[Link2SD][Xperia M] Apps Disappearing after Reboot - Sony Xperia M

I Flashed cm12.1 in My Xperia
After this i want to move apps to sd due to low internal memory,so I partitioned my 16 Gb SD Card into 2 partitions (1st FAT32 and 2nd as EXT4, both are as primary) using Mini Tool Partition and following a tutorial guide in Some Site.
I changed the configuration of superSU to "enable SU during boot".
I Installed Link2SD & granting root access. ". Choose EXT4 for 2nd partition and after rebooting, it seems that worked. When I see the "storage information" it shows "SD card 2nd Part" in /data/sdext2.
I Moved some apps to SD Card and Created "Link to SD"(Linked Dalvic Cache to SD Card).
Those apps I created a link to sd card are simply disappeared after reboot. But APPs which i moved to sd card without linking dalvic cache are visible.
Anyone tell me whats the problem how can i fix. how can i get back those linked apps.

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Undo A2SD

Hi,
Does anyone know how to undo A2SD? ie move all the apps back to the internal memory then remove the ext3 partitions from my memory card?
I'm running a rooted 2.73 ROM with RA-HERO-v1.2.2 recovery image and a vista computer
cheers
I'd also be interested in this, I often get a message saying something like 'sd card maybe not inserted or full' (cant remember the exact msg atm) which I think may be related to apps2sd. Couldn't find any info on the message though.
I'd solve it like this:
Step 1: Format SD card (thus also wiping all partitions)
Step 2: Wipe and re-install any rom - to avoid problems with dependencies from your old setup running with A2SD.
but then you lose all your apps!
He wants first to put his apps back on his phone and then he will format SD card.
But how? I want to know that also
1- Backup your apps using AppManager.
2- Copy the FAT32 partition content to your PC.
3- Format your SD card entirely to FAT32 erasing the EXT3 and SWAP partition.
4- Copy contents back to your SD card.
5- Install AppManager.
6- Restore Your Apps.

Confused with App2SD

Hi!
I'm using DeFrost 1.8 and I think that my confusion will be same on any other FroYo ROM.
I know that DeFrost has Apps2SD buildin and cause it's a FroYo ROM, already have the FroYo-style Apps2SD.
I must confess that i don't care where my apps are installed. I just supose that are stored on SD card using old-Apps2SD method.
Now, I've installed App2SD from Market and show some apps that are on internal memory and some on SD card, but there are lot more apps that I have installed on my phone that don't show up on this app.
Now, I'm very confused with this.
When I install a new app from Market, in what location is installed ? Internal, SD card using App2SD-old or App2SD-FroYo ?
How can I select the default location for new installations ?
I have SpareParts from LeoFroyo and App2sd location is on 'Default'. This means internal memory or old-style App2SD or what ?
If my ROM has buildin old-style App2SD, I can suppose that 'default' means this method. Or not ?
Is your SD card setup for old-A2SD with an EXT3 partition? If not, then they'll either go on the internal memory or the SD card using FroYo-A2SD (although not all apps are installed to the SD card as the creator may not have updated them yet)
Another question:
I actually haven't any Ext3 partition and may applications already installed, some on internal memory and some with the froyo-a2sd on the sd card.
I would like to create an Ext3 partition. I was thinking about the following steps:
- backup the fat32 content of the sd
- create a 1Gb ext3 partition
- restore the content of the Fat32 partition to SD
The problem is:
I will probably lose all the applications installed on the internal memory
Is it right? How can I solve this? Do I have to move everything to the new partition?
Which directories do I have to copy on Ext3?
Is sufficient to backup everything with Titanium and the restore once the Ext3 has been created?
Another problem is:
I started the system with an Ext3 partition and I couldn't access any application I installed before. Is there a way to recover those applications?
Once I erased the Ext3 partition (without installing anything on it) the phone started a boot loop.
What if I create the Ext3 before installing the new rom?
Thank you in advance.
Regards,
Daemon
EddyOS said:
Is your SD card setup for old-A2SD with an EXT3 partition? If not, then they'll either go on the internal memory or the SD card using FroYo-A2SD (although not all apps are installed to the SD card as the creator may not have updated them yet)
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Yes, my SD card have an ext3 partition. So, the apps that don't appear at the App2SD applicaction, it's supposed that are on the ext3 partition ?
Then, why I have some apps in internal memory and other on FroYo-app2sd and the rest on ext3 part ?
I can't understand this.

[Q] Question A2SD & OpenDesire 4.0.34

Hi,
I'm using OpenDesire 4.0.34 and have partitioned my sdcard to have 3 partitions:
1 - FAT32 14GB
2 - EXT3 512MB
3 - SWAP/CACHE 32MB
Now I have one question:
I have enabled the "Allow application moving" setting in Settings->CyanogenMod settings->Application settings and selected Install location: Internal the same screen.
My question is: I've installed a bunch of apps I often use and they used to leave me with only 19MB free in internal phone memory. Now it shows free internal memory around 120MB?! I've checked all the apps in the Manage applications and they are on the phone (at least it says so). I've mounted /sd-ext in recovery and all the apps are there...
Can anyone explain me what's goin' on here?
Thanks for your help!
Uhm... you do know that the partition of an ext3 sd-ext system is exactly to provide greater storage space for your applications, don't you?!
Guess not...
The /sd-ext is the mount point of my ext3 partition on the sd card?
Anyway, I didn't move any app to sd card (at least explicitily).
z7x8c9 said:
Guess not...
The /sd-ext is the mount point of my ext3 partition on the sd card?
Anyway, I didn't move any app to sd card (at least explicitily).
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When you use Ext3 partition youll get "A2SD+" and both your internal memory and your Ext3 partiton will become your new "internal" space on phone. So if the setting is set to "internal" the apps will go to ext3 and internal phone memory.
The internal phone memory counter however only show how much space you have on the internal phone memory where only small parts of the apps is installed.
I just removed my sdcard to see what would happen and all my apps are gone.
As such I assume they are all on the sdcard...
So when using the ext3 partition, how can I choose if an app is installed to the phone memory or to the sdcard? Is this possible at all?
Also, when I go to manage applications, I can "move to sd card" any app, but what does this do then?
I'm a bit confused...
Moved to Q&A as not development.
Please do not make new threads in development to ask questions
z7x8c9 said:
I just removed my sdcard to see what would happen and all my apps are gone.
As such I assume they are all on the sdcard...
So when using the ext3 partition, how can I choose if an app is installed to the phone memory or to the sdcard? Is this possible at all?
Also, when I go to manage applications, I can "move to sd card" any app, but what does this do then?
I'm a bit confused...
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you are getting apps2sd confused with the native android move to sd function!!, when you create an ext partition and use a rom that supports apps2sd, the developer has used a script that point the device to the /sd-ext as the INTERNAL STORAGE location, where as if you use the move to sd function in android, the apk's are move to the Androidsecure folder in the root of your sd card, as aposed to being stored in /data/app
I think I've got it...
On an a2sd enabled rom, I'm not required to do anything in order to install apps on the sdcard.
The move to sdcard button is the native android method to move apps to the sdcard.
I got confused because in OpenDesire in the Settings->CyanogenMod settings->Application settings there is an option to allow application moving, but all this does is enable me to move any app to the .android_secure using the move to sdcard button. It's got nothing to do with a2sd, right?
Thanks for your help!

[Q] Link2sd not working for me

hi link2sd appears that it not working in my phone
1- i rooted my phone (GALAXY ACE s5830i)
2- i used cwm recovery to partation the 4gb sd card into 1024 mb and 0 swap (ext 3)
the proplem is when i link an apllicaton to sd my internal memory decrease not increasing
and when press move to sd it works but link to sd not works as i said in the previous
so can any one help me ?????
i need link2sd because the internal memory is 190 mb only
:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:
so if you can help just help me
mazen atef said:
hi link2sd appears that it not working in my phone
1- i rooted my phone (GALAXY ACE s5830i)
2- i used cwm recovery to partation the 4gb sd card into 1024 mb and 0 swap (ext 3)
the proplem is when i link an apllicaton to sd my internal memory decrease not increasing
and when press move to sd it works but link to sd not works as i said in the previous
so can any one help me ?????
i need link2sd because the internal memory is 190 mb only
:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:
so if you can help just help me
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So why do you think that posting your Galaxy Ace problem in the HTC Desire Q&As section is a good idea? Try asking in your phone's section.
Anyhow, try partitioning with Gparted.
Remember each device has it's own section....so you should have posted here
However, I also rooted that phone for my sister, link2sd is not a good method. You actually no longer need to 'move to SD', as that does move it to the sd-ext partition but the FAT32 partition. You have to keep it on internal, link it using the app, then reboot I think, kind of clumsy
Regardless, i gave up on link2sd because it wasn't an efficient method for me, especially when apps got updated, and memory still ran out.
I found CronMod INT2EXT script worked best.
- Backup your sd card
- Repartition your sd card using gparted (find a video guide), ~1.5GB ext4 partition, the rest FAT32, no swap.
- Copy contents back to sd card
- Titanium backup or similar all apps if necessary
- Nandroid backup (just in case)
- Full wipe and reinstall ROM, reboot
- Reboot back into recovery, flash INT2EXT4+ script, as it leaves data on internal for better speed
- Now restore your apps etc. Don't 'Move to SD' with this script either. Just keep on internal will trick them to sd-ext.
- Install an app such as 'DiskUsage' to browse your partitions to check they're working correctly.
Thank You
eddiehk6 said:
Remember each device has it's own section....so you should have posted here
However, I also rooted that phone for my sister, link2sd is not a good method. You actually no longer need to 'move to SD', as that does move it to the sd-ext partition but the FAT32 partition. You have to keep it on internal, link it using the app, then reboot I think, kind of clumsy
Regardless, i gave up on link2sd because it wasn't an efficient method for me, especially when apps got updated, and memory still ran out.
I found CronMod INT2EXT script worked best.
- Backup your sd card
- Repartition your sd card using gparted (find a video guide), ~1.5GB ext4 partition, the rest FAT32, no swap.
- Copy contents back to sd card
- Titanium backup or similar all apps if necessary
- Nandroid backup (just in case)
- Full wipe and reinstall ROM, reboot
- Reboot back into recovery, flash INT2EXT4+ script, as it leaves data on internal for better speed
- Now restore your apps etc. Don't 'Move to SD' with this script either. Just keep on internal will trick them to sd-ext.
- Install an app such as 'DiskUsage' to browse your partitions to check they're working correctly.
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Thank you for help also i posted my question in the wrong forum

Link2SD issues

I have recently acquired a 64GD micro SD card for my M8.
I am looking to install certain apps to SD card using Link2SD:
I currently have partitioned c. 50Gb as FAT32 and c.10GB as Ext2 using guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2142844
Whenever I launch Link2SD and select the ext2 option it says a mount script has been created and to reboot the device. Upon reboot and loading Link2SD the 10GB parition is not mounted and Link2SD comes up with the same option again
I have also installed mount2SD to try and install startup script binaries to mount the Sd card, however upon reboot it says startup scripts are not installed
I am fairy new to android so would appreciate some advice on this
pheonixsingh said:
I have recently acquired a 64GD micro SD card for my M8.
I am looking to install certain apps to SD card using Link2SD:
I currently have partitioned c. 50Gb as FAT32 and c.10GB as Ext2 using guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2142844
Whenever I launch Link2SD and select the ext2 option it says a mount script has been created and to reboot the device. Upon reboot and loading Link2SD the 10GB parition is not mounted and Link2SD comes up with the same option again
I have also installed mount2SD to try and install startup script binaries to mount the Sd card, however upon reboot it says startup scripts are not installed
I am fairy new to android so would appreciate some advice on this
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Move to sd is built in go to settings then app open the app you want then move to sd
Thats ok for apps which let you move to SD card
but I believe Link2SD is for apps which dont let you and/or apps which may install apk to sd card still use internal memory when storing data
Essentially Linked2SD is working however, upon a cold reboot the scripts to mount external ext4 formatted partition isnt working so I get a mount warning and have to do a soft/quick reboot to get it to work

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