Im having trouble running some Apps that require and External SD card for storage. Ive searched and found threads about Hard Modding SD cards into the Nexus 7. None seem too successful as they have issues with charging.
I was wondering if there is a Kernel, Rom or app that would repartition the storage and make the nexus 7 see some of it as an External SD card? ie. Trick the software into seeing a partition as external SD.
Im not looking for Extra storage just a way to run Apps that require External storage to run.
Im in no way an Android Expert or a programmer. I have though managed to unlock and root the device using Tutorials here (Thanks).
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Hi guys, i got a problem mounting the microsd on my hd2.
I've seen that the problem is in every rom.
Well.. every android rom tested seem to no recognize the sd... only a Gb of internal storage is founded... but if i open a file manager i can see the sd folder and navigate inside it...
I got an hd2 with android on sd and wp7 nand... and i already tested doing privilege fix... but nothing change.
Can someone point me in the right direction?
You have WP7, which uses part of your SD card as internal storage. Mount it on a computer and use a partition tool. Do you see the rest of the SD card?
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Ruzzichella said:
Hi guys, i got a problem mounting the microsd on my hd2.
I've seen that the problem is in every rom.
Well.. every android rom tested seem to no recognize the sd... only a Gb of internal storage is founded... but if i open a file manager i can see the sd folder and navigate inside it...
I got an hd2 with android on sd and wp7 nand... and i already tested doing privilege fix... but nothing change.
Can someone point me in the right direction?
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Set both partitions on Sd card to primary problem solved
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Ruzzichella said:
Hi guys, i got a problem mounting the microsd on my hd2.
I've seen that the problem is in every rom.
Well.. every android rom tested seem to no recognize the sd... only a Gb of internal storage is founded... but if i open a file manager i can see the sd folder and navigate inside it...
I got an hd2 with android on sd and wp7 nand... and i already tested doing privilege fix... but nothing change.
Can someone point me in the right direction?
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OK not to cause confusion here but I think both of the above are slightly wrong. The reason you get 1GB of 'internal' storage on SD ROMs in general is because it uses a file called a data.img which is read by Android as internal storage. You will be able to use a file manager to access the SD card and you'll see all of the music etc which is on your SD card but if you try moving an app to your SD it won't work anymore.
However, I haven't used SD Android in a long time so perhaps wis or hengsheng are right
^He is correct. Internal storage is data.img, and it's usually set to 1GB of size. Your SD card has nothing to do with your internal storage when talking about SD-Android. However, I think you can download another one with a larger size, or just set it to a larger size in the boot up script.
(Either way, make a backup, because I don't think you can "enlarge" a data.img neither can you migrate apps/data from one to another.)
how do we move apps to sd card, is there a mod for this yet
I would love to have a way to do this without gaving to root also.
you will find App2SD is not allowed for this device.
Rooting is no big deal. Definately Root if or when a hack comes for App2SD.
Mine is already rooted. need to figure out a way to swap internal storage to ext. SD
Since I got the SD card to function, I get notifications to move the app the to the SD card,
Since also charges the Nexus 7, would there be harm in moving some of these apps that I do not use that much?
I also use SBP Shell and sometimes I run out or memory. *They sent me a app to run but it dumps it to the SD Card. *I am pretty sure that I can get it to error on me before it needs recharging. *Or does anyone else run into this issue?
Thank you!
I have no idea what you're trying to ask us. unless you've done some mod that no one else has finished yet to get a separate SD card in your n7 then you're probably talking about the /sdcard/ folder?
firstly theres no need to use a apps2SD app, as its all the same on the n7. When these apps are used on phones and devices with separate SD cards, its to transfer data from the user (not superuser) area of the phone memory to the SD card, but on the n7 it reads that folder as the SD card and automatically installs everything there anyway.
I think you need to reword your question =S
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Are you referring to running apps from an external mem card using an OTG cable and Stickmount?
Hi, I have a rooted Sprint Galaxy S4, and have been unable to find a simple answer on how to move my apps to my SD Card. It is obviously not built into CM, but I can't seem to find any apps that work for it. I tried Foldermount and Link2SD, but they both required an SD Partition or something, and all the ways to do that seemed way too complicated. Has anyone been able to find out about SD Card moving? I find it really annoying that on CM I only have 9GB of space built in, and now with my apps I only have 6GB of space... Please help, I really don't want to go back to Touch Wiz!!!
6GB is plenty. Put your media files on the SD card.
Hi guys,
I've done a lot of research into this and have read multiple posts about it, but can't seem to find a decent solution....
Basically, adoptable storage on 6.0 will format the SD card in such a way that only your phone can recognize it. TWRP and your PC won't be able to read the SD card at all. In that case, what's the best way to bypass this?
I'm assuming that you just format 50% of the card as adoptable storage, so the rest can be used by TWRP/PC? It just seems kind of annoying because if you need to flash a new ROM, or if your ROM has issues etc, you'd have to constantly move the data to your SD card's normal storage, otherwise it's unreadable. I'm talking about stuff like Titanium Backups, which I believe can't be saved onto the normal SD card storage, etc.
Looks like I found the answer myself.
Don't bother using that script from Modaco (unless you're on stock 6.0 ROMs). Just format the card as adoptable SD in the ROM itself (I'm using Resurrection Remix), then reboot. Your PC will pick up the SD card via MTP no problem. If that doesn't work, boot into TWRP (make sure you're using 3.0.2.2-test as of this current writing) and select micro-SD (adoptable storage). It should show up via MTP as well.
Looks like nothing is affected as TWRP and my PC can still read the card despite being formatted as adoptable. Problem solved.
Update 2:
If you are using stock official ROM, then adoptable storage won't be visible via MTP. You can use TWRP to access it though, but make sure you're using the latest TWRP. On the phone itself, you can use something like Root Explorer and browse to the following path to access the adoptable storage contents:
/mnt/expand/xyzblahblah/media/0
the xyzblahblah part is a long random string. It might look different on your phone.
Note that Titanium Backup can't recognize this path. You can browse to it, but it can't access it. Best to format your card as 50/50 adoptable/portable storage.