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Ext3 or Ext4?

How do I flash back to ext3 from ext4? Sorry for the noob question but I'm playing around with loads of roms and keep coming across these little problems.
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jonpenn101 said:
How do I flash back to ext3 from ext4? Sorry for the noob question but I'm playing around with loads of roms and keep coming across these little problems.
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I think if u install full_wipe_1.3 u will change in ext3.

jonpenn101 said:
How do I flash back to ext3 from ext4? Sorry for the noob question but I'm playing around with loads of roms and keep coming across these little problems.
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Use wipe data/cache (factory reset ) option in CWM . Make sure you install a rom after that

Just do wipe data from cwm recovery and flash the new rom. If im not wrong you only have to flash ext4 patch for an ext4 rom but not the other way around. Tbh i didnt find any major difference between ext3 and ext4.

Thanks Guys i thought as much but wanted to make sure. No i never noticed any major differences between them but i want to flash Honeysense 4.0 when it's uploaded and it's ext3. Gotta love Honeysense!!! Big ups to Samuel!!!!! Just a few more posts then i can post on the dev area's of the forum. Silly rule!

Haha me too. Got what i think is a bug in tb fusion rom so trying to get my posts up so i can post it in the dev forum. Might give honeysense a go actually while the bug gets fixed.

Honeysense is quite good
but im waiting for the EXT4 version now.. please come out tonight

Yeah the ext4 version should be cool the new rosie is excellent and mattes new swype keyboard he is developing looks to be his best work yet!
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Honeysense HD EXT 4 come out already

A question from me, so if coming from ext 4 you just do a full wipe in CWM (system, data, cache and then factory reset) then install the ext 3 ROM.
But what if your on ext 3 and want to try a ext 4 ROM what is the procedure ?
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ToneyEricsson said:
A question from me, so if coming from ext 4 you just do a full wipe in CWM (system, data, cache and then factory reset) then install the ext 3 ROM.
But what if your on ext 3 and want to try a ext 4 ROM what is the procedure ?
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If u want to go to ext4 rom, u run first full wipe ext4 1.5 and then the rom.U will find full wipe zip in every ext4 rom in addons.

eliashadow said:
If u want to go to ext4 rom, u run first full wipe ext4 1.5 and then the rom.U will find full wipe zip in every ext4 rom in addons.
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Thanks buddy.
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And since there is a thread already, here is my question...
What is ext3 and ext4 ?
What it does?

yeah i'm also curious to know the difference..

After searching google I finally found something!
ext4 - Wikipedia
ext3 - Wikipedia
ext2 - Wikipedia
Is different ways to partition the SD Card but what are the differences exactly and what are the pros or cons for our phone I have no idea, at least not yet

christos312 said:
After searching google I finally found something!
Is different ways to partition the SD Card but what are the differences exactly and what are the pros or cons for our phone I have no idea, at least not yet
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This is not true! This is not concern SD card.
If you use EXT 4 in your phone, for example using rom ARHD 5.1.11 which is build on EXT 4 , your device will work much better, and SD card stay untouch.

So does the ext4 format speed up the usage or not? AND is it noticeable or not?
Because in nearly every update for roms they write speed improvements, but I don't really notice them.

caronlyall said:
Tbh i didnt find any major difference between ext3 and ext4.
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Me too, didn't notice better performance or anything.

david2580 said:
So does the ext4 format speed up the usage or not? AND is it noticeable or not?
Because in nearly every update for roms they write speed improvements, but I don't really notice them.
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I think the speed improvements are quite minimal but noticeable, after formating everything to ext4, i noticed a smoother handling.
So why not trying out and test a little bit? It works, dont worry The newest LordMOD UE Kernel for example has many ext4 patches inclusive.
Sry for my bad english =)
Forgot to say: I use CM #108 with LordMOD UE 4.5.1 Kernel and newest Radio, works like a charm

+1 for this thread answered all my ext4 questions in one place

Mike's ICS ROM

Before I say anything, I know this is probably in the wrong place, but it wouldnt let me post in the development forums because of my low post count, I also know this ROM is in a pre-alpha stage and will have many broken features and bugs, this is not what I am asking about.
I just want to know if anyone knows how big the ROM is, I want to try it out to see what it could be like, the download is 167MB, but is that how big the installed rom is? I have resized partitions in my flash memory, therefore if its bigger than 150MB I will need to resize again.
Also (I know basic question) will I still beable to boot to CWM to restore a nandroid backup of Swiftdroid? I know that atleast Wifi and GSM dont work, as long as the info on Mike's web page is up to date, this alone will mean I will need to roll back after I have had a look around, so a nandroid backup will be the best way.
I only ask the last question because I have only used swiftdroid so I need to make sure.

the download contain the recovery version and fastboot version in the one zip the system is about 140MB

Thanks, my system partition is just big enough, do you have any sugestions on a reasonable size for my system partition? Mainly for when more is working and I upgrade perminantly 10MB isnt enough for any updates imo.

delsus said:
Thanks, my system partition is just big enough, do you have any sugestions on a reasonable size for my system partition? Mainly for when more is working and I upgrade perminantly 10MB isnt enough for any updates imo.
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I would suggest 160 system partition!
BTW it seems like u finally joined xda developers!
It is much better than androidforums!

androidboss7 said:
I would suggest 160 system partition!
BTW it seems like u finally joined xda developers!
It is much better than androidforums!
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I have known about XDA for awhile, and just had some questions about mike's ICS rom, I like android forums cos there alot of people that need help on there

Sorry for posting here but i have the same problem as delsus..was just wondering how stable is ics on your phones because is very unstable on mine it keeps rebooting after about a min or so

cippi21 said:
Sorry for posting here but i have the same problem as delsus..was just wondering how stable is ics on your phones because is very unstable on mine it keeps rebooting after about a min or so
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Mikegapinski had to go through 17 hours of Rom Compiling! It is only a beta at the moment and fixes are coming,
So far mike has now fixed (Not Uploaded yet)
- Keyboard
- Camera
- GSM (Full Fix)
Also It is all on his website, go and watch on his twitter too for new news

cippi21 said:
Sorry for posting here but i have the same problem as delsus..was just wondering how stable is ics on your phones because is very unstable on mine it keeps rebooting after about a min or so
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I dont get any rebooting on my phone, and barely any force closes except things confirmed not to work.
If you have resized system and data partitions, I changed my system partition to 170MB because there is alot to come to the rom and it could get alot bigger, I can always lower it if needed.

delsus said:
I dont get any rebooting on my phone, and barely any force closes except things confirmed not to work.
If you have resized system and data partitions, I changed my system partition to 170MB because there is alot to come to the rom and it could get alot bigger, I can always lower it if needed.
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yea i have mine resized im gona change it thanks
airbus360 said:
Mikegapinski had to go through 17 hours of Rom Compiling! It is only a beta at the moment and fixes are coming,
So far mike has now fixed (Not Uploaded yet)
- Keyboard
- Camera
- GSM (Full Fix)
Also It is all on his website, go and watch on his twitter too for new news
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I know hes working hard and i appreciate everything hes doing and i do keep an eye on hes website but i only asked because i saw that only one person had this problem with ics thank u anyway

I changed the system partition to 180MB, and I have 204 megabytes for applications. I suppose that it will be fine for work with more ROM's

sajdlik82 said:
I changed the system partition to 180MB, and I have 204 megabytes for applications. I suppose that it will be fine for work with more ROM's
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This ROM is about 140MB but it has alot to be added to it, which is why I changed mine, anything from 160+ should be enough, I just wanted some leyway lol

delsus said:
This ROM is about 140MB but it has alot to be added to it, which is why I changed mine, anything from 160+ should be enough, I just wanted some leyway lol
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delsus can u point me to a good tut on how to change the partition i tried this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1171531 but it didnt work and i cant ask for help anywhere else
edit: I resize it by using effortless`s sub-tutorial

sajdlik82 said:
I changed the system partition to 180MB, and I have 204 megabytes for applications. I suppose that it will be fine for work with more ROM's
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how do you partition the system to 180MB? I also have the same problem of restarting .. however there are problems with the keyboard and I found the official ICS only by the number of posts I am unable to post it on the official post .. so if anyone wants to take this job I can ask in PM the link (because of the number of posts I'm not insert link) (PS: this keyboard would solve many problems; D)

riku-dark said:
how do you partition the system to 180MB? I also have the same problem of restarting .. however there are problems with the keyboard and I found the official ICS only by the number of posts I am unable to post it on the official post .. so if anyone wants to take this job I can ask in PM the link (because of the number of posts I'm not insert link) (PS: this keyboard would solve many problems; D)
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if you want to repartition click on the link in my post

i made it from this topic:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1298420
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the same size with mur4ik rom... would be sufficiant i guess

It works on default size
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Default size of partition is around 230MB and 150MB for apps. I think.
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[sgt]-[discussion room] CyanogenMOD 9.0 by te4m[MTD][4.0.4]

CyanogenMOD 9.0 by TE4M NOW MTD!!!!!![4.0.4]
dear all,
this thread is created to seperate non development post inside the cm9 development thread and to keep it clean.
WHAT CAN BE POSTED HERE?
-Related to cm9.0
-problems during installation
-Possibilities of bugs
-All the noob questions
WHAT should not be posted?
-thanks,thank you....
-please do not report SAME BUG
-Do not report if you are downloading new release (just download it and report bugs only)
CM9.0 THREAD
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1385153
HUMBEROS UPLOAD AREA
http://www.humberos.com.br/p/android-ics.html
GREAT NOW WE HAVE OFFICIAL NIGHTLIES
GSM- http://get.cm/?device=p1
CDMA- http://get.cm/?device=p1c
PEOPLE BE CAREFUL!!!!! NOW BUILDS ARE MTD (FOR MORE INFORMATION LOOK AT POST 2)
hit thanks if i helped you

Installation guide
PEOPLE NOW BUILDS ARE MTD!! FILE SYSTEM BE CAREFULL
FOR INSTALLING MTD BUILD IT IS [MUST] COMPULSORY TO RESTOCK[ FOLLOW TILL STEP 3]
DONOT!!!!!! RESTORE ANY OTHER BUILDS ON MTD BUILDS
IF WANT TO GO BACK TO GB RESTOCK IS AGAIN NEEDED!!!
1)RESTOCK to gingerbread by following overcome method
www.teamovercome.net
2)flash the overcome kernel 4.0 to convert the system to ext4 from the above website
3)DOWNLOAD ANY ANY BUILD [OFFICIAL NIGHTLY OR SOMEONE ELSE BUILD]
4)copy the zip to tab and then reboot into recovery
5)wipe data,cache and dalvik cache
6) a) if MTD build once u flash them mtd zip it boots into mtd recovery and U HAVE TO FLASH THE ZIP AGAIN
b) if NON MTD just flash the zip
7)reboot!!!!

What doesnt work (19-04-2012-build)mtd
tv out
minors
external sd as sd-ext
gps (unconfirmed)
ums

Any chance of p1000l owners can have the TV mobile apk working? I've been trying to restore it with titanium and I have not been able to restore it.
By the way, anyone having low battery time?

Hatori28 said:
Any chance of p1000l owners can have the TV mobile apk working? I've been trying to restore it with titanium and I have not been able to restore it.
By the way, anyone having low battery time?
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titanium backup not working on the build

The new update seems to eliminate the software keys; is there a way to reenable them?

Don t agree just wipe everything and restore user app with Tb. Works fine however i think it s a bad idea do such about system/data.
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ronak.super said:
titanium backup not working on the build
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If you haven't already done that, update your TB, the last version works on ICS.

I've been really enjoying this build. Thanks alot for the whole team!
UI runs very smooth and basicly no log at all.
Almost everything works better compared to the orginal 2.3.3 stock rom I used before.
Few things I noticed, the battery life seems to be somewhat worse.
Also a question about the multitasking in ICS. I cant find a way to open the thumbnails? Long pressing home doesnt seem to work and since theres no software based keys (which I think is a good thing) I'm not sure what to do.
Tab P1000 and I'm using the latest kerned (30.1) with bt fix and rom.

Medikay said:
The new update seems to eliminate the software keys; is there a way to reenable them?
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in build prop set
setprop persist.tablet.hidehome 0
setprop persist.tablet.hiderecent 0
setprop persist.tablet.hideback 0

Graven-eof said:
I've been really enjoying this build. Thanks alot for the whole team!
UI runs very smooth and basicly no log at all.
Almost everything works better compared to the orginal 2.3.3 stock rom I used before.
Few things I noticed, the battery life seems to be somewhat worse.
Also a question about the multitasking in ICS. I cant find a way to open the thumbnails? Long pressing home doesnt seem to work and since theres no software based keys (which I think is a good thing) I'm not sure what to do.
Tab P1000 and I'm using the latest kerned (30.1) with bt fix and rom.
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dude undervolt your settings using voltage control for better battery im getting the same battery which i used to get in gingerbread

ronak.super said:
in build prop set
setprop persist.tablet.hidehome 0
setprop persist.tablet.hiderecent 0
setprop persist.tablet.hideback 0
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Sorry for the noob question...but how do you access that?

build.prop file /system/buil.prop
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Medikay said:
Sorry for the noob question...but how do you access that?
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use root explorer go to system and then hold the build.prop and open in text editor
hit thanks

Hi all, this thread is a good idea, it mostly works on the galaxy s 2 cm9 forum but their are still idiots posting in the development area. Codeworx (the developer on s2 cm9 thread) has really bought into it and tells people to post in the discussion thread if they post noob stuff in the dev thread. If the devs here (cdesai, humberOS etc) buy into this discussion thread then maybe more people will use it
Anyways, i tried changing lcd density to 120 to check out more tablet apps on the market but when I do the keyboard zooms and I can only see half of it, so I can't type properly... Any ideas?
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biffroy said:
Hi all, this thread is a good idea, it mostly works on the galaxy s 2 cm9 forum but their are still idiots posting in the development area. Codeworx (the developer on s2 cm9 thread) has really bought into it and tells people to post in the discussion thread if they post noob stuff in the dev thread. If the devs here (cdesai, humberOS etc) buy into this discussion thread then maybe more people will use it
Anyways, i tried changing lcd density to 120 to check out more tablet apps on the market but when I do the keyboard zooms and I can only see half of it, so I can't type properly... Any ideas?
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set density to 160 it works fine becoz in 120 it becomes damn small and same the market page bcomes small when oriented horizontal

ronak.super said:
set density to 160 it works fine becoz in 120 it becomes damn small
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I know that I used the honeycomb alpha at 120 and liked it that small. But my question isn't about the best density to have, it's about the keyboard at 120 and if anyone knows how to fix it or has any suggestions.
This is my GalaxyTab. There are many like it but this one is mine.
If, by some kind of freak occurrence I helped you, please hit THANKS!

my keyboard work fine on 120 check the attachment

It would be awsome if there is such way to force apps to start in tablet UI with 160 LCD density coz 120 is very small for 7" displays

CM9 on P1000
Hey guys, I tried to flash the latest ICS build for the P1000, but my tablet wont leave the start up screen...
I downloaded both files, replaced the kernel part of the zip with the one specific for the P1000, wiped cache, davik and reset user settings.
Then I flashed the zip file, but at reboot it won't leave the start up screen.
Any idea on what I may have done wrong?
Thanks!

MiUi v4 Sound Fc and low storage Discussion

I want to start this thread to help the user who have sound FC and low storage in MiUi v4 beta 5 and 6 build http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1439363
First of all I want to thank the great master and the great dev (SMOKIN) who brought us MiUi challange into our HD2 leo .. I'm almost sure that this build (Beta 6 latest) is the stable MiUi that ever used..
Thanks for your great contribution and hard effort for bringing us such a stable build .. Here I want to ask the reputed user of MiUi v4 to donate whatever amount u have for the dev...
Please note : HERE I OPENED THIS THREAD AS WE ALL KNOW THAT WE TRIED DIFFERENT PARTITION SIZE BUT STILL IT GIVES LOW STORAGE AND FC. THE PARTITION I WAS TRYING IS 220mb, 180mb, 150mb, 250mb etc AND MORE BUT NO LUCK.. Please Read the thread properly.. I'm not good in English.. but I'm sure in this way it will help you
Okie let us start with a detailed explanation from the scratch (beginning)
First of all u need to have MAGLDR ...
When rebooting press end (red) button to enter MAGLDR setting.
Before doin this you need to set the SD card partition size... make it ext3 or ext4 but I prefer ext3 bcos dev Tkirton as mentioned that some rom doesnt support ext4... To partition your SD card. I guess all u know it .. if donno lemme know
Step 1. Go to MAGLDR and click down to get Ad Recovery option which is in the number 8( correct me if I'm wrong)
Step 2. After getting into recovery u need to do is first full wipe data dalvik cache, cache partition... also format System from MOUNT AND STORAGE
Step 3. Now install the Rom MIUI V4 LEO BETA 6.Zip ... (for installing tip - Go to install zip from SD card - choose zip- now select the zip which you want to install )
Step 4. Now after install completed.. please note don't boot or reboot the phone.. bcoz sound FC will happen in this case... just go to step 5
Step 5. Now you have to do is that... http://darktremor.info/files/a2sd/dtapps2sd-2.7.5.2-1-signed.zip download this a2sd from the link.. now flash it same as the step 3 bracket
Step 6. Hah.. you are done now.... now go to option in the recovery ... go to ADVANCED- Fix permission - now wait till its done
Step 7. Now reboot your phone... wait for 5 minutes.. The phone will reboot 3 or 4 times to initialize the a2sd command..
Step 8. When the phone is booted.. you can see there will be no more fc or low storage problem...
Step 9. Nothing more just enjoy
If you have any doubt in this ... please don't mind to write comment here...
If you like my detailed explanation.. it thanks ... you know THANK Button is to thank rather than commenting thanks.
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I'm damn sure this will help you out to solve the problems of setting Fc and low storage...
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Thanks!! It worked.
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Nice for confirming that this worked great for u. . Thanks
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hi sam razzy,
thanks for the work.I would like to make data2ext work but didnt find any "stable" working script.Can u suggest some data2ext scripts ? thanks

Thanks man, that really worked...

ninez said:
hi sam razzy,
thanks for the work.I would like to make data2ext work but didnt find any "stable" working script.Can u suggest some data2ext scripts ? thanks
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I will send you the link... or I'll post it here in a minute pls wait
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i have this error in all MIUI roms, trying to run some aplications like Touchosc and developer tell me ,it is rom error, this func is very usually.
(TextView)(this.getLayoutInflater().inflate(android.R.layout.preference_category, null)).
"I’ve tried to find the source for this MIUI to maybe pinpoint the error and suggest a fix but couldn’t find anything but a discussion that the developers are breaking the GPL by not actually releasing the source at all. So that’s that"

Link it's not working..

davibs said:
Link it's not working..
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Okie... I'll give the proper link soon
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davibs said:
Link it's not working..
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Now the link is corrected!!
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A2SD script

Hey HD2 android users
I am a user who has the constant trouble of low internal memory.
I like and use the NexusHD2 v2.5 by tytung. There is no a2sd script with the rom and the a2sd scripts suggested by tytung cause too many problems(performance lag, issues with app launching, slowing down. etc.)
So the past few days i came upon an a2sd script which worked wonders for me.
No longer does the rom slow down
Here is the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1716124
I use the INT2EXT+ script.
Instructions are given.
If u experience low sound.
Fix permissions.
I am NOT a developer. This is NOT my work
Just thought of sharing this with the AWESOME community
Remember to give the developer a thanks
And hope it works for you
Good Luck :good:

Thank you.
Although I am happy with Amarullz Data2ext, your words provoked me :>
"performance lag, slowing down ... etc" -
I might actually give it a shot.

Marvlesz said:
Thank you.
Although I am happy with Amarullz Data2ext, your words provoked me :>
"performance lag, slowing down ... etc" -
I might actually give it a shot.
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Haha thank you . But as always it may not be as fast for you as it is for me. Just like roms
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Should this be in the DEV section?

Work good, but download issue here
Work good, but need more time to test
And where i will need find Fix permissions?
tnx

MegaEvgeniy said:
Work good, but need more time to test
And where i will need find Fix permissions?
tnx
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You can find it in "Recovery" > "Advanced"
Or from the ROM itself using the app "ROM Manager"

Great!
Nice job!
This is a versatile tool for Android-handsets with low internal memory.
Now, I can install 100+ apps on my 100MB-free-internal memory phone (Huawei IDEOS X3).
More space, more apps, now worries.
A2SD scripts and GUI utilizes the SD-card EXT partition.
Currently running on 1024MB EXT partition, with 256MB reserved for Swap (Huawei U8510 also has low RAM).
All sincere appreciation goes to DarkTremor. :good: