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This can be done with any data.img... even existing one one.
Boot phone in windows mobile. attach to linux box(linux computer or live cd) in disk mode(when u attach hd2 to computer it will ask mode,select disk mode).
go to terminal.
go to the /media
then go to the directory which represents your hd2 phone, then to android directory.
then enter following commands
e2fsck -f data.img
(if it asks to fix say y)
resize2fs -p data.img 512000
(this is for half gb, change it as per requirement)
e2fsck -f data.img
Then reboot the phone.
You may see green screen. if so, simply reboot again.
works like a charm.
no need to download huge file. can be done with a used data.img at any time and any number of times.
attach to linux box in disk mode.
go to terminal.
How?
with friendly greet
edit,
when i ask how i mean how to i get linux box in wm? is it a software or ?,,,
linux box meaning a computer running linux
you can use Ubuntu Live which runs directly off the disk, keeping your current OS intact
For Windows user without Linux box?
If I change internal memory I only have more os space for programm?
Thanks!
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App
Original thread here, with full instructions: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=737826
-Original thread here, with full instructions:
problems i faced with original thread is that:
1. I didnt want to reinstall android again, and lose my data. Original thread doesnt work with existing data.img
2.i didnt want to download 1 gb data.img file...
3.this is only for darkstone and dan1, what about cm6.
4. i didnt understand that dd command...
so i tried this simpler method, just connect your phone to linux, give 3 commands n u r ready to go.
And I am not trying to take any credit, i found a simple way so i posted.
-For Windows user without Linux box?
you can use live lunix cd to do this... any flavour should do.
-If I change internal memory I only have more os space for programm?
when i had 256 mb and i loaded lots of games apps etc, phone became extremely slow and in the end it told me cant install more apps... so i increased internal memory size and now the phone is v fast and i can install as many apps as i want.
I went to the root of my SD card,
/media/SD
then I get this:
The superblok is unreadable or isn't a valid ext2-filesystem. When the device is correct and there is really an ext2-filesystem (and not swap or UFS or sth else), then the superblock is damaged.
U can then try to use another superblock:
e2fsck -b 8193 <devise>
(orginal, in my language)
Het superblok is onleesbaar of omschrijft geen geldig ext2-bestandssysteem.
Als het apparaat juist is en werkelijk een ext2-bestandssysteem bevat
(en niet swap of UFS of iets anders), dan is het superblok beschadigd.
U kunt dan proberen een ander superblok te gebruiken:
e2fsck -b 8193 <apparaat>
[email protected]:/media/SD$
edit: logical <_< I didn't install android yet, the image is created after install arghh sundays aight
Gonna test it once superblocks are installed and then get back on you
go to the /media
then go to the directory which represents your hd2 phone.
then enter following commands
e2fsck -f data.img
(if it asks to fix say y)
Sorry I suck at ubuntu, I cant even get to the phone via terminal.
CAn you please post step by step>?? Sorry if Im asking too much.
Thanks in advance.
i am cutting n pasting my terminal view here to make this easier to understand
[email protected]:/media/108A-1A8C/Android# e2fsck -f data.img
e2fsck 1.41.11 (14-Mar-2010)
Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes
Deleted inode 36984 has zero dtime. Fix<y>? yes
Pass 2: Checking directory structure
Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity
Pass 3A: Optimizing directories
Pass 4: Checking reference counts
Pass 5: Checking group summary information
Block bitmap differences: -153676
Fix<y>? yes
Free blocks count wrong for group #18 (1194, counted=1195).
Fix<y>? yes
Free blocks count wrong (195696, counted=195697).
Fix<y>? yes
Inode bitmap differences: -36984
Fix<y>? yes
Free inodes count wrong for group #18 (1905, counted=1906).
Fix<y>? yes
Free inodes count wrong (64898, counted=64899).
Fix<y>? yes
data.img: ***** FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED *****
data.img: 637/65536 files (7.5% non-contiguous), 66447/262144 blocks
[email protected]:/media/108A-1A8C/Android# ls -l
total 436152
drwx------ 5 b b 4096 2010-08-01 12:18 AndroidApps
drwx------ 3 b b 4096 2010-08-01 08:09 cache
-rwxr-xr-x 1 b b 4096 2010-07-09 01:08 CLRCAD.exe
drwx------ 5 b b 4096 2010-08-01 07:51 data
-rwxr-xr-x 1 b b 268435456 2010-08-01 14:14 data.img
-rwxr-xr-x 1 b b 161280 2010-06-30 22:19 haret.exe
-rwxr-xr-x 1 b b 1891886 2010-07-13 00:02 initrd.gz
drwx------ 2 b b 4096 2010-08-01 12:18 media
-rwxr-xr-x 1 b b 16777216 2010-07-22 21:01 rootfs.img
-rwxr-xr-x 1 b b 167 2010-07-11 20:08 startup.txt
-rwxr-xr-x 1 b b 157286400 2010-07-12 21:16 system.ext2
-rwxr-xr-x 1 b b 2038896 2010-07-23 05:09 zImage
[email protected]:/media/108A-1A8C/Android# resize2fs -p data.img 512000
resize2fs 1.41.11 (14-Mar-2010)
Resizing the filesystem on data.img to 512000 (1k) blocks.
Begin pass 1 (max = 31)
Extending the inode table XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
The filesystem on data.img is now 512000 blocks long.
[email protected]:/media/108A-1A8C/Android# e2fsck -f data.img
e2fsck 1.41.11 (14-Mar-2010)
Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes
Pass 2: Checking directory structure
Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity
Pass 4: Checking reference counts
Pass 5: Checking group summary information
data.img: 637/129024 files (7.5% non-contiguous), 74703/512000 blocks
[email protected]:/media/108A-1A8C/Android#
Since they are both very similar, I guess this too works on a Mac?
no idea about mac... but yes, should work.
Dont forget you can also use Sun VirtualBox to do this. Fairly easy to set up, but may be faster to just DL the data.img if u dont have sub VB already
Did anyone try this method? Were you successful?
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I think some of the confusion on the linux side is resize2fs -p (size) is for block size not bytes. So 512000 is actually 2gb. If you do 256000 it worked for me my data.img was 4 block size. If you are using the build I am (mattc 1.4rc) this will work. I suggest copying the data.img to your hd and doing it there so you cant mess up the original. I also found that my build doesnt seem to like a bigger file than 1gb, but its the only one ive tested this on.
nice but i can't find 1 GB Data.img for HD2 and i can't access some threads
After looking at the file system of the X10 and noticing lots of empty space on the /system partition and the fact I wanted more space for apps but didn't want to use my class 2 SD card (that is already pretty full!), I decided to try moving some of my larger apps and pointing to the new location using symlinks (like what apps2sd does). Got over 70mb extra space and no probs no far. New apps will just be installed in /data/app/ as before.
Goes without saying that you do this at your own risk and to make a backup first!
This hack of course requires root! And busybox installed.
First copy the apk file to /system/app2/ say (/system/app/ is already used for some system apps so I decided not to copy their so I could keep them separate.)
Check this is done correctly (I used root explorer) but if the command completed with no errors it should be ok. May need to mount /system as read/write.
Then delete the original file and create a symlink to the new file. (If the first step was done incorrectly this step will remove the app!)
I used an app called Scripter to read QR codes I generated from http://qrcode.kaywa.com/ (use text mode) with the code I wrote on my PC, just scan your comp screen with phone camera and it gives you the option to execute the text. (Or you could spend hours typing it in by hand.) adb didn't work for step 2 when I tried it (access denied).
If step 1 says access denied use root explorer to mount /system as read write and try again or use adb to copy the apps ("adb shell" then use the "busybox cp /data/app/com.rovio.angrybirds.apk /system/app2/com.rovio.angrybirds.apk" command)
Example with angrybirds:
First find the name of the .apk file (I used root explorer and navagated to /data/app/ and ordered by size) in this case "com.rovio.angrybirds.apk"
Copy it:
busybox cp /data/app/com.rovio.angrybirds.apk /system/app2/com.rovio.angrybirds.apk
Delete old file and create symlink:
busybox rm /data/app/com.rovio.angrybirds.apk
busybox ln -s /system/app2/com.rovio.angrybirds.apk /data/app/com.rovio.angrybirds.apk
I used notepad "find and replace" to change "com.rovio.angrybirds.apk" to the name of a different app and repeated.
Here are the names of the apps I moved (to save you typing out the names, all near the top of the list in terms of size).
com.polarbit.krazyracers.apk
com.rovio.angrybirds.apk
com.skype.raider.apk
com.fring.apk
com.qype.radar.apk
com.galcon.igalcon.apk
Hope this helps people who like me want more space for apps without using their SD card. Any probs ask here and hopefully I or someone else can help.
Shaun
i wonder if this really works
not calling into question what you say but I think in the long run is able to consume more resources (or at least the same) due to the fact that they also use a folder within the system...
just a thought
but hey, if it works ... WOW
I'd like to see it implemented in a sh script, accepting app name to move as a command line argument.
Or, even better - an apk, which lists all apps installed, and does moving selected ones. Should not be difficult to implement.
thanks for this, but can i do it on HTC Wildfire where it could actually matter?
and btw, currently my system folder has 175MB free space, how low do you think would be too low? how much free space really has to be free?
If by more resources you mean phone memory? Then yes it consumes the same amount of memory but as /system is on a different partition it consumes the memory in a different place (kind of like a different hard drive in your comp, google partitioning).
I'd love to make this into an app but have no idea where to start, prob wouldn't be too hard though, just a gui that passes busybox commands to the shell, with maybe some safe guards, say leave 50meg free, check its copied correctly ect, wonder if other phones have free space in /system as well? No idea with the script either or how to build a safeguard if command 1 fails don't do 2 and 3, but if someone can run a script they can prob do this.
Yeah should work on other phones if /system is mounted on a different partition and has free space. Run "df" (without quotes) in terminal or using adb run "adb shell" after you've connected to your phone and then "df" and post your output here and I'll let you know. My phone starts to complain (memory low message in status bar) and drop sms messages (really bad bug/feature!) when I get below 50meg, hence the reason for me doing this.
I tried to do the same thing but use /nand (internal storage) and link is created in /data/app but doesnt appear in drawer
It looks permission are the problem
have you tried Link2SD?
This is the only thing that is simple enough for everyone
Adolf1994 said:
have you tried Link2SD?
This is the only thing that is simple enough for everyone
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Tried and couldnt have my SD recognize by my tablet after making the second partition.
I really like to make link2sd work but as soon I create the secont FAT32 or ext2 or ext3 card disapear
enotar said:
Tried and couldnt have my SD recognize by my tablet after making the second partition.
I really like to make link2sd work but as soon I create the secont FAT32 or ext2 or ext3 card disapear
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tablet? what kind of tablet? if you partitioned the card wrong, it could cause unexpected things. I prefer to do it with SuperOS(formerly Super Ubuntu) distro or any kind of Ubuntu.
if that tablet is 2.1 then this should work, but if it's 2.2+ then app2sd is exactly you need.
Adolf1994 said:
tablet? what kind of tablet? if you partitioned the card wrong, it could cause unexpected things. I prefer to do it with SuperOS(formerly Super Ubuntu) distro or any kind of Ubuntu.
if that tablet is 2.1 then this should work, but if it's 2.2+ then app2sd is exactly you need.
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Tablet: HSG-X5A-G 2.1
I format with a PC with Ubuntu and not recognize I even try with minitool on another PC
I did on ubuntu with 8gb SD Card X6 and gparted:
delete all partition on SD card apply
create a partition (1) of 8gb primary FAT32 apply
resize to 7.5gb this partition apply
create 0.5gb partition (2) with the free space after resize primary FAT32 apply.
set partition (1) active
put the card in tablet
and no detection of the card.
If I delete the 500 meg (2) partition the sdcard is imediately recognize after putting back in the tablet.
I even try second partition with ext2 or ext3 try too formating with clockwork recovery menu.I try too to copy to the new formated SD the dir Android, Android-secure and Lost.Dir...... Nothing work.
The second partition make my SD unrecognizable.
I even try to create a linux swap file of 32 meg and no chance too.
If someone can explain me why?
did you use cwm to format things? for now avoid things like this
if you have root(have you?), then please download irssi connectbot from market, open it, set the pulldown list to 'local' at the bottom and give it a name, enter.
then open the newly created connection, issue these commands and post the results here(with the sd card working):
Code:
$ su <- after this allow superuser access
# mount
Adolf1994 said:
did you use cwm to format things? YES
if you have root(have you?), YES
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Result with my working 16gb card:
rootfs / rootfs ro 0 0tmpfs /dev tmpfs rw,mode=755 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts rw,mode=600 0 0
proc /proc proc rw 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs rw 0 0
tmpfs /sqlite_stmt_journals tmpfs rw,size=4096k 0 0
tmpfs /broadcasting tmpfs rw,size=1024k 0 0
/dev/block/mtdblock2 /system yaffs2 ro 0 0
/dev/block/mtdblock5 /data yaffs2 rw,nosuid,nodev 0 0
/dev/block/mtdblock4 /cache yaffs2 rw,nosuid,nodev 0 0
/dev/block/ndda1 /nand vfat rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,uid=1000,gid=1015,fma
sk=0702,dmask=0702,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro 0 0
/dev/block//vold/179:1 /sdcard vfat rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0702,dmask=0702,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro 0 0
if you put in the partitioned card, does Android notifies you to format it or doesn't even do that?
if it notifies you, please try to issue this command as superuser:
Code:
mount /dev/block//vold/179:1 /sdcard -t vfat -o rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0702,dmask=0702,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro
Adolf1994 said:
if you put in the partitioned card, does Android notifies you to format it or doesn't even do that?
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Dont even do that, no message at all
then issue the command anyway, and see if it works, if not, then post the results here
I create the second partition on the card (space was free) as primary and FAT32 put back the card in the tablet.
As the card was not recognize i use PC with adb:
adb remount
adb shell
su
mount /dev/block//vold/179:1 /sdcard -t vfat -o rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0702,dmask=0702,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro
I get :
mount /dev/block//vold/179:1 /sdcard -t vfat -o rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,u
id=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0702,dmask=0702,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharset
=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro
Usage: mount [-r] [-w] [-o options] [-t type] device directory
oh, the sequence that matters!
then type this:
Code:
mount -o rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0702,dmask=0702,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro -t vfat /dev/block//vold/179:1 /sdcard
Adolf1994 said:
oh, the sequence that matters!
then type this:
Code:
mount -o rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0702,dmask=0702,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro -t vfat /dev/block//vold/179:1 /sdcard
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Result:
Usage: mount [-r] [-w] [-o options] [-t type] device directorymount -o rw,dirsyn
c,nosuid,nodev,noexec,uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0702,dmask=0702,allow_utime=0020,c
odepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro -t vfat
/dev/block//vold/179:1 /sdcard
Usage:: not found
Re runing give me this now:
mount -o rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0702,dmask=0702,
allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=
remount-ro -t vfat /dev/block//vold/179:1 /sdcard
[1] + Stopped (signal) mount -o rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,uid=1000,g
id=1015,fmask=0702,dmask=0702,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-
1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro -t vfat /dev/block//vold/...
well, it looks like it's too high for me.
try to find the tablet's subforum and/or another senior member with the same tablet.
hope you can solve it
and please post here the things you found
Thank you very much to try....
I run a pure ICS ROM, with all the Samsung apps and addons removed.
But I still have a 500Mb partition mounted under "/preload". Samsung stuff.
This renders 500Mb of RAM useless since the "pure" ICS does not store anything there. This could be used for /data instead.
Now, can anyone point me to a .pit file I can use that does not have that partition included, or better still, how do I edit or create my own .pit file. I tried fdisk but with no luck.
[email protected]:/ # df -kh
Filesystem Size Used Available Use% Mounted on
tmpfs 415.3M 32.0K 415.3M 0% /dev
tmpfs 415.3M 0 415.3M 0% /mnt/asec
tmpfs 415.3M 0 415.3M 0% /mnt/obb
/dev/block/mmcblk0p9 503.9M 282.1M 221.8M 56% /system
/dev/block/mmcblk0p7 98.4M 4.1M 94.4M 4% /cache
/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 19.7M 8.2M 11.5M 42% /efs
/dev/block/mmcblk0p10 2.0G 368.6M 1.6G 18% /data
/dev/block/mmcblk0p12 503.9M 8.4M 495.6M 2% /preload
You shouldn't be trying to mess with PIT. Believe me.
Also, you misspelled Storage. That's not RAM.
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Sorry, storage ofcourse.
My basic plan was to just backup /data, remove the /preload & /data partition and recreate /data with a size of 2.5Gb. But nooo... fdisk does not want me to do this.
Been using Linux for 15 years so I thought that would work.
Are there no recoveries with partitioning tools out there? Like CWM but not only with sdcard-partitioning.
This kind of worries me too, it seldom is good... fdisk output:
The number of cylinders for this disk is set to 1923584.
There is nothing wrong with that, but this is larger than 1024,
and could in certain setups cause problems with:
1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., old versions of LILO)
2) booting and partitioning software from other OSs
(e.g., DOS FDISK, OS/2 FDISK)
Command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/block/mmcblk0: 15.7 GB, 15758000128 bytes
1 heads, 16 sectors/track, 1923584 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16 * 512 = 8192 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 1 1923456 15387647+ ee EFI GPT
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary
Command (m for help): v
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary
Partition 1: sector 0 greater than maximum 16
2048 unallocated sectors
Command (m for help):
Let me explain it straight : Bootloader and PIT are tightly linked together. PIT is set by samsung and mapped directly to the bootloader initialization. If you bork the PIT, the bootloader is borked too, leading to device not booting at all (even in download mode).
Just leave that partition alone and enjoy your phone. You certainly won't even use those 500MB.
And by the way, a phone's storage partitionning is not a hard drive. You don't just fdisk like on a computer.
bodhisattva99 said:
Sorry, storage ofcourse.
My basic plan was to just backup /data, remove the /preload & /data partition and recreate /data with a size of 2.5Gb. But nooo... fdisk does not want me to do this.
Been using Linux for 15 years so I thought that would work.
Are there no recoveries with partitioning tools out there? Like CWM but not only with sdcard-partitioning.
This kind of worries me too, it seldom is good... fdisk output:
The number of cylinders for this disk is set to 1923584.
There is nothing wrong with that, but this is larger than 1024,
and could in certain setups cause problems with:
1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., old versions of LILO)
2) booting and partitioning software from other OSs
(e.g., DOS FDISK, OS/2 FDISK)
Command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/block/mmcblk0: 15.7 GB, 15758000128 bytes
1 heads, 16 sectors/track, 1923584 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16 * 512 = 8192 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 1 1923456 15387647+ ee EFI GPT
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary
Command (m for help): v
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary
Partition 1: sector 0 greater than maximum 16
2048 unallocated sectors
Command (m for help):
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If it were that easy, someone would have done it already. I suggest just symlinking the partition to a folder if you really want to use the extra space... If you're adventurous, find a way of using it for Dalvik.
XpLoDWilD said:
Let me explain it straight : Bootloader and PIT are tightly linked together. PIT is set by samsung and mapped directly to the bootloader initialization. If you bork the PIT, the bootloader is borked too, leading to device not booting at all (even in download mode).
Just leave that partition alone and enjoy your phone. You certainly won't even use those 500MB.
And by the way, a phone's storage partitionning is not a hard drive. You don't just fdisk like on a computer.
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Thanks for a great answer. Case closed I guess.
I moved dalvik there by soft linking it and so far everything seems to work fine.
After a reboot the filesystem is mountrd RO. Not quite sure where to change that. Something like /etc/fstab.... Anyone?
EDIT: Found it, init.rc....
OK, next dumb question, as the init.rc gets overwritten on reboot, where is the original?
bodhisattva99 said:
OK, next dumb question, as the init.rc gets overwritten on reboot, where is the original?
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I believe it's in initramfs packed with the kernel.
oinkylicious said:
I believe it's in initramfs packed with the kernel.
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OK, that sucks since I cannot recompile it.
I solved it by a script in /system/etc/init.d/ , its an ugly 5-minuter but it does the job.
Works on every reboot, if the dalvik is already moved nothing happens, I just get some stderr. Takes a few seconds the first time.
Will extend tomorrow if a "wipe dalvik-cache" is done from recovery. It wont handle that right now.
----- script -----
mount /preload -o remount,rw,nosuid,nodev,noatime,noauto_da_alloc
chmod 0771 /preload
mv /data/dalvik-cache /preload/
ln -s /preload/dalvik-cache /data/dalvik-cache
----- script -----
Ahh, no more wasted space!
bodhisattva99 said:
OK, that sucks since I cannot recompile it.
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Sure you can, it's pretty straightforward. [GUIDE]Unpack/Repack initramfs in zImage (i9100)
XpLoDWilD said:
You shouldn't be trying to mess with PIT. Believe me.
Also, you misspelled Storage. That's not RAM.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA App
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You can tell people this multiple times mate but they tend not to listen until one day you see a post: "Halp, ma fone.. it b0rk"
oinkylicious said:
Sure you can, it's pretty straightforward. [GUIDE]Unpack/Repack initramfs in zImage (i9100)
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Many thanks! Some play for to tomorrow then.
Intratech said:
You can tell people this multiple times mate but they tend not to listen until one day you see a post: "Halp, ma fone.. it b0rk"
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OK, OK, I got the message...
Sorry wasn't directed at you... was just a general statement.
Intratech said:
Sorry wasn't directed at you... was just a general statement.
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No prob, better than I learn it the hard way...
You boy have a heart of a Jedi. Full respect. Hopefully no one will cry like an Ewok soon
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Sorry for all the stupid questions but I only had the S2 for three days.
OK, here goes... nothing...
Seems to repack fine. Lets just hope I did the scripting OK.
Will upload once I've tried it out myself...
[email protected] ~/work/android/initramfs-tools $ ./repack boot.img initramfs-bodhisattva99_v1.0.cpio
---------------------------kernel repacker for i9100---------------------------
Extracting gzip'd kernel from boot.img (start = 17972)
CPIO compression type detected = gzip | offset = 193180
CPIO image MAX size:1921884
Head count:2115064
Making head.img ( from 0 ~ 193180 )
Making a tail.img ( from 2115064 ~ 10031364 )
Current ramdsize using cat : 3272192 with required size : 1921884 bytes
Current ramdsize using gzip -f9 : 1916756 with required size : 1921884 bytes
gzip -f9 accepted!
Merging [head+ramdisk] + padding + tail
Now we are rebuilding the zImage
Image ---> piggy.gzip
piggy.gzip ---> piggy.gzip.o
Compiling head.o
Compiling misc.o
Compiling decompress.o
Compiling lib1funcs.o
Create vmlinux.lds
head.o + misc.o + piggy.gzip.o + decompress.o + lib1funcs.o---> vmlinux
vmlinux ---> zImage
New zImage size:5740672
Padding new zImage to 8388608 bytes
Padding sufiles to new_zImage
new_zImage has been created
Cleaning up...
finished...
Haha... lets try it!
Well,all this is nice and you have my respect for being fearless with these matters,but some months ago there was another interesting idea for the proper use of the hidden partition.A hidden porn stash.Works like a charm.
I don't remember who proposed that,but kudos to him.
OK, can someone explain to me how to build a CWM flashable .zip with the new zImage?
Been searching forum for 2 hours and I can only find how to build application zips, not kernel...
It should also prefferably have a script in it that runs the following after updating the kernel/boot.img
rm -rf /data/dalvik-cache
ln -s /preload/dalvik-cache /data/dalvik-cache
bodhisattva99 said:
OK, can someone explain to me how to build a CWM flashable .zip with the new zImage?
Been searching forum for 2 hours and I can only find how to build application zips, not kernel...
It should also prefferably have a script in it that runs the following after updating the kernel/boot.img
rm -rf /data/dalvik-cache
ln -s /preload/dalvik-cache /data/dalvik-cache
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Flash with mobile odin
Sent from my GT-I9100 on CM9 using Tapatalk
Hy.
I have a HTC HD2 with a dead touch screen (I can read, but touch is not reactive). I could reset it to factory settings via buttons. So I have a Windows Welcome screen.
I can also enter HSPL.
Is it possible to flash the device, and install Android without working screen ?
Once I have Android, I can do stuff with the device, and use it as VNC client, and manage remotly via ssh. My problem is to install Android on it. Most tutos say at one step or an other to activate ActiveSync in Windows, what is not possible for me.
I am used to HTC Sensation, and to all classic Android tools (adb, fastboot). I have Windows and Linux hosts.
Classic tutos are not usable for me.
Otherwise, the device will go for sale, for peaces. 10€.
Thanks.
voldown + power --> bootloader,
fhlash hspl
flash radio 2.15.50
flash magldr
use toolkit to apply partition size and cwm
into cwm
flash rom from zip
no touchscreen necessary
the instruction about activesync is a red herring, , it doesn't refer to the app on the PC, and it doesn't require winmo to be running on the phone either, it just means get a usb connection.
however if you have trouble flashing hspl, then manually updating windowsmobiledevicecenter (find it on microsoft website) will help fix driver errors, and later, when you get into magldr and start using 'usb flasher' you may wanna install 'myphoneexplorer' for the android drivers it comes with.
^That's true, but you might have a problem with Aroma installer. I think it may work with the volume keys too, but if it doesn't then you'll have to find a ROM which doesn't use Aroma (most relatively old ROMs don't) and flash that instead.
Nigeldg said:
^That's true, but you might have a problem with Aroma installer. I think it may work with the volume keys too, but if it doesn't then you'll have to find a ROM which doesn't use Aroma (most relatively old ROMs don't) and flash that instead.
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Aroma does work without touchscreen, buttons can be used to select the default choices, (can't recall if volume buttons can used to change selected option, so may need to edit ROM zip so the defaults are what you want). The issue I'd see is how you go about issuing commands and starting apps; it's possible of course - there are commands to simulate screen presses (monkeyrunner) and command to start apps/processes but those commands can get complicated.
If you get a VNC system set up without touchscreen then could you add your procedure?
I am stuck at almost last step: pushing CWM: I have downloaded Recovery-400 from http://www.filecrop.com/Clockworkmod-Recovery-hd2.html , but I get the RSPL error message. I have Windows XP SP3 with .NET3 SP1, so i am admin, i have EnterBootloader.exe and rapidtool.exe, and I have unticked the USB stuff in ActiveSync ... but i am still stuck at the RSPL error :/
About going further: if I have ADB access from CWM, I will just install Armel by copying from my Sensation (Debian Armel have been installed using LinuxInstaller by Galoula). If i don't have adb, I will have to pre-install it in the zip, and reflash. In short, I push a chrootable env, and find an init script that will run sshd after boot. Once I have ssh, i'm done.
I had to install RAPI.dll, and CEUTIL.dll (found in google), re-install ActiveSync, and use a very specific ROM. HD2toolkit did not work at all for me. I forgot how I installed MAGDLR, but it was PITA to install it. And once installed, I spent 2 days on trying to use it. Putting ROMs on uSD does not allow to install the from SD.
After viewing http://cdn.youtubeavi.com/view-video/0TpYHpfHW-8 (confirmed by reading http://resetguide.com/2012/05/how-to-install-android-on-hd2-nand/ ), I saw that amongst my 1GB of data downloaded in the last days, I did not have the file ANDR_install.exe; I downloaded all possible ROMs until I find one having this magic file: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=893637 . Only this ROM has andr_install.exe . And when I ran it, it worked on the first time (while of course having HD with MAGLDR on option 5: USB flash).
Now, my HD2 started Android. I still can not use it at all for now, but at least, I have made a step.
adb works, so it will probably be very easy for me. From ADB, I can do almost anything: install APKs(pm install), getprop, remount /system rw, install Debian manually ... the hardest part may be to click on buttons, but I can find a WA for this: create minimal apps on my other Android phone, using Tasker with AppFactory, apps which will be able to send keystrokes, and start them as required. Long way, but should work (if I don't have CPU uncompat issues). Anyway, without touch pad, it's not gonna stay a "phone"; it will mostly be a VNC-viewer for other devices (like my RaspberryPi).
Hell I am lucky: both HTD HD2 and HTC Sensation use the exact same CPU: "ARMv7 Processor rev 2 (v7l)" . Gonna be trivial to have fun around An example to install a VNC-client:
Code:
[email protected] /tmp $ adb -s SH169V80XXXX pull /data/app/android.androidVNC-1.apk
1703 KB/s (245795 bytes in 0.140s)
[email protected] /tmp $
[email protected] /tmp $ adb -s 0123456789ABCDEF install android.androidVNC-1.apk
2015 KB/s (245795 bytes in 0.119s)
pkg: /data/local/tmp/android.androidVNC-1.apk
Success
[email protected] /tmp $
Same for server.
Like in my Sensation (definitly, I am lucky), I have a free folder in the default PATH :
Code:
localhost / # echo $PATH
/sbin:/system/sbin:/system/xbin:/system/bin
localhost / # ls /system/
app dmesg.txt framework lost+found lost+found xbin
bin etc lib lost+found media
build.prop fonts lost+found lost+found usr
localhost / #
so, let's populate it
Code:
localhost / # df -h
Filesystem Size Used Available Use% Mounted on
tmpfs 205.9M 0 205.9M 0% /dev
tmpfs 205.9M 0 205.9M 0% /mnt/asec
/dev/block/mtdblock1 127.3M 118.8M 8.5M 93% /system
/dev/block/mtdblock3 248.8M 65.2M 183.5M 26% /data
/dev/block/mtdblock2 40.0M 1.1M 38.9M 3% /cache
/dev/block/vold/179:1
3.7G 2.3G 1.4G 63% /mnt/sdcard
/dev/block/vold/179:1
3.7G 2.3G 1.4G 63% /mnt/secure/asec
localhost / # mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mtdblock1 /system
localhost / # cd /system/
localhost system # ln -s /data/local/bin/ sbin
localhost system #
Now add my personal boot script:
Code:
localhost system # cd /etc/init.d/
localhost init.d # ls -l
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 365 Feb 29 2008 00banner
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 27 Oct 9 2010 01sysctl
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 229 Feb 29 2008 03firstboot
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 105 Feb 29 2008 04modules
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 1593 Feb 29 2008 05mountsd
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 794 Feb 29 2008 20userinit
localhost init.d # ln -s /data/local/bin/rc.local 99doublehp
localhost init.d #
and populate /data as required:
Code:
bash-3.2# tar -czf bin.tgz /data/local/bin/
tar: removing leading '/' from member names
bash-3.2#
[email protected] /tmp $ adb -s SH169V80XXXX pull /data/app/bin.tgz
3660 KB/s (411734 bytes in 0.109s)
[email protected] /tmp $
[email protected] /tmp $ adb -s 0123456789ABCDEF push bin.tgz /data/local/tmp/
1972 KB/s (411734 bytes in 0.203s)
[email protected] /tmp $
localhost / # tar -xvzf /data/local/tmp/bin.tgz
data/local/bin/
data/local/bin/cpu
data/local/bin/rc.local
data/local/bin/psa
[...]
ah ... at last, ONE difference:
Code:
localhost / # head -n1 /system/sbin/psa
#!/system/bin/bash
localhost / # which bash
/system/xbin/bash
localhost / #
localhost / # cd /system/bin/
localhost bin # ln -s ../xbin/bash .
localhost bin #
No way to edit each and every script ^^
Most important one for debugging:
Code:
localhost ~ # vibrate 100
Voltage not provided. Using default 3100 mV.
/system/sbin/vibrate: line 37: /sys/devices/virtual/timed_output/vibrator/voltage_level: No such file or directory
localhost ~ # vibrate 500
Voltage not provided. Using default 3100 mV.
/system/sbin/vibrate: line 37: /sys/devices/virtual/timed_output/vibrator/voltage_level: No such file or directory
localhost ~ #
Let's prepare the SDcard for Debian use; since CM6 does not have mkfs.ext3, I did that on my workstation.
Code:
localhost / # mkdir -p /data/local/mnt/sdcard_ext
localhost / # mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /data/local/mnt/sdcard_ext/
localhost / #
I should have started by this (to help understand these logs), but it's never too late:
on HD: vi /etc/bash/bashrc
PS1='\[\033[01;31m\][email protected]\[\033[01;34m\]:\w\[\033[00m\] '
on Sensation: vi $HOME/.bashrc
PS1='\[\033[01;31m\][email protected]\[\033[01;34m\]:\w\[\033[00m\] '
This prompt is handy so that I can do copy-paste of the prompt itself for use with scp and rsync: if I am at one place in ssh, I can copy the prompt to scp a file there from an other machine.
So ... I was about to copy my Debian: I put both SDcards in the workstation.
Code:
[email protected]:~ cp -a /media/uSD_ext3/Linux /media/Hmmm/
Remove sshd keys to force regen ( /etc/ssh/ssh_host_*). Update hostname (it never properly worked in Armel).
... I'll continue overnight.
doublehp said:
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After viewing http://cdn.youtubeavi.com/view-video/0TpYHpfHW-8 (confirmed by reading http://resetguide.com/2012/05/how-to-install-android-on-hd2-nand/ ), I saw that amongst my 1GB of data downloaded in the last days, I did not have the file ANDR_install.exe; I downloaded all possible ROMs until I find one having this magic file: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=893637 . Only this ROM has andr_install.exe . And when I ran it, it worked on the first time (while of course having HD with MAGLDR on option 5: USB flash).
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...because thats the old, outdated way of installing android,, pre-nand recovery, , and those are old, outdated android roms which is why only they have the 'magic' (now obsolete) file.
samsamuel they may be outdated, but I love CM6 (after 1h of use, I find it very good), and no other method worked (4 or 5 other different methods all ended up in the RSPL.cpp issue).
To take control of my new Android, a friend told me to try AndroidScreenCast. It's some kind of VNC, specially written for Android.
Once Android is installed, you can have fun with it, without touchpad, by using http://code.google.com/p/androidscreencast/ . I am lucky that on CM6, adb was enabled by default. Download http://androidscreencast.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/AndroidScreencast/dist/androidscreencast.jnlp and run it with
Code:
javaws androidscreencast.jnlp
I will try to not use it at all. I tried it, just so that I can tell "it works", and discard all welcome menus. Did not even configure Wifi.
i accidentally wiped my Internal Storage, and with that all my photos that were in the DCIM folder. I tried some Google Play file undelete software, but unfortunately my photos were not recovered.
i've found some site with a tutorial here https://www.dflund.se/~jokke/androidfilerecovery/ , on how to extract the Internal Storage partition to a raw file, and then with testdisk it should be possible to analyse the image and find for recoverable files.
The command to extract the Internal Storage should be
Code:
/adb shell su -c "cat /dev/block/mmcblk0" | pv > mmcblk0.raw
and i've done all the steps in the tutorial.
at some point i get a message that the reported size of the partition is not correct and i can't get to the point where i should be able to see deleted files.
is there any other way to find and restore my wiped photos? (directly via ADB or any other way )
using the DF command in an ADB shell gives
Code:
Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
tmpfs 1878584 692 1877892 1% /dev
tmpfs 1878584 0 1878584 0% /mnt
/dev/block/mmcblk0p42 2539312 1373916 1149012 55% /system
/dev/block/mmcblk0p43 56627428 21661152 34949892 39% /data
/dev/block/mmcblk0p41 253920 184 248496 1% /cache
/dev/block/mmcblk0p37 28144 4256 23236 16% /persist
/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 81872 77360 4512 95% /firmware
/dev/block/mmcblk0p2 1048288 176 1048112 1% /bt_firmware
/data/media 56627428 21661152 34949892 39% /storage/emulated
is there a video tutorial that i can watch?
And so did it work i kinda have the same situation as you