps-full-4.2-20130702-signed.zip
I/AlarmReceiver( 839): gooVer: 3601
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.. so what file is it looking for, and is this down to trying to do things with the card before it is ready?
What has changed:
The search 'app' has gone from the list - I can see from the logs that it is supposed to be replaced, but here it's just missing.
The browser is now very like Chrome... and I don't remember that being the case.

new to root 1st attempt, busy box finds sys/xbin full?

Hello there, having a prob finishing project. Root established w. nrt, busy box wont install....no room sys/xbin? what do I do?
Your system partition must have not enough free space. Consider making some free space there before installing busybox.
Try disabling USB debugging, for some strange reason that sometimes works
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I will try, like I said new to all this sys partition how do I find it, and how do I make space? Will try changing usb debugging also. Trying to learn.
In a terminal emulator do the following commands:
su
df /system
How much free space does it show?
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zandgreen said:
In a terminal emulator do the following commands:
su
df /system
How much free space does it show?
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Says, df/system: not found
Tablet says lots of storage. one of the new programs I have said system full but other storage plenty.
You missed the space before the slash:
df /system
In any case you will need to remove some not needed apps from the system partition.
zandgreen said:
You missed the space before the slash:
df /system
In any case you will need to remove some not needed apps from the system partition.
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Ok, didn't even notice the space but why is my system suddenly completely full? looking on phone 11 gb free but looking at one of the root programs the file busy box needs to install to xbin says completely full. Although busy box says it is installed it says xbin no storage sys no storage room, very confusing for a noob.
Try the Nexus Root Toolkit by Wugfresh, I know it's adb in a wrapper but it's very easy to use good luck.
Tmzdroid said:
Try the Nexus Root Toolkit by Wugfresh, I know it's adb in a wrapper but it's very easy to use good luck.
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Thats how I rooted, I did get it installed after clearing cache. Now I need to find a good kernel and rom to install. Any ideas? just want faster smoother. Not a rocket ship.
And thanks everyone for the help.

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