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Hi there,
I've got everything working on my newly reflashed Sprint Hero. (Thanks to everyone that contributed to the gigantic thread....read all (currently) 28 pages...you guys made it easy).
My question is whether apps 2 sd is actually working?
I've put completely bare ROMs on my hero (reverted back to stock ROM, wiped it, wiped & partitioned the sdcard to fat32, ext2 & swap, then flashed with 1.1). I then go to install an app and it doesn't show up on the SD card and my internal memory decreases (indicating that its not on the SD card?)
Don't think I've missed any relevant details, but Im keen to get this working.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
It sounds like you did everything correctly.
try this:
adb shell
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cd /system/sd
ls
This should say:
[0;0mapp [0m
[0;0mapp-private [0m
as in /system/sd/app
/system/sd/app-private
then type:
cd /system/sd/app
ls
this should list the programs on the ext2 partition of your sdcard and, if you type:
cd /data/app
ls
you would still see the programs listed, but it is just telling you what you have installed they are not actually there, from what I understand.
Also, the internal memory on my phone also went down, but it went down 5 or so mb instead of 20 or so mb.
While I'm here would you mind telling me if when you said
dom2114 said:
(reverted back to stock ROM, wiped it,...
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do you mean you reverted to a Nandroid backup then you performed a factory reset, and then flashed with 1.1, because I was wondering if this is possible?
hi there crake
really appreciate the detailed reply.
did everything you said and everything was exactly as you described, except that in /system/sd, i also have a lost+found folder
did the next 2 steps you outlined and yes, /data/app was a duplicate of /system/sd/app. I didn't realize that these were the locations (one being the actual location and the other being the 'symlink') of the ext2 partition.
One final question for you. How big was your fat32 partition? It didn't look like there was a way to control how big you want the fat32 partitions relative to the ext2 partition (& the swap partition...not sure what that is).
In answer to your question: yes, thats exactly what I did.
I wanted a 100% free implementation of modaco 1.1 (i.e. no apps etc). Here's what i did just FYI:
Flashed my nandroid backup back on
Hard reset it
Turned the phone on and just put my basic gmail/facebook login details in
Turned it off and decided to take another nandroid backup in case I wanted to go back to this state...(so I now have 2 nandroid backups)
Enabled USB transfer and copied this new backup off
Wiped the SD card & dalvik cache and then partitioned the card to fat32, ext2 and swap
Transferred the Modaco ROM to the SD Card
Flashed the phone w/ Modaco
End result was a 100% 'stock' Modaco ROM...if that makes any sense.
Appreciate an answer and any info as to the partition sizes.
EDIT:
Realized that this 'new backup' I performed (in the 4th step above) is useless if I end up wiping/repartioning the sdcard as this ROM refers to apps that the modaco ROM moved to the SD. These will obviously be removed after a format/repartition.
Thanks for the info, I used the 2gb (1.8-ish) sd card that came with my phone, after partitioning, the fat32 partition was somewhere around 1.4 gb. There was no option to modify partition size so I assumed it partitions the ext2 to a predetermined size and the rest is partitioned as fat32.
crake001 said:
Thanks for the info, I used the 2gb (1.8-ish) sd card that came with my phone, after partitioning, the fat32 partition was somewhere around 1.4 gb. There was no option to modify partition size so I assumed it partitions the ext2 to a predetermined size and the rest is partitioned as fat32.
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I believe its around 450MB, mine is like 446MB as ext2, the rest of my 8GB sd card is FAT32. It automatically did this, but when I go to All Applications, Apps to SD isn't even listed as an installed application. I went to the market place and installed Apps to SD 2, and it told me I needed to read the tutorial (wtf ?).
So my guess is, the MoDaCo ROM does all the work for you that the Apps to SD program would normally do, and it just always saves it to your SD card.
simplyphp said:
I believe its around 450MB, mine is like 446MB as ext2, the rest of my 8GB sd card is FAT32. It automatically did this, but when I go to All Applications, Apps to SD isn't even listed as an installed application. I went to the market place and installed Apps to SD 2, and it told me I needed to read the tutorial (wtf ?).
So my guess is, the MoDaCo ROM does all the work for you that the Apps to SD program would normally do, and it just always saves it to your SD card.
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Yeah, thats the conclusion I came to. In the adb shell, if you type apps2sd, something starts happening...Im not smart enough to know what though. Figured Id mention if someone wants to play around
Thanks you all for the info. This was exactly what I was looking for. Wanted to know the size of the ext2 partition and how to control it if we even could but looks like it's automatic as stated. Then to find a way to check to make sure the apps were getting installed on the partition.
I installed the MoDaCo 1.1 over top of all my apps/settings etc. I do have my SD card partitioned via my recovery image option.
What do I need to do to get all those apps over to my sd card and off my phone?
does anyone have any instructions for apps2Sd for the 2.1 rom? I have no idea what I'm doing with this, and Im tired of not having any space on my phone to dl apps! thanks for any help in advance.
if you are running an a2sd enabled rom,
1. backup your entire sd card to your pc
2. boot into recovery
3. select to partition sd
4. partition to ext 2 and then to ext 3
5. use the default settings of 32mb swap / 512mb data
6. reboot
7. move your previous data back to your sd from your pc
you should be good to go. if you start seeing a significant drop in system memory, go back to recovery and flash the attached zip
troyboytn said:
if you are running an a2sd enabled rom,
1. backup your entire sd card to your pc
2. boot into recovery
3. select to partition sd
4. partition to ext 2 and then to ext 3
5. use the default settings of 32mb swap / 512mb data
6. reboot
7. move your previous data back to your sd from your pc
you should be good to go. if you start seeing a significant drop in system memory, go back to recovery and flash the attached zip
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What if is the 32mb swap & the 512mb Data sizes for? What happens if I make them bigger?
Coldheat1906 said:
What if is the 32mb swap & the 512mb Data sizes for? What happens if I make them bigger?
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actually, you can set swap at 0 (its not used anyway, unless you are gonna use the new Fresh Toast rom)
you can set data to be larger if you like (though not needed unless you are gonna install ALOT of mega mb apps)
Thanks, besides that is there anything else that I need to do or can I just start downloading apps..... Also how can I verify that they are going to my sd card?
Coldheat1906 said:
Thanks, besides that is there anything else that I need to do or can I just start downloading apps..... Also how can I verify that they are going to my sd card?
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go into your command prompt...
adb remount
adb shell
cd /data/app
pwd
if it says /system/sd/app your apps2sd is working! if it says /data/app, it's not
dec3ption said:
go into your command prompt...
adb remount
adb shell
cd /data/app
pwd
if it says /system/sd/app your apps2sd is working! if it says /data/app, it's not
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ok,....now I really feel like a noob.....
When I try to do a adb remount it says "device not found"
I also do have "USB Debug" selected.
Edit: Ok.... had to re-install the SDK..... I think it's working now.
Thanks
Im flashing my rom right now so I will see how this works out
I have a problem
Im using the Fresh rom with android 2.1 which should have app2sd enabled, but for some reason my apps dont go the sd card? Any help with this, I 've formatted based on the instructions, but it doesnt seem to work for me?
troyboytn said:
actually, you can set swap at 0 (its not used anyway, unless you are gonna use the new Fresh Toast rom)
you can set data to be larger if you like (though not needed unless you are gonna install ALOT of mega mb apps)
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I beg to differ...the A2SD version 2.5 will activate swap if it sees the partition. That's the file you posted as part of the instructions.
amallama said:
Im using the Fresh rom with android 2.1 which should have app2sd enabled, but for some reason my apps dont go the sd card? Any help with this, I 've formatted based on the instructions, but it doesnt seem to work for me?
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Validate by doing this:
1. At your computer (in the Android SDK Tools directory), type adb shell
2. Once you are in an adb shell, type ls -l /data
3. Look for the entries app and app-private. The two entries should look like the following:
app -> /system/sd/app
app-private -> /system/sd/app-private
If they don't, you'll need to validate you have an ext3 partition on your sd card.
If you do, download A2SD version 2.5 from http://www.darktremor.com/files/misc/a2sd-2.5-signed.zip and put it on your SD card (in the same place you put custom roms). Go into recovery and flash this file (it won't erase anything...it's just going to install a2sd version 2.5). Reboot phone and perform the same steps above.
If it still isn't working, PM me and I'll continue to help you.
tkirton said:
I beg to differ...the A2SD version 2.5 will activate swap if it sees the partition. That's the file you posted as part of the instructions.
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will it activate swap on any rom?, is it required? can it actually just be left at 0 (users choice) to not use swap?
dont mean to step on toes here, just realized this is your creation (guess you know more than I).....sorry if I spewed some misinfo
troyboytn said:
will it activate swap on any rom?, is it required? can it actually just be left at 0 (users choice) to not use swap?
dont mean to step on toes here, just realized this is your creation (guess you know more than I).....sorry if I spewed some misinfo
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No problem...the previous version (2.0) didn't turn on swap...that was actually handled by another routine from my Darktremor kernel (never released...that's why you never seen it).
If you don't want to activate swap, you can go into the phone and type /system/bin/a2sd noswap. It will put a flag file on the system that, if present, will tell a2sd not to use swap file although one is present.
Swap is not required. If a2sd doesn't see the swap partition, it simply won't activate swap...all other functions will activate as normal.
It will activate swap on any rom provided that the swap partition is using /dev/block/mmcblk0p3 (third partition on the SD card). The sd partition feature on the RA Recovery does this automatically.
hi i have a the wildfire got it rooted but not sure how to install apps2sd,apk im on software 2.1
i did have a custom rom cyanogenmod 6.1 and that had apps2sd but the wildfire 2.1 dosent and would like some advice on how to do it please any help wud b nice thanks
I looked, read the FAQ's and then some. I just came to a N1 form a G2, and the one things that is killing me is space for apps. I cant fit 1/3 of what I had on my G2 on here. It there anyway to install the full application (for apps w/o widgets) to the SD card? Or at least more that what Froyo allows by default.
I kept seeing something about partitioning but if someone would be kind enough to point me to a how to or give me the info I'd greatly appreciate it.
Thanks.
Apps2Ext with a custom ROM
I believe you are looking for apps2ext
Heres what you need to do. (hit the link above for detailed steps)
a) copy all your SDcard data to your PC, because partitioning the sd card will delete everything
b) reboot into recovery
c) recovery: create an ext partition (ext2, 3, 4 all work, i just use ext2)
size: 512MB, more if you want.
swap: 0, not needed (if asked)
d) recovery: flash the DT a2sd 2.7.5.2 (or newer) .zip file. this configures CM6.
e) recovery: reboot
f) while the phone is starting you can check if a2sd installed of by running this in a console (cmd): "adb shell a2sd check"
optional but recommended:
g) move the dalvik cache to the sdcard too; in a console (cmd) run: "adb shell a2sd cachesd" (will reboot your phone)
Remember you need to flash the dt a2sd .zip file every time you flash a new CM ROM.
britoso said:
c) recovery: create an ext partition (ext2, 3, 4 all work, i just use ext2)
size: 512MB, more if you want.
swap: 0, not needed (if asked)
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I would suggest sticking with an ext2 partition, as it seems to have the most compatibility across the board with different ROMs and such.
Hello everyone,
I've an issue and I am looking for your advise & support. I've bought HTC HD2 512 EU with the following NAND specification:
Android ver: 2.2.1
Baseband ver: 15.42.50.11U_2.15.50.14
Kernel ver: 2.6.32.15-saint.J_Rev.005-g009fade-dirty [email protected] #8
Build no: Desire HD Rev.10.XU
Software no: 1.72.405.3
aMAGLDR V1.13
The Issue: I wanted to install App2SD to be able to install apps in SD Card.. I followed this thread => http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=926015 & followed Darktremor instructions here.. However, When I entered the MAGLDR menu /AD Recovery I found no CWM recovery mode "no boot source".. So what should I do next as Darktremor approach assumed that there is a CWM recovery mode to be able to format, partition and flash the App2SD, while I haven't!.. What should I do to make it work?
Thank you,
unzip attached file.put the folder you get to your sd card.in mgldr menu: services-boot settings-ad sd dir-find the folder and choose it. now you'll go to mgldr menu automatically now take the second choice:ad sd. so you'll go to ad recovery.(by this method you have to do all these steps each time in order to go ad recovery.so it is recommended to flash a recovery using daf and usb flasher.but this will erase your installed android rom.) and in ad recovery menu backup your current rom.because darktremors method doesn't go well with som roms.and know that it leads 2 extra reboots after you flash it.
mutil, thanks for the reply. I did as you mentioned.. got into the CWM successfully but failed to partition the SD correctly. After it said=> "Done..! partition SD successfully!" I got the screen full of errors like=>
E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E: Falid to find "cache" partition to mount at "/cache".
E: Can't open /cache/recovery/last_log
E: Can't find misc
P.S: I choose partition size of 1024mb & swap of 256mb..
Update: I ignored those errors & installed the App2SD & rebooted but didn't notice any change! The available space on the internal storage still 201mb!.. SD card now reads 14gb, previously 15gb..
download a2sdgui from market. move dalvik cache to sd.this gives you some more space.i think a2sd will work for applications you install from now on.therefore i install it just after i installed a new rom.btw 256mb swap is high. you must know that it may harm your sd (but i also use 128mb swap in spite of its risk)
mutil said:
download a2sdgui from market. move dalvik cache to sd.this gives you some more space.i think a2sd will work for applications you install from now on.therefore i install it just after i installed a new rom.btw 256mb swap is high. you must know that it may harm your sd (but i also use 128mb swap in spite of its risk)
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Done!..
Thank you mutil...
About the swap, do you suggest me to redo the whole process again and limit the swap to maybe 128mb?.. I remember that swap partition is always double the mem size..
What is the max recommended ext partition size for the App2SD? because on the CWM you can make the partition up to 2048mb..
no just for that, it doesn't worth to redo everything.next time when you change rom you arrange it.i dont have much knowledge but the swap is said to harm sd-card.but as my experience it also improves speed.
Ext
If u want to install apps on EXT partition don't use App2SD,or A2ext use Data2ext.
Similar to a2ext, where data/app were stored inside your ext partition of the SD card, data2ext stores the whole /data inside your ext partition.
That means your internal storage will barely be used, and because nowadays some SD cards runs faster than your internal memory.
Instructions:
*This is a CyannogenMod version!Not tested on DHD Roms!
1.Make a Ext3 Partition via CWR
2. Flash data2ext_for_CM via CWR (attached) (DON'T FLASH IT ON THE FIRST BOOT OF ANY ROM!)
3. Go to your terminal emulator/adb shell to type data2ext --enable
4. Reboot
5. Go check your Ext storage via Titanium Backup(Your internal storage [220 mb~] will not be increased you must check the ext space from the Overview page of your Titanium Backup [SD card(a2sd):....mb(...mb free)])!
antonymilo said:
If u want to install apps on EXT partition don't use App2SD,or A2ext use Data2ext.
Similar to a2ext, where data/app were stored inside your ext partition of the SD card, data2ext stores the whole /data inside your ext partition.
That means your internal storage will barely be used, and because nowadays some SD cards runs faster than your internal memory.
Instructions:
*This is a CyannogenMod version!Not tested on DHD Roms!
1.Make a Ext3 Partition via CWR
2. Flash data2ext_for_CM via CWR (attached) (DON'T FLASH IT ON THE FIRST BOOT OF ANY ROM!)
3. Go to your terminal emulator/adb shell to type data2ext --enable
4. Reboot
5. Go check your Ext storage via Titanium Backup(Your internal storage [220 mb~] will not be increased you must check the ext space from the Overview page of your Titanium Backup [SD card(a2sd):....mb(...mb free)])!
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mmmm, will give it a try
Does it has a GUI?
hi, i have been trying to get a dual boot with wp7 (hd20 8779) with android jellybean (paranoidandroid) using ext4 on the sd.
i have right now:
magldr v1.13
ext4 recovery nand
partitions:
1st FAT 14gb
2nd EXT4 1gb (made via ext4 recovery)
there is no 'nativesd' folder that i can see on the sd card (to put the jellyb.zip rom in?) and it (ext4 recovery) will not let me install zip from sd (either jellyb.zip rom or dual installer zip. it just says:
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Installing update...
Installation aborted.
I am also confused about which rom I should go about installing first at this point. wp7 or droid?
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ok, i was using the wrong android rom. aokp nativesd worked. booted, tested it, all ok. but then i went to install wp7 and it erased it. wp7 booted, worked. took out sd, hooked sd up to computer, repartitioned to have wp7 ||| fat32 ||| ext4, but then when i put it back into phone and booted to wp7 (to make sure it was still there), it said available storage was entire sd card. so i powered down and tried to boot into android. now android was gone. tried to boot into ext4 recovery and that was gone too.
i am very close now. i just need help partitioning this correctly. i know now that the latest version of minitool will let me partition to ext 4 so that's no problem now. can someone please help me set up my partitions so that i don't lose one installation with another? also, i don't know how to check if something is mmcblk0p2 or how to set it to that. i haven't been able to find any instructions in doing so, just mentions of it across the forums.
please help
Okay.
You probably have WP7 now, right? You've already partitioned the card with xboxmod's CABs, haven't you? If not, please do those two steps before continuing.
Windows Phone 7 wipes entire SD card and creates its own partition every time it's installed or hard reset, and because of that you can't install Android ROM first and then WP7.
After that, just take MiniTool, delete the FAT partition and create two new:
First FAT partition, then on the rest create EXT partition. It should be mmcblk0p2 then, but you want to check it anyway. How to was in that thread:
6. (WP7 users) make sure the EXT4 partition is located @ /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
To check this mount your sd-ext partition in 4EXT recovery and use adb shell or QtADB shell and type df
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If you don't have ADB yet, please download Android SDK where that tool is included. Or try QtADB, but I haven't used that one.
That instruction translates to:
1. Run 4EXT Recovery
2. Choose Mount... option
3. Mount /sd-ext
4. Run adb shell (type that in CMD when in folder with adb.exe, I hope you can navigate with CMD)
5. Type df and press enter.
Then install the ROM using 4EXT SD Recovery. Nothing complicated, I hope. That's how I've done that at least.
thank you
Spaqin said:
Okay.
You probably have WP7 now, right? You've already partitioned the card with xboxmod's CABs, haven't you? If not, please do those two steps before continuing.
Windows Phone 7 wipes entire SD card and creates its own partition every time it's installed or hard reset, and because of that you can't install Android ROM first and then WP7.
After that, just take MiniTool, delete the FAT partition and create two new:
First FAT partition, then on the rest create EXT partition. It should be mmcblk0p2 then, but you want to check it anyway. How to was in that thread:
If you don't have ADB yet, please download Android SDK where that tool is included. Or try QtADB, but I haven't used that one.
That instruction translates to:
1. Run 4EXT Recovery
2. Choose Mount... option
3. Mount /sd-ext
4. Run adb shell (type that in CMD when in folder with adb.exe, I hope you can navigate with CMD)
5. Type df and press enter.
Then install the ROM using 4EXT SD Recovery. Nothing complicated, I hope. That's how I've done that at least.
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wp7 is installed. after several searches, i'm not seeing the cab files you're talking about. the current partition structure is 200mb fat ||| 14.67gb 'other' ||| I saw that part in the thread with mmcblk0p2, but I had no idea how to specify that when I made the partition or how to check it. Thank you. Yes, I have the Android SDK (had no idea that's where to find ADB) Thanks for elaborating that for me. I am going to do all this right now!
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how do i check to make sure its mmcblk0p2?
if i just repartition in minitool everything, do i still need the xboxmod cab files i can't find?
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i repartitioned with minitool and this is what i have now:
1st) 7.88mb (free) 0 (used) unallocated logical
2nd) 5.81gb (free) 11.65mb (used?) fat32 logical
3rd) 1.46gb (free) 101.80mb (used?) ext4 primary
4th) 7.67gb (free) 7.67gb (used) unformatted primary
now, i'm going to install ext4recovery nand and try to install android, is this correct?
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i'm not seeing adb anywhere. In android sdk tools i have two shortcuts: AVD Manager and SDK Manager. I don't see adb in either. I'm loaded into EXT4 Recovery Nand now.
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After looking in the android sdk program directory in windows i found adb-has-moved.txt It says:
Code:
The adb tool has moved to platform-tools/
If you don't see this directory in your SDK,
launch the SDK and AVD Manager (execute the android tool)
and install "Android SDK Platform-tools"
Please also update your PATH environment variable to
include the platform-tools/ directory, so you can
execute adb from any location.
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when i get this completely finished, I'm going to do it again to another phone, and I'm going to make a COMPLETE step by step guide from start to finish for noobies like me and post it.
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after going to a cmd prompt and navigating to the 'platform-tools' directory and typing adb, press enter, then typing 'df', press enter, i get this error:
Code:
'df' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
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i'm attaching a screenshot, i used the command 'adb shell' then enter then the command 'df'. although i have no idea if this is doing this to my sd card on my phone which has the sd-ext mounted.
Oh, you resized WP7 like that (with partitioning tool), okay, it's fine too. You will have to hardreset though. No need to use CABs then.
ADB is in C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools if you've downloaded it (platform tools) from that installer/updater of course.
Browse there with CMD and use adb shell.
Please remember to set both FAT and EXT4 partitions primary, else it won't work.
After you check if the partition is in that mmc02 thing, you can install the ROM with the recovery.
thank you
Spaqin said:
Oh, you resized WP7 like that (with partitioning tool), okay, it's fine too. You will have to hardreset though. No need to use CABs then.
ADB is in C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools if you've downloaded it (platform tools) from that installer/updater of course.
Browse there with CMD and use adb shell.
Please remember to set both FAT and EXT4 partitions primary, else it won't work.
After you check if the partition is in that mmc02 thing, you can install the ROM with the recovery.
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ok i'm attaching a screenshot of my partitions in minitool. i made the fat primary as well. now i'm going to copy over the aokp jellybean rom and try to install it. fingers crossed! also, i hard reset wp7 when i first installed it. i'm afraid if i do it now, it will undo all the partitioning steps i've taken after that. is this correct?
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ok, something went wrong, because after i installed android from ext4 recovery nand, i powered down, booted into magldr 1.13 and selected '1. Boot WPH' and it said: 'WPH not installed.' aaaaaaahhhhhh!!!! lol
any ideas where i might have gone wrong?
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btw, when i booted into android (1st boot) i checked the space, and it said the 5.81gb or whatever it was, so i think the partitions are intact. could this be a 'uselast24NAND' issue? i don't think i did that when i installed wp7, i couldn't remember when i was supposed to do that. ah geeeeeeeez
noobinius said:
ok i'm attaching a screenshot of my partitions in minitool. i made the fat primary as well. now i'm going to copy over the aokp jellybean rom and try to install it. fingers crossed! also, i hard reset wp7 when i first installed it. i'm afraid if i do it now, it will undo all the partitioning steps i've taken after that. is this correct?
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First check that WP7 still boots (if you've followed most of the tutorial for the old dual boot 1 sd card method you should be fine, otherwise you'll have to start over), and don't use 4ext nand recovery (doubt it'll run anyway), you need the 4ext SD version.
Just follow this , with the difference being having 3 partitions at the end ( FAT32|||EXT4|||WP7) then install via a SD ported recovery
thank you
HypoTurtle said:
First check that WP7 still boots (if you've followed most of the tutorial for the old dual boot 1 sd card method you should be fine, otherwise you'll have to start over), and don't use 4ext nand recovery (doubt it'll run anyway), you need the 4ext SD version.
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ok, thanks hypoturtle. ok, i am going to take a little break, then find the sd version of 4ext, then i'm going to task29 this monster with hd2 toolkit and completely start over. i will update this thread with what happens and what i did. when i'm done i plan to make a complete step by step guide with links and all so there will be something with ALL the information and links in one place, placing all credit where it is due to the original developers. i am not a developer.
Yeah, that was the problem. You can't use NAND recoveries when on WP7 because they will format NAND and prepare partitions for Android, deleting WP7. For that you need SD Recovery ported by Xylo (available in NativeSD thread). After WP7 is installed, you don't even touch anything that's NAND related because it will break everything.
Check this video tut http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=944288
1. install wp7
2 make android partition as in vid.
You should have after the above.
<50% of sd card volume as FAT32 on first partition (primary)
>50% of volume unformatted (WP7) on second (primary)
Then you can create ext4 partition as second partition (also set as primary), I would use minitool again to shrink your FAT partition (but use 4ext recovery sd to format it see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31247925&postcount=3464 and the post before it)
So you have 3 partitions 1. fat android 2. ext4 3. wp7
I have not tried a smaller wp7 partition than 50%, don't know if it would work but 96edwy has suggested not to do this in vid.
thank you
thank you guys for your help. i have got it working and have made a step by step guide as i did it. just one problem, and i reaaaaallly hope its not a big problem. but in android it says no sd card. i need to know how to show whatever explorer program i use in android to look at the fat32 partition. anyone know?
i also need to know how to make wp7 see the fat32 partition that will have all the media files on it. anyone?
as soon as i get this information, i will post the guide. but i don't want to post it if there is something wrong (android and windows not reading the fat32 parition).
other than that both operating systems are still there and android is running from ext4 from folder nativesd!!!
noobinius said:
thank you guys for your help. i have got it working and have made a step by step guide as i did it. just one problem, and i reaaaaallly hope its not a big problem. but in android it says no sd card. i need to know how to show whatever explorer program i use in android to look at the fat32 partition. anyone know?
i also need to know how to make wp7 see the fat32 partition that will have all the media files on it. anyone?
as soon as i get this information, i will post the guide. but i don't want to post it if there is something wrong (android and windows not reading the fat32 parition).
other than that both operating systems are still there and android is running from ext4 from folder nativesd!!!
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Check that all the partitions are set as primary, that's the only thing I can think of.
HypoTurtle said:
Check that all the partitions are set as primary, that's the only thing I can think of.
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well, i just checked it. i'm attaching the screenshot that shows the partitions. i'm a little scared to change the last one (the wp7 one) to primary for fear of messing it all up again. also, that shouldn't effect androids view of the fat32 which is set to primary right?
noobinius said:
well, i just checked it. i'm attaching the screenshot that shows the partitions. i'm a little scared to change the last one (the wp7 one) to primary for fear of messing it all up again. also, that shouldn't effect androids view of the fat32 which is set to primary right?
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Can't imagine that would cause the issue, you have them layed out as Fat32 | EXT4 | Unallocated right? Have a look at df again see if vold/179:1 appears, have attached mine from PA
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HypoTurtle said:
Can't imagine that would cause the issue, you have them layed out as Fat32 | EXT4 | Unallocated right? Have a look at df again see if vold/179:1 appears, have attached mine from PA
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so thats how you see if it's called mmcblk0p2 or not.... finally. i never used it to set these up. is it too late? i don't even know how to get adb on my phone like you did, and i tried running adb shell from my computer but it keeps saying error: device not found.
how do i get it running on my phone as you did to check?
noobinius said:
so thats how you see if it's called mmcblk0p2 or not.... finally. i never used it to set these up. is it too late? i don't even know how to get adb on my phone like you did, and i tried running adb shell from my computer but it keeps saying error: device not found.
how do i get it running on my phone as you did to check?
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Use terminal emulator, type su to get to shell then df (or anyother busybox/adb shell command)
thank you!
HypoTurtle said:
Use terminal emulator, type su to get to shell then df (or anyother busybox/adb shell command)
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ahh, great. well, i got there did it, no 179 error or any other error. i tried taking a screenshot with volume down + power key, but it doesn't seem to want to do it, maybe cuz it doesn't no where to save it idk.
anywayas, it shows:
/dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /nativesd
/dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /system
/dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /data
tmpfs /dev
tmpfs /mnt/asec
tmpfs /mnt/obb
other than sizes, that is all it shows...
noobinius said:
ahh, great. well, i got there did it, no 179 error or any other error. i tried taking a screenshot with volume down + power key, but it doesn't seem to want to do it, maybe cuz it doesn't no where to save it idk.
anywayas, it shows:
/dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /nativesd
/dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /system
/dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /data
tmpfs /dev
tmpfs /mnt/asec
tmpfs /mnt/obb
other than sizes, that is all it shows...
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Screenshot is turned on in settings, system, power menu but yea it wouldn't work anyway, other than reformating the fat partition, i can think of much else you can try, i think you may have to tempt fate here and change the wp7 part to primary, can't recall if it messes anything up at this stage, i don't think so, as long as it doesn't require a format.
THANK YOU!!!
HypoTurtle said:
Screenshot is turned on in settings, system, power menu but yea it wouldn't work anyway, other than reformating the fat partition, i can think of much else you can try, i think you may have to tempt fate here and change the wp7 part to primary, can't recall if it messes anything up at this stage, i don't think so, as long as it doesn't require a format.
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WOW, rock on man.. you did it. reset wp7 partition to primary, both operating systems still working. and android is reading the fat32 partition now. Thank you sooo much for your help. I am thrilled we did it!!
Okay, I posted a guide on EXACTLY what I did with screenshots in an ACTUAL step by step process so it will be easier for the next person that doesn't know what they're doing just like I didn't. It is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31406820#post31406820
Guide
noobinius said:
thank you guys for your help. i have got it working and have made a step by step guide as i did it. just one problem, and i reaaaaallly hope its not a big problem. but in android it says no sd card. i need to know how to show whatever explorer program i use in android to look at the fat32 partition. anyone know?
i also need to know how to make wp7 see the fat32 partition that will have all the media files on it. anyone?
as soon as i get this information, i will post the guide. but i don't want to post it if there is something wrong (android and windows not reading the fat32 parition).
other than that both operating systems are still there and android is running from ext4 from folder nativesd!!!
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PLEASE.. let us know where and how to get a hold of your NOOB Guide.. I would be very interested in it even if it all doesn't work!
TERRAREX0784 said:
PLEASE.. let us know where and how to get a hold of your NOOB Guide.. I would be very interested in it even if it all doesn't work!
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Okay, I posted a guide on EXACTLY what I did with screenshots in an ACTUAL step by step process so it will be easier for the next person that doesn't know what they're doing just like I didn't. It is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...0#post31406820