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Samsung Galaxy i5800 Rom manager

Hello,
I Am a totaly! noob in roms and other stuff..
I rooted me phone using this tutorial: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=7235987
I have now a rooted phone.
But me question is i would like to use "Link2SD" but i need a SD partition. I watched this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3RMJdpfHIc
And installed Rom manager but now i have a problem finding me ClockWorkMod recovery rom i cant find me phone "Samsung Galaxy appolo I5800" in the list
Can you please help me

use any custom rom with cwm recovery :L
Goto Development Forum

Link2sd need two partition on ur sd card
Follow these steps
1. Connect ur phone to pc with mass storage or u can unmount it and connect ur sd using a card reader.
2. Download minitool partition wizard pro. U can google.i cnt post the links here(a tip torrents are always gud).
3. Main problem here is partitioning. If u have a class 4 or lower sd then u have to get two FAT partitions. If ur sd u class 6 then u can go for ext4/ext2.
4. Partitioning procedure- first back up ur sd card
Then del the whole partition of ur sd.
Create two partition of ur sd card both FAT.
Remember both partition should be primary partition not logical.
Click apply. Ignore the mgs about windows recognising ur partition. Once done u r gud to go.
5. Open link2sd and let it chose ur partitions.
Hope it helps.
Sent from my GT-I5800 SATO rom.1ghz.

Wrong link post deleted

michael.the.don said:
Link2sd need two partition on ur sd card
Follow these steps
1. Connect ur phone to pc with mass storage or u can unmount it and connect ur sd using a card reader.
2. Download minitool partition wizard pro. U can google.i cnt post the links here(a tip torrents are always gud).
3. Main problem here is partitioning. If u have a class 4 or lower sd then u have to get two FAT partitions. If ur sd u class 6 then u can go for ext4/ext2.
4. Partitioning procedure- first back up ur sd card
Then del the whole partition of ur sd.
Create two partition of ur sd card both FAT.
Remember both partition should be primary partition not logical.
Click apply. Ignore the mgs about windows recognising ur partition. Once done u r gud to go.
5. Open link2sd and let it chose ur partitions.
Hope it helps.
Sent from my GT-I5800 SATO rom.1ghz.
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Trying this

Cant get it to work do you have a tutorial maby?

Redkevin25 said:
Cant get it to work do you have a tutorial maby?
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Hi..
Download this app..
Enter the size of ext4 you want and click partition.. The phone will reboot into recovery.. Format data and cache.. Reboot..
After starting up the phone will show "blank sdcard" ..
Open terminal emulator and type
su
mkfs.vfat /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
wait ~30 secs and type
Reboot
And you're done

It says not found
Sent from my GT-I5800 using XDA App

Try this
http://db.tt/RupBD3Q

So what i need to do is
- Instal
- Open
- Choose how big and swap how big
- Click partition
- Then it reboots
- Click format
- Then it reboots again
- Then open terminal and enter the words you said
is that correct

Redkevin25 said:
So what i need to do is
- Instal
- Open
- Choose how big and swap how big
- Click partition
- Then it reboots
- Click format
- Then it reboots again
- Then open terminal and enter the words you said
is that correct
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Yeah that's correct
Format data and cache the first time it reboots

Rapier07 said:
Yeah that's correct
Format data and cache the first time it reboots
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its still says: mkfs.vfat not found

Redkevin25 said:
its still says: mkfs.vfat not found
Click to expand...
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Did you type "su" (without quotes)
before mkfs.vfat ?
Type
su (press enter)
Mkfs.vfat /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 (enter)
Reboot (after 30 secs)

yes i did then superuser pops up to ask permission and i give him permission

Hmm.. In terminal emulator type
Su
Mount
Look for /dev/block/
Does it show mmcblk0p1 or mmcblk0p2 ?

$ export PATH=/data/local/bin:$PATH
$su
$ mount
rootfs / rootfs rw 0 0
tmpfs /dev tmpfs rw,mode=755 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts rw,mode=600 0 0
proc /proc proc rw 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs rw 0 0
tmpfs /sqlite_stmt_journals tmpfs rw,size=4096k 0 0
/dev/block/stl6 /system rfs ro,vfat,log_off,check=no,gid/uid/rwx,iocharset=cp437 0 0
/dev/block/stl7 /data rfs rw,nosuid,nodev,vfat,llw,check=no,gid/uid/rwx,iocharset=cp437 0 0
/dev/block/stl8 /cache rfs rw,nosuid,nodev,vfat,llw,check=no,gid/uid/rwx,iocharset=cp437 0 0
/dev/block/stl4 /efs rfs rw,nosuid,nodev,vfat,llw,check=no,gid/uid/rwx,iocharset=cp437 0 0
/dev/block//vold/179:1 /sdcard vfat rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0702,dmask=0602,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro 0 0
$
Sent from my GT-I5800 using XDA App

Does your phone show a blank sdcard?

is there not a way via the pc like MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition
i just dont know how to do it

The madteamapp always worked for me..
Anyways [URL="http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=SD_card_partitioning£] here[/URL] is a guide to partition using minitool with screenshots..
Just remember to select ext4 in place of ext2 ...

Redkevin25 said:
So what i need to do is
- Instal
- Open
- Choose how big and swap how big
- Click partition
- Then it reboots
- Click format
- Then it reboots again
- Then open terminal and enter the words you said
is that correct
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Dnt format. All other steps r right

[HOWTO] Ideos S7 Froyo Android internal storage increase on stock ROM

Hi all, originally intending to post this tutorial to Ideos S7 Android Development but got a nice greeting from xda-developers.com unallowing newbies to post there
So I just got a brand-new-in-a-box, dead cheap, Ideos S7 tablet -- my first android tablet, and my second android device. I brought my last device about 2 years ago, a G1 that I only kept for a week and sold it afterwards. I was thinking that at that time Android isn't ready yet for replacing my E71.
Back to the Ideos S7, mine is already preloaded with TRZ-mod-0.2 ROM, which is nice. However, I had some issue with wireless network. Whenever I disable my wifi, I would ge trouble activating it as it constantly disabled by itself. Thus, I decided to go back to available stock ROM. Long story short, I've chosen the Froyo 2.2.2 Sweden coded S7V100R001C63B110, and made myself comfortable with repeating Huawei's flashing process.
The firmware seems more stable, and does not have the wireless network activation/deactivation issue. Stock ROM lover anyone
However, the stock ROM doesn't have apps2d+ or whatever that was called, to extend the internal storage. 137MB of free space is really pity for such device. I couldn't run Data2Ext* script successfully, as the default shell /system/bin/sh doesn't seems to support square brackets on scripts conditional parts. Busybox 1.18 supports it, but somehow it would cause all the commands executed in the script to ran by Busybox, causing "applet not found" errors. The other option would be Link2SD, which could probably saved me 10+ hours of hacking. It had its drawback though, the current version on the market expects the extended internal tablet storage partition to reside on the external SD card. Some hacking to mount the internal SD partition works, but not sure whether it would got correctly mounted on boot.
Also, the most important thing: nothing feels better than looking at "Available space" on "Internal tablet storage" of 5.5GB
So here it is, the tutorial for extending the internal storage. Most of the information used are gathered from various sources, and rewritten here for your enjoyment!
REQUIREMENTS:
=========
a) All hardware: Ideos S7 -- should work on Slim as well, data cable, charger, a living being..
b) Rooting -- I've used Gingerbreak from the market
c) Terminal Emulator -- Android Terminal Emulator works fine. Irritating blue background though.
d) Busybox -- 1.18 version is working fine
e) Root explorer -- Optionally used, for easier file editing and copying.
STEPS:
=========
0) Backup your data, as all data in internal storage will be lost!
---------
Well honestly I didn't do this as I got my contacts and mail synced on the internet. My S7 only got 5 days of lifetime so not much data there yet. Sorry no guide on how to do this
1) Partition the internal SD (or external SD card if you intend to do so).
---------
It is recommended to use a good class of memory card when using external SD card for the tablet storage partition.
There's possibly partitioning tools available for the architecture, but I did it with EASUS Partition Master on a Windows system. Mac OS's Disk Utiliy should work as well. Don't worry too much about the partition type, we'll reformat it later with busybox later anyway.
To partition the internal (or external) SD card, connect your data cable to your phone. When the USB connection notification came up, activate the USB storage mode. You don't need to install the Huawei S7 (or adb) drivers.
Fire up your partitioning application, and identify your storage. Delete (or) resize the existing FAT partition. Create another primary partition afterwards, with ext2 filesystem. ext3 and ext4 isn't supported in the stock ROM, so you probably have to either install a kernel module for the ext3,4 or replace your boot.img. Hey but that's not going to be a stock ROM
2) Root the device
---------
Install Gingerbreak from the market. Enable USB debugging in Settings -> Application -> Development, or else it won't work. Run Gingerbreak, root your device! The device will restart after successful process, and you are ready to modify your root filesystem.
3) Prepare the required tools
---------
You'll optionally need busybox to format and edit the files. Copy over the busybox binary file to /system/xbin/. The terminal login path would automatically points there so you can run busybox from anywhere inside the terminal.
4) Prepare the new data directory
---------
Fire up your terminal emulator. You'll need to be logged in as root to do the whole operation mentioned. Thus, type in:
Code:
su
Mount the new partition you've prepared on step (1). For internal SD, it's going to be /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 device, or for external SD, /dev/block/mmcblk1p2. You can also use other shorthand such as /dev/block/vold/179:2. But for simplicity, I'll use mmcblk*p* throughout the tutorial.
Prepare the mount point for your prepared data partition, and mount it. If it's currently mounted, unmount it first.
Code:
umount /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
mkdir /system/sd
You can also format the partition now if you didn't specify the partition type during the partition creation.
Code:
busybox mke2fs -m0 -b4096 /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
Now mount the extended data partition.
Code:
mount -t ext2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /system/sd
We'll still need to be able to access the original data partition now and later, so, prepare the mount point and mount it as well.
Code:
mkdir /system/internal
mount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system/internal
At this stage, you'll need to copy over all files inside the original /data directory to your new sd directory. You'll also need to make sure that the permissions isn't changed during the process. To do this, just tar the entire original data directory to your new one.
Code:
cd /system/internal
busybox tar -cvf /system/sd/old-data.tar *
cd /system/sd
busybox tar -xvf old-data.tar
busybox rm old-data.tar
The initialization for the new data directory mounting in the boot process does not modifies the boot image's init.rc. Thus, it seems that the initialization process is called after the radio initialization. I can't get my GSM to work without this step. We'll need to symbolic-link back the /system/sd/radio directory to the original internal storage /data/radio directory. And remember that on the boot process, we'll need to mount /system/internal *before* /system/sd.
Code:
cd /system/sd
busybox rm -rf radio
ln -s /system/internal/radio /system/sd/radio
After fiddling for several hours, I realized that the date and time settings gets reset on each boot. Fixed by symlinking the /data/date.time back to the internal storage.
Code:
cd /system/sd
busybox rm -rf date.time
ln -s /system/internal/date.time /system/sd/date.time
5) Prepare the boot init script
---------
The Froyo boot process runs init.rc script, which is replaced by the boot.img when system boots. So we can't put our new /data directory mount commands there, unless we extract, unpack, modify, repack the boot.img. Ok so I decided that modifying boot.img will be the last step if I can't get it working without it. There must be an easier way!
Also, there aren't any rc.d, rc3.d, bla bla directory in which we can put our custom initialization script.
Luckily, there is a script that is called from the init.rc script during boot, which is stored on the root filesystem and can be customized. It's called /system/etc/install-recovery.sh. Thus, we'll put the initialization script there. If you already got a /system/etc/install-recovery.sh, you can just add our initialization script in the beginning of the. Alternatively, you can create a separate script to perform init, and call it from your modified /system/etc/install-recovery.sh.
There will be drawback, for example, it seems that the script is called after radio initialization, so we'll need to use the old /data/radio directory from the original /data directory, prepared on step (4).
So now you'll need to create (or copy) the install-recovery.sh script. You can use vi from the busybox, or easier is to just copy and paste the install-recovery.sh script provided in this post. In case you're a vi expert, fire up these commands. Don't forget to remount the root filesystem as rw first!
Code:
busybox vi /system/etc/install-recovery.sh
Write in the install-recovery.sh script:
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
mount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system/internal
mount -t ext2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /system/sd
mount -o bind /system/sd /data
Don't forget to set executable and readable attribute at least for root user, or else the system can't run the script!
Code:
chmod 755 /system/etc/install-recovery.sh
So now you're ready to reboot the system. Double check the install-recovery.sh script, make sure all commands mounts the partition exactly to where you intend it.
6) Reboot your Ideos S7!
---------
Reboot and enjoy the trendemous increase on your internal tablet storage
WARNING!!! Do not attempt to perform factory data reset while running with /data mounted. It seems that S7 will format the /data partition as yaffs2, not sure as I haven't checked it. But it worth to try to change the install-recovery.sh script to mount the data partition as yaffs2, and then performing factory data reset.
Sorry I can't post either an image or attachment yet

watch_mania said:
Sorry I can't post either an image or attachment yet
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Btw, if someone with account capable of posting images and files would like to help, I can send the image links and files to your e-mail, so you can post it here
Should've post the title with [HOWTO] prefix. Sorry about the newbie-ish thing

Hey, sure i can post them! I've set up a site for the "Install GNU/Linux" anyway. I'll be looking to follow this howto sometime in the future. Tell ya what tho, i'd have saved 10+ hours hacking had i known gingerbreak was in market also!

threader said:
Hey, sure i can post them! I've set up a site for the "Install GNU/Linux" anyway. I'll be looking to follow this howto sometime in the future. Tell ya what tho, i'd have saved 10+ hours hacking had i known gingerbreak was in market also!
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Unfortunately I don't own the Ideos anymore
Good luck on your site!

can you make a simple tutorial to us? i need it badly.

Could you help me.... do I have to label the drives as "mmcblk..." because it's not recognizing the directory
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I'm stuck after entering su in the emulator...please help

Nice guide
work perfectly on S7 slim
i do all the steps using sshdroid and putty so i can use cut&paste from web page
the only think that i've to add is mount syster as readwrite:
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/XXXXXXX /system
Thanks for this guide i will do the same on all my device

i'm triing to increase internal memory on stock rom.
I successfully done on S7 slim (i found i guide writen by watch_mania) but on Vodafone Smart i've some trouble (i use sshdroid and putty).
I do the following step :
1) Partiton the external SD with two filesystem the the first one FAT32 the second one ext2
this is the output of fdisk :
/system/sd # fdisk -l /dev/block/mmcblk0 Disk /dev/block/mmcblk0: 7969 MB, 7969177600 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 968 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 1 509 4088511 83 Linux
/dev/block/mmcblk0p2 510 968 3686917+ b Win95 FAT32
2) mount system as read-write and create new mount point
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
mkdir /system/sd
mkdir /system/internal
3) format ext2 partition created at 1)
mke2fs -m0 -b4096 /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
4) mounting the "original" /data on /system/internal and new ext2 partition on /system/sd
mount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock6 /system/internal
mount -t ext2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /system/sd
5) copy the content on "original" /data on /system/sd
cd /system/internal
tar -cvf /system/sd/old-data.tar *
cd /system/sd
tar -xvf old-data.tar
rm old-data.tar
6) create boot init script
vi /system/etc/install-recovery.sh
and write inside :
#!/system/bin/sh
mount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock6 /system/internal
mount -t ext2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /system/sd
mount -o bind /system/sd /data
Originally in the guide for S7 slim you have to do :
cd /system/sd
rm -rf radio
ln -s /system/internal/radio /system/sd/radio cd /system/sd
rm -rf date.time
ln -s /system/internal/date.time /system/sd/date.time
BUT if i try to do that the device does not recognize the sim.
If i try to don't do that the device loop during boot.
on S7 Slim in /system/internal/radio i found this file :
srwxrwxrwx 1 0 0 2048 Dec 31 06:49 qmux_connect_socket
the same file on vodafone smart is located in /system/internal/local/tmp/
but if i try to link it does not work and the device loop.

Will this also work on altek A14 LEO(an Android 2.1 phone)? It has less than 100MB internal storage, although it built-in dtapps2sd with the newest stock firmware, "/data/data" is still stored in internal storage. Because the version of dtapps2sd in stock firmware is not latest version, no "/data/data" mount on SD-EXT support. And I can't upgrade dtapps2sd myself due to no reflash tool for this phone.

Thank for the niec post, i,ll try it shortly

Increasing Internal Memory
Hi,
Has anyone tried a superb "setinstalllocation-xxx.apk" available in xda-developers.
I have been using it and it is really good. But as mentioned by watch-mania that 139 or 140 MB of available storage is a pity.
Your device must be rooted to use the above apk. You can successfully use gingerbreak available from this excellent forum.

more info
watch_mania said:
Hi all, originally intending to post this tutorial to Ideos S7 Android Development but got a nice greeting from xda-developers.com unallowing newbies to post there
So I just got a brand-new-in-a-box, dead cheap, Ideos S7 tablet -- my first android tablet, and my second android device. I brought my last device about 2 years ago, a G1 that I only kept for a week and sold it afterwards. I was thinking that at that time Android isn't ready yet for replacing my E71.
Back to the Ideos S7, mine is already preloaded with TRZ-mod-0.2 ROM, which is nice. However, I had some issue with wireless network. Whenever I disable my wifi, I would ge trouble activating it as it constantly disabled by itself. Thus, I decided to go back to available stock ROM. Long story short, I've chosen the Froyo 2.2.2 Sweden coded S7V100R001C63B110, and made myself comfortable with repeating Huawei's flashing process.
The firmware seems more stable, and does not have the wireless network activation/deactivation issue. Stock ROM lover anyone
However, the stock ROM doesn't have apps2d+ or whatever that was called, to extend the internal storage. 137MB of free space is really pity for such device. I couldn't run Data2Ext* script successfully, as the default shell /system/bin/sh doesn't seems to support square brackets on scripts conditional parts. Busybox 1.18 supports it, but somehow it would cause all the commands executed in the script to ran by Busybox, causing "applet not found" errors. The other option would be Link2SD, which could probably saved me 10+ hours of hacking. It had its drawback though, the current version on the market expects the extended internal tablet storage partition to reside on the external SD card. Some hacking to mount the internal SD partition works, but not sure whether it would got correctly mounted on boot.
Also, the most important thing: nothing feels better than looking at "Available space" on "Internal tablet storage" of 5.5GB
So here it is, the tutorial for extending the internal storage. Most of the information used are gathered from various sources, and rewritten here for your enjoyment!
REQUIREMENTS:
=========
a) All hardware: Ideos S7 -- should work on Slim as well, data cable, charger, a living being..
b) Rooting -- I've used Gingerbreak from the market
c) Terminal Emulator -- Android Terminal Emulator works fine. Irritating blue background though.
d) Busybox -- 1.18 version is working fine
e) Root explorer -- Optionally used, for easier file editing and copying.
STEPS:
=========
0) Backup your data, as all data in internal storage will be lost!
---------
Well honestly I didn't do this as I got my contacts and mail synced on the internet. My S7 only got 5 days of lifetime so not much data there yet. Sorry no guide on how to do this
1) Partition the internal SD (or external SD card if you intend to do so).
---------
It is recommended to use a good class of memory card when using external SD card for the tablet storage partition.
There's possibly partitioning tools available for the architecture, but I did it with EASUS Partition Master on a Windows system. Mac OS's Disk Utiliy should work as well. Don't worry too much about the partition type, we'll reformat it later with busybox later anyway.
To partition the internal (or external) SD card, connect your data cable to your phone. When the USB connection notification came up, activate the USB storage mode. You don't need to install the Huawei S7 (or adb) drivers.
Fire up your partitioning application, and identify your storage. Delete (or) resize the existing FAT partition. Create another primary partition afterwards, with ext2 filesystem. ext3 and ext4 isn't supported in the stock ROM, so you probably have to either install a kernel module for the ext3,4 or replace your boot.img. Hey but that's not going to be a stock ROM
2) Root the device
---------
Install Gingerbreak from the market. Enable USB debugging in Settings -> Application -> Development, or else it won't work. Run Gingerbreak, root your device! The device will restart after successful process, and you are ready to modify your root filesystem.
3) Prepare the required tools
---------
You'll optionally need busybox to format and edit the files. Copy over the busybox binary file to /system/xbin/. The terminal login path would automatically points there so you can run busybox from anywhere inside the terminal.
4) Prepare the new data directory
---------
Fire up your terminal emulator. You'll need to be logged in as root to do the whole operation mentioned. Thus, type in:
Code:
su
Mount the new partition you've prepared on step (1). For internal SD, it's going to be /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 device, or for external SD, /dev/block/mmcblk1p2. You can also use other shorthand such as /dev/block/vold/179:2. But for simplicity, I'll use mmcblk*p* throughout the tutorial.
Prepare the mount point for your prepared data partition, and mount it. If it's currently mounted, unmount it first.
Code:
umount /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
mkdir /system/sd
You can also format the partition now if you didn't specify the partition type during the partition creation.
Code:
busybox mke2fs -m0 -b4096 /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
Now mount the extended data partition.
Code:
mount -t ext2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /system/sd
We'll still need to be able to access the original data partition now and later, so, prepare the mount point and mount it as well.
Code:
mkdir /system/internal
mount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system/internal
At this stage, you'll need to copy over all files inside the original /data directory to your new sd directory. You'll also need to make sure that the permissions isn't changed during the process. To do this, just tar the entire original data directory to your new one.
Code:
cd /system/internal
busybox tar -cvf /system/sd/old-data.tar *
cd /system/sd
busybox tar -xvf old-data.tar
busybox rm old-data.tar
The initialization for the new data directory mounting in the boot process does not modifies the boot image's init.rc. Thus, it seems that the initialization process is called after the radio initialization. I can't get my GSM to work without this step. We'll need to symbolic-link back the /system/sd/radio directory to the original internal storage /data/radio directory. And remember that on the boot process, we'll need to mount /system/internal *before* /system/sd.
Code:
cd /system/sd
busybox rm -rf radio
ln -s /system/internal/radio /system/sd/radio
After fiddling for several hours, I realized that the date and time settings gets reset on each boot. Fixed by symlinking the /data/date.time back to the internal storage.
Code:
cd /system/sd
busybox rm -rf date.time
ln -s /system/internal/date.time /system/sd/date.time
5) Prepare the boot init script
---------
The Froyo boot process runs init.rc script, which is replaced by the boot.img when system boots. So we can't put our new /data directory mount commands there, unless we extract, unpack, modify, repack the boot.img. Ok so I decided that modifying boot.img will be the last step if I can't get it working without it. There must be an easier way!
Also, there aren't any rc.d, rc3.d, bla bla directory in which we can put our custom initialization script.
Luckily, there is a script that is called from the init.rc script during boot, which is stored on the root filesystem and can be customized. It's called /system/etc/install-recovery.sh. Thus, we'll put the initialization script there. If you already got a /system/etc/install-recovery.sh, you can just add our initialization script in the beginning of the. Alternatively, you can create a separate script to perform init, and call it from your modified /system/etc/install-recovery.sh.
There will be drawback, for example, it seems that the script is called after radio initialization, so we'll need to use the old /data/radio directory from the original /data directory, prepared on step (4).
So now you'll need to create (or copy) the install-recovery.sh script. You can use vi from the busybox, or easier is to just copy and paste the install-recovery.sh script provided in this post. In case you're a vi expert, fire up these commands. Don't forget to remount the root filesystem as rw first!
Code:
busybox vi /system/etc/install-recovery.sh
Write in the install-recovery.sh script:
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
mount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system/internal
mount -t ext2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /system/sd
mount -o bind /system/sd /data
Don't forget to set executable and readable attribute at least for root user, or else the system can't run the script!
Code:
chmod 755 /system/etc/install-recovery.sh
So now you're ready to reboot the system. Double check the install-recovery.sh script, make sure all commands mounts the partition exactly to where you intend it.
6) Reboot your Ideos S7!
---------
Reboot and enjoy the trendemous increase on your internal tablet storage
WARNING!!! Do not attempt to perform factory data reset while running with /data mounted. It seems that S7 will format the /data partition as yaffs2, not sure as I haven't checked it. But it worth to try to change the install-recovery.sh script to mount the data partition as yaffs2, and then performing factory data reset.
Sorry I can't post either an image or attachment yet
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can you make a video about how increase the internal memory? i trying but at final step after restart my ideos nothing happens, or screenshots, please i have 4 for weeks looking for a solution about the low memory on my ideos, i install joenilan rom but dont like me the launcher, please and sorry for my bad english.

This is one good tutorial that I missed
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HELP
Hi, i followed the steps, and my ideos keep looping at the ideos start screen
is there anything i can do?

zonyman said:
Hi, i followed the steps, and my ideos keep looping at the ideos start screen
is there anything i can do?
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Reflash with new program,search it ..

My way !
My device : Huawei S7-105
Another way to increse internal memory :
1 flash with stock rom 2.2.2 norvegian
2 flash trizetmod v3
3 with MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition i've made 3 partitions on internal memory ( s7-105 using mass storage options )
- 1.2 Gb fat32
- 6 Gb ext4
- 157 Mb swap linux partition
This was one of many attempts to increase memory , and at the end i was happy with that result ! I think that you can make your own partitions , as you wish ! I have seen many movies on youtube .
Most important thing to remember : first you create fat32 partition and make it primary , second is ext4 partition also primary and the last swap partition !
After you create the partitions , reboot in recovery and make a factory reset , and your S7 has 6Gb program memory !!!!!!
Another important thing : I am a newbie in " Android world " , so I do not know how correct is what I did but one thing is certain : I HAVE 5.28 Gb and I got rid of that annoying message LOW MEMORY !!!!!!
I hope I posted in the right place , so i ask an admin to check ! Thx

in summary of this post..
all you have to do is to backup ur current rom via cwm by goodane..
make a 2nd primary partition formatted ext2/ext4 (for ext2 supports 2GB or less.. ext4 for 2GB or higher)
flash trizet's v3 rom
-THE END :good:

Hello guys!
I have a Huawei Ideos S7 Slim too,
Specifications
- Model: Huawei Ideos S7 Slim
- Version: 202u
- Intermal memory: 160 mb
I'm trying to do the steps to increase the internal memory
I don't getting success with the process
I wonder if the process works with the model Huawei Ideos S7 Slim 202u
Thank you

[HOWTO]Format and Use your int. sdcard as ext4

Tested on BOCA RC1. (not sure if works in other roms)
This is a mini tutorial, for partition and mount correctly your internal sdcard as EXT4.
Do it at your own risk.
First make a backup of all your sdcard data.
PROS:
-No more fragmentation.
-Read/Write speed faster.
-Random read speed faster.
-Mount almost instantly.
-Better security (if you care about that lol)
CONS:
-Permissions problems (can be fixed using a script)
-If you use windows, you need to use a ext4 mounting program (Ext2Fsd) works fine.
-Recovery mode, doesn´t mount internal sdcard.
To partition int. sdcard you need to mount USB Storage.
And use Minitool Partition Wizard in Windows. to format to ext4.
if you use a linux based system:
Open terminal.
Code:
cfdisk /dev/sdx
Code:
mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdx
x: the letter of partition, you can find it using "mount" command.
After the format is done. (Windows or Linux)
Use adb to run the following command.
Code:
adb shell chmod -R 777 /mnt/sdcard
This command will make all the file system readable/writeable.
Then go to recovery and mount internal storage in usb, and restore the backup.
If the sdcard doesn´t mount automatically, go to setting > Storage and select activate sdcard.
or run the following command using adb. or terminal emulator.
Code:
adb shell mount -t ext4 /dev/block/vold/179:1 /mnt/sdcard
I recommend to make a fresh install of BOCA RC1 after format sdcard.
Because recovery doesn´t mount the sdcard, if you want to flash a new rom or a .zip file you need to use a external sdcard.
If you already have BOCA RC1 go to recovery and wipe cache and dalvik cache.
There´s a problem with the permissions, sometimes files or folder created with some aplication or copying files from pc to tab doesn´t appear or aren´t writables.
This can be fixed. runinng the following script in terminal emulator, script manager and ROM Toolbox (recommended)
Code:
chmod -R 777 /mnt/sdcard
chmod -R 777 /mnt/Android/data
This is quite anoying some times .
Credits to art_sn00p

PD: If some dev can help me with the permissions problems it will be apreciated

I can confirm that is working in lastest CM9

rafaeker19 said:
I can confirm that is working in lastest CM9
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ayudame por favor tengo un problema con mi p1000n
help me please, i have a problem whit my p1000n, i'm san salvador

[Q] About custom roms and storage

Hey GT540 users!
I tryed many roms so far, for example utopia, aokp 4.0.4, project icecreamswift, some 2.3.7 roms which i dont remember the developers and etc. On every single custom rom i realise that i have space probs. I install around 15 apps and my device runs out of storage (or space) really really fast.
Please can you suggest some ideas about this problem? I allready made an ext3 partition on my sd card and really really care to use it smarter and wiser. I tryed link2sd but seems it crash a lot and all my apps are really messed up. If again ext3 is not needed, thats fine. i really need some suggestions.
Is anything i can do without an application? If not, do u mind suggest me some application please that works 100%?
Anything you want to ask im here.
Thanx in advance!!!

For 2.2 and 2.3 roms just use this, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1171531

i really really dont think thats a good idea... i really prefer i simple way than this...

manthos1978 said:
Hey GT540 users!
I tryed many roms so far, for example utopia, aokp 4.0.4, project icecreamswift, some 2.3.7 roms which i dont remember the developers and etc. On every single custom rom i realise that i have space probs. I install around 15 apps and my device runs out of storage (or space) really really fast.
Please can you suggest some ideas about this problem? I allready made an ext3 partition on my sd card and really really care to use it smarter and wiser. I tryed link2sd but seems it crash a lot and all my apps are really messed up. If again ext3 is not needed, thats fine. i really need some suggestions.
Is anything i can do without an application? If not, do u mind suggest me some application please that works 100%?
Anything you want to ask im here.
Thanx in advance!!!
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I use link2sd without any issues - try an ext2 partition
Also, try the link -Grift- posted. That is actually quite easy, all you do is boot into fastboot, connect to PC, run a program, click some buttons DONE!
If you don't want to do any of these, then you are a bit stuck, sorry to say!

ok thanx for your info!
will try make an ext2 1st and retry link2sd, if not changing partiotion is my last hope

ok i installed link2sd and this time seems it works fine... well.. so far
the only problem i got, when i reboot the phone, the application link2sd requires a 2nd restart (soft one) because cant mount the apps. Is this ok or done again something wrong?
Cheers

manthos1978 said:
ok i installed link2sd and this time seems it works fine... well.. so far
the only problem i got, when i reboot the phone, the application link2sd requires a 2nd restart (soft one) because cant mount the apps. Is this ok or done again something wrong?
Cheers
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I have the same problem too. link2sd cannot automount the 2nd partition at boot so each time I have to reboot the phone I must reboot it 2 more times to get link2sd mount the 2nd partition correctly. How can I solve this problem

no1 intrested to help us?

In Link2SD, Press the menu button, then select 'More'. Select Recreate mount script. Choose your ext partition type, then ok. Reboot your phone. If it still asks you to remount, try these command on Terminal:
Code:
mount -rw -t ext2 -o remount /dev/block/vold/179:2 /data/sdext2
then
Code:
mount -rw -t ext2 -o remount /dev/block/mmmcblk0p2 /sd-ext
If it's not an ext2 partition, change the 'ext2' in the command with what your ext partition is.

Did you use the Android "Move to USB storage" or "Move to SD card" idk function? on android 2.2 and above?
You don't need to repartition your SD card for it

I would suggest to use Apps2ROM app. This is an application that has the ability to move normal (user) application into the ROM and use them as system apps. Th application can also uninstall system apps.
So, first you can get rid of system applications that you do not use and you utilize also the available system memory. Be careful not to go under 20 MB of the system mem.
You need root access to do so and some care not to uninstall essential system apps for the stability of the Operating system.
Sent from my LG GT540 using XDA

jhonnyx1000 said:
In Link2SD, Press the menu button, then select 'More'. Select Recreate mount script. Choose your ext partition type, then ok. Reboot your phone. If it still asks you to remount, try these command on Terminal:
Code:
mount -rw -t ext2 -o remount /dev/block/vold/179:2 /data/sdext2
then
Code:
mount -rw -t ext2 -o remount /dev/block/mmmcblk0p2 /sd-ext
If it's not an ext2 partition, change the 'ext2' in the command with what your ext partition is.
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When i type the 1st code, the terminal is keep question me if im root....
To be exact it says:
Code:
mount: permission denied (are you root?)
Any solutions?

ahh type
su
first
the start of the line should change from
$
to a
#

jhonnyx1000 said:
In Link2SD, Press the menu button, then select 'More'. Select Recreate mount script. Choose your ext partition type, then ok. Reboot your phone. If it still asks you to remount, try these command on Terminal:
Code:
mount -rw -t ext2 -o remount /dev/block/vold/179:2 /data/sdext2
then
Code:
mount -rw -t ext2 -o remount /dev/block/mmmcblk0p2 /sd-ext
If it's not an ext2 partition, change the 'ext2' in the command with what your ext partition is.
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I guess the 1st code is fine, no errors on my phone, but when i type the 2nd code, i get this message:
Code:
mount: mounting /dev/block/mmmcblk0p2 on /sd-ext failed: Invalid argument
So... what have i done wrong now?

[HOWTO] flash stock rom without internal sd (Movinand chip damaged and removed)

This guide for GTP1000 internal SD damaged and removed
This link is guide how to remove movinand chip:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1877585
How to flash Overcome Stock ROM
- to prepare you must have
Overcome gb_Stock_save_v5.tar (modem.bin needed),
overcome_kernel_v4.0.0.tar or CF-Root-TAB7_XX_OXA_JQ1-v3.3-CWM3RFS.tar
and root explorer.apk,
- make 3 partition on microSD, 1st fat32, 2nd ext4, 3th ext4,
example : 16 gb -> 13.6gb fat32, 2gb ext4, 0.4gb ext4
use gparted on linux or MiniTool Partition (Windows)
- remove hidden.rfs, movinand.mst from GB_Stock_Save_v5.tar
- copy root explorer.apk to microSD, then plug to gtp1000
- turn on download mode, flash by odin, DON'T CHECK REPARTITION
- after finished, auto restart and will showed error MBR bla bla
(because movinand doesn't exists anymore), ignore it,
if doesn't boot but cwm recovery then wipe factory reset/data, wipe partition,
reboot system
- wait for about 5 - 10 minute, then turn off
- download mode, Flash kernel your choose (must be suport ext4), restart automaticaly when finished. wait until everyting done.
- Unplug usb from PC, on your gtab go to setting, application,
check mark -> Unknown source
development,
check mark -> USB debugging
- connect usb to PC, use adb from PC, and follow this code:
c:\adbtool\adb shell
~$
if your access not root then type
~$ su
take a look your GTP1000 superuser message, then tab allowed
~# mount -t vfat /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /sdcard
- run my files on your gtab, explore and install root explorer.apk
- open root explorer, tap mount R/W, tap and hold vold.fstab on /system/etc,
select "open in text editor" edit follow this:
# internal sdcard
{
ums_path = /sys/devices/platform/usb_mass_storage/lun0/file
asec = disable
discard = disable
format_option = -r 1558
}
dev_mount sdcard /mnt/sdcard 1 /devices/platform/s3c-sdhci.2/mmc_host/mmc1
# externel sdcard
{
ums_path = /sys/devices/platform/usb_mass_storage/lun1/file
asec = enable
}
dev_mount sdcard1 /mnt/sdcard/external_sd auto /devices/platform/s3c-sdhci.2/mmc_host/mmc2
save, exit from root explorer, restart gtab, and profit
Edit:
If overcome kernel fail then try CF-Root-TAB7_XX_OXA_JQ1-v3.3-CWM3RFS.tar

One think i wanna know..
Why internal-sd broken??
I dont know is corrupt is similar with broken or not but overcome kernel (now with my personal kernel) on recovery mode with parted command can solve my internal-sd problem..

I don't know why
May be oc then over heating or else, but last i use is wifi theater for a long time then turn off by self, stuck on samsung logo when i turn on again
So i restock with overcome, nothing happen, restock samsung firmware, nothing happen too, edit some rc not work too, edit file on /system/etc/init.d and vold.fstab not fully function.
Google it, and found someone (CrhisCTX)with the same problem and he fix by removed movinand chip.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1877585
Sent from my GT-P1000

Would you share your personal kernel for me or us
Sent from my GT-P1000

Btw,
Remove partition and recreate it by parted, doesn't work for me, when i restart partition will back as it, and data still there, some kind read only partition, i don't know
Sent from my GT-P1000

goofey2012 said:
Btw,
Remove partition and recreate it by parted, doesn't work for me, when i restart partition will back as it, and data still there, some kind read only partition, i don't know
Sent from my GT-P1000
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Im sorry my english is not good enough but can u give 'mount' and 'parted /dev/block/mmcblk0 print' result ?
If internal-sd broken so which partition u use for /data ? As long as i know /data use mmcblk0p2 and if internal-sd broken i thing u can use that partition too..

Yes it is, thats why i create 3 parition. Fat32,ext4,ext4
After remove movinand chip from main board, mmcblk1 automaticaly known as mmcblk0, but the blocks still on /sys/devices/platform/s3c-sdhci.2/mmc_host/mmc1
mmcblk0p3 mount as /preload (note: on gb)
mmcblk0p2 mount as /data
mmcblk0p1 not automaticaly mount as /sdcard
So thats why i need edit vold.fstab manualy
Sent from my GT-P1000

Mmm i see maybe internal-sd is realy broken not only corrupt.. coz if only corrupt parted, fat.format, mkfs.ext2 or other command can solve it..

savie said:
Mmm i see maybe internal-sd is realy broken not only corrupt.. coz if only corrupt parted, fat.format, mkfs.ext2 or other command can solve it..
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Can you share the code how to mount external sd like your pic attach in other thread.
savie said:
How about this one...
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mounting script
Sorry for late respon.. I only add that script to init.d folder.. Make sure mmcbkl1p2,3,4 as ext4 if that partition as rfs so need edit ext4 to rfs on script file..
I use that script to check/modify my 2ndRom on 1stRom..

savie said:
mounting script
Sorry for late respon.. I only add that script to init.d folder.. Make sure mmcbkl1p2,3,4 as ext4 if that partition as rfs so need edit ext4 to rfs on script file..
I use that script to check/modify my 2ndRom on 1stRom..
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I think your script doesn't change /data to mmcblk1p2
Sent from my GT-P1000

goofey2012 said:
I think your script doesn't change /data to mmcblk1p2
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Yupz its doesnt as i say before it only help me to know my 2ndRom is exsist when i use my 1stRom..
Dont confuse with double mount /system (thats bugs on my kernel till now) in fact its /system running on mmcblk1p2

i would to thank you
so i've try it but i know nothing about android system files so i 'm a big noob )
but :
i 've flashed like you say just the rom i ve used overcome 7 4.10
How to flash Overcome Stock ROM
- to prepare you must have
Overcome_7_Series_v4.1.0_Wipe
overcome_kernel_v4.0.0.tar or CF-Root-TAB7_XX_OXA_JQ1-v3.3-CWM3RFS.tar
- make 3 partition on microSD, 1st fat32, 2nd ext4, 3th ext4,
example : 16 gb -> 13.6gb fat32, 2gb ext4, 0.4gb ext4
use gparted on linux or MiniTool Partition (Windows)
and edit vold.fstab with note pad with
- open Overcome_7_Series_v4.1.0_Wipe in winrar "windows users",vold.fstab on /system/etc,
select "open in notepad ++" edit follow this:
# internal sdcard
{
ums_path = /sys/devices/platform/usb_mass_storage/lun0/file
asec = disable
discard = disable
format_option = -r 1558
}
dev_mount sdcard /mnt/sdcard 1 /devices/platform/s3c-sdhci.2/mmc_host/mmc1
# externel sdcard
{
ums_path = /sys/devices/platform/usb_mass_storage/lun1/file
asec = enable
}
dev_mount sdcard1 /mnt/sdcard/external_sd auto /devices/platform/s3c-sdhci.2/mmc_host/mmc2
save your new file in the overcome zip and boot your gtp1000 tab in recovery mod and go to install zip from internal and let do it the gtp1000 will reboot , it's take time so and you will see your fat 32 partition as internal sd ))) i hope taht answer will help
thank too all develloppers

why only this stock ROM can be flashed ? I want arabic stock ROM how can I flash ? I tried but with no success

Weird ! I followed all steps but I don't see my FAT partition ( 13gb ) in phone Storage ! what's wrong ?
what's working vold.fstab I have to use to solve that ?

bump !

psytr0nic said:
Weird ! I followed all steps but I don't see my FAT partition ( 13gb ) in phone Storage ! what's wrong ?
what's working vold.fstab I have to use to solve that ?
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yes
mine too
please help..
what to do ...

im not sure this thing work really ... I tried about 3 times on 3 different phones! best seem to change emmc chip

I'm curious as to feasibility of either swapping this Chip for a larger 32GB Chip, or simply replacing it if need be.
Seems to me the hard part would be finding the correct kind of Glue to use though. I can't imagine that getting hold of these Chips would be any more harder then any other Part of the P1000...

cocomeoo said:
yes
mine too
please help..
what to do ...
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let me see your vold.fstab