Hi all,
Need your advice. I just found that under the below memory i have an additional storage (Named Extended_ROM), it is 15.97MB & used 15.18MB, free only 0.79MB. Do you have any idea what is the storage for? Can I remove & free some memory? Thanks
I am currently on ROM 2.06. When i check with my pals, who is still at ROM 1.66, they do not have this additional Storage.
Start/Setting/System/Memory/Storage Card
I have 3 options
a. Storage Card (my 256MB SD card)
b. Extended_ROM (Dont know what this is)
c. Storage (Should be XDAII memory)
Rgds
This part of ROM (Read Only) is allocted for extra (region or operator) related bundle that is customizable to owners liking 8)
It is untouchable except that it is customizable :!:
You can add and remove from and to it just like your typical folders...for instance, the camera, album, operator based codes and other stuff are among the Ext_ROM
Hi
Ext_rom is the most important place when a Hard Reset (format) happen.
The Ext_rom has all the programs that is installed when a Hard Reset happen. So, if you delete it, you will not be back to normal when you do a Hard reset.
Usually the Ext_rom is hiddn so no body touch it.
In case you want your Ext_rom to have some special program that will be loaded every time you do a format, you need to add the programs in the Ext_rom.
Look carfully in the Ext_rom and you will find a file called "config.txt".
You can open and read the config.txt file.
In this file you will see a list of commands in some order.
These comands are the programs that will be loaded or installed each time you have to do a format (Hard Reset)
I hope this give you some information.
Hi all,
Thanks for your kind reply. It give me a better understanding of what this is.
Is there anyway i can make it disappear or so called hidden it & not show under my memory storage? As mentioned, My extended Rom is shown whereas my frens XDA II & XDA IIs doesnt, both on original rom.
Rgds
Related
Just an idea for Anasky and others,
Why don't we create small ExtROM with only minimal necessary file and xBACKUP program to restore previous Data from SD card.
If we have complete backup data on SD card, we can restore back from SD card after Hard Reset. And we have big \storage folder size, since the ExtROM is small. This way we still can recover from Hard Reset and restore all program to RAM.
Just my 2 cents :lol:
Regards,
Arto.
"minimal necessary" may have different definition for different people.
For me, I like the current idea to fully get rid of the ExtROM and install whatever we like afterward.
Jackleung,
Yes, but if you are far away from PC, and suddenly run out of battery, and your devices need hard reset......
Not everyday happend, but who knows :lol:
Regards,
Arto
Another question: Is the now bigger storage usable for automatically installing software after a hardreset? Is it used instead of the (now missing) Ext_Rom for auto-install?
hi!
divide space between \storage and ExtROM can be done easyly, but i know only one good use -
place some apps to ExtROM which MUST start HIDDEN after hard reset,
now i know only one app which require this method:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=IIWPO
any other apps, and apps was at ExtROM too, can be run from any place -
SD card or \Storage
xBackup resides in OS ROM, so, after hard reset it will appear and can be use for restoring backup from SD card or \Storage, so we don't need to place it to ExtROM fs.
Anansky,
So do you mean actually if the ExtROM is nothing inside, maybe some parameter to adjust \storage space, we can hard reset and get xBackup to restore the RAM to its working condition before we flashing empty ExtROM?
This could be the easier way for ExtROM to get max \storage space and working magician :lol:
Thanks!
Arto
yes, of course.
programs from extrom installed to RAM and after you restore they restored too!
you can download programs in ExtROM from ftp and instll it manually, from sd card for example.
Anansky,
Just my curiouscity.
Actually where is the modification for 27mb \storage take place? On the ROM or on the ExtROM?
Thanks!
Arto
Hi ANANSKY,
Why don't you tell others, what modifications you did in the ROM?
Please don't tell me the bull**** like "it is too complicated" and such...
I know what I'm doing...
We are hunting the missing RAM in wm2k5, maybe it will help if you FINALLY tell the story...
At least if you'd answer something like "NO, I will keep it for myself only".
This forum is here for sharing the knowledge i guess...
Spasiba
buzz
Hi,
My magician is O2 Mini -
I was running QTEK 1.11 with MKS big storage patch.. then today I flashed my magician with O2 1.11 ROM (no big storage) ..everything seems to work fine but I noticed that I no longer have storage folder in my magician..
Can anybody confirm this problem? and does anybody have any solution for this?
Thanks
NR
Is your Storage folder gone but the EXT_ROM (after running LoadVDisk) still visible? Then it could be that the Storage is set too big when downgrading and therefore ignored. The Ext_ROM takes space needed from the available flash and the rest can be used for the storage. Since you set your storage to 27 MB before, it could be that this size information is still saved (maybe on the flash itself) but not accepted, since it isn't completely available anymore. Maybe you'd need some formatting tool which is capable of formatting the internal storage and displays it, even though the Explorer doesn't. Maybe you give that a try.
Any other idea ? Does somebody did the same ?
reverse engineering? may be try changing the hex back to the original value.
reverse engineering? may be try changing the hex back to the original value.
If MkBigStorage have done that it would have been the perfect tool... :wink:
Hi Pug,
thanx for your all post and help. I want to know that, Do I need to install an application in ROM, becuase As far as I know If I install app in Memory then it will be lost if my device run out of Battery/Backup Battery, Correct me If am wrong.
Q1. So my query is, If above is true then can I install an app in ROM if so then how, please suggest me complete steps, becuase I know on my O2 XDA IIi (WM2003 SE) there must be free sapce in ROM. Also let me know If I can know how much free space left on ROM/ExtROM.
Q2. Is is true that an application installed in Storage, will also preserve when battery run out from device ?
Waiting for you response.
Arun
The backup battery support all the storage memories. If ever the backup batteries run dry, everything will be wiped out regardless of where you store it, with exception of a storage card (",)
Not really. If the files are placed in internal storage (flash) folder, they will remain even after hard reset. The problem is that many apps need registry entries to run properly and after a hard reset registry returns to factory state.
sorry for the misleading error
Dear All:
I just would like to understand the situation here.
after upgrading from wm5 i found that the storage memory is almost impossible to have any programs installed as it's very small.
here is what i have tried
on upgrading directly from wm5 to wm6 without hardreset:
1- storage memory is 8 MB ( i found out that somehow i have all programs that i used on wm5 and all other stored files still available)
2- contacts are still there
3- some programs are nor running
4- extremly slow
on upgrading directly from wm5 to wm6 with hardreset:
1- storage memory is up to 40 MB as i think clearing and formatting the hive removed all excess and uneeded files
2- much faster than before
anyhow my question remains the same do i need to resize capacity?
when installing programs the storage memory is drained on the device, do i need to resize to make which?
1- storage memory ? Program memory ?
2- if i do make it as storage mem 100 and progr memory 16 will it affect anything?
i just need the most space to install programs on the device as files can be added on memory card no problem.
will i need to downgrade to wm2003SE from wm5 or wm6 then use the tools privided on wiki (which is somehow questionable for me being a complete beginner) then resize the ROM and upgrade to wm6?
thanks guys, and thx helmi for a great ROM
Hard reset your device.
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Blueangel_WM6_WizzardUpgrade1_WM2003SE0
Great forum guys...already have had some fun modding my 8525.
I'm a convert, new to WinMo, been a Symbian supporter for 5+ years...so WinMo is new to me.
I have a noobish question. I've been loading ringtones, and .cab files onto my phone and seem to be running low on storage.
1. How do I tell how much space is left on my phone?
2. What files can I delete to make some room for important stuff?
I've searched the forum...but haven't found anything conclusive yet.
Thanks!
xj
I can answer the easy question...
To find how much storage you have go to START\SETTINGS\SYSTEM\MEMORY then select the main/storage card tab.
If you're running out of memory you can try unlocking and unhiding the extended rom which should give give you a few extra MB's. Most of the cooked WM6 roms here include Schap's advanced config which will do this for you (or maybe it can be downloaded as a cab file).
As for deleting files - the only safe ones I know about are my data files, unused programs (via uninstal) or some ringtones or other sounds in the windows or windows\rings directory.
to check your memory go to start>settings>system>memory then on the bottom theres 3 tabs..Main, Storage Card, and Running Programs..
Under Main you have Storage and Program.. Program is your ram and storage is your device memory which you can install apps to. Go to running programs and you really should only have activesyn running (if you have an exchange account that is). Anything else open is eating up your ram and will cause your device to run slow.
Now on the bottom of the memory settings it says Find large files using storage memory. Click on find and you can remove whatever you don't want.. (i don't think it'll pull up system files in the search)
My advice is to only install critical apps and apps that will be running on your today screen onto the device itself.. everything else should be installed to yoru Storage card.
If you don't delete cabs after installing them, move them over to yur storage card if you want them for later reference but they shouldn't be taking up device memory after they're installed.
thanks for the input guys, already helping me out. I look forward to being a contributing member of the forums...I'm gonna check out the wiki and sticky threads in more detail to get all the info I can.
Thanks again