Hello,
I'm having some troubles understanding the SD Structure after flashing an Android ROM.
Fist of all, Could someone please explain what's the point on Partition the SD when flashing? I just cant understand... Is the OS Installed there?
i've got a few dir's in the SD (.android_secure , ANDROID , LOST.DIR , tmp)
Why are this dir's in there? Can't I have one dir for all this?
And finally, How can I install all the apps to a single dir in SD? Something like program files in windows.
I just would like to have the SD as clean as possible, but the OS just constently keeps stuff in the root of the SD...
Thank you very much for you help.
Thats normal.. all the phones have this structure.. so its okay!
Instead of touching system's settings, i suggest you create a folder "My Documents" or "My Folder" and keep your files there cause the root is gonna be full of folders and files from android if you're gonna install many applications
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Hi everyone
I just managed to boot android onto my HD2 and I'm loving it!
Question though: when i install applications from the android market, where do they get stored/installed? Is it in the SD card? Or on the flash memory of the phone... I couldn't seem to find a directory on my sd card that had all the applications I downloaded...
Thanks in advance!
they will get stored in the data file unless it needs some external access and then it will create a folder on the sd card
oh, do you mean that 1GB data.img file?
so it basically does just stay on the SD card then right?
i installed quite a bit of applications, but the data.img file still seems to stay at the same size..?
Yes, exactly. everything will be stored in the 1GB data.img. Unless you download additional stuffs through or within the application, then the application will create a new folder to store them.
To conclude, everything will be stored in your SD card.
great! thanks!
Installing apps
Since the topic is about installation of apps, i'd just like to ask a question about installing apps. I'm new to Android on hd2 and was wondering if they are cab files to install android apps like in WM. And also if there is, how do u install the apps as we can;'t access file explorer in android
Thanks
Hi,
After a lot of tweeking, installing and long hours, I finally managed to get Android 3.2 (Froyo Stone) to work and be able to reboot . Ofcourse, I am very happy, but there is only one thing I am wondering..
Every time I download an app or take a picture or basically do anything on the phone, the phone generates a new folder on the root of the SD Card and not directly in the Android folder. This is not a problem because I can just place them in the android folder whenever I need to reboot only and everything is back too normal acceptttt.. Most games and apps. They are still visible on the SD Card, but I can not play them anymore because I moved them and have to re-download and re-install them every time I need to reboot. And when I leave the folder outside of the SD Card, I can't boot Android because the Android folder needs to be the only one on the root of the SD Card. So here's my question:
Is there a way to automatically save all download/installs to the Android, insted of the Root of the SD Card?
Real simple answer to this.... stop moving the files! I've seen it on the forums where people say that the Android folder must be the only folder on your SD card, but that is just plain wrong.
Just let it do what it does and don't worry about the miriad of new folders that are created.
i don't think "android" must be the only folder in the root. just don't touch any system files.
in fact my understanding is android in sd card is kind of convenience. as long as you backup the file, you can do any experiments you want: moving file to anywhere easily.
much easier than nandroid backup
Hi all !
I was wondering if it could be possible to install android on a second partion of the memory card so I can keep windows and all of its folder inside the primary partion while I can use the second partion to run adroid and let it create all its folder ont he second partition, Actually I got everything in the main root that is became a great mess !
Everything is possible of course, but I'd think you'd have to do a lot of modifying to do that. WinMo still initiliases Android, so you'd have to edit haret (and maybe other files too). Not worth the hassle methinks.
I do agree that Android clutters up your SD card. There should be some standards, like one big folder where all apps store their settings.
Search this forum for "partition".
what should I look ??
Hey,
I was wondering how to install multiple ROMs of Android on the same SD card. I've read that each ROM should have its own folder in the root of the SD card. The thing is, though, that the root of my SD card has a bunch of other files and folders - most of which are related to Android (and are the folders of Apps of my current ROM).
Do I just move everything that's related to that ROM into a new folder in the root? So instead of my Haret file being located at "I:\HyperDroidV1.7" it would be located at "I:\NewFolder\HyperDroidV1.7"
Also, when you are just updating from one ROM to another, is there a way to keep all of your apps/data?
Thanks!
1. What you need to do, is to rename the folder containing your 2nd, 3rd, etc. builds to whatever makes you comfortable (HyperDroid, SenseDroid, UltimateDroid, you get it) and then in the startup.txt of the corresponding build, where it says rel_path='Android', change the Android part to whatever you named the corresponding folder to.
It is a good idea to not rename the folder until you have fully booted a build at least once though, so if you download a build and its folder is named 'android' and you already have a build on your sd card in an 'android folder, just rename the existing one to 'android2' or something temporarily, then change it back once you have booted and renamed the new build.
2. Then get Exceller Android and Ubuntu Loader, just search the HD2 forums and you'll find it. It will detect your folders with Haret in them, and give you the choice of which one you want to boot, it will activate CLRCAD and Haret for you, and it also has an autoboot feature that you can set to 3 seconds after booting Windows, which really helps save battery in Android.
You can have as many builds as you want, you're only limited by the size of your sd card. I have like 7 or 8 myself, but only really ever use 3 or 4 (I get bored easy )
3. As far as saving your data, you can try copy n pasting your data.img from your Android folder to your new build, but I never do, as it can cause problems and often won't even boot up. I suggest using Titanium Backup to back up/restore your apps from build to build, and your contacts and appointments should be restored when you sign into your Google account when you first set up the build. Then it's just a matter of customizing everything else. After all, you don't want all your builds set up exactly the same, right?
Good luck, hope this helps
Thanks for the info, but I still have a question: if I just change the name of the "Android" folder for the new build, wont other folders conflict? For example, on my current build, the root of my SD card has, among other folders, the "HyperDroid" folder (where my haret is), "Android," and "Media". It also has folders belonging to other Apps.
Even if I rename the one Android folder, wouldn't that new build also create new folders on the root of my SD cards, some of which would inevitably conflict with stuff I have on my first build.
Thanks.
Rangerunseen said:
Thanks for the info, but I still have a question: if I just change the name of the "Android" folder for the new build, wont other folders conflict? For example, on my current build, the root of my SD card has, among other folders, the "HyperDroid" folder (where my haret is), "Android," and "Media". It also has folders belonging to other Apps.
Even if I rename the one Android folder, wouldn't that new build also create new folders on the root of my SD cards, some of which would inevitably conflict with stuff I have on my first build.
Thanks.
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Some do and some dont, Its probably best to stick to multiple builds of same type of builds and dont mix say sense rom with MIUI or stock ones etc.
guys I need help!
I want to have both android and wm 6.5 on my htc hd2 without losing any data..
I 've searched the forum of SD development and i think it is what i need!
but I 'm having difficulties in understanding some terms rom ,manilla...
anw Can i just download and install a file in my memory card and have android perfectly working on my mobile?
tasos_styl said:
Can i just download and install a file in my memory card and have android perfectly working on my mobile?
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There is no need to installing anything. Just download a SD android rom, unpack this one to a root folder on your sd. Run clrcad.exe and than haret.exe.
icke said:
There is no need to installing anything. Just download a SD android rom, unpack this one to a root folder on your sd. Run clrcad.exe and than haret.exe.
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can you please send me the site with the sd android rom to download it and explain me what is a root folder?
Go to the android sd development section and find an sd build that you might like (it will be trial and error until you find the best for you)
placing android build on sd root ... Simply means place the folder you will extract (normally simply named android) onto your sd card all by itself (no sub folder). so that when you have extracted the file you downloaded and placed that folder on your sd card and NOT into a subfolder it will be located /sdcard (the root or main directory) ... Not /sdcard/android/ics4.03 blablabla (notice this directory has sub directories and isn't on the root (or main directory) of the sd card.
Hope this helps ... If you need further advice/help please please please simply read the stickies in the sd android section (the "stickies" are the first 3-5 posts that will outline guides, tutorials, etc)
Good luck
I'm using AmeriCanAndroid AOSP HD2 GB2.3.7 CM7.2
A week ago I installed also
NexusHD2-ICS-4.0.3-CM9-SD V1.5
Both seems working well. AmeriCanAndroid is probably bugsfree, but NexusHD2 looks better and consumes less battery.