there is some rom (like typhoon cyanogenmod) that doesn't allow to start 90% of games from sdcard
there is a solution for that? the internal memory space is so low and there are games that need 20+ mb of space
Use A2SD+ feature and move the games to the phone memory.
some games just don't work when installed on your sd card
When you use a rom that supports the ext partition, DO NOT choose to install to card, and do not use app manager to move it to the card, It all happens automatically, it will say its on the phone but will be on the SD in the ext part.
samsamuel said:
When you use a rom that supports the ext partition, DO NOT choose to install to card, and do not use app manager to move it to the card, It all happens automatically, it will say its on the phone but will be on the SD in the ext part.
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how do it? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=12433831#post12433831
for this for example?
thats the rom im using, and i never have to do anything, it automatically puts apps on the ext partition of the sd card.
If you haven't set up your sd card ext yet, you need to do that first. you can do it from within CWM, or there are several threads 'how to partition your card'. Dont forget to back up your sd card contents first, , creating teh ext partition will wipe your card.
I would recommend you perform a clean install after you have partitioned your sd card.
This problem is solved in the new version of hyperdroid cm7 ROM
it's true?
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[Q] I m quite confuse.. may i knw what is the partition SD card for?
i saw ext 3 , ext 4.. what i thi all abt.. i m quite confuse ahaha
so i should use ext 3 or 4?? what diff
Depends on the ROM that you're using. They're used to store your apps that you've downloaded (A2SD+/DATA2SD) and Ext3/4 are just speed variations, I think.
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it for storing programs and data on instead of using the internal nand memory which can soon run out if you are using a eu hd2 with only 512
Does it mean that rom with A2SD+/DATA2SD I had to set my card with partition ?
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yes, you should create on your sd card a fat partition, and an ext4 (or ext3, shouldnt matter)
then install your fresh nand build, and it will autodetect the ext partition and treat it as phone memory, leaving the fat partition to act as the 'sd card'.
so, when you instal an app, install uit to phone, not sd card, and it will actually end up on the ext partition, and the phone will treat it as if its in its internal rom.
When you browse with a filemanager, you will not see a seperate ext partition, because it is integrated into the system, but you will see an sd card listed, which is the fat partition.
The other plus side is when you install a different rom, when it boots any apps found on the ext partition will already be installed.
This all happens automatically, so long as you have an ext partition, and a rom that supports it. you do not need (and nor should you) go into teh app settings and choose move to sd card. if you do that it will move to teh fat partition, which defeats the object.
Hey,
Yh, I know: another app2sd+ question...
Tried using the search button, but did not find what I was searching for
I'm using the TyphooN CyanogenMod7 RC2 v2.5.5 ROM on my HD2 and was running low on internal memomy and used to send apps to my sd card, but some wouldn't not work and my internal memomery was low on memory.
So I decided to partition my 8GB scandisk sd card:
6.7 gb FAT32 en 800mb ext2
After I did that, I used a clean instal of TyphooN CyanogenMod ROM and everyhting works .
When I go to applications and then applications managing, I see that my internal memory is just 244 mb and my external memory 6.5 gb.
But what I don't understand :
Who do I move downloaded applications from my phone to the ext2 partition on my sd card instead on the fat32 partition ?
Does this (moving to ext2 partition) happen automatically when I download apps and move them to the SD card ?
The ext partition is considered internal, so if you manually move an app to the SD card, it will go from the ext partition to the fat partition and many wont work. When you have an ext partition you don't need to do anything. The rom will use the ext itself.
When you look at internal memory size it wont show the ext space, only the actual internal space. Say you instal a ten Meg app, that figure goes down ten even though its installed to ext, but it will go back up ten next reboot.
Thank you very much !
That was very clear, didn't find this somewhere else
hey everyone
I have a little problem here. I am using a nand rom named hyperdroid gbx v3 and initially I had 270 MB of internal storage during the first startup .
I have moved majority of my apps to sd excluding a few apps that require phone memory.
Now my internal storage is full even after deleting the unnecessary stuff.
»»» I dont want to loose all my apps and settings .
Please can anyone help me with this ?
Is there any solution to increase internal memory in a NAND rom ??
Thank s in advance !
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That rom has a2sd+ meaning if you set up an ext partition on your SD card, the rom will automatically put apps there, and treat it as internal storage (though the system will not show it on the available storage screen)
When you have manually chosen to move an app to SD, you are actually moving it to the fat32 partition.
So, set up the ext partition (can do it through cwm, backup your fat32 first, the SD will be wiped) then copy back all the fat32 stuff to the fresh sd, boot, and move all your manually moved apps back to the internal memory and they should be moved to the ext.
(Though if it were me I'd set up the ext, and reflash the rom,, start over.
Also, when you instal an app, 10 Meg, say, your reported internal memory will drop 10mb, but will go back up when you next reboot.
As for keeping your data and such, if you do a backup in cwm first(which is saved to SD, make sure you copy it to PC before you start formatting the SD card) then after you flash the rom again you can use cwm selective restore to restore just the data partition.(but see if it works without a fresh flash first )
That helped me..
If I have flash ROM #1, install apps and move them to my sd card then flash ROM #2 and re-install the same apps again what happens to them when I move them to my sd card again?
Do they overwrite the original apps moved to the sd card or do they get placed in another location, therefore taking up twice as much space on my sd card?
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If I have flash ROM #1, install apps and move them to my sd card then flash ROM #2 and re-install the same apps again what happens to them when I move them to my sd card again?
Do they overwrite the original apps moved to the sd card or do they get placed in another location, therefore taking up twice as much space on my sd card?
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in my experience they double.
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in my experience they double.
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That would explain why my sd card seemed to lose capacity so quickly. Is the only way to regain space to format my sd card? Or can I just delete a specific folder?
Use Astro or File Expert to eliminate duplicates on your sdcard or phone thru data/apps or system/apps
If you create an ext partition however and flash a new rom all you would need to do is full wipe, the ext partition restores all your apps/games
Course i use dark tremor apps2sd which not everyone needs and move data/data to sd and same with cache partition to sd.
Hi guys, so I backed up my sd card and went on a little quest. Never knew what this did so tried it out, went onto clockwork and did an sd partition of 1024mb. Turned phone on sd card worked fine, tried installing a big game but still it said not enough space when there is 2.5gb empty on sd card. So that failed I went onto MAGLDR and onto services and cleared sd partition. Now I turn phone on and it says no sd card and prompts me to format it on status bar, but then it still doesn't work. Tried mounting it via usb but still the sd card is not showing up. Has my sd card corrupted? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Also some instructions on how to properly install apps 2 sd, as just moving to the sd card on settings doesn't fully move the app, some of it still remains in the internal and after installing 50+ apps it comes down to 20mb internal memory and says I have no more internal space.
Regards
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Also some instructions on how to properly install apps 2 sd, as just moving to the sd card on settings doesn't fully move the app, some of it still remains in the internal and after installing 50+ apps it comes down to 20mb internal memory and says I have no more internal space.
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if a rom supports a2sd (typhoon, for example,) you do not have to do anything, it will automatically use an ext partition if it finds one.
If you choose 'move to sd card' for an app, it will be REMOVED from the ext partition, and placed on the fat32 partition (where it may not work), so DO NOT choose 'move to sd', all your apps should be set to internal, and the rom will put them in the ext partition.
Tenpin said:
Hi guys, so I backed up my sd card and went on a little quest. Never knew what this did so tried it out, went onto clockwork and did an sd partition of 1024mb. Turned phone on sd card worked fine, tried installing a big game but still it said not enough space when there is 2.5gb empty on sd card. So that failed I went onto MAGLDR and onto services and cleared sd partition. Now I turn phone on and it says no sd card and prompts me to format it on status bar, but then it still doesn't work. Tried mounting it via usb but still the sd card is not showing up. Has my sd card corrupted? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Also some instructions on how to properly install apps 2 sd, as just moving to the sd card on settings doesn't fully move the app, some of it still remains in the internal and after installing 50+ apps it comes down to 20mb internal memory and says I have no more internal space.
Regards
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Well, i would start with HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool to format the sd card back to original. Then start from there.
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if a rom supports a2sd (typhoon, for example,) you do not have to do anything, it will automatically use an ext partition if it finds one.
If you choose 'move to sd card' for an app, it will be REMOVED from the ext partition, and placed on the fat32 partition (where it may not work), so DO NOT choose 'move to sd', all your apps should be set to internal, and the rom will put them in the ext partition.
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And @samsamuel wouldnt he benefit more from data2ext? From my experiences, that puts EVERYTHING on the ext partition. just puting my two cents in, (its about all i got xP )
elesbb said:
And @samsamuel wouldnt he benefit more from data2ext? From my experiences, that puts EVERYTHING on the ext partition. just puting my two cents in, (its about all i got xP )
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Depends on what your needs are, .,,, running everything from the SD means much of the nand is unused, what's the point of that? Typhoon for instance,, 150mb system, say 20mb for cwm and boot, that's (round up) 200mb used out of 512,, nothing is gonna use the other 300mb, so might as well let the data use it.
Right I'm running this ice ROM off the nand: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1441462
[22-04-12][ROM] Unofficial AOKP for HD2 [Build 33][4.0.4][tytung_ics_r1]
It does say apps2sd is possible on thread op, so would I just partition my SD card on clockwork to 1024mb then just install apps without moving them to SD manually? Is that really it?
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Depends on what your needs are, .,,, running everything from the SD means much of the nand is unused, what's the point of that? Typhoon for instance,, 150mb system, say 20mb for cwm and boot, that's (round up) 200mb used out of 512,, nothing is gonna use the other 300mb, so might as well let the data use it.
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True, thats why i dont use either, i have the Tmous version so i ihave about 760 mb of unused nand. Only way id prolly use a partition is if i got a lot of bad blocks, but i only have about 5 bad blocks right now in just my data partition.
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Right I'm running this ice ROM off the nand: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1441462
[22-04-12][ROM] Unofficial AOKP for HD2 [Build 33][4.0.4][tytung_ics_r1]
It does say apps2sd is possible on thread op, so would I just partition my SD card on clockwork to 1024mb then just install apps without moving them to SD manually? Is that really it?
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Yes, yes it is just partition sd card using minitool partition or disk utility(linux) and you should be good, i dont believe you have to reinstall the ROM either because apps2sd is an init.d script which gets ran upon boot.