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Download here - app2sd.ext4(modified 3.1.11)
Or if you want both, apps and dalvik-cache on SD - download here - app2sd.dc2sd.ext4
First of all make backup in xRecovery
Install app2sd through xRecovery - install custom zip
ext2 or ext3 or ext4 partition on SDcard needed
After app2sd installed, don´t turn the phone on without SD card with installed apps inserted, until it is really necessary
First boot after installation takes longer, depending on the amount of installed apps
If you make backup with xRecovery after installation -
- your personal data and setting of your apps will be backed up
- installed apps will no longer be backed up, but still remaining in the ext partition on SD card
If some app won´t work correctly, please reinstall the app from Market or from the file browser (rootexplorer) - you can find your apps in /system/sd/app directory
Compatible with JIT?
Yes, it is.
peetr_ said:
Download here - app2sd.ext4
Install through xRecovery - install custom zip
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Could u upload the file on megaupload.com
Thanks,...
Ok... now it´s on megaupload.
Installed it, how can i check it? This is my first app2sd try
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In rootexplorer, /data/app - shows used and remaining space, added together it should be size of your ext partition.
Ok at first i didnt have a ext2 partition.
Now i have formated my sd card and app2sd seems to waork, my problem is after installing the uptade.zip my phone reboots and at first it shows all the apps in menu then they dissapear, i think theyre transfered to sd card. and then i can do nothing just have the standart apps, appbrain doeasnt works, cant start root explorer etc... but all m apps appera in the menu for deinstallation. Hope you can help me
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after another restart everything seems to work fine
I am glad to hear that
Works well with my previous ext2 partition.
I already had app2sd working, and it still works this way.
I'm now trying a new sdcard. I formatted an ext4 partition in ubuntu, but the phone enters into an eternal loop. Don't know why, but it seams that it is not recognizing the partition.
Any Ideas?
Regards
Use ext3,for mini is better - stable
I made ext4 partition making first ext3 and then ext4 manually in xrecovery through adb with this tutorial http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=534714 and its stable.
But maybe ext3 is faster with our kernel. Dont know, didnt compared.
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Thanks brader.....
This sounds awesome but does this mean that I can have apps on ext2 + ext 3 which means double the amount of apps?
NO.On ext3 is better performance.
No, but you can double the amount of partition size
Nice so say I've doubled it, will it increase the amount of apps I can put on my mini? just want to know a bit more about this
peetr_ said:
Download here - app2sd.ext4
Install through xRecovery - install custom zip
ext 2,3 or 4 partition on SDcard needed
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH !!!
now i have a question, i got a 1gb ext2 partition, would it be better when i format it in ext3 or ext4 ? i dont know wich class the microsd card is, its a 8gb....
I have ext4 but few people said ext3 has better performance.
I had no time yet, to try ext3.
I think 1 GB is too much, because there are still some data, that are stored in internal memory and when you run out of internal memory, remaining place in ext partition is unused.
500 MB is enough, this is not high-end phone and too many apps means more slowness and less stability, i think.
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peetr_ said:
I have ext4 but few people said ext3 has better performance.
I had no time yet, to try ext3.
I think 1 GB is too much, because there are still some data, that are stored in internal memory and when you run out of internal memory, remaining place in ext partition is unused.
500 MB is enough, this is not high-end phone and too many apps means more slowness and less stability, i think.
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Can I skip doing ext2 just make ext3 n 4..then intall the zip file using recovery?to make partition ext3 or 4 using same method of make partition ext2?
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Following from this thread, I finally partitioned my sd card and had link2sd installed in my ace.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=919326
I moved my apps using apps2sd. I found out there are some remaining data in the phone. Are those data : dalvik-cache (.dex) file and lib files (.so) ? Or those are the game saves data. So, if i use Link2SD, i can completely move those data to sd?
It shows an error when I try to start it.. I could not link any of the apps.
Mount Script Error
Mount script cannot be created.
mount: mounting /dev/block/vold/179:2 on data/sdext2 failed: Device or resource busy
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my 2nd partition is on fat32
did u create both partition as primary?
btw i still think link2sd is buggy and annoying. at least in my experience. sometimes it fails to mount partition during booting and just prompt to reboot, or the moved app wouldnt even show in app drawer.
A2SD works perfectly for me.. There aren't many functions as Link2SD but it does the job..
an0nym0us_ said:
did u create both partition as primary?
btw i still think link2sd is buggy and annoying. at least in my experience. sometimes it fails to mount partition during booting and just prompt to reboot, or the moved app wouldnt even show in app drawer.
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Yes, both are primary as guided from the thread. :S
So any other than link2sd that can fully move an apps including it's data etc. My internal memory getting full soon.
Pahan88, is App2SD free same thing as A2SD?
here if we said a2sd or app2sd it generally means dartremore a2sd. u need to be rooted, and if ur on gingerbread u need to use kernel which support init.d script which is ketut's cfroot kernel. darktremore a2sd can move apps, data and dalvik cache to sdcard
edited: sorry, just realize ur thread title said cm7 kang. ur already rooted and using cfroot. u just need to flash darktremore a2sd via recovery
Thanks.. Do you mind showing me the right thread? I did a search and there are so many threads about it.. I dont even know which one is the right one.
partition ur sdcard with two partition, both primary. 1st partition as fat32 and 2nd partition as ext2/ext3/ext4
get the flashable zip file from its thread here
put it in sdcard, boot into cwm and choose to mount system and mount data.
choose to install zip from sdcard and flash the earlier zip file.
get terminal emulator from market, open it and do
Code:
su
a2sd reinstall
and ur phone will reboot.
when it boot up, open terminal again and do
Code:
su
a2sd cachesdreset
to move dalvik cache to sdcard, or
Code:
su
a2sd datasd
to move data to sdcard
Hi, I got a new sd card 4gb. But I partitioned using CWM. I checked through MiniTool Partition Wizard, it didnt show any 2nd partition but it did shows reduced MB. Partition via CWM is ok?
And no-one points the poor guy to s2e
Hi there. I saw the information there. Sounds so simple.. Is there anything I should know before I try it? And im not a guy btw.. THanks ^^
WishFinder` said:
Hi there. I saw the information there. Sounds so simple.. Is there anything I should know before I try it? And im not a guy btw.. THanks ^^
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Sorry, but Yea its that simple But if your a frequent backup/restorer kind of person, using advanced mode may get very confusing and you will get force closes as it brings anything you moved to SD-EXT. Don't worry about the Cache size and ext4 journaling in the settings.
to use link2sd with CM7 KANG rom .just mount the second partition as ext3 format.link2sd will work.
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Sorry, but Yea its that simple But if your a frequent backup/restorer kind of person, using advanced mode may get very confusing and you will get force closes as it brings anything you moved to SD-EXT. Don't worry about the Cache size and ext4 journaling in the settings.
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mm when i run the s2e, I cant click on anything except the "Download cache" part. The others, I cant tap on it. Cant move my apps..
I have a few questions, if you are so nice of answering me, i almost have my target config but i have a few doubts,well i have done all of this:
I did partition from the clockworkmod and do this:
From clockwork to install partition with swap to ceiling and minimum 1024 of ext i moved to sd dtapps2sd-2.7.5.3-beta04-signed.zip in the sd enter recovery (cwm) again to go to advanced unmount system, unmount sd ext and next did install the zip
Next gone to start mobile to put in sd a2sdgui and to install, a2sdgui 0.91
Gone to the terminal and write first su and next a2sd install
Later went to a2sdgui dalvik cache on sd ext,etc.
Then I did a new backup of since I stay the system with clockwork just in case
And finally moved my copy of safety of the sd that tape-worm in my PC to the sd again
Dont now if installing the script from the recovery I have to give him to mount system and to mount sd or mount sdext or not for that in adjustments cyanogen he says to me that I do not have expansion to sorrow say to me a2sdgui that if then also I am interested in knowing ifi have to install a2sd.ext4.update.zip or from the commands spending to ext 3 and then to ext 4 from the commands, since the amon ra is not for the galaxy ace or I believe it (if you know that say to me) and 4extrecovery either.
This way i dont know if my sd turned to ext4 before installing the package, which I did was to give him to the command in terminal him a2sd convert-ext4, but clearly the whole configuration at least those those were linked of system to the sd not works, this way so then I did a restore from last backup done after install the script, other question is why when i wrote in terminal a2sd lowmem-ultimate, the change did but when reboot the phone is a2sd lowmem default? I spent hours reading forums but for the poor galaxy ace,there are not much explications of this process.
Sorry if my english is bad,is not my language
Pd finally Ive found an script that converts sd ext automatically into ext4,but i have other question in post3
jusr sharing my experience..
i'm using Grif cyanogen.
also darktremor a2sd.
my card converted into ext4 partition using my pc. using mini tool partition app which tell your partition format.
i've issue when converting from ext3 to ext4 via dta2sd.. bootloop happened..
basically cwm recovery 4.0.0.9 format my sd-ext card into ext3 not ext4... so i had to do it manually via PC.
last thing... sorry i can't understand the point of your curiosity... pardon me.
thank you. Ive found an script that converts sd ext automatically into ext4 and install a2sd auto as well its name is DT-CM7-2.7.5.2-EXT4-signed.zip. But i think that kernel overclocked cm-7.1-oc-kernel-2.6.35.7-perf-CL562111.zip of my ace not support swap because when i do a2sd check in terminal show this Swap - [ ] Partition not present or no swap support.[*] Swap does not start.
,but in a2sdgui show swap is on, and when change in this app swappines to 75 is still this value,but when reboot the phone back to a2sdgui and show 30 forever in swappines. (otherwise in a2sd check show correctly that sd is en ext4)
Do you know some kernel for s ace and cyanogenmod that support overclock and swap?
Thanks for possible reply.
anyone knows the answer of my question?? xD
yhazarus said:
anyone knows the answer of my question?? xD
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I wouldn't recommend swap to anyone anyway
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Do you know some kernel for s ace and cyanogenmod that support overclock and swap?
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see here for oc kernel http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18285271&postcount=1
I think swap is active by default if you have create it before install a2sd..
First of all, I apologize in advance. I searched through everything and can't find my question. I'm a complete smartphone noob (got my first one a couple days ago--Canada's wireless providers are criminally expensive and I boycotted them as long as I could) and, while I'm reasonably good at technical things overall, I'm totally inexperienced here, with smartphones in general, Android, and it's parent OS Linux.
That out of the way: I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace, with Gingerbread 2.3.4 on it, through the provider Koodo. I am loving this phone, but I'm not entirely sure why certain things didn't work. There were apps I couldn't download due to a lack of space (despite a mostly empty 16GB microSD card), and apps that wouldn't install for other reasons. And always that frighteningly small 158MB system drive staring me in the face. So I decided to try to fix it.
I carefully read every bunch of instructions I could find and understand. Successfully rooted the phone. Installed ClockworkMod Recovery. I repartitioned the SD card with a big ext partition and swap space using CWM. I installed CF-Root-S5830_dtapps2sd-v1.2.zip successfully, and App2SD from the market.
This hasn't helped my free space at all. Nothing seems to be using that new ext partition. My available space did not go up at all...but (of course) my SD card space went down by the size of the new partitions.
I was under the impression there were kernels that could help your phone treat the SD card ext partitions like system space, but I can't figure out where or how for the life of me. Everything has worked, but it hasn't actually done anything.
-NoobGrrl
ur cf-root is not the latest, and I think if u make sd card partition by using cwm, the format will be ext3 not ext4.. so, u should try this step :
1. flash the latest cf-root v37-b82 through cwm from this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1158197
2. partition ur sd card by using minitool partition wizard (google it) and make ext4 format.
3. flash the latest darktremor through cwm (don' forget to mount system n sd card) from this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=715116
4. install a2sd gui from market... done..
You probably forgot to move the dalvik cache to sd-ext from A2SDGUI.
To begin with, as you haven't done this before, I recommend you download the app link2sd rather than app2sdgui. Your system will be ext3 from CWM. Select and reboot. Then return to link2sd and you can move apps one by one or by batch installation to your partition by creating a "link". This method gives you finer control over which apps to move. It shows file sizes and how much of the app will be moved. After moving the apps reboot and hey presto - free internal memory.
I also recommend getting an app called DiskUsage to see what is taking up space and a file browser with root functions. I use Root Browser by jrummy16 - free on market.
Sent from a phone with an app.
First of all, thanks for the replies! I like the detailed instructions from musf especially...step-by-step for me is really the best way.
Okay, tried to follow those directions exactly. Minitool Partition Wizard has reformated the little 2GB partition I made on the SD card to ext4. Most recent CF-Root and dtapp2sd zips seemed to install fine. I think I mounted all the drives...I just do it from CWM, yes?
Downloaded A3SDGUI and it gives me an error:
Exiting A3SDGUI
Could not start for one of these reasons:
1. Your device is not rooted (it is, superuser shows access granted to A3SDGUI)
2. A3SD scripts could not be found (if so, no idea why.)
3. No EXT partition found (again, no idea why.)
Edit: Tried Link2SD and it gave an error as well, "Mount script could not be created. No such device."
Okay, so obviously it doesn't see my SD card's partition. So I put it back in my PC and recreated it again. No change at all...
yes from cwm, choose the "mount n storage" menu, then moutn system, then mount sdcard, then instal the darktremor zip file..
That seems to have almost worked...yes, I was mounting the drives after running DT. Duh. (I assumed somehow that DTapp2sd allowed me to set up the drives and I was telling the phone to mount it afterward so it could be used. I didn't realize DTapp2sd just needed to write to the drive.)
Almost. Almost worked.
Now, app2sd actually starts up successfully, no errors. (link2sd still gives the same error.) However, App2SD can't actually move anything. All items remain disabled, even after selecting them.
So then I remember the post above about the dalvik cache. So I go into App2SD and try to move it to the sd-ext folder, and it tells me there is not enough space. I have 124 MB of system memory left right now...and the SD card is mostly empty.
Follow the following instructions and tell me if they work:
(redo the steps even if you have done them already)
1. download cwm5 from the forum and place it into your sd card.
2. make a backup of your sd card and reboot your phone into recovery.
3. flash cwm5 file and reboot the recovery.
4. from the recovery, re-partition your card with a ext partition (you dont need more than 256-512mb. I have 16gb card and mine is only 256mb).
5. select swap if you want it.
6. ~partitioning complete~
7. Connect your phone to your computer with usb wire (while in recovery.)
8. mount usb storage from recovery.
9. copy the cfroot file to your memory card from pc.
10. unmount the usb storage.
11. mount system,sdcard, sd-ext (just to be on safe side) and flash with cfroot.
12. reboot.
13. open a2sdgui.
14. click yes, apps are on sd!, zipalign on boot is on!.
15. set swap if you want it.
16. from dalvik, click on dalvik cache on sd-ext and click move and rebuild.
17. your phone should reboot and you will be done
Notes: Its normal that after flashing a2sd script, your phone restarts a coupe of times so just leave it alone for a moment.
Don't forget to give superuser permission to a2sdgui.
If you still get some error, sty flashing the script again.
If it still doesn't get through, search for the dt a2sd beta 4 script and flash that from recovery. Other steps are the same!
Happy FLASHING
I'm using Clockworkmodace. That's 4, not 5, right?
I can't find a zip for CWM5 that is designated for the galaxy ace...
Here is CWM 5 : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1291327
Then , i would recommend you to use cyanogenmod 7.2 RC1 , it is better than a stock ROM
2 mistakes from redlag's instruction (cmiiw) :
first, cwm 5 is for cm7 based rom, dunno what'll happen if used on stock gb.. n second, point 4 can't be used, it'll make ext3 not ext4..
uninstall the link2sd then reflash the dta2sd (mount!) or uninstal the dt then reflash link2sd.. can't use both, they're like fire n water, lol.. u must choose..
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2 mistakes from redlag's instruction (cmiiw) :
first, cwm 5 is for cm7 based rom, dunno what'll happen if used on stock gb.. n second, point 4 can't be used, it'll make ext3 not ext4..
uninstall the link2sd then reflash the dta2sd (mount!) or uninstal the dt then reflash link2sd.. can't use both, they're like fire n water, lol.. u must choose..
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I think cwm5 should work and i made it using point 4 and it works perfectly.
p.s. sd-ext are normally ext2, not ext3 or ext4. ext4 is normally used in internal.
EDIT: No it dsn't. Use cwm4. I guess that one has partitioning option too right? O easy way out, flash to ics1.2
aymi60 said:
Here is CWM 5 : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1291327
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Edit: Ah, missed clarifications of my worried on the second page.
Then , i would recommend you to use cyanogenmod 7.2 RC1 , it is better than a stock ROM
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What is cyanogenmod?
musf said:
2 mistakes from redlag's instruction (cmiiw) :
first, cwm 5 is for cm7 based rom, dunno what'll happen if used on stock gb.. n second, point 4 can't be used, it'll make ext3 not ext4..
uninstall the link2sd then reflash the dta2sd (mount!) or uninstal the dt then reflash link2sd.. can't use both, they're like fire n water, lol.. u must choose..
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No go...no change at all.
IrishRed said:
What is cyanogenmod?
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Go to recovery, Wipe cache/system/data. (make sure you have made a backup of your data.)
Mount the stuff and flash with http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1258830
You have a new rom with dt a2sd running within
I'm going to try a different version of dtapp2sd first.
Should the ext and swap partitions be logical or primary?
I'm starting to think my EXT partition is not formatting properly in mini partition tool. Unfortunately CWM uses Ext3 and I'm told it's worse than Ext4 and Ext2 is better than both for an SD card.
Both primary. 1st one should be fat32 and second one should be ext2.
Well, good news and bad news. After some work, reformatting the partitions again, reflashing a new kernel, I finally got it working.
Trouble is, it's not stable. Apps keep crashing, the "Gallery" app only shows a black screen, and it randomly loses access to the FAT32 partition when running, and the SIM card occasionally says "Unrecognized" (forcing me to "restore to factory.")
*sighs*
Flash to the rom i linked you to.
Hi xda memebers.
I downloaded and installed cm7.2 rc1 for our live with walkman.
I mean i installed the incl. kernel and the rom.
All went fine.
I took a 2gb sd card and partitioned it via a puppy linux boot cd.
I made an ext3 partition with 256mb and from the leftover i made a fat32 partition.
I installed link2sd to move aps, widgets, etc to sd-ext (my 256mb ext3). Link2sd created the script and i was apple to move to sd-ext. I ckecked it with rootexplorer. I also used freespace to check. The sd-ext partition is listed.
After that i thought o making a backup. So i bootet to cwm 5.0.2.8 and choosed backup.
So cwm began backing up the system, data, cache, etc. At the point for backing up the sd-ext partition it gave me an error message "no sd-ext found. Skipping backup."
I looked into mounts and storage, there is only an option for mounting sdcard. Sd-ext is missing.
So whats the problem? Doesn't the used cwm support sd-ext partitions?
This cwm has also no option to partition a sdcard!
My old galaxy mini with cwm 4.0.0.5 had this option.
To all memebers who want to know if both speakers work?!
No, only one speaker is working. The bottom speaker is remaining silent.
Maybe i take a look at the unofficial cm7.2 fxp115 from free xperia.
motorazrv3 said:
To all memebers who want to know if both speakers work?!
No, only one speaker is working. The bottom speaker is remaining silent.
Maybe i take a look at the unofficial cm7.2 fxp115 from free xperia.
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Come on dude,you can use search button to find the answer,this is development section,not q&a section