Is there an app that runs apps from SD? - myTouch 3G, Magic General

So my SD card is partitioned to fat32+ext2+swap, yet my apps still being stored and run from the phone since im running out of storage.
Is there an app that will move my apps to the sd card and run the from there?

What rom are you using?

The latest MyHero ROM

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help =(

I don't use hero ROM's so I'm not very familiar with them. Do they have automatic apps2sd? (assuming your sdcard is partitioned)

can you help me out too? im running on manup's eclair 2.1 rom

Rosco911 said:
So my SD card is partitioned to fat32+ext2+swap, yet my apps still being stored and run from the phone since im running out of storage.
Is there an app that will move my apps to the sd card and run the from there?
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running out of storage on what? sdcard? or phone? i highly doubt phone... and if its on sdcard, your ext3 partition is probably too small or being used up by all of the heros **** that it stores there, as i just read heros do. include the sizes of your partitions and link to thread of hero rom.

I just pulled this off the MyHero thread located here
My Apps 2 sdcard patch: (no ext2/ext3 partition required, it using your sdcard's vfat partition.)
It work for the apps you install from android market or by "adb install".
The "app2sdcard" patch will create a "app" folder in your sdcard. Then copy apps from /data/app to /sdcard/app and make a symbol link to there.
The "app2phone" patch will copy apps in the sdcard "app" folder back to your phone and delete from your sdcard.
Or you may want to do it yourself in recovery mode with following commands :
Code:
mount /sdcard
mount -o rw /data
mkdir /sdcard/app
cp -a /data/app/* /sdcard/app/
rm -rf /data/app
ln -s /sdcard/app /data/app
If I understand this right, it does not use an ext, but stores the apps on your fat32.
Did you read through this thread and try that?

apps on sd
Is there any way to update apps that run from sd card?

Apps that run from your sd card runs normally as if it was on your phone, so it updates normally also.

Unless you flash over a new rom and backup and restore your apps, then they don't show up in the market on the new rom. For that, I use atrackdog to keep my apps not showing in the market up to date.

Related

Corrupted SD Card

I'm running CM 4.1.11.1 I think and just recently new apps wouldn't install, so I rebooted and all of a sudden all of the apps just turned into the standard icon and none of them said they were installed except for like 3 or 4 of them. I think the SD card is alright, but must have some kind of error in the ext filesystem as I can see all of the files on the FAT32 portion just fine. Do you guys know of any way to just fix the errors on the ext portion without reformatting it? Or do I have to kill all of the partitions and redo them?
You could use the repair ext filesystem option if you are running a recovery image that has it (Cyanogen 1.4 or RA 1.2.3) or just reformat the ext partition using gparted under linux.
Yeah, the repair ext thing didn't work. I think I may just have to clear off the entire card and start from scratch.
I got the same problem
then I backup all the apps up with: tar cvf /sdcard/backup.tar /data/app/*
then copy backup.tar to your desktop pc
then reformat your tf card and repart the partitions
when it's done,move it to your tf card FAT32 partition again
insert to your Phone
the install CM ROM
when it's done
enter the terminal or adb shell
cd /data/app
tar xvf /sdcard/backup.tar
(if it says read only filesystem something you can try reboot )
then check to make sure all the .apk files are under the /data/app directory
then type
fix_permissions
when it's all done reboot
if some apps' error
reinstall them
that's all I did
good luck to you ;-)
oh,I suggest that the size of your ext3 partition should under 400MB
that't the key to solve the problem I thought

Apps2SD works but I'm losing Internal Memory too?

Hello,
I thought that Apps2SD wasn't working on my Modaco 2.9 ROM. I was fairly certain that this could be down to a formatting error on my SD. I formatted the SD card again on my computer and the apps still remained in the phone's memory. Or at least the internal memory displayed a reduced figure each time I installed an app.
So what I did next was to install Amon Ra's recovery (version 1.3.2).
Once I'd done that I wiped my Dalvic Cache and rebooted.
Once I'd done that I repaired my EXT Cache and upgraged it to EXT4.
Once I'd done that (and with still no memory change)
I backed up my SD Card and then partitioned it again using the option in the Recovery menu.
I boot the phone and all my apps and shortcuts are gone, as if they were installed on the SD card (which had just been partioned). When I checked the phone's memory it was STILL saying I had 73mb internal memory.
I don't get it! What's happened?!
(also posted at Modaco)
Well the thing that I found out about internal memory after numerous formatting and whatnot...is that Gmail storage takes up space using your INTERNAL memory. Meaning, whenever your Gmail is synced, it'll save those emails on your internal memory. Don't trust me? Take a look at your internal memory, then go to applications > gmail storage > clear data and you'll see that your internal memory has gone up.
To confirm that A2SD is working, open a terminal (such as Better Terminal Emulator):
To confirm whether A2SD is working properly from a terminal / ADB Shell type:
busybox df -h
You should see something along these lines below:
/dev/block/mccblk0p2 532.9M 67.1M 438.7M 13% /system/sd
The key is that you see one of the entries as /system/sd
This means that the phone is picked up your Ext2 partition.
Next if you see the above you can check that you setup the symlinks properly.
To do this type these cmds:
cd /data/app
pwd
The terminal returns /system/sd/app which means that the apps are now being saved onto the Ext2 Partition since the /system/sd = your Ext2 partition.
If it returns /data/app then the apps are still being installed onto the phone's internal rom.
Hope this helps, let me know if not.
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Taken from somewhere, I forgot. All credit goes to that poster. Oh and Ext2 can also be 3 or 4 depending on what you have.

Partitioning microSD card

After setting up my wife's A7 and using it for three weeks, I have decided to open mine up. I waited because I wanted to see if CES had anything I wanted more. I decided they didn't.
So, I am starting from scratch again.
The main issue I've had with my wife's A7 has been the lack of storage space for apps, especially the big games.
Bazbob seems to have a solution by partioning the microSD card and using Apps2sd.
I took a new Class 10 16GB microSD card.
I downloaded and burned Ubuntu onto a CD from here: http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download
Put the card in my laptop, restarted it into Ubuntu.
Ran gparted.
Shrunk the Fat32 partition to just under 8GB and added another partion as ext2 primary.
When I restarted my laptop, my sd reader in the laptop doesn't work.
When I put it into the A7, it says the SD card has Total Space of 7.73GB.
At this point, I'm not sure what to do next.
Help is appreciated!
jazzbone said:
After setting up my wife's A7 and using it for three weeks, I have decided to open mine up. I waited because I wanted to see if CES had anything I wanted more. I decided they didn't.
So, I am starting from scratch again.
The main issue I've had with my wife's A7 has been the lack of storage space for apps, especially the big games.
Bazbob seems to have a solution by partioning the microSD card and using Apps2sd.
I took a new Class 10 16GB microSD card.
I downloaded and burned Ubuntu onto a CD from here: http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download
Put the card in my laptop, restarted it into Ubuntu.
Ran gparted.
Shrunk the Fat32 partition to just under 8GB and added another partion as ext2 primary.
When I restarted my laptop, my sd reader in the laptop doesn't work.
When I put it into the A7, it says the SD card has Total Space of 7.73GB.
At this point, I'm not sure what to do next.
Help is appreciated!
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You needed to make a second partition EXT2 and format it. You then need to mount the partition. I did this by using the install-recovery.sh that it located in /system/etc. I used the following tutorial and it worked. I got over 12gb of space to install apps.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=832799
I did try to mount the new partition to /storage which is also /sdcard and i was still not able to use titanium backup to move apps. The only way i have alot of space is use this method.
I'm also mounting the fat32 partition to location /storage so that when i download apps thats where they are stored until you install them. Also Titanium backup dumps the backups here. This is done with a custom mod of Dexters 1.0c mod.
I did not use adb, i used a app called quicksshd which allows you secure ftp into the tablet and make changes. I suggest using a windows programs called winscp and putty.
Thanks for replying rfisher.
Turns out that my laptop lost the drive letter for the sd card. That's fixed now. When I insert the card into my laptop, it says that you need to format the card in the drive to use it. Any idea why?
I am confused by your instructions.
You said
You needed to make a second partition EXT2 and format it.
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I did that. First partition is FAT 32, and second partition is EXT2, primary.
Maybe I didn't format the partition? I just created it.
I'll install busybox and see how far I can get with it.
With the other A7, I was never able to work with ADB.
This device really makes me feel like an idiot.
Still can't believe I was the first to get Google Apps working on my wife's tablet!
no adb
Well, the hours of frustration have returned...
I can't get adb running on my laptop.
I installed Android SDK.
When I type adb in the cmd window on my laptop, I get
"adb" is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file"
I have tried moving the ADK folder to c:\
and
to:
C:\Users\Bucks HP
No luck.
I added the path c:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools
to the environment variables in my system properties.
My head is going to explode!
Well, I got adb working, I think...
Problem was in the cmd window. I had to change the path.
Now, I can't install busybox. I followed the instructions from the wiki.
When I type "adb push busybox /data/local"
it returns: cannot stat 'busybox' : no such file or directory.
I pasted the busybox file in the
C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools
folder.
Was that the right place for it?
Is the busybox file just a text file?
Also, mine is named busybox-armv6l
Should it be renamed? I tried "adb push busybox-armv6l /data/local"
and got the same result...
I gave up on installing busybox via the wiki instructions.
I installed Titanium Backup and installed busybox through it.
Now, when I type: cd /system
mkdir sd
I get :
mkdir failed for sd, read-only file system
What does that mean and how do I fix it?
Thanks
The saga continues...
With the busybox from Titanium Backup installed,
I needed to type:
adb shell
su
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk3p1 /system
exit
exit
Then, following the tutorial, I am up to step 12:
12) Now comes the tricky part: making Android mount your new partition at boot time. All the hard work would be useless if Android discarded the mount points every time we restarted our phones. To do this we’ll need to create 2 scripts and store then into /system/etc. Obviously the scripts should be started by init.rc and need to run as root. Fortunately Android’s init.rc have a gap that makes this possible. The scripts are named install-recovery.sh and init-sd2.sh.
My question is: How do you create scripts?
You would create them with notepad++ which is a windows program. Then using adb push them to the /system/etc directory.
I used a app called quicksshd and a windows program called winscp to copy the files to the directory. If you used my method you first need to make the /system directory rw before it will let you copy the files. It worked for me, the only thing i did differently is edit init.rc to mount the first partition of the sd card to /storage, but this was creating a modded 1.0c rom. So the result is about 4gb for my sd memory and 12gb for installing apps.
jazzbone said:
The saga continues...
With the busybox from Titanium Backup installed,
I needed to type:
adb shell
su
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk3p1 /system
exit
exit
Then, following the tutorial, I am up to step 12:
12) Now comes the tricky part: making Android mount your new partition at boot time. All the hard work would be useless if Android discarded the mount points every time we restarted our phones. To do this we’ll need to create 2 scripts and store then into /system/etc. Obviously the scripts should be started by init.rc and need to run as root. Fortunately Android’s init.rc have a gap that makes this possible. The scripts are named install-recovery.sh and init-sd2.sh.
My question is: How do you create scripts?
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Hi rfisher
Thanks for replying!
While waiting, I opened Notepad++, copied the text in the tutorial window into it and saved the file as Unix.
Then, I copied it to a USB drive, put it in the A7, and copied to the system/etc folder.
Is that acceptable?
Then, I followed steps 13-15.
I think I did something wrong. I am not seeing it in Root Explorer. What should I be looking for?
Was I supposed to install Apps2SD already?
I got winscp and quicksshd working. YEAH!
Used them to copy the files as you did.
Restarted A7.
Still don't see the other partition.
PS. I was just rereading your earlier post and you mentioned:
I did try to mount the new partition to /storage which is also /sdcard and i was still not able to use titanium backup to move apps. The only way i have alot of space is use this method.
I'm also mounting the fat32 partition to location /storage so that when i download apps thats where they are stored until you install them. Also Titanium backup dumps the backups here. This is done with a custom mod of Dexters 1.0c mod.
Looking on my A7, I don't see a location that is /storage
My tablet is fresh out of the box, without any firmware updates yet.

[Q] Adb DATA2SD

So guys I've just switched ROM to this and I'm loving it but only one problem. I don't there is DATA2SD which I rely on. I'm using MyBackup to restore my apps to my phone but its annoying that I can't reinstall them all because of the internal memory capacity (22mb).
It says in the thread
Howto apps2sd
By default app, app-private and dalvik-cache are on the SD card, if you need any other option, then follow the below instructions on what you want
data2sd
Code:
adb shell a2sd datasd
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How do I do that? I know you type that in cmd but nothing after that. Do I need any programs on my phone/PC?
Oh yeah, I have my SD card partitioned with a FAT32 and a Ext3 partition.

[scripts] (untested) app2sd scripts, sd card speed fix script

hi all! im new TF user but i tough i could post here some fixes and scripts that i use on my Samsung galaxy 3 but beaware that i have not tested these but they should work on every device im not responsible for any damage that may occur when you apply these scripts!!
1st there are 3 app2sd scripts
What is App2sd? App2sd is a utility which automatically moves some/all your data partition to your ext sd partition. So, your internal space is partially/not used
Which app2sd version should i choose? As you can see, there are 3 versions: App2sd-v1, App2sd-v2 & App2sd-v3.
Differences in versions App2sd-v1: It is the normal app2sd script. This script moves your /data/app/ & /data/log/ to your sdcard's ext partition. It is very fast but your real internal space will be full if you install many apps. This version is not recommended. App2sd-v2: It is an enchanced version of app2sd, which moves /data/app/, /data/log/ & /data/dalvik-cache/ to your sdcard's ext partition. It is fast and you can install many apps until your internal memory reaches 0mb.. Is is recommended for sdcards class2 - class4. App2sd-v3: It is an ultra enchanced version of app2sd, which is like data2sd, but you won't have so many lag like data2sd. App2sd-v3 moves /data/app/, /data/log/, /data/dalvik-cache/ & /data/data/ to your sdcard's ext partition. Your internal memory won't be used unless you do install so many apps and your sdcard's partition get full! SDcard class6+ is highly recommended! Conlusion: If you have class2 or class4 sdcard use App2sd-v2. If you have class6 sdcard use App2sd-v3.
Requirements You must have a kernel which supports init.d & ext4. And you must have an ext partition in your sdcard. Ext4 is recommended. And last thing... You need android 2.2.
How do i check my sdcard's class? Remove your sdcard from your phone and check if you see a circle with a number. If your dont see anything, you may have a class2 sdcard.
How to partition my sdcard? Download MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition 6.0. But make a backup before
How to install the script? Take a nandroid backup. Download it from links below and decompress it to your sd. You can either adb push this script in /system/etc/init.d/ or copy it with root eplorer to /system/etc/init.d/. Type the commands: adb shell (adb only) su mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/stl6 /system chmod 777 /system/etc/init.d/* chown 0.0 /system/etc/init.d/* Then reboot in recovery and do a wipe data/factory reset. All your data will be wiped. From now on some/all of your data (depends on the script version) will be moved to your sd automatically. Before you restore your apps with titanium, go in titanium preferences and select to force restore apps to internal memory. Don't move apps to external!!
Why i see only 200mb as internal? App2sd is invisible You can check your sdcard's ext partition in Titanium Backup.
=> app2sd script v.1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=592379&d=1305062488
=>app2sd script v.2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=592380&d=1305062488
=> app2sd script v.3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=592381&d=1305062488
credits go to KYRILLOS13 who introduced these on SG3!
then there is sd card reading speed fix
How to make it work!
At first it needs root & busybox...
Download the script, choose the cache size you want between 1024, 2048, 3072, 4096 kb! (Recommended size: 2048kb)
Extract the .zip file you downloaded and put the 77sdcardspeedfix in your sdcard.
Run root explorer and move the file in /system/etc/init.d/ (If there is no init.d folder, create one!).
You can also adb push 77sdcardspeedfix /system/etc/init.d/
Run a Terminal Emulator/Adb and type the commands:
Code:
adb shell (if you are using Terminal Emulator, skip this command)
su
chmod 777 /system/etc/init.d/77sdcardspeedfix
chown 0.0 /system/etc/init.d/77sdcardspeedfix
reboot
After that the phone will reboot. You will see that your sdcard reading speed has increased!
thanks for BRAINMASTER who made the script!

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