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increase the interior phone storage

hi everyone,
I am using mattc evoleo build and it is really great.
but I am almost out of space so I need to increase the interior phone storage from 1 GB to 2 GB.
can you show me the proper way to increase it or a data file I can replace to do so ????!!!

Kev007 posted this a while back
Manually edit data.img if you want a different size or use a different build!
I wrote this tutorial using a European HD2, 8GB microSD card, DarkStone's Froyo_v1 and a laptop running Ubuntu 10.04, your experience may vary.
Requirements:
* Desktop/Laptop running some form of Linux.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Both, a PC and a Mac, can resize the .img file but not modify (specifically - run resize2fs) the ext2 file system that Android uses. I was in a hurry to post the resizing instructions and didn't fully test the procedure on a PC. Currently, this procedure is only possible on a Linux based operating system. I apologize if your time was wasted.
* data.img file
* HD2, microSD card, microUSB cable etc, etc (you might be better off using a card reader)
--------------------------------------------(Running Linux)----------------------------------------------
Procedure:
1. UnZip Android or your present data.img file to your Home Folder. Or a folder of your liking (or even on your memory card!), just remember to cd before you do the following:
2. Open Terminal and Copy&Paste (Ctrl+C, Ctrl+Shift+V) this:
Code:
dd if=/dev/zero bs=1M count=XXX >> data.img
where XXX is the amount, in MB, by which data.img should be increased by.
My filesize started out as 256MB and I wanted a total of 512MB. That would mean I needed a extra 256MB, so I executed this:
Code:
dd if=/dev/zero bs=1M count=256 >> data.img
3. Run a file system check and file system resizer
Code:
e2fsck -f data.img
resize2fs data.img
e2fsck -f data.img
if prompted, press "y" for "yes"
4. Copy all of the Android files onto your SD card, put it into your phone, and run CLRCAD.exe and HARET.exe!
-----------------------------------------------TIPS!-------------------------------------------------
Don't know how to cd?
If you're running a modern build of Linux you can just mount your SD card (phone or cardreader), open File Browser and paste "dd if=/dev/zero bs=1M count=XXX >> " into your open Terminal. This way you can just drag and drop the file into Terminal rather than typing out the file location!
Mounting:
If you're switching between builds and need to copy more than just your apps (apps are easily backed up by ASTRO File Manager - found on the Android Market), mount your data.img file and copy/backup the relevant data before moving on!
Linux:
Code:
mount -o loop data.img /mnt/data
Apart from that, I've nothing else to suggest, except maybe moving most of your apps etc from the "internal storage" to the sd card.
Maybe someone with a lot more knowledge than I can help

You could try this program too, not tried it myself, but others report it works
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=824154

Partitioning microSD card

After setting up my wife's A7 and using it for three weeks, I have decided to open mine up. I waited because I wanted to see if CES had anything I wanted more. I decided they didn't.
So, I am starting from scratch again.
The main issue I've had with my wife's A7 has been the lack of storage space for apps, especially the big games.
Bazbob seems to have a solution by partioning the microSD card and using Apps2sd.
I took a new Class 10 16GB microSD card.
I downloaded and burned Ubuntu onto a CD from here: http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download
Put the card in my laptop, restarted it into Ubuntu.
Ran gparted.
Shrunk the Fat32 partition to just under 8GB and added another partion as ext2 primary.
When I restarted my laptop, my sd reader in the laptop doesn't work.
When I put it into the A7, it says the SD card has Total Space of 7.73GB.
At this point, I'm not sure what to do next.
Help is appreciated!

jazzbone said:
After setting up my wife's A7 and using it for three weeks, I have decided to open mine up. I waited because I wanted to see if CES had anything I wanted more. I decided they didn't.
So, I am starting from scratch again.
The main issue I've had with my wife's A7 has been the lack of storage space for apps, especially the big games.
Bazbob seems to have a solution by partioning the microSD card and using Apps2sd.
I took a new Class 10 16GB microSD card.
I downloaded and burned Ubuntu onto a CD from here: http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download
Put the card in my laptop, restarted it into Ubuntu.
Ran gparted.
Shrunk the Fat32 partition to just under 8GB and added another partion as ext2 primary.
When I restarted my laptop, my sd reader in the laptop doesn't work.
When I put it into the A7, it says the SD card has Total Space of 7.73GB.
At this point, I'm not sure what to do next.
Help is appreciated!
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You needed to make a second partition EXT2 and format it. You then need to mount the partition. I did this by using the install-recovery.sh that it located in /system/etc. I used the following tutorial and it worked. I got over 12gb of space to install apps.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=832799
I did try to mount the new partition to /storage which is also /sdcard and i was still not able to use titanium backup to move apps. The only way i have alot of space is use this method.
I'm also mounting the fat32 partition to location /storage so that when i download apps thats where they are stored until you install them. Also Titanium backup dumps the backups here. This is done with a custom mod of Dexters 1.0c mod.
I did not use adb, i used a app called quicksshd which allows you secure ftp into the tablet and make changes. I suggest using a windows programs called winscp and putty.

Thanks for replying rfisher.
Turns out that my laptop lost the drive letter for the sd card. That's fixed now. When I insert the card into my laptop, it says that you need to format the card in the drive to use it. Any idea why?
I am confused by your instructions.
You said
You needed to make a second partition EXT2 and format it.
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I did that. First partition is FAT 32, and second partition is EXT2, primary.
Maybe I didn't format the partition? I just created it.
I'll install busybox and see how far I can get with it.
With the other A7, I was never able to work with ADB.
This device really makes me feel like an idiot.
Still can't believe I was the first to get Google Apps working on my wife's tablet!

no adb
Well, the hours of frustration have returned...
I can't get adb running on my laptop.
I installed Android SDK.
When I type adb in the cmd window on my laptop, I get
"adb" is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file"
I have tried moving the ADK folder to c:\
and
to:
C:\Users\Bucks HP
No luck.
I added the path c:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools
to the environment variables in my system properties.
My head is going to explode!

Well, I got adb working, I think...
Problem was in the cmd window. I had to change the path.
Now, I can't install busybox. I followed the instructions from the wiki.
When I type "adb push busybox /data/local"
it returns: cannot stat 'busybox' : no such file or directory.
I pasted the busybox file in the
C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools
folder.
Was that the right place for it?
Is the busybox file just a text file?
Also, mine is named busybox-armv6l
Should it be renamed? I tried "adb push busybox-armv6l /data/local"
and got the same result...

I gave up on installing busybox via the wiki instructions.
I installed Titanium Backup and installed busybox through it.
Now, when I type: cd /system
mkdir sd
I get :
mkdir failed for sd, read-only file system
What does that mean and how do I fix it?
Thanks

The saga continues...
With the busybox from Titanium Backup installed,
I needed to type:
adb shell
su
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk3p1 /system
exit
exit
Then, following the tutorial, I am up to step 12:
12) Now comes the tricky part: making Android mount your new partition at boot time. All the hard work would be useless if Android discarded the mount points every time we restarted our phones. To do this we’ll need to create 2 scripts and store then into /system/etc. Obviously the scripts should be started by init.rc and need to run as root. Fortunately Android’s init.rc have a gap that makes this possible. The scripts are named install-recovery.sh and init-sd2.sh.
My question is: How do you create scripts?

You would create them with notepad++ which is a windows program. Then using adb push them to the /system/etc directory.
I used a app called quicksshd and a windows program called winscp to copy the files to the directory. If you used my method you first need to make the /system directory rw before it will let you copy the files. It worked for me, the only thing i did differently is edit init.rc to mount the first partition of the sd card to /storage, but this was creating a modded 1.0c rom. So the result is about 4gb for my sd memory and 12gb for installing apps.
jazzbone said:
The saga continues...
With the busybox from Titanium Backup installed,
I needed to type:
adb shell
su
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk3p1 /system
exit
exit
Then, following the tutorial, I am up to step 12:
12) Now comes the tricky part: making Android mount your new partition at boot time. All the hard work would be useless if Android discarded the mount points every time we restarted our phones. To do this we’ll need to create 2 scripts and store then into /system/etc. Obviously the scripts should be started by init.rc and need to run as root. Fortunately Android’s init.rc have a gap that makes this possible. The scripts are named install-recovery.sh and init-sd2.sh.
My question is: How do you create scripts?
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Hi rfisher
Thanks for replying!
While waiting, I opened Notepad++, copied the text in the tutorial window into it and saved the file as Unix.
Then, I copied it to a USB drive, put it in the A7, and copied to the system/etc folder.
Is that acceptable?
Then, I followed steps 13-15.
I think I did something wrong. I am not seeing it in Root Explorer. What should I be looking for?
Was I supposed to install Apps2SD already?
I got winscp and quicksshd working. YEAH!
Used them to copy the files as you did.
Restarted A7.
Still don't see the other partition.
PS. I was just rereading your earlier post and you mentioned:
I did try to mount the new partition to /storage which is also /sdcard and i was still not able to use titanium backup to move apps. The only way i have alot of space is use this method.
I'm also mounting the fat32 partition to location /storage so that when i download apps thats where they are stored until you install them. Also Titanium backup dumps the backups here. This is done with a custom mod of Dexters 1.0c mod.
Looking on my A7, I don't see a location that is /storage
My tablet is fresh out of the box, without any firmware updates yet.

[scripts] (untested) app2sd scripts, sd card speed fix script

hi all! im new TF user but i tough i could post here some fixes and scripts that i use on my Samsung galaxy 3 but beaware that i have not tested these but they should work on every device im not responsible for any damage that may occur when you apply these scripts!!
1st there are 3 app2sd scripts
What is App2sd? App2sd is a utility which automatically moves some/all your data partition to your ext sd partition. So, your internal space is partially/not used
Which app2sd version should i choose? As you can see, there are 3 versions: App2sd-v1, App2sd-v2 & App2sd-v3.
Differences in versions App2sd-v1: It is the normal app2sd script. This script moves your /data/app/ & /data/log/ to your sdcard's ext partition. It is very fast but your real internal space will be full if you install many apps. This version is not recommended. App2sd-v2: It is an enchanced version of app2sd, which moves /data/app/, /data/log/ & /data/dalvik-cache/ to your sdcard's ext partition. It is fast and you can install many apps until your internal memory reaches 0mb.. Is is recommended for sdcards class2 - class4. App2sd-v3: It is an ultra enchanced version of app2sd, which is like data2sd, but you won't have so many lag like data2sd. App2sd-v3 moves /data/app/, /data/log/, /data/dalvik-cache/ & /data/data/ to your sdcard's ext partition. Your internal memory won't be used unless you do install so many apps and your sdcard's partition get full! SDcard class6+ is highly recommended! Conlusion: If you have class2 or class4 sdcard use App2sd-v2. If you have class6 sdcard use App2sd-v3.
Requirements You must have a kernel which supports init.d & ext4. And you must have an ext partition in your sdcard. Ext4 is recommended. And last thing... You need android 2.2.
How do i check my sdcard's class? Remove your sdcard from your phone and check if you see a circle with a number. If your dont see anything, you may have a class2 sdcard.
How to partition my sdcard? Download MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition 6.0. But make a backup before
How to install the script? Take a nandroid backup. Download it from links below and decompress it to your sd. You can either adb push this script in /system/etc/init.d/ or copy it with root eplorer to /system/etc/init.d/. Type the commands: adb shell (adb only) su mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/stl6 /system chmod 777 /system/etc/init.d/* chown 0.0 /system/etc/init.d/* Then reboot in recovery and do a wipe data/factory reset. All your data will be wiped. From now on some/all of your data (depends on the script version) will be moved to your sd automatically. Before you restore your apps with titanium, go in titanium preferences and select to force restore apps to internal memory. Don't move apps to external!!
Why i see only 200mb as internal? App2sd is invisible You can check your sdcard's ext partition in Titanium Backup.
=> app2sd script v.1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=592379&d=1305062488
=>app2sd script v.2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=592380&d=1305062488
=> app2sd script v.3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=592381&d=1305062488
credits go to KYRILLOS13 who introduced these on SG3!
then there is sd card reading speed fix
How to make it work!
At first it needs root & busybox...
Download the script, choose the cache size you want between 1024, 2048, 3072, 4096 kb! (Recommended size: 2048kb)
Extract the .zip file you downloaded and put the 77sdcardspeedfix in your sdcard.
Run root explorer and move the file in /system/etc/init.d/ (If there is no init.d folder, create one!).
You can also adb push 77sdcardspeedfix /system/etc/init.d/
Run a Terminal Emulator/Adb and type the commands:
Code:
adb shell (if you are using Terminal Emulator, skip this command)
su
chmod 777 /system/etc/init.d/77sdcardspeedfix
chown 0.0 /system/etc/init.d/77sdcardspeedfix
reboot
After that the phone will reboot. You will see that your sdcard reading speed has increased!
thanks for BRAINMASTER who made the script!

Q&A for mounting external SD card and accessing directly.

Hey there
I've been looking around for ways to access my MicroSD card directly, it's quite challenging.
I found some solutions, but I'm still looking for more tips.
Required: "Terminal Emulator", "Samba Filesharing" and root access
1. Get onto Terminal Emulator
2. Type "su"
3. Type: "mount -o bind /mnt/external_sd /mnt/sdcard/externalsd" (or folder of your choice)
4. Enable "Samba Filesharing"
5. Browse MicroSD Card from \\android\
Q: When I plug with the USB Wire, I don't see the externalsd folder. Is it an access issue or just unsupported? Only way I could access it was with samba filesharing.
Q: How to make this mount persistent? initrd and fstab are both overwritten on startup!

powercat_ said:
Hey there
I've been looking around for ways to access my MicroSD card directly, it's quite challenging.
I found some solutions, but I'm still looking for more tips.
Required: "Terminal Emulator", "Samba Filesharing" and root access
1. Get onto Terminal Emulator
2. Type "su"
3. Type: "mount -o bind /mnt/external_sd /mnt/sdcard/externalsd" (or folder of your choice)
4. Enable "Samba Filesharing"
5. Browse MicroSD Card from \\android\
Q: When I plug with the USB Wire, I don't see the externalsd folder. Is it an access issue or just unsupported? Only way I could access it wa
Q: How to make this mount persistent? initrd and fstab are both overwritten on startup!
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I use FILE MANAGER HD and it works just fine. I am still having problems with seeing the SD card thru my computer.

Yeah if you use the default USB way the acer iconia lets you browse the files, you can't view them - that's why you need to use "Samba Filesharing"

I use SwiFTP on my Galaxy S II and ES File Explorer on my Tablet to access and share files over FTP.
Maybe this is a possible solution for you, since it is much easier to enable SwiFTP Server than using Terminal session
Sent from my [email protected] 1.4GHz

External SD card write support for T530N? - solved

Is there any fix for external SD card write support for the T530N? I'm on a rooted stock Samsung build BOI2 ROM and TitaniumBackup is not happy .
UPDATE: I followed the information in the thread [FIX] SD Card Write Restriction ALL Firmwares and Models and it works.
I attached an edited platform.xml file in case anyone wants it. The upload is named platform.xml.txt so it has to be renamed to platform.xml before being copied to /system/etc/permissions
Obviously keep a backup copy of the original in case anything goes wrong. Also be careful, because if there are any problems or errors with that file and it can't be read by the system, there will be MAJOR issues. I recommend using the "more" command in the terminal emulator to validate that the file looks good, prior to copying it to /system/etc/permissions as outlined in the steps below.
Before being copied the /system directory must first be re-mounted as read-write with the following command:
mount -o remount,rw -t ext4 /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system /system
Since I did not have a root file manager I just installed terminal emulator, switched to superuser with "su -", copied /system/etc/permissions/platform.xml to the sdcard, copied it to my computer, edited it, copied it back to sdcard, then copied it via the root shell to /system/etc/permissions.
I can verify it works and TitaniumBackup is now happy.

Aethera said:
Is there any fix for external SD card write support for the T530N? I'm on a rooted stock Samsung build BOI2 ROM and TitaniumBackup is not happy
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2716881