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[Q] HD2 with gingerbread and sense 3 from SD with partitions

Hello all.
I am using DL_DesireZ v3.x at the moment, whis is Froyo with Sense 2.0.
According to the instructions I've partitioned my SD card to 3 partitions, one 6.5GB FAT32, one 1GB ext4 and another 512M ext4.
So far, this has been the stablest and fastest non-nand ROM for me (I can't get rid of WM because I need to use iGO and Garmin from it) but I'd like to get some of the updates and functionalities that came with Gingerbread, and since I do like Sense, I want it as well.
So, can somebody tell me is there any GB+Sense3 build for HD2 that is SD based and which can use ext3/4 partitions for data2sd or whatever it is called exactly?
Thanks.

aprunic said:
Hello all.
I am using DL_DesireZ v3.x at the moment, whis is Froyo with Sense 2.0.
According to the instructions I've partitioned my SD card to 3 partitions, one 6.5GB FAT32, one 1GB ext4 and another 512M ext4.
So far, this has been the stablest and fastest non-nand ROM for me (I can't get rid of WM because I need to use iGO and Garmin from it) but I'd like to get some of the updates and functionalities that came with Gingerbread, and since I do like Sense, I want it as well.
So, can somebody tell me is there any GB+Sense3 build for HD2 that is SD based and which can use ext3/4 partitions for data2sd or whatever it is called exactly?
Thanks.
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Hi,
Is it here:
http://android.hd2roms.com/

malybru said:
Hi,
Is it here:
android.hd2roms.com
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Weeel, that was a revelation of sorts...
Anyhow, after checking all of those builds, two things are clear:
- most of them are not for SD
- Sense 3 builds are far from stable & working
What do I mean?
It seems than NAND frenzy has taken strongly among HD2 owners for whatever reason they want to get rid of WM6.5, so most of the builds are stated as NAND.
There are some that are marked as ROM-ZIP...what are those?
On the other hand, I know that there are roms that are to be used with MAGLDR and some (if not all) can be used as a normal SD build, with haret, data.img and so on.
One example is the one I'm using right now, DL Desire, which comes as a NAND version and as a SD/MAGLDR version.
So how can I tell if a certain MAGLDR rom is usable as a SD build as well? Is it possible at all, as a general rule, if an author of a build does not explicitelly state so?
The second thing is more problematic, and is obviously kernel and hardware related.
Sense3 builds have graphic/camera problems (mutually) and also problems with some widgets (weather), boot menu, lock screen etc.
I've tried MccMBoxmaX GS V5.0 and was really surprised to see it work pretty good and fast (albeit with no apps installed) disregarding mentioned problems with graphics etc.
Since there is no build yet that has all the things fixed, I believe I should try an older ones with the latest Sense version before Sense3.
But which one is it? 2.1? And do they come in combination with Gingerbread as a base and what builds have that combination, also for SD and possibly using ext2/3/4 partitions?
I hope I'm not boring, but I've tried a bunch of different roms for SD with and without partitions support and now they are getting more and more rare and the whole "list of builds" has become so long and confusing that I just don't know which ones support what and which ones are for what...

Hi,
What you will have noticed,is that sd is not that well supported.
If you need to keep WM,then you are going to struggle to find very much.
Have you tried the American droid for sd?
A lot of people rave about it...

Try This rom
but it need ext on sd
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1038694
It's fast and stable till now for me

have you looked in the sd development section?

Hah!
It came out of the blue....just a few days ago I downloaded V5 where I saw all those mentioned Sense3 problems and there's V6 already...
Gotta get it today...
Oh yes, BTW I'm following SD devel thread constantly so I know what's going on there...and I still need helping info...
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Sent from my DL DesireZ v3.5 using Tapatalk

aprunic said:
Hah!
It came out of the blue....just a few days ago I downloaded V5 where I saw all those mentioned Sense3 problems and there's V6 already...
Gotta get it today...
Oh yes, BTW I'm following SD devel thread constantly so I know what's going on there...and I still need helping info...
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Sent from my DL DesireZ v3.5 using Tapatalk
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Oh yes, I forgot, I'm talking about MccM BoxMax V6 that Dr.Hisham mentioned...
Working pretty well, although some problems have been discovered like BT not working, graphics glitches etc...although, it is pretty snappy even though it is Sense3 (2.1 actually).
But, it seems it will take some time to fix everything and so I'm opting for the following: SD build with ext partitions for data2sd, with Gingerbread and last version of Sense before 2.1 (2.0.x?) - anybody knows anything about those?

Guys, anybody with anything?
SDcard Gingerbread builds with pre-2.1/3 Sense for HD2?

AOSP 2.2 vs Utopia

So, which ROM is better for GT540??

2.3.5 is best in my opinion I tried the 2.2 roms didn't like them tried mur4iks work loved it never looked back
Sent from my GT540 RSpec using XDA App

Wonder when there'll be Android 4.0 for the LG GT540. Will it be even compatible?

Guys, author wrote question of comparision between two froyo roms, so why you recommend gb roms ?
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lol i think utopia is better

Danzano said:
2.3.5 is best in my opinion I tried the 2.2 roms didn't like them tried mur4iks work loved it never looked back
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GB has bad battery life.. and Mur4ik is not updating it..

droid000 said:
GB has bad battery life.. and Mur4ik is not updating it..
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mur4ik cant do anything about the battery. that is why our phone is never officially updated to 2.3 cus 2.3 is power hungry and so using alot of battery

bs828 said:
mur4ik cant do anything about the battery. that is why our phone is never officially updated to 2.3 cus 2.3 is power hungry and so using alot of battery
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I know, and that is why I ask about Froyo ROMs..

Well, if you just want a stock looking, fast ROM, then go for AOSP, but if you want more themes, and other mods then go for Utopia.

I'm staying on Utopia.. and I will make MIUI theme for it when I get my phone back..

droid000 said:
I'm staying on Utopia.. and I will make MIUI theme for it when I get my phone back..
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i would love a miui theme for utopia

Market is not working on 2.2.1 utopia...unable to download apps from market....if i click download the apps are being shown as downloading but are not completed downloading what to do

PavanR said:
Market is not working on 2.2.1 utopia...unable to download apps from market....if i click download the apps are being shown as downloading but are not completed downloading what to do
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Works fine for me, try flashing gapps. Download this, put it on the SDCard and flash it using Clockwork Recovery.

Utopia anytime, miroslav_mm is working really hard on it. It's a lot more 'complete' than AOSP

tejasdj12 said:
Utopia anytime, miroslav_mm is working really hard on it. It's a lot more 'complete' than AOSP
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Than why are you using EleganceSwift 5.0??

droid000 said:
Than why are you using EleganceSwift 5.0??
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Oops! I completely forgot my signature. As I'm always between ROMs! Thanks for pointing out!!

HAHAHAA

Utopia was my favorite until the RC3 version came out. I had a lot of trouble trying to make Link2SD work (I experimented with different versions of Busybox and finally I got it to recognize the second partition) but today I had another problem with WiFi, which suddenly stopped seeing my WPA2 home network. I had to go back to my previous version, where everything works...

I'm really intrigued about Utopia. I've read that it's fast yet it doesn't eat up battery like other roms. I'm just wondering how do I upgrade to that. I currently have stock eclair and somewhat of a noob when it comes to rom upgrading. Thanks

rekcah_ogami said:
I'm really intrigued about Utopia. I've read that it's fast yet it doesn't eat up battery like other roms. I'm just wondering how do I upgrade to that. I currently have stock eclair and somewhat of a noob when it comes to rom upgrading. Thanks
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You could flash a Fastboot ROM vis KDZ. It could be one of the many ways.

[Q] Some ROM Suggestions, please.

Hi,
I had flashed a near stock NAND ROM but was constrained on space. Then tried out an SD ROM, still works well, but found it too slow for comfort
Could anyone please suggest a stable, working, daily use (with everything working) NAND ROM with:
1. HTC Sense
2. A2SD
3. Daemon Controller (preferable).
4. Working camcorder and camera without lags.
Believe me, spent a lot of time searching.
I don't care too much about the themes, the stock HTC are good enough for me.
Thanks,
jiggyk
P.S.: If someone could suggest a stable and fast SD ROM having the above (without #2, of course), that too would do and I would be thankful.

jiggyk said:
Hi,
I had flashed a near stock NAND ROM but was constrained on space. Then tried out an SD ROM, still works well, but found it too slow for comfort
Could anyone please suggest a stable, working, daily use (with everything working) NAND ROM with:
1. HTC Sense
2. A2SD
3. Daemon Controller (preferable).
4. Working camcorder and camera without lags.
Believe me, spent a lot of time searching.
I don't care too much about the themes, the stock HTC are good enough for me.
Thanks,
jiggyk
P.S.: If someone could suggest a stable and fast SD ROM having the above (without #2, of course), that too would do and I would be thankful.
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All GB Sense ROMs have camcorder bugs, unfortunately, so I don't think there are any ROMs which don't have this. Unless, of course, Froyo Sense is good enough for you. I've found Froyo Sense to be fast, smooth and stable. I would also recommend trying a CM7 ROM (e.g. Typhoon/Hyperdroid) as these are very fast, and can be themed to look like Sense.

Nigeldg said:
All GB Sense ROMs have camcorder bugs, unfortunately, so I don't think there are any ROMs which don't have this. Unless, of course, Froyo Sense is good enough for you. I've found Froyo Sense to be fast, smooth and stable. I would also recommend trying a CM7 ROM (e.g. Typhoon/Hyperdroid) as these are very fast, and can be themed to look like Sense.
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Thank You for your prompt reply.
My preference for HTC sense is primarily because it nicely links my facebook, whatsapp, etc. contacts and shows mobile numbers and email addresses of facebook friends far and near who I did not have in my contacts list hitherto.
However, these ROMS you have suggested, do they have A2SD built in? I am also assuming that the camcorder bugs are in the ROMs with sense. Is that correct??
Regards,
jiggyk

try pyramid rom by langthang,or the 1st haldric rom,u av no need to worry about glitches fix lol as he's the guy who fixes them lol,but at the min im using rcmicx3d rom
Sent from my HTC HD2 RUNNYMEDE using XDA Premium App

jiggyk said:
Thank You for your prompt reply.
My preference for HTC sense is primarily because it nicely links my facebook, whatsapp, etc. contacts and shows mobile numbers and email addresses of facebook friends far and near who I did not have in my contacts list hitherto.
However, these ROMS you have suggested, do they have A2SD built in? I am also assuming that the camcorder bugs are in the ROMs with sense. Is that correct??
Regards,
jiggyk
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To answer your questions, yes (I think) and yes.

For stable version you can try Nexus One Rom by Tytung.The base is ligther and the rom is smooth but other rom also has its advantage.

Ty5982 said:
try pyramid rom by langthang,or the 1st haldric rom,u av no need to worry about glitches fix lol as he's the guy who fixes them lol,but at the min im using rcmicx3d rom
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Thanks for your reply, I went through the ROMs you suggested.
The pyramid ROM, you mean version 8.0 on this page, right? Version 9.0 is not pyramid based
Any idea if this ROM is based on Android 2.2 or 2.3??
jiggyk

maxgamer said:
For stable version you can try Nexus One Rom by Tytung.The base is ligther and the rom is smooth but other rom also has its advantage.
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Seems to be a nice ROM, but without sense

jiggyk said:
Thanks for your reply, I went through the ROMs you suggested.
The pyramid ROM, you mean version 8.0 on this page, right? Version 9.0 is not pyramid based
Any idea if this ROM is based on Android 2.2 or 2.3??
jiggyk
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pyramid 8se should do u fine,v9.0 may have alot more bugs etc,but there's no reason why u shouldn't try haldric rom or RCMix3D rom,that's what im using at the min but will be going back to haldric's rom when he updates it next

Ty5982 said:
pyramid 8se should do u fine,v9.0 may have alot more bugs etc,but there's no reason why u shouldn't try haldric rom or RCMix3D rom,that's what im using at the min but will be going back to haldric's rom when he updates it next
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Downloading RCMix3D_Runny_v3.3 now.... does it have a2sd built-in?

jiggyk said:
Downloading RCMix3D_Runny_v3.3 now.... does it have a2sd built-in?
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as far as im aware,but im using v4.0,not all apps can go to sd though,its the only prob i can't work out.......e.g: when using pyramid rom with a2sd,i downloaded facebook for android,went to settings and moved it to sd card,now the rom im using has a2sd also cos i go to sd-ext folder and all my downloaded apps are there,but facebook is not possible to move via settings,but if no joy i came across a free app in the market called Link2SD AND ALL THE APPS I CAN'T MOVE VIA APPLICATION/SETTINGS I CAN MOVE USING LINK2SD.........so i'm 1 happy guy lol
also,if u wait till tomorrow,he says 4.1 is being released with glitches fix and less bugs,but have a play with this version,if u like it,download v4.1 when released(fri)

if you want sense with everything working and i mean a camcorder at 800x480 rather than 320 then you will be looking at a froyo based rom not a gingerbread rom
personally i have moved from a sense rom to a miui rom and changed to go launcher ex and am more than happy with it, its alot faster than sense

Team Blue Droid have produced an excellent sense 3.5 Rom which looks the business and works far better than many others I have flashed recently on mh EU HD2. I am not that technically minded regarding SD card partition types, but I run mine via SD card after flasing a 1024 partition using CMR and the accompanying DAF.exe.
From reading many threads I understand camcorder is less than perfect on most roms at highest res.
link is below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1275119

marcusloosewire99 said:
Team Blue Droid have produced an excellent sense 3.5 Rom which looks the business and works far better than many others I have flashed recently on mh EU HD2. I am not that technically minded regarding SD card partition types, but I run mine via SD card after flasing a 1024 partition using CMR and the accompanying DAF.exe.
From reading many threads I understand camcorder is less than perfect on most roms at highest res.
link is below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1275119
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there will be no more versions released after 2.2,i had every version lol and 1 of the developers told me that they wouldn't be making any more but if they did,it would just be for themselves and not for the public

Ty5982 said:
as far as im aware,but im using v4.0,not all apps can go to sd though,its the only prob i can't work out.......e.g: when using pyramid rom with a2sd,i downloaded facebook for android,went to settings and moved it to sd card,now the rom im using has a2sd also cos i go to sd-ext folder and all my downloaded apps are there,but facebook is not possible to move via settings,but if no joy i came across a free app in the market called Link2SD AND ALL THE APPS I CAN'T MOVE VIA APPLICATION/SETTINGS I CAN MOVE USING LINK2SD.........so i'm 1 happy guy lol
also,if u wait till tomorrow,he says 4.1 is being released with glitches fix and less bugs,but have a play with this version,if u like it,download v4.1 when released(fri)
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Richy99 said:
if you want sense with everything working and i mean a camcorder at 800x480 rather than 320 then you will be looking at a froyo based rom not a gingerbread rom
personally i have moved from a sense rom to a miui rom and changed to go launcher ex and am more than happy with it, its alot faster than sense
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marcusloosewire99 said:
Team Blue Droid have produced an excellent sense 3.5 Rom which looks the business and works far better than many others I have flashed recently on mh EU HD2. I am not that technically minded regarding SD card partition types, but I run mine via SD card after flasing a 1024 partition using CMR and the accompanying DAF.exe.
From reading many threads I understand camcorder is less than perfect on most roms at highest res.
link is below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1275119
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Thanks for your inputs, everyone!
I had the same problem of all apps not going through to the SD, and the remaining memory would not go over 25-30MB at any time, with a near stock Froyo ROM. (Yes, it is a very fast and stable sense ROM). I think I'll take your advice and wait for 4.1 and then see how it goes, will download it over the weekend. Also this Link2SD thing looks interesting!!
The Team Blue ROM looks very impressive indeed, what with the Daemon Controller and all, but, going through the forum, many have had glitches with the wifi, network, etc. I thought I'd wait for this ROM to settle, but now that you say that they aren't making any more.......
jiggyk

Most stable and easy androind build?

Hey, I have a HD2.. And i am new to this forum.
I would like to know i have an spl version of 3.03 something. I want to get android on my phone. the last conversion i did was very unstable. sometimes the dialler didnt work. my signals stopped dropping. apps started to crash.
So this time i want to do the most stable android installation. which i can easily revert back also.
So please help me with this. I dont want it to lag or anything. apps shud run fine. no issue with singals and diallers etc.

Do u want it on NAND (internal memory) or on the SD card?

For both i recommend the Tytung kernel and mod its a great and stable one, i use ics 4.0.4 with kernel 3,2 and cm 9 -rhc2. i use Nand but also its possible in SD. view the treaths.

adil1508 said:
Do u want it on NAND (internal memory) or on the SD card?
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Well i tried nand.. it was Quite hard to undo.. but it lagged as well. if i install it on the sd card will there be a lag also.. cuz its reading from sd card. and will the android work if i for sometime remove the sd card?
Btw i am using a 8gb card.

Johrans said:
For both i recommend the Tytung kernel and mod its a great and stable one, i use ics 4.0.4 with kernel 3,2 and cm 9 -rhc2. i use Nand but also its possible in SD. view the treaths.
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can u direct me a link. or post an example video of it?

shehroze121 said:
Well i tried nand.. it was Quite hard to undo.. but it lagged as well. if i install it on the sd card will there be a lag also.. cuz its reading from sd card. and will the android work if i for sometime remove the sd card?
Btw i am using a 8gb card.
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Hold your horses mate
Android installed on the NAND of HD2 does not lag
i REPEAT
IT DOES NOT LAG
Here is a guide you can follow.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=11097380
Its easy and all the required files are attached to the thread
If you find any difficulty, PM me for help
Cheers :good:

I use Typhoon v3.8.7 and highly recommend it.
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=933951
shehroze121 said:
Hey, I have a HD2.. And i am new to this forum.
I would like to know i have an spl version of 3.03 something. I want to get android on my phone. the last conversion i did was very unstable. sometimes the dialler didnt work. my signals stopped dropping. apps started to crash.
So this time i want to do the most stable android installation. which i can easily revert back also.
So please help me with this. I dont want it to lag or anything. apps shud run fine. no issue with singals and diallers etc.
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I would say this one is the most stable: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=933951

lolman2 said:
I would say this one is the most stable: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=933951
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+1 and fast overall and nice looking

Johrans said:
For both i recommend the Tytung kernel and mod its a great and stable one, i use ics 4.0.4 with kernel 3,2 and cm 9 -rhc2. i use Nand but also its possible in SD. view the treaths.
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any ICS ROM can play 720p video ? i tryed some ROM but all of them not work

my favorit is this fast and stable for everyday use
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1769081

I use LEO King Rom, it runs well and i have no issues with it, and as far as i know, 720p doesnt play on any ICS rom from my experience.

Typhoon or Hyperdroid have been the fastest builds I've ever used. Haven't seen a bug in months too.

+1 for Energy
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=733649
It is fast, stable, and Sense 3.5 (the latter is essential for me ).

I used NexusHD2 builds for some time and I really like them. Tytung also releases frequent updates to its kernel as well which were always nice improvement :good:

smallest jellybean rom for HD2 (NAND)

hi
i'm looking for the smallest available JellyBean rom for my hd2
the rom must not be larger than 155 MB because i need all the rest of my nand
thanX

specter16 said:
hi
i'm looking for the smallest available JellyBean rom for my hd2
the rom must not be larger than 155 MB because i need all the rest of my nand
thanX
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You could fairly easily make one yourself, just open the ROM's .zip and delete any apps, ringtones, bootanimations, notification sounds etc. that you don't use. You may be able to get it under 155MB that way.

specter16 said:
hi
i'm looking for the smallest available JellyBean rom for my hd2
the rom must not be larger than 155 MB because i need all the rest of my nand
thanX
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You can use Link2SD or ROM's with DataOnEXT script (only if you have EXT partition on SD)
Sent from my PIXELDROID HD2 using XDA

yep, A2SD, Check the script in my signature. Its very useful, Even if u bring it down to 155mb, still doesnt leave alot left

adil1508 said:
yep, A2SD, Check the script in my signature. Its very useful, Even if u bring it down to 155mb, still doesnt leave alot left
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will it work on jb rom ?
i v heard that a2sd scripts make some trobbles with ics and jb roms
Sent from my HTC HD2

get a good sd card.. then it will work fine.. for example..
Kingston 8GB Class 4 (works very bad!)
Kingston 4GB Class 4 (works fine..)
but nand is much faster even on EU HD2.. i have 205MB partition (system)..
deleted maps.. youtube. and few unnecessary apps.. and have still 100+MB of free space for apps.. few you can move to SD and its okay!

specter16 said:
will it work on jb rom ?
i v heard that a2sd scripts make some trobbles with ics and jb roms
Sent from my HTC HD2
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I think using dataonext and nativeSD is much better than a2sd. Most of JB roms support both.

specter16 said:
will it work on jb rom ?
i v heard that a2sd scripts make some trobbles with ics and jb roms
Sent from my HTC HD2
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I used it mainly for ICS because at the time, i coudnt find any script that woudnt slow down the phone, except this one. It works on ICS for sure, no problems or anything. You will have to try it on JB for yourself. I personally dont think it will create any problems but still make a backup
cswong said:
I think using dataonext and nativeSD is much better than a2sd. Most of JB roms support both.
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The int2ext script IS basically dataonext.