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[Q] Moving apps to sd-ext3 - does not work (darktremor) *FIXED*

*EDIT* seems I fixed it
Hello,
I bought myself a new SD card and want to make a partition to install my apps on, rather than in the phone's real internal memory. Sorry for the long story, kindof explaining what I have already tried Hope you'll read it.
So I selected "partition SD card" in clockworkmod recovery, chose 512 MB and 0 MB swap. Afterwards I followed the steps as said by erwinP here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1015532&page=164 I flashed the script (beta 3 version) and put my backup of my SD card back through the mounting option in CWM. I also installed A2SD GUI app for this script.
I first installed a busybox installer, but I got errors when installing. However I have come to read that cyanogenmod already includes busybox so this is not a problem I assume.
When I thus rebooted my phone it booted in the ADW launcher, and only the apps I had (partially) on SD already were shown. When opening the A2SDGUI app, I toggled "apps are on SD!" assuming I could put them all in the new internal memory, however it does nothing, only say "caution: your kernel must support the filesystem!"
So I thought perhaps my kernel is outdated (I was running CM 7.0.2) so I flashed nightly #177 (as I was going to do it anyway, and it has a new kernel). After that I rebooted back in my launcherpro and had all my apps back (even though the ones on SD look a bit odd in the settings), but the A2SD GUI app wouldn't open because I had no script, so I flashed that again. But now it STILL gives the same caution without doing anything else.
In CM settings I have allowed installation at an external place and said to install in internal memory next time. But it still says "internal memory 175 mb, used xxx mb", shouldn't I see internal memory 512 mb?
I hope anybody has experience with this, using CM7 and can help me with this
Cheers!

The internal memory space that u see in settings is the phone /data partition, and it will not include the ext3 partition of sdcard.
And if u face issues with A2SDGUI app, then uninstall and reinstall it. Still issues use the terminal emulator commands. A2SDGUI will be the graphical interface of terminal emulator commands AFAIK.
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reinstalling actually fixed the "info" tab, showing how much MB is free on each partition etc, which did not work before either. However the moving still gives the same caution... odd
Perhaps I'll try the terminal commands
*edit* using a few terminal commands, I still get a LOT of errors. Tons of lines so here a few examples:
cp: can't create '/DATA:dta2sd.lg2"': File exists
rm: can't remove '/data/dta2sd.lg1': permission denied
[!] no block device /dev/block/mmcblk4
and when trying to convert to ext3 partition type, I get an error "[X] kernel does not support EXT3 partition. cannot continue". Very strange that a new CM7 mod would not support EXT3?
If anybody would have a clue, that would be great

I don't think you need to toggle "apps are on SD" I think after running the script apps are automatically sent to your ext partition.
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I was wondering the same, since there IS memory being used from the EXT partition. Still I wonder why the internal memory is still 106 MB being used, I would think more would be available after using the EXT partition...
Just to be clear, when I (in the settings - apps) move an app "from SD card to phone", it moves it to the EXT partition right? And when moving to SD it just moves it from the EXT partition to the SD as before?

Not too sure mate, I don't use it now thanks to 3xeno's thread for custom mtd partition, I don't really use that many apps anymore just Facebook, xda, Google+ and a few customization tools so don't need an extra partition now.
If you want to free up some memory take a look at custom mtd partition, it works better than a2sd as things run more stable when on the internal memory. If you have hundreds of apps though you can use a2sd aswell as an mtd partition.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1233340
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Same problem,but a little change in conditions, actually I am thinking to start a new topic to get some help, bro u r first!
So in my case it is a change from cm7.0.3 to #177cm7, as I used app2sd script by darktemor in the stable release, with 512 MB a2sd partition, filled with 50+app, every thing can be moved to SD,but never my a2sd partition showed any memory usage, it is as of its birth size!, dont know where all app stored, but still all worked,.
Now attracted by #177cm7, I switched to it after taking a titanium backup, then I installed titanium backup to restore app, alas my a2sd partition is gone!, also I can't use a2sd script, it gives frequent reboots, but. Now I am thinking of repartition my card, till then I am using the built in cm7 feature to move apk to card, if any one got some clues, help us
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Hello wolfway
As already said: when looking to the internal memory space, you won't see any changes.. I know that I said that in my previous posts, so sorry about that.
And about the selecting the "apps are on SD!": if you do that, you move all the apps that are on your SD-EXT partition to your 'real' internal memory. So don't do that
Perhaps you should try all over again.. Reflash the latest nightly, wipe the dalvik cache and reflash the DTA2SD script. Then go to the market, download A2SDGUI and run it.
I just did that and went to "settings -> Applications -> Manage applications -> SD-card" and saw that my latest app was on the sd-card. Apparently flashing a new nightly removed my DTA2SD script (looking at the installer script, it seems logical I think), so apps were installed on my sd-card again with the build-in froyo A2SD.
What I did: I opened the A2SDGUI and went to the tab "system info". I wrote down how much of the internal memory and how much of the SD-EXT I had left (51 mb and 363 mb respectively). Then I went back to "settings -> applications ->..." and moved that one app that was located on my sd-card, to my internal memory. I then went back to A2SDGUI and looked up how much mb free I had. I then noticed that my SD-EXT dropped from 363mb to 361mb, which means that the DTA2SD script worked
Next I went to "settings -> CyanogenMod settings -> Application settings -> install location" and I selected "internal". My guess is that all new apps now will be installed on the internal memory or the ext-memory.
Really sorry again to have caused confusion!
Erwin

Erwin your last post made me confused!
So what exactly do i need to do? Never choose install location to external in 'application management'( taking about cm7 #177 build, not any other rom)? Or can i do it?, as my need is to keep internal memory free, and to put all my bulky collection of apk's to sd-ext.
Another doubts are..
1. Can i use dta2sd in cm7 #177 build? Does it support it?
2. Why do i need to put app to sd-ext, when there is already an option in cm7 to install them on sd?
3. What are the benifits i get if i use ext4 insted of ext3? Does cm7 support it?
4. Is it the android secure folder in which app are installed in sd?(if i have no ext3)
5.and a last one, if i use dta2sd script in cm7#177,(does it work?) And partition my sd to ext-3+fat32+swap partition, then chose install location to internal, will all my apks will be installed on ext3 by default?or should i have 2 move them using a2sd app? And where will the apk stored if i move a system apk to sd after the above conditions?
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showlyshah said:
Erwin your last post made me confused!
So what exactly do i need to do? Never choose install location to external in 'application management'( taking about cm7 #177 build, not any other rom)? Or can i do it?, as my need is to keep internal memory free, and to put all my bulky collection of apk's to sd-ext.
Another doubts are..
1. Can i use dta2sd in cm7 #177 build? Does it support it?
2. Why do i need to put app to sd-ext, when there is already an option in cm7 to install them on sd?
3. What are the benifits i get if i use ext4 insted of ext3? Does cm7 support it?
4. Is it the android secure folder in which app are installed in sd?(if i have no ext3)
5.and a last one, if i use dta2sd script in cm7#177,(does it work?) And partition my sd to ext-3+fat32+swap partition, then chose install location to internal, will all my apks will be installed on ext3 by default?or should i have 2 move them using a2sd app? And where will the apk stored if i move a system apk to sd after the above conditions?
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I'm sorry, I don't have enough time to answer all of your questions, but:
- I don't think it is possible to choose which apps you want to store on sd-ext, and which on internal memory
- I'm working on the CM7 nightly 176, which is the same as the 177. And it works for me.
- the build-in apps2sd can't move the hole app to your sd-card, but only a portion. It is then stored in the android.secure folder. Dta2sd moves the app completely to your sdcard, but you can't access it with a file explorer or something similar: it is an other partition. So you don't have to move your app to your sdcard: the dta2sd does all the magic for you!
For more information, go to the link where you've downloaded the script, you can find some very usefull information there!
Hopefully that helps
Erwin

Thankz for ur quick reply,i will check out the link
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cheers for the reply. Actually what you say is what I actually already have so that would mean that it did work (as I did flash the script again after my CM nightly). However the internal memory still shows only 53 mb left, but I guess that is normal then?

Can you go to a2sdgui and take a screenshot of your memory settings like this
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"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
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53mb doesn't sound right to me, and dta2sd script shouldn't be using up all the space on your SD card, use root explorer to hunt down whichever file is taking up all the space on your card.
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hey,
the SD card is from another thing I think (made another thread about it, but still might be a nightly or this script problem)
screenshot in thumb (notice also my RAM is EXTREMELY low, I used to have 180 with my stable CM7, another problem I have to figure out I guess)

Something isn't setup right there for sure.
have you thought about reflashing and starting again or have you tried that already?
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wolfway said:
hey,
the SD card is from another thing I think (made another thread about it, but still might be a nightly or this script problem)
screenshot in thumb (notice also my RAM is EXTREMELY low, I used to have 180 with my stable CM7, another problem I have to figure out I guess)
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Hello!
Just back from a very fine vacation, so sorry for the delay in answer. I checked my real internal memory using a2sdgui, and I have only 49mb free memory left. So it seems that the low "real" internal memory is normal.
I think it has to do with the moment you flash the script. Just untill that moment you stuff up your "real" internal memory, it is only after installing the script you can use the extra amount of storage. Dta2sd doesn't move apps to sd-ext that are already installed, so your "real" internal memory stays as it is. But when you install apps after flashing the script, they will be installed on your sd-ext. You can easelly check this by installing apps and checking a2sdgui after every installation.
Btw, this is just a hypotisis
Erwin

May be this will help you
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1267099
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ErwinP said:
Hello!
Just back from a very fine vacation, so sorry for the delay in answer. I checked my real internal memory using a2sdgui, and I have only 49mb free memory left. So it seems that the low "real" internal memory is normal.
I think it has to do with the moment you flash the script. Just untill that moment you stuff up your "real" internal memory, it is only after installing the script you can use the extra amount of storage. Dta2sd doesn't move apps to sd-ext that are already installed, so your "real" internal memory stays as it is. But when you install apps after flashing the script, they will be installed on your sd-ext. You can easelly check this by installing apps and checking a2sdgui after every installation.
Btw, this is just a hypotisis
Erwin
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So if apps already installed don't move to the ext partition, I wonder what happened in my case?
I did a fresh install of cm7 177 and deleted my partition first and just used the custom mtd partition instead of a2sd, a couple of days ago I backed up my SD, re-partitioned and reinstalled a2sd beta3, used terminal to send data to SD activate zipalign and up my dalvik heapsize. As you can see from my screenshot above I have way more than 50mb internal memory,alright a lot of that comes from the mtd partition, but what I'm trying to say is all my apps where installed weeks before I added a2sd and they moved to sd-ext when running the script.
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first of all thanks a lot everybody for the answers. Just got back from a long holiday so I can play around with my wildfire again And it works now.
So I deleted a2sdgui and installed S2E. I then checked to move applications to the ext partition and rebooted. So now everything is on the EXT partition. Then I went to the settings -> applications and went to the "on SD" tab. Some were still on SD, when unchecking those boxes (thus moving from SD to "internal memory"), I could see less memory used and more on the EXT partition, whilst no (or barely) any change in the data section, good !
However my data section used was still about 75%. However I've noticed that I have a dalvik cache of 74 MB which is the reason why... I deleted it hoping to reboot with a smaller dalvik cache but that did not work, so I moved the dalvik cache too using S2E. I had a LONG boot time, and for some reason all my google settings had to be set again and all google data synched again, but now my data used is only about 25% (from app data, which for some reason can't be moved with S2E for me).
So it was working good the whole time I think, I was just mislead by the huge amount of dalvik cache using up my data section.
One more question, is S2E a totally different thing than darktremor? Does it need the darktremor script installed to work? Or is it a standalone app, and can you just install the app without the script (thus if you would flash a new ROM, you would not have to reflash the script).
I hope the moving of the dalvik cache won't make my phone too much slower but I guess that's one thing I'll have to find out
Thanks again

wolfway said:
One more question, is S2E a totally different thing than darktremor? Does it need the darktremor script installed to work? Or is it a standalone app, and can you just install the app without the script (thus if you would flash a new ROM, you would not have to reflash the script).
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could anybody answer this question for sure? cheers
also, if I restore a nandroid backup, will my partition be gone or will everything be restored correctly over both partitions?

Hybrid data2sd

Dear all,
I want to know what exactly hybrid data2sd do..? I m using kyrillos rom v8.2.1 which have this features...
How would I know that its working on my device although I enabled it...
Because at first my internal free space was 120mb but now its reducing cause I m installing app although I transfer them to sd card
Need help here...
Thanks
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HI, our dear friend Smonic has already explained it elsewhere at : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18715192&postcount=6
You can install Kmapp.apk , it will give u lots of options to fiddle around with hybrid data2sd, app2sd etc.
HOpe it helped, thanks smonic if it did.

still my question is how to check either its working or not...
because if its working.. thn y my internal storage is getting reduce...???
i m confused over here..

hadi_xman said:
still my question is how to check either its working or not...
because if its working.. thn y my internal storage is getting reduce...???
i m confused over here..
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anyone can help me on this...??

install android assistant.
it shows the space, so you can see what apps are on phone and on sd

hadi_xman said:
still my question is how to check either its working or not...
because if its working.. thn y my internal storage is getting reduce...???
i m confused over here..
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You can check it in Terminal Emulator typing
cat /data2sd.log

hadi_xman said:
still my question is how to check either its working or not...
because if its working.. thn y my internal storage is getting reduce...???
i m confused over here..
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1. do you have partition on sd card?
2.did you copy Android folder to root of sdcard and owerwrited
it?
3.did you set in titanium backup to restore backups to internal?
and try KMapp to check out if hd2sd is ticked in app....
and under hds2d settings in KMapp check if you have ticked following:
app, log, dalvik cache..under dalvik cache there are few options what to move....and remeber: it is important that you copy this folder(Android) to root of ur sdcard...
http://db.tt/b5ahm2zW
unzip it to sdcard and owerwrite it....
screenies of KMapp:
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good luck
edit: here's the link to KMapp thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18388711
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Kyrillos 9.0 powered by
g3mod 2.1 b2 OC

Using root explorer go to /Data/app it show you used and available space on sd ext partion on top left corner.if you go to /Data only it show you internal free and used space.

koko008 said:
You can check it in Terminal Emulator typing
cat /data2sd.log
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I got this when I enter the command you said.. Check screen shot...
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You need to put a space between the command "cat" and the file "/data2sd.log" so that it reads "cat /data2sd.log"

tbschommer said:
You need to put a space between the command "cat" and the file "/data2sd.log" so that it reads "cat /data2sd.log"
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Yeah its working now it said hybrid data2sd is enabled..
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using hybrid2sd
installed 75 apps
still my internal storage is 123mb
yippee
thnq guys

austin266 said:
using hybrid2sd
installed 75 apps
still my internal storage is 123mb
yippee
thnq guys
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Yep its great...enjoy don't forget to push thanks..
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Hybrid data2sd..
hi i am using Kyrillos 9.3 wit g3mod 2.2. I enabled hybird data2sd and checked to terminal emulator..its enabled.. And i partition 512mb also using cwm .. bt when i install new apps its not directly installed in external memory its installed in internal memory(drains space..) then if possible of moving to sd apps only i can move..!
pls tell me how to enable hybrid data2sd.?

bashe1920 said:
hi i am using Kyrillos 9.3 wit g3mod 2.2. I enabled hybird data2sd and checked to terminal emulator..its enabled.. And i partition 512mb also using cwm .. bt when i install new apps its not directly installed in external memory its installed in internal memory(drains space..) then if possible of moving to sd apps only i can move..!
pls tell me how to enable hybrid data2sd.?
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what r u saying is first u enable hybrid app2sd after that u make partition..?
it very simple just follow this STEP BY STEP... which Kyrillos said..
Optional, Enable Hybrid Data2sd [More space for apps!]
- Make a backup of your sdcard, enter CWM recovery and go to Miscellaneous => Partition SD Card. Choose the sizes you want (Recommended:512-1Gb ext, and 0mb swap]. After the partition completes, wipe data and reboot. You can now copy back all your sdcard files which you did a backup.
- Then copy the contents of the sdcard folder in your sdcard and reboot. No wipe data required, the first reboot may take time.
- Install titanium and go to titanium backup's preferences, and select Restore Backups to => Internal Storage. Then do your restore...

hadi_xman said:
what r u saying is first u enable hybrid app2sd after that u make partition..?
it very simple just follow this STEP BY STEP... which Kyrillos said..
Optional, Enable Hybrid Data2sd [More space for apps!]
- Make a backup of your sdcard, enter CWM recovery and go to Miscellaneous => Partition SD Card. Choose the sizes you want (Recommended:512-1Gb ext, and 0mb swap]. After the partition completes, wipe data and reboot. You can now copy back all your sdcard files which you did a backup.
- Then copy the contents of the sdcard folder in your sdcard and reboot. No wipe data required, the first reboot may take time.
- Install titanium and go to titanium backup's preferences, and select Restore Backups to => Internal Storage. Then do your restore...
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hey very thanks dude.. i did all things u told below.. bt Titanium back's preferences there is option for General setting, backup setting under that backup folder name,normal apps,protected apps,marketlink, max backup history, compression.
and under the restoration settings..there is a app installer mode, force to same loaction..
and finaly batch mode setting..
which can i select.. pls tell me..
Thank u very much dude.. now working good... i installed 50apps still i have 132mb free internal ... its awesome... thanks again dude...:*

Thanks for all explanations it solved my problem

iksrats said:
Thanks for all explanations it solved my problem
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great dont forget to hit thanks... *wink

How to unpartition?
Hi, I used kyrillos rom before I installed cm7 a7 and in kyrillos I enabled HD2S and partitioned my sdcard with 512mb, after some time I installed a fresh copy of cm7 from odin, and my sdcard still has a maximum of 6.9GB instead of 7,4gb so i was wondering if there is a way to restore my sdcard to it's previous state?

A Little Help Plz
I installed kyrillos 9.0....
Updated to v9.5....Successfully!
Copied the four files necessary for HYBRID DATA2SD to my sd card
Went into cwm nd partitioned my sd card ..... successfully!
Installed Titanium Backup which shows the partition (a2sd)
went into terminal evaluator which shows hybrid data2sd script running
But still whenever i install apps, my internal memory gets low ???
I installed Kmapp also and have HYBRID DATA2SD enabled with "app, dalvik cache & log" checked
What did i do wrong?
Remedies please..
Thanks In advance

What can I do to free up more space on my device?

I moved apps that I possibly can to the SD card and I clean the cache daily. Is there no other option than to delete apps to free up space on my device?
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks

Are you rooted? If so you can partition your sd card and install dark tremors a2sd which allows you to moves apps and cache to the sd
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Thanks. Yes, I am rooted and used a2sd to move all possible apps to the SD. I have not partitioned because I have a 16g card and don't need to....right?
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Blipstein said:
Thanks. Yes, I am rooted and used a2sd to move all possible apps to the SD. I have not partitioned because I have a 16g card and don't need to....right?
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Your using Dt's script? If you wanna move your cache to sd to clear up some internal storage I would partition to ext 3 and I'd set that partition to 1GB..
sent from my evol supersonic

evol4g said:
Your using Dt's script? If you wanna move your cache to sd to clear up some internal storage I would partition to ext 3 and I'd set that partition to 1GB..
sent from my evol supersonic
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Wow. You so lost me on that one...lol. Only think I understand is that I can move the cache to the SD card.

Blipstein said:
Wow. You so lost me on that one...lol. Only think I understand is that I can move the cache to the SD card.
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There are different "levels" of partitioning (ext 1, ext 2, ext 3, and ext 4) I recommend ext 3 because not all roms support ext 4. Partitioning will wipe your sd so make a back up, once you've partitioned you can move cache to sd as well.. Follow these steps
1) make back up of sd on your PC
2) boot into recovery and go to partition sd (may be in advanced settings depending on recovery)
3) choose partition to ext 3 and set the partition size to 1024mb
4) reboot and restore back up to sd
5) reboot back into recovery and flash your dt a2sd zip
6) reboot again
7) open terminal emulator
8) in all lowercase type the following
su
a2sd check
a2sd cache sd
9) enjoy your free internal space
sent from my evol supersonic

The a2sd thing can be confusing because it can generally refer to two methods. If you are using the applications in setting to "move to SD" it is simply moving the app information to the sd card's fat32 partition. To use DarkTremor's method, you would need to partition your sd card to include an ext3 partition. The phone is then tricked into thinking that partition is part of your internal storage. When you install DarkTremor it will move the apps you have designated as "on phone" to that partition, freeing up internal storage space. You can also then use the terminal commands to move your dalvik cache to that same partition. I've found that moving the /data to the ext partition slows things down pretty badly. I've got about 80 apps loaded in my phone this way with the dalvik moved as well and still have about 152mbs free in internal. You can check out here for more information.

tempe38 said:
The a2sd thing can be confusing because it can generally refer to two methods. If you are using the applications in setting to "move to SD" it is simply moving the app information to the sd card's fat32 partition. To use DarkTremor's method, you would need to partition your sd card to include an ext3 partition. The phone is then tricked into thinking that partition is part of your internal storage. When you install DarkTremor it will move the apps you have designated as "on phone" to that partition, freeing up internal storage space. You can also then use the terminal commands to move your dalvik cache to that same partition. I've found that moving the /data to the ext partition slows things down pretty badly. I've got about 80 apps loaded in my phone this way with the dalvik moved as well and still have about 152mbs free in internal. You can check out here for more information.
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Great explanation!
sent from my evol supersonic

Aw, thanks! I was just going to also say "just do what evol4g said". I'm curious and have never gotten a straight answer, can the dt zip be installed on any rooted rom or does the rom need to be prepared for it first?

tempe38 said:
Aw, thanks! I was just going to also say "just do what evol4g said". I'm curious and have never gotten a straight answer, can the dt zip be installed on any rooted rom or does the rom need to be prepared for it first?
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can you elaborate on what you mean by does it need to be prepared for it? The dt zip is just a script and should work on any rooted ROM a lot of people get scared because after they flash dt they see their phone go into a couple boot loops but usually after looping 2 or 3 times the phone still boots..
Do you live in Tempe AZ? I live in Gilbert AZ
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I guess I was just under the impression that there was "something" that had to be done to a ROM to allow the DT zip to be flashed to it. So it just needs to be rooted. Cool, I think I'm one of those that was freaked by the multiple boots when I tried to just install it to my rooted OEM setup rather than loading a custom ROM.
Yup, Tempe, AZ.

tempe38 said:
I guess I was just under the impression that there was "something" that had to be done to a ROM to allow the DT zip to be flashed to it. So it just needs to be rooted. Cool, I think I'm one of those that was freaked by the multiple boots when I tried to just install it to my rooted OEM setup rather than loading a custom ROM.
Yup, Tempe, AZ.
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Yeah I have only seen one ROM that doesn't loop when flashing dta2sd for me anyway.. Hope this helps..
480 baby!
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evol4g said:
There are different "levels" of partitioning (ext 1, ext 2, ext 3, and ext 4) I recommend ext 3 because not all roms support ext 4. Partitioning will wipe your sd so make a back up, once you've partitioned you can move cache to sd as well.. Follow these steps
1) make back up of sd on your PC
2) boot into recovery and go to partition sd (may be in advanced settings depending on recovery)
3) choose partition to ext 3 and set the partition size to 1024mb
4) reboot and restore back up to sd
5) reboot back into recovery and flash your dt a2sd zip
6) reboot again
7) open terminal emulator
8) in all lowercase type the following
su
a2sd check
a2sd cache sd
9) enjoy your free internal space
sent from my evol supersonic
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Man, this is just a notch above my understanding. dt a2sd zip? Terminal emulator? Is that what I used to originally root?

Blipstein said:
Man, this is just a notch above my understanding. dt a2sd zip? Terminal emulator? Is that what I used to originally root?
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No not at all, terminal emulator is the Android version of command prompt for windows, you download it from the party store (market) and dt a2sd is Dark Tremor's apps to sd, it's a flashable zip/ script that automatically moves yours apps to sd without you having to do anything at all..
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evol4g said:
No not at all, terminal emulator is the Android version of command prompt for windows, you download it from the party store (market) and dt a2sd is Dark Tremor's apps to sd, it's a flashable zip/ script that automatically moves yours apps to sd without you having to do anything at all..
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OK. I've got the emulator and DT's a2sd on my phone. Where is this flashable zip/script?
Also, when I go into recovery, will i just simply follow your directions to partition?
Thanks

Blipstein said:
OK. I've got the emulator and DT's a2sd on my phone. Where is this flashable zip/script?
Also, when I go into recovery, will i just simply follow your directions to partition?
Thanks
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The dt a2sd is not an app from the play store it's a zip you download, the thread is here on xda, I'll post the link in a second.. And yes you'll just follow the instructions I posted
download dta2sd here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=715938
so you'll download this zip, this is your flashable zip ok? every time you flash a ROM you will flash this with it. KEEP IN MIND it usually causes the phone to do anywhere from 1 - 4 bootloops so don't freak out, and every time you flash a ROM you also have to move the cache to sd (this is where terminal emulator comes in)
also, partitioning only has to be once so once that's done it's done for good... so the steps i posted will only have to be done once.. Then you just flash the dta2sd every time you flash the rom and move cache AFTER you flash the ROM.. I really hope you understand this man, this is the best i can do to explain lol
sent from my evol supersonic

evol4g said:
The dt a2sd is not an app from the play store it's a zip you download, the thread is here on xda, I'll post the link in a second.. And yes you'll just follow the instructions I posted
download dta2sd here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=715938
so you'll download this zip, this is your flashable zip ok? every time you flash a ROM you will flash this with it. KEEP IN MIND it usually causes the phone to do anywhere from 1 - 4 bootloops so don't freak out, and every time you flash a ROM you also have to move the cache to sd (this is where terminal emulator comes in)
also, partitioning only has to be once so once that's done it's done for good... so the steps i posted will only have to be done once.. Then you just flash the dta2sd every time you flash the rom and move cache AFTER you flash the ROM.. I really hope you understand this man, this is the best i can do to explain lol
sent from my evol supersonic
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OK. I think I can handle this. Gonna try this tonight. Thanks so much for your time

Blipstein said:
OK. I think I can handle this. Gonna try this tonight. Thanks so much for your time
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if you run into any problems don't be afraid to PM me.. If necessary I'll give you my phone number and you can call me from another phone and I'll walk you through it step by step
sent from my evol supersonic

xda needs more people like you
evol4g said:
if you run into any problems don't be afraid to PM me.. If necessary I'll give you my phone number and you can call me from another phone and I'll walk you through it step by step
sent from my evol supersonic
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xda needs more people like you, i have seen on here so many times people being jerks and not helping out others. other than saying search for it. when ever i have i question i do search first and then and only then do i post something and i get the help that i need, i only wish it was sometimes step by step like how you just laid this out.
i have never use this a2sd. what i use is a app from the market called link2sd which basically does the same thing but just easier and from with in the app itself. it shows you want is on the interntal part, whats on the sd and lets you move them with no problem or other long steps, watch the video on the market page it shows you what to do.
i have over 120app with 41% free on internal (179mb) and on partition i gave it 1.5gb with 43% free on that. i found this when i just couldn't figure out the a2sd
This is just anothe choice for all of you's

roccotrisoliere said:
xda needs more people like you, i have seen on here so many times people being jerks and not helping out others. other than saying search for it. when ever i have i question i do search first and then and only then do i post something and i get the help that i need, i only wish it was sometimes step by step like how you just laid this out.
i have never use this a2sd. what i use is a app from the market called link2sd which basically does the same thing but just easier and from with in the app itself. it shows you want is on the interntal part, whats on the sd and lets you move them with no problem or other long steps, watch the video on the market page it shows you what to do.
i have over 120app with 41% free on internal (179mb) and on partition i gave it 1.5gb with 43% free on that. i found this when i just couldn't figure out the a2sd
This is just anothe choice for all of you's
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Thanks man I appreciate that for real.. But yeah I'll have to check that out sometime, can you move cache to sd from that app as well?
sent from my evol supersonic

[Info] Flashed 4.2? Can't find your /sdcard data?

Note from the Author -
I am moving on to the N5 now and ditching my S3. I will continue to maintain this thread, however - please do PM me if you think that something needs to be changed or updated in this thread as I doubt I will be answering questions within the thread as much. Please don't PM support questions to me. Only PM updates that need to be made in the thread.
It's been a blast!
Regards
Dan
I see this question / problem comes up a lot. Rather than retype my answer every time, I have created this thread so I can easily just give people a link to it.
Scenario
You've flashed a 4.2 ROM for the first time coming from 4.1 but Titanium Backup cannot see previous backups on /sdcard and file managers cannot see your /sdcard data. You are concerned you have lost your data.
Or.... You're looking in the storage menu and you notice the total of the "used" should leave you more "free" space
Yes! Have I lost my data?
No
Background info
Older android devices have the below (simplified) layout.
/system - Where the ROM goes (internal memory)
/data - where your apps and app data goes (internal memory)
/sdcard - your sd card (removable media)
The S3 works differently
/system - Where the ROM goes (internal memory)
/data - where your apps and app data goes (internal memory)
/sdcard - your sd card (internal memory)
See that last part? The /sdcard is now on internal memory too. Samsung have actually used the clever FUSE file system, to create the /sdcard mount point (exFAT) inside /data (EXT4). So /sdcard is actually mounted to /data/media. That's how "internal storage" goes down if you install an app or if you take a photo. It all goes into /data at the end of the day.
Back to the problem
With 4.2, /sdcard is no longer mounted to /data/media
Now, It is mounted to /data/media/0
When you use a file manager (or titanium backup) to look in /sdcard, it looks pretty much empty (which it is). Because you're looking in /data/media/0 but all your data is in /data/media
So what to do?
Quite simple and very easy.
Use a file manager with root explorer capabilities. I prefer root explorer but ES* and Solid should manage this too.
Go to /data/media
You should see:
0
legacy
obb
Along with all your other folders. Legacy and 0 are the same. Leaving 0, legacy and obb UNTOUCHED, MOVE all the other folders (which you will notice are all your missing folders and files) into the 0 folder. The only folders that should be left behind are the 3 mentioned above.
That's it. Done.
Anything else to be aware of?
Yes actually, many older recoveries still probably see /data/media as the location of /sdcard, so nandroid backups may end up there instead of /0. For example, often you end up with /data/media/clockworkmod instead of /data/media/0/clockworkmod. Some recoveries have a setting to change the location to /data/media/0 (Such as Philz recovery)
Because the Settings > Storage > sdcard shows the space free and used for /data as "sdcard" but only looks in /data/app, /data/data and /data/media/0 to get the breakdown of what is using the space, you will find that anything just in /data/media will show aup s used space, but the breakdown of apps, pictures, media etc will not show these files so it appears that they do not add up.
Example...
You have:
1 GB apps
1 GB Pictures and Video
4 GB Nandroid (Misc) - but this is in wrong place /data/media
Used space will show 6 GB
But breakdown will show
1 GB apps
1 GB Pictures and Video
0 GB Misc
So it looks like you lost 4 GB. It's a good idea to check /data/media every now and again to ensure nothing goes there by accident.
I hope this helps.
*Since ES have changed their UI a bit, here is a little "How To" locate /data/media using ES.
Open ES File explorer and press the phone with a globe icon in the top left corner.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Under "Tools" choose "Root explorer" and accept the SuperUser access prompt.
At this pop-up, press back
Press the "/" button (Which means "root directory" in Linux world)
You will now be able to see /data and within there, /media
Here you see the 0, Legacy and Obb folders that I should have and also a ClockworkMod fodler which I shouldn't. You will see otehrs... Move everything except Legacy and Obb into "0".
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Thank you!
Quite interesting, but it raises some small questions.
1) How are things mounted in alternative 4.2.x ROMs ? CM 10.1 ? Is the same problem present ?
2) For a way to dual-boot 4.1.2 and 4.2.2 what would be the best / simplest approach expected from a kernel like Siyah or GoogyMax ?

Thanks for this how-to/information! I hope someone will read it and the repeating questions will, maybe not disappear, but getting less.
xclub_101 said:
2) For a way to dual-boot 4.1.2 and 4.2.2 what would be the best / simplest approach expected from a kernel like Siyah or GoogyMax ?
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I assume there will be no issue for dual booting as Siyah for instance creates a new folder in which the 2nd rom is placed. The kernel just has to know where to put this 2nd rom folder (not sure if it makes any difference at all). The only tricky thing will be to link the data for both roms as done by a plugin.

I see this question / problem comes up a lot. Rather than retype my answer every time, I have created this thread so I can easily just give people a link to it.
Scenario
You've flashed a 4.2 ROM for the first time coming from 4.1 but Titanium Backup cannot see previous backups on /sdcard and file managers cannot see your /sdcard data. You are concerned you have lost your data.
Or.... You're looking in the storage menu and you notice the total of the "used" should leave you more "free" space
Yes! Have I lost my data?
No
Background info
Older android devices have the below (simplified) layout.
/system - Where the ROM goes (internal memory)
/data - where your apps and app data goes (internal memory)
/sdcard - your sd card (removable media)
The S3 works differently
/system - Where the ROM goes (internal memory)
/data - where your apps and app data goes (internal memory)
/sdcard - your sd card (internal memory)
See that last part? The /sdcard is now on internal memory too. Samsung have actually used the clever FUSE file system, to create the /sdcard mount point (exFAT) inside /data (EXT4). So /sdcard is actually mounted to /data/media. That's how "internal storage" goes down if you install an app or if you take a photo. It all goes into /data at the end of the day.
Back to the problem
With 4.2, /sdcard is no longer mounted to /data/media
Now, It is mounted to /data/media/0
When you use a file manager (or titanium backup) to look in /sdcard, it looks pretty much empty (which it is). Because you're looking in /data/media/0 but all your data is in /data/media
So what to do?
Quite simple and very easy.
Use a file manager with root explorer capabilities. I prefer root explorer but ES* and Solid should manage this too.
Go to /data/media
You should see:
0
legacy
obb
Along with all your other folders. Legacy and 0 are the same. Leaving 0, legacy and obb UNTOUCHED, MOVE all the other folders (which you will notice are all your missing folders and files) into the 0 folder. The only folders that should be left behind are the 3 mentioned above.
That's it. Done.
Anything else to be aware of?
Yes actually, many older recoveries still probably see /data/media as the location of /sdcard, so nandroid backups may end up there instead of /0. For example, often you end up with /data/media/clockworkmod instead of /data/media/0/clockworkmod. Some recoveries have a setting to change the location to /data/media/0 (Such as Philz recovery)
Because the Settings > Storage > sdcard shows the space free and used for /data as "sdcard" but only looks in /data/app, /data/data and /data/media/0 to get the breakdown of what is using the space, you will find that anything just in /data/media will show aup s used space, but the breakdown of apps, pictures, media etc will not show these files so it appears that they do not add up.
Example...
You have:
1 GB apps
1 GB Pictures and Video
4 GB Nandroid (Misc) - but this is in wrong place /data/media
Used space will show 6 GB
But breakdown will show
1 GB apps
1 GB Pictures and Video
0 GB Misc
So it looks like you lost 4 GB. It's a good idea to check /data/media every now and again to ensure nothing goes there by accident.
I hope this helps.
*ES has updated it's UI and isn't as obvious as before how to get to /data/media so see below:
Open ES > menu > tools > root explorer
When prompted, accept root access request
At the top of the screen (you've probably defaulted to sdcard) press the "/" button to get to the root of your device. From here you can browse to /data/media

Just wanting to check I've got it right before I flash sentinel 4.6
I can use megawipe to clean up the internal memory.
Install the rom from external sd card
Copy everything from data/media in to data/media/0 and I should end up with just 3 folders with 0 my external sd card
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no, 0 will be your internal SD, not external

Glebun said:
no, 0 will be your internal SD, not external
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But it was the external previously ???
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KingAzzA said:
But it was the external previously ???
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No, never.
/data/media has always been /sdcard. The 0 comes from 4.2 because it adds multi-user support and 0 is the default user. So /data/media/0 becomes /sdcard
/extSdCard is not affected by this at all.

So if I'm using megawipe to wipe everything off my internal sd card I don't need to move anything about once the rom is flashed
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KingAzzA said:
So if I'm using megawipe to wipe everything off my internal sd card I don't need to move anything about once the rom is flashed
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There would be nothing to move. Just ensure you back up photos etc to your computer first.
Make sure you have a rom to flash on your external sd too. I think megawipe wipes the ROM too.
Although personally I think its easier just to move the files

Reason I'm planning on using mega wipe is because everytime I uninstall an app it still leaves folders behind. Not sure which ones to delete so gonna go for a fresh start and reinstall the apps from titanium
Thanks for the help anyways.
It makes sense now
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Hmm...Seeing as someone is finally concerned about issues with the storage in 4.2,I'll first ask my question here before I move on to creating another thread,as I can't find anything no matter how much I search.
So,I was on UltimaROM 12 and,well,it freaked out some day (Dunno why,but it hadn't been working 100% well for quite a few days in addition to being slow like any Samsung ROM-The blame is on Samsung,not Kryten) and I thought I'd give AOSP another chance.So I installed Carbon ROM with Temasek's kernel and fell in love.The phone puts stock S3s to shame now.However,seeing as converting a 32gb microSD to FAT32 from exFAT is a loooooong process,I found this beauty and thought I could finally enjoy AOSP on the S3.However,now no music player finds my music,which is in the external SD card.PowerAmp for example (And any other I tried in fact) searches only in /storage/sdcard0 and /storage/emulated/0,without caring about what's in /storage/sdcard1.So that's about it,but as I listen to A LOT of music on the go,this drives me crazy.What's strange is that file managers and any other media application see the data in my external storage just fine,so eg in Gallery all my photos/videos are there.
Can anyone help before I resort to using binding commands (Or apps like FolderMount) to try and fix it?I just hope I won't have to format to FAT32,because I tend to watch HD movies on the phone and,well,i would kiss the movies bye-bye.
Thanks in advance guys!

Its not really related to this thread but most aosp rom / kernel combinations do not support exFAT so you may have to go to FAT32
Since exFAT is closed source, I would prefer to stay away from add on support modules
Its not long process to go to fat32. Copy data off. Format. Copy data back
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rootSU said:
Its not really related to this thread but most aosp rom / kernel combinations do not support exFAT so you may have to go to FAT32
Since exFAT is closed source, I would prefer to stay away from add on support modules
Its not long process to go to fat32. Copy data off. Format. Copy data back
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First off,thanks for replying.Secondly,it's not exFAT as it turns out.I tried an old microSD formatted to FAT32 and it had the same behaviour.Anyway...Thanks,I'll see what I'll do.
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Odd stuff!

how can I fix this ? I have 4.86gb free storage for my device storage... but it said that I habe no free memory...
*this is happened when I open the GALLERY

babyyeobo14 said:
how can I fix this ? I have 4.86gb free storage for my device storage... but it said that I habe no free memory...
*this is happened when I open the GALLERY
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can you provide details?
ROM
Screenshots of storage menu

rootSU said:
can you provide details?
ROM
Screenshots of storage menu
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my Rom is wannam lite v7.0 (leaked firmware 4.2.2)

babyyeobo14 said:
my Rom is wannam lite v7.0 (leaked firmware 4.2.2)
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Please now provide a screenshot of /data/media from a file manager please.

rootSU said:
Please now provide a screenshot of /data/media from a file manager please.
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here sir.

[Q&A] [Guide] Increase Galaxy Y Duos Internal Memory

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Remarks regarding increasing internal storage
Hazem442 said:
Hi All
I'm Gonna show you How to increase galaxy y duos internal memory couz it's only 170 mb and that's annoying thanks To SAMSUNG
in this TuT You Will Be able To Put the Size That You Want for my I made it 1GB
OK let's start
what we need is Deodexed rom with init.d support
i'm using XDuosV3 v2.0
Tanks To Kenjboy
and Compact Kernel V1.3
Thanks To Deadly
and Of course Amarullz for his Script
so let's start after install deodexed rom and Compact Kernel
take off your sdcard and backup your data and don't forgot nandroid backup
and use any program to divide sdcard into two parts
1st Fat32 for your data
2nd Ext2 or Ext3
like this
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
then put this file to your sdcard an flash it don't forgot to mount system
Ext-S
after that reboot phone
and open drawer you will find app called Ext Manager
Open It
and press Remove All Methode then give su permission and it will take about 30 sec and the phone will reboot
then inter recovery mod of compact kernel 1.3 and format sd-ext from mounts and restore
after phone will open so open Ext Manager Again and press Install Amarullz
wait 30 sec and will reboot again after phone open if you got messages Force Close or any other Just Wipe Cache and will Be OK
Screen Shots​
Now I Have 1GB Memory on My Galaxy Y Duos For All Apps I want​
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I tried this method with GingerIceJelly_v2_RC2 rom with Compact kernel. I followed your steps. The phone booted successfully after the procedure, but when I check out the internal storage it still shows that it is 170 MB.

Warning!
Hello friend, you could help me install the EXT-S? because I could not install it because he was .zip I ran it by CWM, more changed nothing

JorgeAugusto said:
Hello friend, you could help me install the EXT-S? because I could not install it because he was .zip I ran it by CWM, more changed nothing
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Did you mount system before flashing the zip
If you don't mount system nothing will change

will this work with cm11

Adarshj said:
will this work with cm11
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Read the cm11 Dev section first post - it has what you need - the modified version of s2e

marcussmith2626 said:
Did you mount system before flashing the zip
If you don't mount system nothing will change
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and as I ride this system? I'm kind of newbie in this area

JorgeAugusto said:
and as I ride this system? I'm kind of newbie in this area
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In cwm goto mounts & storage and mount system
If system is mounted it will display "unmount system"
You can then flash a zip
If you don't mount system then you can't write to it - if you can't write to it then you can't change anything

sd-ext
marcussmith2626 said:
In cwm goto mounts & storage and mount system
If system is mounted it will display "unmount system"
You can then flash a zip
If you don't mount system then you can't write to it - if you can't write to it then you can't change anything
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hello friend, I went where you sent, and put to mount the / sd-ext, more appears "Error mounting / sd-ext", I'm using the Compact v1.3 kernel, is that the problem is in the Kennel? ta the / system and / sd-ext dismantled, the / system set up normal, plus / sd-ext no!

JorgeAugusto said:
hello friend, I went where you sent, and put to mount the / sd-ext, more appears "Error mounting / sd-ext", I'm using the Compact v1.3 kernel, is that the problem is in the Kennel? ta the / system and / sd-ext dismantled, the / system set up normal, plus / sd-ext no!
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You only have to mount system and sometimes data to flash a zip
If you get an error mounting partitions it means they are not correctly formatted
If you get error mounting sd-ext it means you either haven't got a 2nd ext sd card partition or you didn't create it correctly
Either way you can create one in cwm under the partitions section (note it will format your sd card)

marcussmith2626 said:
You only have to mount system and sometimes data to flash a zip
If you get an error mounting partitions it means they are not correctly formatted
If you get error mounting sd-ext it means you either haven't got a 2nd ext sd card partition or you didn't create it correctly
Either way you can create one in cwm under the partitions section (note it will format your sd card)
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hello friend,
There are some questions in my mind.
should I install the same roms?
Is it possible if I just install the kernels?
I am using the stock rom for my gt-s6102. I haven't changed the kernel.

bradyonx22 said:
hello friend,
There are some questions in my mind.
should I install the same roms?
Is it possible if I just install the kernels?
I am using the stock rom for my gt-s6102. I haven't changed the kernel.
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This does not relate to the thread topic so I will only answer this off topic question once
You can use any kernel you like for your device as long as it's for type of rom you are using - ie stock based kernels for stock based roms or cm kernels for cm roms
You can use custom stock based kernels on stock rom

marcussmith2626 said:
This does not relate to the thread topic so I will only answer this off topic question once
You can use any kernel you like for your device as long as it's for type of rom you are using - ie stock based kernels for stock based roms or cm kernels for cm roms
You can use custom stock based kernels on stock rom
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So do you mean that I can still install the 'Ext-S' without changing my roms (as in the #1 post he used XDuosV3 v2.0)? (I have installed Compact Kernel V1.3)
coz he mention something about 'deodexed roms'. (I don't really understand this)
I doubt the app "Ext Manager" couldn't work properly as if I dont change the rom either.
**EDIT (I mean on the #2 post not #1, sorry)