I tried to convert to ext4 but I always get an error message saying can't backup data, not enough space.
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Anyone?
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Free up space by deleting unwanted system apps...
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Dont know which convert tool you are using but if it's Chainfires app then ~15mbs are needed on /system.pick titanium backup and remove some (2 should do,I removed ebook app and mini diary)system apps.
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more like 8-9
but as you can see using SEARCH button on forums ext4 conversion is basicly useless/not needed
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but as you can see using SEARCH button on forums ext4 conversion is basicly useless/not needed
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I don't agree with you if you take long term use into account. FAT based Filesystems like RFS will fragment, hence ext4 has a big advantage in these terms and it's absolutely not useless.
It might be not needed as long as you keep flashing new ROMs every few days, however.
Back to topic: Free some space on /sdcard/! For filesystem conversion data needs to be stored somewhere while the partition is formatted with the new filesystem.
you dont have to agree - but also you do not own MY phone
hence you do not know what is my experience with it
and i had both file systems and have not spoted any diff
also am not flashing phone every few days
can you point me to some source outside xda talking about fragmentation on rfs/ext4 you tlk about ?? or are you just repeating what youvef read here from self proclaimed gurus?
as for the space use chlorine with google preset -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1145707
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as for the space use chlorine with google preset -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1145707
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You are absolutely right, that there could be another problem with the last step of the conversion, as the ext4 file system might need slightly more space due to different meta data or block size.
But, he said there was no space for backing up the data during file system conversion:
...but I always get an error message saying can't backup data, not enough space.
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So the error occured before writing the data back to the converted file system.
so you say not enought space to backup data
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I'm using chainfires tool. I can convert the system but when it gets to data, datadata and cache it fails saying there is not enough space.
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...but when it gets to data, datadata and cache it fails saying there is not enough space.
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How much free space do you have in /sdcard/ ? And how big are data, datadata and cache?
This is what it says in the ext4 app.
/system
ext4, 25.1m free, 273.6m total
/dbdata
rfs, 121.2m free, 127.2m total
/data
rfs, 1.3G free, 1.9G total
/cache
rfs, 24.1m free, 30.1m total
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he is asking for free space on internal sdcard
seeraj15 said:
This is what it says in the ext4 app.
/system
ext4, 25.1m free, 273.6m total
/dbdata
rfs, 121.2m free, 127.2m total
/data
rfs, 1.3G free, 1.9G total
/cache
rfs, 24.1m free, 30.1m total
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So that makes around 626MB to backup from data, dbdata and cache prior to converting the filesystem, if that is done in one step in cf's tools.
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he is asking for free space on internal sdcard
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Do you have more than 626MB free on /sdcard ?
On the internal sd card I have 333mb free
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there you go!
you must have 700+ (to make it safe do 1GB free)
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Right, so I recently just heard of this thing that mounts(?) an ext partition of your sdcard to the /data partition, meaning, instead of a lousy 400 MB, I could have 8 or16 GB for apps and data, wouldn't that be amazing?
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Right, so I recently just heard of this thing that mounts(?) an ext partition of your sdcard to the /data partition, meaning, instead of a lousy 400 MB, I could have 8 or16 GB for apps and data, wouldn't that be amazing?
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random lol. but wouldn't it be slower?
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random lol. but wouldn't it be slower?
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Link2sd from the market is what i use. Only tried 1gb as second partion on my play, made it 16gb on my sony tablet. I think you gaim more ram and speed things up this way and i have not noticed any slow down becase of the card. It is really great
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I think what the OP is mentioning is Mounting the sd-ext AS the data partition. That way there's no 3rd party app to mess up (I've had Link2SD silently crash and accidentally get the low space warning twice). With sd-ext mounted as the data partition then you're not relying on an app running in the background monitoring app installs and then linking them to the sd card.
I believe it could be done, but I don't know the equivalent of fstab editing in android.
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I think what the OP is mentioning is Mounting the sd-ext AS the data partition. That way there's no 3rd party app to mess up (I've had Link2SD silently crash and accidentally get the low space warning twice). With sd-ext mounted as the data partition then you're not relying on an app running in the background monitoring app installs and then linking them to the sd card.
I believe it could be done, but I don't know the equivalent of fstab editing in android.
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bet its simple lol. HTC Desire has it.
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Yes, it's amazing and even better possible! I've achieved it on your DarkForest RC2 with DoomKernel.
- Partition your sdcard so that ext4 is the second primary partition
- Flash the zip in CWM.
- In a terminal emulator type: data2ext --enable
- With Root explorer go to system/etc/init.d and open 40data2ext
- Edit PATH=/system/xbin:/system/bin to PATH=/system/xbin:/system/bin:/sbin
- Reboot, you will have no signal
- Reboot in CWM and fix permissions.
- Now with signal enjoy your large internal memory.
The script was made for HTC Legend. Here the original thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=902395
Possible on a stock rom running DoomKernel?
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On the root of the device there's a fstab and a recovery.fstab.
fstab
/data yaffs2 userdata
/cache yaffs2 cache
recovery.fstab
# mount point fstype device [device2] fstype2
/cache yaffs2 cache
/data yaffs2 userdata
/system yaffs2 system
/sdcard vfat /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
/sd-ext auto /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
Seems like if you can format the mmcblk0p2 to yaffs2 you can set data to it. I'd be hesitant to move the data partition unless I can format sd-ext to match. I'll try it sometime but my folks are in this weekend.
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I'm using the Link2SD as well. I just shrunk my FAT32 partition on my SD card, created an ext2 partition about 1gig. Link2SD mounted it up, and I'm able to "Link" the apps Data, Lib and Dex files to the new 1gig partition, or leave them local. I even moved Map and the 9mb from QuickOffice Pro that I couldn't move with the normal App2SD. I'm using the signed Sony Ericsson rom that is posted on these forums somewhere. I can't find the forum post to it lately. My boot loader is also locked but I am rooted. No updated kernel unless the Sony rom did it.
I have a 16gb and i'm planning on creating a 4gb partition using minitool (it's the only way i'm comfortable). Just want to know because most of the topics about partitioning always says '1024mb'. Sorry noob here
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edge279 said:
I have a 16gb and i'm planning on creating a 4gb partition using minitool (it's the only way i'm comfortable). Just want to know because most of the topics about partitioning always says '1024mb'. Sorry noob here
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Nope.. using minitool is more free to create 2nd-4th partition.. for size of course free and depend ur needs.. i forget is there limit in size partition but 4gb is realistic size to 2nd partition with ur 16gb mmc..
Thanks mate. Will try it
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your partition size will depend on how you will use it. ext2, ext3, swap etc...
just a little advice, search your purpose and decide.
it depends on what's your partition files system. if you want to create a ext2 parition, it need 512mb to 1024mb; ext3, it needs 300-499mb; or if you want to create a fat/fat32 file system partition, it needs several hundred mb (i cannot remember clear.)
Hey guys, I have 150+ free mb on my internal storage, though on the system partition I am running out of space. Is it possible to increase the size of the /System partition? I cant find anything through google.
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Cotda
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Link2SD
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Link2SD won't help his system partition much.
Though I'm curious as to how you're running out of system storage, as almost no apps require being put on the system partition.
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Link2SD won't help his system partition much.
Though I'm curious as to how you're running out of system storage, as almost no apps require being put on the system partition.
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Trying to flash google voice (with now), on my ICS'sed PLAY. Its about 60mb
For older Samsung phone models, Samsung is locating system apps in preload data to have more memory in system.
Would like to see a developer using preload data in future builds to have more free space in system that results in better performance.
I don't see how having more free space in system could possibly result in better performance...
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I don't see how having more free space in system could possibly result in better performance...
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You are correct.
Moving apps to a /preload partition means that those apps need to be symbolically linked back to the /system partition. The phone will scan the /system partition when it boots up and then will follow the symlinks to the /preload partition.
It may not take a whole lot of time but it will actually take slightly longer to boot up.
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So I'm trying to get BB Apps on my OP2, So far I have the KB, Hub, Launcher, Camera, This requires me to put files in the /system partition, it's currently 2.72 GB filled out of the 2.72 GB.
I'm rooted, unlocked obv, running the stock rom.
Is there anyway I can resize the partition?
easy
Of course you have ways to resize any partition on your PC.
You can resize it using your disk management but only when there is unallocated space adjacent to the partition you want to resize. If there is no unallcated space next to the partition, theoretically, you can not complete this action. Because the function of "Extend Volume" is grayed out. Then you can generate one unallocated space from other partitions. However, you are unable to move that unallocated space because Windows built-in disk management has no function of "Move Partition".
But don't be sad. You can turn to a 3rd-party software to perform this task. Many free hardware(according to your computer's type) can be searched on the website. For example, Partition Assistant, released by AOMEI Tech, has free edition(Standard, for home and commercial use) and paid edition(Professional, Server, for business use).
Banterlel, If it is your personal computer, I suggest you use free version, because it is totally enough.
He's taking about repartitioning the phones internal storage and not the PC:s. However just as you've pointed out, there has to be free space adjacent to the partition you want to make bigger, which in the case of this phone would require to delete the data partition, resize the system partition and it's file system and then re-create the data partition (which means losing all user data/factory restore). Also there might be other consequences by doing this.
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God dangit. Well I'll just enjoy the other apps :/ so long DTEK by Blackberry.
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Why don't your delete Google apps that can be downloaded from playstore (almost every app)
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Nono..only system apps are stored in the /system partition. The gapps are located in the data folder or somewhere else, definitely not the system folder tho.
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Nono..only system apps are stored in the /system partition. The gapps are located in the data folder or somewhere else, definitely not the system folder tho.
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Not unless you remove them and reinstall. All stock roms and gapps packages install them to system partition
Will do that, thanks a lot, problem solved!
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Will do that, thanks a lot, problem solved!
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Next time flash a smaller GApps package. The GApps package installs all google apps to the system partition. This saves space on the internal storage (data partition). If you flash a smaller GApps package, you can install the other google apps (excluded from the GApps package) separately through the play store onto the internal storage and saves space on system.
Stock rom bro
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Really dangerous operation, you can use in recovery with adb, parted.
I don't recommand you to try it. Send me the Package you want to merge with the main ROM