I haven't really kept up with he new roms put out but what are some general specs that I would need 2 run a rom as described above? (i.e. if I need swap, compcache, how to config a good compcache script, amt of swap [swappiness maybe?], and anything else that is necessary) Thanx, any help is wonderful, oh and if I'm missing anything or am just unclear feel free to clear it up
imurpops984 said:
I haven't really kept up with he new roms put out but what are some general specs that I would need 2 run a rom as described above? (i.e. if I need swap, compcache, how to config a good compcache script, amt of swap [swappiness maybe?], and anything else that is necessary) Thanx, any help is wonderful, oh and if I'm missing anything or am just unclear feel free to clear it up
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It's acutally pretty easy.
On your SDCard set up in the following order:
Fat32
Ext3 (<1gb in size)
Linux Swap (32mb in size)
Pick up JACxHEROv1.2 (this is the hero rom that I am currently running)(Here)
Flash away! If you need further help pm me!
nolimit78 said:
It's acutally pretty easy.
On your SDCard set up in the following order:
Fat32
Ext3 (<1gb in size)
Linux Swap (32mb in size)
Pick up JACxHEROv1.2 (this is the hero rom that I am currently running)(Here)
Flash away! If you need further help pm me!
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I suggest
Fat32
Ext3 (512mb)
Linux Swap (32mb or 64mb in size) most people liked 64mb a little more than 32.
nephron said:
I suggest
Fat32
Ext3 (512mb)
Linux Swap (32mb or 64mb in size) most people liked 64mb a little more than 32.
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I've tried 64mb swap and came across a boot loop. Some of the hero roms freak out if it's over 32mb in my experiences.. But again these are the things that I did to get hero running and it's running beautifully.
nolimit78 said:
It's acutally pretty easy.
On your SDCard set up in the following order:
Fat32
Ext3 (<1gb in size)
Linux Swap (32mb in size)
Pick up JACxHEROv1.2 (this is the hero rom that I am currently running)(Here)
Flash away! If you need further help pm me!
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Doesnt JACxHero 1.2 have a sms issue??? like you miss tons of texts, or does it just apply to mms messages..
Noobyflasher said:
Doesnt JACxHero 1.2 have a sms issue??? like you miss tons of texts, or does it just apply to mms messages..
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This has been a hit and miss issue. If it does have the mms.apk issue then all you have to do is reformat the EXT3 partition and it goes away.
nolimit78 said:
This has been a hit and miss issue. If it does have the mms.apk issue then all you have to do is reformat the EXT3 partition and it goes away.
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Are you sure....like reformat before flashing like usual or reformat again after flashing??
Yep I've had the issue myself. It's a problem that the mms.apk is getting corrupt every once in a while. All you have to do is wipe the EXT3 partition and reboot the phone. The ROM will reinstall the mms.apk.
EDIT: I also had a problem with trying to restore some old mms using "Backup for Root Users". I would restore and it would force close on me. I deleted all the messages and it fixed that issue.
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I followed the exact steps from this forum and everything went smooth, but why is it that i only have 20 mb of free phone memory left after doing a new hero rom flash using jachero 2.7.4, is the apps automatically save to sd, cause if they are i dont think they are saving to the sd card, also do i have to do a linux swap or something like that to make this phone run faster, please help me people.
Demoyo23 said:
I followed the exact steps from this forum and everything went smooth, but why is it that i only have 20 mb of free phone memory left after doing a new hero rom flash using jachero 2.7.4, is the apps automatically save to sd, cause if they are i dont think they are saving to the sd card, also do i have to do a linux swap or something like that to make this phone run faster, please help me people.
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hero rom is much bigger then the normal G1 rom that is why you are seeing the lag. What is the size of your linux swap and what is your swappiness set to?
Demoyo23 said:
I followed the exact steps from this forum and everything went smooth, but why is it that i only have 20 mb of free phone memory left after doing a new hero rom flash using jachero 2.7.4, is the apps automatically save to sd, cause if they are i dont think they are saving to the sd card, also do i have to do a linux swap or something like that to make this phone run faster, please help me people.
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sorry to say this, but if your asking if you need linux-swap you obviously didn't read the instructions
ccyrowski said:
sorry to say this, but if your asking if you need linux-swap you obviously didn't read the instructions
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devs and testers need a new forum imo...
springah said:
devs and testers need a new forum imo...
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no we dont we just need to remove all noobs!
Demoyo23 said:
I followed the exact steps from this forum and everything went smooth, but why is it that i only have 20 mb of free phone memory left after doing a new hero rom flash using jachero 2.7.4, is the apps automatically save to sd, cause if they are i dont think they are saving to the sd card, also do i have to do a linux swap or something like that to make this phone run faster, please help me people.
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well the little room after flash is probably due to the sdcard NOT setup right... I had that build before and the before and so on and the space I had every time was 84mb free after boot and YES the appstosd on this build is automatic. The sdcard should have the fat32 partition first and then the ext2 partition 2nd. To setup the partitions I would NOT use ubuntu .. I ran into mounting issues with gparted .. I have had NO issues with the sdsplit found here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3582509&postcount=52
set the 2 partitions first and then setup the linux-swap partition using ubuntu .. I had mine inbetween the fat32 and the ext2 .. and YES you NEED the swap partition in the 2.7.4 build as it no longer uses swapper.
Drizzy Drake Rogers said:
no we dont we just need to remove all noobs!
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How about we take the "New Thread" privileges away from everyone except for developers or new developers who request the mods give them privilege to open a new thread?
Drizzy Drake Rogers said:
no we dont we just need to remove all noobs!
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Goodbye to 80% of the members then lol. just keeding. I think people just need to learn how to read the first post of each thread they read. I recommend setting min/max cpu freq to 528, and having linux-swap of 32MB at 20 swappiness. @ demoyo, make sure you have your partitions at the least in this order:
FAT32/EXT3
or if you want a linux-swap:
FAT32/EXT3 (1.5GB or less) /Linux-Swap (32 to 64MB)
The 20MB free internal memory is signaling that your apps to sd isn't working properly, which probably mean you didn't partition your sdcard correctly.
Drizzy Drake Rogers said:
no we dont we just need to remove all noobs!
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I should be a mod, I'd close and move this dumb stuff like crazy
thankx guys i am a noob
i really appreciate all the help guys, and yes i believe i didnt do the partion right all i want to do is help the rom not be so laggy, im usung win xp to do all this, but one more thing, my rom doesnt have the swappiness app built in like ive seen in others peoples vids how do i get it
Demoyo23 said:
i really appreciate all the help guys, and yes i believe i didnt do the partion right all i want to do is help the rom not be so laggy, im usung win xp to do all this, but one more thing, my rom doesnt have the swappiness app built in like ive seen in others peoples vids how do i get it
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You don't use the Swapper app anymore. As long as you have a linux-swap partition done correctly it is automatic. You can however change the swappiness settings in /system/bin/a2sd (it is the number in echo 30 > ...)
ok so im a noob, even with the dummie walkthroughs and all, i still quite dont understand swapping, so i have a 1gb memory card already in the phone formated to fat32, i have hero rom jachero 2.7.4, and u said linux is already in it and i dont need swap, can u pleasae tell me how to do swapper with a tutorial for dummies for bigger dummies lmao, i need help dont understand lol i would love you people forever and stop buggin u
Hang in there I am the same way learning all the new ropes and I myself dont understand the swap settings eaither
Demoyo23 said:
ok so im a noob, even with the dummie walkthroughs and all, i still quite dont understand swapping, so i have a 1gb memory card already in the phone formated to fat32, i have hero rom jachero 2.7.4, and u said linux is already in it and i dont need swap, can u pleasae tell me how to do swapper with a tutorial for dummies for bigger dummies lmao, i need help dont understand lol i would love you people forever and stop buggin u
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Ideally you need an ext and linux-swap partitions, but if you don't want to for whatever reason you can just install the "Swapper" app from the market. A linux-swap partition is much better but this is the next best thing.
AdrianK said:
Ideally you need an ext and linux-swap partitions, but if you don't want to for whatever reason you can just install the "Swapper" app from the market. A linux-swap partition is much better but this is the next best thing.
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Well said. ANother note is that if you are using the stock 1gb card then you will not notice much speed improvement no matter what you do because of having such a slow SD card. I would not recommend and thing less than a class 4 (Class 6 is the fastest).
If you plan on staying with the stock card you should probably look into another ROM.
So I'm currently running JACHero 2.7.4r2, and I'm still encountering long loads htc screens and lag. I'm aware that compcache starts up automatically at boot and that its supposed to reduce lag ect, and help the rom smoother and works better than Swap linux. How is it that others are having so much success with their roms performance? Am I supposed to tweak the settings of compcache?
I did some research and this is what I got...
Edit the userinit.sh file you're using. Check the proper threads for compcache in development forums.
As far as Compcache vs swap, I've gone back to no swaps, it seems snappier by itself without these methods. It could be a personal preference though depending on what apps/services you use the most.
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How do I get to the userinit.sh file? and what are good settings to use?
Also on the first page of JACHeroski2.7.4r2 it also says...
**Please do NOT use userinit.sh for Swap it is already done in this build and that will cause you to have swap issues
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So I'm a bit confused as to what I'm supposed to do here. I'm also running a 32 swap linux partition, should i keep it? Or Remove it?
Thanks
Mine is running really good on linux-swap.... I'm not switching to CompCache until it's 100% ironed out.
So can we enable compcache? My class 6 might not arrive before I go on holiday (Tuesday) and Im thinking linux-swap will be too slow on a class 2 :-S
AdrianK said:
So can we enable compcache? My class 6 might not arrive before I go on holiday (Tuesday) and Im thinking linux-swap will be too slow on a class 2 :-S
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Yes, you can enable compcache, its already on by default in 2.7.4r2. He said not to use userinit.sh for linux-swap as he already added command into a2sd.sh. So that's automatic as well. You can check if they're working by going into Terminal and typing:
#cat /proc/ramzswap
#free
#cat /proc/swaps
mines working but still is slow, ect. Is it cause its only experimental?
I think i found my issue, i reset overclock to be default so its NOT overclocked anymore, and i see improvements.
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Yes, you can enable compcache, its already on by default in 2.7.4r2. He said not to use userinit.sh for linux-swap as he already added command into a2sd.sh. So that's automatic as well. You can check if they're working by going into Terminal and typing:
#cat /proc/ramzswap
#free
#cat /proc/swaps
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So compache runs automatically? So no need for a swap partition?
If you have compcache and a swap partition, you're going to have problems. Use one or the other.
goldenarmZ said:
If you have compcache and a swap partition, you're going to have problems. Use one or the other.
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Or you might try using linux-swap as a backing swap for the compcache. If you wanna find out more, just check out the compcache tutorial thread.
So this is why my newest jacheroski lags that much.. But in the tutorial, there's nothing about disabling the compcache. So how can I remove it, or make linux-swap backing up compcache?
edit: I'd rather disable compcache, because I'm too lazy and not willing to create linux-swap in the future again. (gah, if there's something wrong in what I wrote - sorry, but my english isn't perfect. i'm trying ;p)
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So this is why my newest jacheroski lags that much.. But in the tutorial, there's nothing about disabling the compcache. So how can I remove it, or make linux-swap backing up compcache?
edit: I'd rather disable compcache, because I'm too lazy and not willing to create linux-swap in the future again. (gah, if there's something wrong in what I wrote - sorry, but my english isn't perfect. i'm trying ;p)
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It's easier to just delete your swap partition.. boot into recovery, enter console with [alt+x] and do this:
Code:
parted /dev/block/mmcblk0 rm 3
Its easy enough to create a new swap partition in the future.. just follow the instructions in the 1st post of the jachero thread again.
I've not looked into compcache so I'm not sure how to disable that.
Ok.. ive been on a mission to install the hero UI on my g1.
my phone is rooted, has the latest SPL and RADIO.
I flashed the hero rom and it worked.. yet there was nothing on the home page. Although if i hit send to dial, or shut the screen off it comes back locked, and gives me the dial pad. im assuming that was becuase of the no app_s on my ext2. right...?
i tried the ADB push, the ubuntu linux... it DOES NOT HAPPEN FOR ME!
(also cant install apps2sd on my phone for whatever reason)
could ive searched and searched this site with no direct answer, and no success.
If somebody could please walk me thru getting app_s to my ext2 via terminal,CP, something.. or even get apps2sd to work and ill do it 1 by 1.. IDC!
thanks in advance.
UPDATE: HAVE INSTALLED APPS2DS2 SUCCESSFULLY AND RUNNING 1.5 [CYANOGENMOD-3.6.5] FROM APPS2SD HOW DO I GET THESE APPS FROM APP_S ONLY MY EXT2 PARTITION? PLEASE HELP ME DO WHAT I NEED TO DO TO GET APP_S TO MY EXT2 AND LOAD HERO ROM!!!
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Ok.. ive been on a mission to install the hero UI on my g1.
my phone is rooted, has the latest SPL and RADIO.
I flashed the hero rom and it worked.. yet there was nothing on the home page. Although if i hit send to dial, or shut the screen off it comes back locked, and gives me the dial pad. im assuming that was becuase of the no app_s on my ext2. right...?
i tried the ADB push, the ubuntu linux... it DOES NOT HAPPEN FOR ME!
(also cant install apps2sd on my phone for whatever reason)
could ive searched and searched this site with no direct answer, and no success.
If somebody could please walk me thru getting app_s to my ext2 via terminal,CP, something.. or even get apps2sd to work and ill do it 1 by 1.. IDC!
thanks in advance.
UPDATE: HAVE INSTALLED APPS2DS2 SUCCESSFULLY AND RUNNING 1.5 [CYANOGENMOD-3.6.5] FROM APPS2SD HOW DO I GET THESE APPS FROM APP_S ONLY MY EXT2 PARTITION? PLEASE HELP ME DO WHAT I NEED TO DO TO GET APP_S TO MY EXT2 AND LOAD HERO ROM!!!
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apps2sd happens automatically with the newer ROMs. You don't need to do anything except have properly set up partitions for it to take effect. What size is your ext2 partition and is it the 2nd partition on your card?
h.nocturna said:
apps2sd happens automatically with the newer ROMs. You don't need to do anything except have properly set up partitions for it to take effect. What size is your ext2 partition and is it the 2nd partition on your card?
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fat 32 - 1gb
ext2 2nd partition - 700mb
and yes, the card is properly partitioned
oraeanast said:
fat 32 - 1gb
ext2 2nd partition - 700mb
and yes, the card is properly partitioned
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I don't know if it matters, but I think ext2 is supposed to be first?
xsnipuhx said:
I don't know if it matters, but I think ext2 is supposed to be first?
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Fat32 should be first, and both fat32 and ext2 should be set as primary.
What hero rom are you trying to load? You shouldn't have to appy app_s to the ext partition. But the easiest dummy proof way of moving it would be to boot into ubuntu and you can just copy and paste.
supremeteam256 said:
What hero rom are you trying to load? You shouldn't have to appy app_s to the ext partition. But the easiest dummy proof way of moving it would be to boot into ubuntu and you can just copy and paste.
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ubuntu WILL NOT! let me copy ANYTHING to my EXT2 partition.
It says i dont have the permissions to copy things to my card on ubuntu?
Even though it recognizes the partition.
And YES, BOTH PARTITIONS are set as primary
Hey guys can you suggest me the perfect settings for my 2GB sd?
Do I need to use Swap? (now I have 64 mb of swap)
What kind of EXT it's best? (now I have ext4)
Thank you!
Krishath said:
Hey guys can you suggest me the perfect settings for my 2GB sd?
Do I need to use Swap? (now I have 64 mb of swap)
What kind of EXT it's best? (now I have ext4)
Thank you!
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I believe ext4 is best, as it's the newest linux filesystem. I'm currently using ext3, because most ROMs don't support ext4, but I'll probably upgrade soon.
As for swap, I also have a 64mb swap partition, but default it isn't utilized. CompCache is already enabled, but I'd also like to know how to enable it.
EDIT: Swap requires a userinit.sh I'm about to try it out...
AdrianK said:
I believe ext4 is best, as it's the newest linux filesystem. I'm currently using ext3, because most ROMs don't support ext4, but I'll probably upgrade soon.
As for swap, I also have a 64mb swap partition, but default it isn't utilized. CompCache is already enabled, but I'd also like to know how to enable it.
EDIT: Swap requires a userinit.sh I'm about to try it out...
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Yeah but what it's the best setting for this ROM?
EXT4 + SWAP 64MB are alright?
So swap partition isn't used by default? How we "activate" it?
Krishath said:
Yeah but what it's the best setting for this ROM?
EXT4 + SWAP 64MB are alright?
So swap partition isn't used by default? How we "activate" it?
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Isn't much difference between ext3 and ext4. Cyanogen himself uses ext4, so...
You need to make a custom userinit.sh, follow that guide I posted.
Swap size probably doesn't matter too much, as long as it's not too big. 64 will be fine, any speed increase from a different size will be minimal.
This is how I'm running 4.0.4...
- 32MB Linux Partition - enabled using Swapper.
- 528MHz set ALL the time - enabled using SetCPU(Makes the UI sooo much smoother. Didnt really notice a difference in battery life either).
Using userinit.sh I enabled CompCache with linux swap on a 64 partition and it does seem smoother. Also switched to ext4 now, don't really see a difference.
Will try it now
AdrianK said:
Using userinit.sh I enabled CompCache with linux swap on a 64 partition and it does seem smoother. Also switched to ext4 now, don't really see a difference.
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Can you post your usernit.sh?
AdrianK said:
Using userinit.sh I enabled CompCache with linux swap on a 64 partition and it does seem smoother. Also switched to ext4 now, don't really see a difference.
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i would suggest you stick to ext3 because it's more commonly used as of right now... also 64mb is a good sized partition, and linux swap is good, but compcache and Backing Swap is a lot better...
prince.siraj said:
i would suggest you stick to ext3 because it's more commonly used as of right now... also 64mb is a good sized partition, and linux swap is good, but compcache and Backing Swap is a lot better...
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Can I have some "made" files to put in my SD card? I have a "normal" 2GB microsd card with 64 mb of swap... I'd be glad for this
I really dont see anything wrong with ext4, Ive had a look in a few rom release threads and most of them have support for it. I use cyanogen mod 99% of the time anyway...
Krishath said:
Can I have some "made" files to put in my SD card? I have a
"normal" 2GB microsd card with 64 mb of swap... I'd be glad for this
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Are you talking about userinit.sh and user.conf? Just follow the link I posted earlier, took me about 10 minutes to set up.
for swap dont go over 45mb. i honestly can notice the dif. i us my g1 as a test dummy. ext2,3,4 honestly does not make a dif in my eyes. i have tried all. i use linux mint to partition my sd. which by the way is the easiest and sickest way to partition. just had to put that out there for lin users. root root lol!! but ya. over 45mb makes me feel its really trying to find the swap space. try it and give me your opinion. i have partitioned my sd from recovery mkpartfs, windows partition to linux partition editor. ya. trust me. i currently use 40mb swap. that is what really matters. use at ur comfort and day to day usage. fosho!!
I'm using warm donut, flashed to the phone.. before hand I was using haret until I felt everything was stable enough.
My SD card is still partitioned the old way, 7.4GB fat32, 512M ext3, 32M swap
Is there a way to enable app2sd with warm donut so I can get more room? it might just be the fun of something new for now, but watching the free space for apps going down way to quickly
lordcalin said:
I'm using warm donut, flashed to the phone.. before hand I was using haret until I felt everything was stable enough.
My SD card is still partitioned the old way, 7.4GB fat32, 512M ext3, 32M swap
Is there a way to enable app2sd with warm donut so I can get more room? it might just be the fun of something new for now, but watching the free space for apps going down way to quickly
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i second this, I would love to do apps to SD
I think it should be do-able now that we have the automount program that allows access sd card system and user simultaneously.
yeah you guys would love apps2sd...it's cool on my hero! im glad to see all of the android development going on here.
If you guys want to do Apps2SD, you'll need an ext2 partition on your SD for it. Native Android devices have had some trouble with Apps2SD, so it's just been rewritten by Chris Soyars and Cyanogen -- instead of the WesGarner method that had been used previously. I suggest using their code as it's battle-tested.
Here's the relevant code at github, as you can see it's been recently updated:
http://github.com/cyanogen/android_vendor_cyanogen/tree/eclair/prebuilt/common/etc/init.d/
HTH
I have app2sd enabled in my eclair build.
If you want to use it you must have an ext2 parition on your sdcard. than use my spareparts app to enable. Reboot.. wait... and there you go.
Can we get this going in your build Myn?
mssmison said:
I have app2sd enabled in my eclair build.
If you want to use it you must have an ext2 parition on your sdcard. than use my spareparts app to enable. Reboot.. wait... and there you go.
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Did a search for spareparts and couldnt find a link to a download. Anybody have a link they could throw up that would be awesome.
Thanks in advance
aviking said:
Did a search for spareparts and couldnt find a link to a download. Anybody have a link they could throw up that would be awesome.
Thanks in advance
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It's something that's built into the build, for msi's eclair he's got some extra things built into it. But it's not something you can just download
mrono said:
It's something that's built into the build, for msi's eclair he's got some extra things built into it. But it's not something you can just download
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i have the apps2sd.apk but it doesnt work properly. like you said i think it needs to be built into a build somehow
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It's something that's built into the build, for msi's eclair he's got some extra things built into it. But it's not something you can just download
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Thanks for the quick reply.
This is starting to be not worth it and I am thinking I am glad that I was able to try android on an older phone because I dont think I will be getting an android phone when I upgrade in 6 months. Getting it so I can load apps to the sd card is WAAAAAAY to much of a pain I have tried a couple of tutorials and still cant get it to work.
aviking said:
Thanks for the quick reply.
This is starting to be not worth it and I am thinking I am glad that I was able to try android on an older phone because I dont think I will be getting an android phone when I upgrade in 6 months. Getting it so I can load apps to the sd card is WAAAAAAY to much of a pain I have tried a couple of tutorials and still cant get it to work.
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All you need to do is create a ext2 partition on your card and install system to nand and data to ext 2 partition. You can create as big of a partition as you want.
incubus26jc said:
All you need to do is create a ext2 partition on your card and install system to nand and data to ext 2 partition. You can create as big of a partition as you want.
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Thanks for the super fast repsonse
I used gparted to create the partition and formated it to ext2.
The second part you are talking about install the system to nand and data to the ext2 partition. I have installed Myn’s Warm Donut - [RLS 4 - 03/16/2010] nand version and thats where I am at right now. Do I need to move the data folder to the ext2 partition that I created? If yes when I connect to my PC running windows 7 I cannot see the ext2 partition that I created with gparted.
aviking said:
Thanks for the super fast repsonse
I used gparted to create the partition and formated it to ext2.
The second part you are talking about install the system to nand and data to the ext2 partition. I have installed Myn’s Warm Donut - [RLS 4 - 03/16/2010] nand version and thats where I am at right now. Do I need to move the data folder to the ext2 partition that I created? If yes when I connect to my PC running windows 7 I cannot see the ext2 partition that I created with gparted.
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i think you will have to reinstall system and wipe data. Change the location of the data when your going to reinstall. sorry
aviking said:
Thanks for the super fast repsonse
I used gparted to create the partition and formated it to ext2.
The second part you are talking about install the system to nand and data to the ext2 partition. I have installed Myn’s Warm Donut - [RLS 4 - 03/16/2010] nand version and thats where I am at right now. Do I need to move the data folder to the ext2 partition that I created? If yes when I connect to my PC running windows 7 I cannot see the ext2 partition that I created with gparted.
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use the norootfs installer and set your data to NAND, hit data backup, then set your data to ext2 and hit data restore.
Windows can't read ext2 on it's own
mrono said:
use the norootfs installer and set your data to NAND, hit data backup, then set your data to ext2 and hit data restore.
Windows can't read ext2 on it's own
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there you go much better answer then mine. Thanks man
would using ext2 partions make the build run smoother?
what are the benifits over NAND?
are you sure you need to have your data on the sd card? I was running apps2sd with mssmison's v7 eclair, and both my data and system were on nand, only the apps2sd was using the ext2 partition. i don't think it cares where your data.img is, just as long as you have an available ext2 partition; correct me if I'm wrong.
tatnai said:
are you sure you need to have your data on the sd card? I was running apps2sd with mssmison's v7 eclair, and both my data and system were on nand, only the apps2sd was using the ext2 partition. i don't think it cares where your data.img is, just as long as you have an available ext2 partition; correct me if I'm wrong.
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yes that is correct. This is if your not using apps2sd
mrono said:
use the norootfs installer and set your data to NAND, hit data backup, then set your data to ext2 and hit data restore.
Windows can't read ext2 on it's own
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Ok making progress with your suggestion after 2 days of reading and failure -- lol.
I am now able to install apps to the sd card. However when I was trying all kinds of things to get this to work I made my 8GB sd card partitioned 6.5gb fat 32 and then made two ext2 partitions evenly split.
So do I need two ext partitions?
And as soon as I made the change and was able to install to the sd card I can no longer sync with my PC. Its not a huge deal because I took out the micro sd and placed it into an sd reader and my PC could still read it. So I am guessing that its something that I changed that is causing the phone not to sync with my PC.
Any thoughts