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Apps to SD

Is this an efficient method of moving apps to SD? Apparently, it works anywhere from an hour to a few weeks but eventually crashed my phone and I have to wipe and flash.
In terminal emulator
busybox cp -a /data/app /system/sd/
busybox cp -a /data/dalvik-cache /system/sd/
busybox cp -a /data/data /system/sd/
Then in Recovery Terminal (Alt+X on JF menu in Recovery Mode)
mount data
rm -rf /data/app
ln -s /system/sd/app /data/app
rm -rf /data/data (optional)
ln -s /system/sd/data /data/data
rm -rf /data/dalvik-cache
ln -s /system/sd/dalvik-cache /data/dalvik-cache
reboot
The method is so simple and works well, that is until it breaks . Apps2SD never seems to work right for me. I will read up on the other methods but I would like to know why this doesn't work well and if there is something I can add to this to make it work better.

aaronratner said:
Is this an efficient method of moving apps to SD? Apparently, it works anywhere from an hour to a few weeks but eventually crashed my phone and I have to wipe and flash.
In terminal emulator
busybox cp -a /data/app /system/sd/
busybox cp -a /data/dalvik-cache /system/sd/
busybox cp -a /data/data /system/sd/
Then in Recovery Terminal (Alt+X on JF menu in Recovery Mode)
mount data
rm -rf /data/app
ln -s /system/sd/app /data/app
rm -rf /data/data (optional)
ln -s /system/sd/data /data/data
rm -rf /data/dalvik-cache
ln -s /system/sd/dalvik-cache /data/dalvik-cache
reboot
The method is so simple and works well, that is until it breaks . Apps2SD never seems to work right for me. I will read up on the other methods but I would like to know why this doesn't work well and if there is something I can add to this to make it work better.
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Why don't you just download a ROM that already moves everything to the sd for you?

I'm all ears. Which ROM do you recommend? Link? I like JF but am open to suggestions.

aaronratner said:
I'm all ears. Which ROM do you recommend? Link? I like JF but am open to suggestions.
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Cyanogen's ROM. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=537204

alritewhadeva said:
Cyanogen's ROM. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=537204
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Def cyanogen's.

Downloading and flashing now. Thanks.

aaronratner said:
Downloading and flashing now. Thanks.
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no problems, we're happy to help.

No problem Be sure to wipe just in case

Interesting ROM. I wiped and flashed. It is not seeing my partition. My phone storage is at 40MB. My partition is ext2 and I suspect that it needs to be ext3. Is there a way I can reformat the SD card via the phone (this is how I did it originally using Apps2SD). I am using my class 6 8GB card for this (I will eventually move back to my 16GB once I get the process right). I have ~600MB on my ext2 partition but it's only showing that there is 12K using "df system/sd" in TE. My previous data that I had moved there using the method that started this post in no longer there. Before I drive myself crazy reading everything about this (which I will do tonight when I have more time to dedicate to it), perhaps there is a quick answer.

Do you have cyanogen's latest recovery? 1.4? IF you do try upgrading to ext3. In recovery console
upgrade_fs
reboot

While trying to get cyanogen's latest recovery on the phone I erased my old recovery from the phone as per this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3915123 by cyanogen (first post). Now I cannot get his recovery image since when I use Home+Power it takes me straight to the Recovery Console as though I used Camera+Power. I can connect to my pc via USB and fastboot is working but it will not let me flash the recovery image to the phone. Am I screwed?

aaronratner said:
While trying to get cyanogen's latest recovery on the phone I erased my old recovery from the phone as per this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3915123 by cyanogen (first post). Now I cannot get his recovery image since when I use Home+Power it takes me straight to the Recovery Console as though I used Camera+Power. I can connect to my pc via USB and fastboot is working but it will not let me flash the recovery image to the phone. Am I screwed?
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can you normally power up? Just hold power

Okay. Thank God for Nandroid. LMAO. I was able to load an old Nandroid backup to the phone so I can get get to JF's recovery utility. I would like to flash cyanogen's latest recovery to the phone. What is the best way to do that? Can I use My Android Manager 0.5.1?

aaronratner said:
Okay. Thank God for Nandroid. LMAO. I was able to load an old Nandroid backup to the phone so I can get get to JF's recovery utility. I would like to flash cyanogen's latest recovery to the phone. What is the best way to do that? Can I use My Android Manager 0.5.1?
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Told you nandroid was handy! Just place cyanogen recovery on your sdcard and type this in terminal emulator
su <wait for #>
flash_image recovery /sdcard/cm-recovery-1.4.img
reboot recovery
enjoy new recovery!

aaronratner said:
Okay. Thank God for Nandroid. LMAO. I was able to load an old Nandroid backup to the phone so I can get get to JF's recovery utility. I would like to flash cyanogen's latest recovery to the phone. What is the best way to do that? Can I use My Android Manager 0.5.1?
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the adb commands, you can't really mess up
adb shell flash_image recovery /sdcard/cm-recovery-1.4.img

I truly apologize. I am doing this half-assed. I normally read a thousand threads before I do anything to my phone. I decided to do this on a whim while eating dinner. Probably not the best idea. Anyway, I think I got it working OK for now but I do want cyanogen's recovery and apps to sd working properly. I re-flashed cm 3.6.8.1 until I can properly sit down and figure things out. After never posting anything on a forum in my life this is suddenly my 17th in a few days.

aaronratner said:
I truly apologize. I am doing this half-assed. I normally read a thousand threads before I do anything to my phone. I decided to do this on a whim while eating dinner. Probably not the best idea. Anyway, I think I got it working OK for now but I do want cyanogen's recovery and apps to sd working properly. I re-flashed cm 3.6.8.1 until I can properly sit down and figure things out. After never posting anything on a forum in my life this is suddenly my 17th in a few days.
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That's how it starts, I started at like 4 Posts over a year, then all of a sudden, I got sucked in and now look at me... 472 Posts... T_T

aaronratner said:
I truly apologize. I am doing this half-assed. I normally read a thousand threads before I do anything to my phone. I decided to do this on a whim while eating dinner. Probably not the best idea. Anyway, I think I got it working OK for now but I do want cyanogen's recovery and apps to sd working properly. I re-flashed cm 3.6.8.1 until I can properly sit down and figure things out. After never posting anything on a forum in my life this is suddenly my 17th in a few days.
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Well I hope you can get this working, good luck! Lol I almost have 1,100 posts in 4-5 months

I will get CM3.9.1 w/Recovery 1.4 on my phone tonight (somehow). I will read everything first and I don't think I will have an issue. So far, the only thing I need to figure out is how to get the recovery 1.4 on the phone. Other than that, CM3.9.1 looked really nice for the five minutes I had it on my phone. Looking forward to it and stay tuned as I muck up my phone some more. LOL. Will post if I have issues.
Thanks for your extremely fast responses. They are much appreciated.

Cyanogen 3.9.2 is out btw

how should i change a rom from 1 to another?

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tink-14 said:
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more info on how your doing it....
generally
Alt-w
Alt-s

i mean like is it as easy as wipe and ad flash new rom on

I actually really recommend the switchrom.sh script over in the development section on the forum. You just make a backup using the script, then flash the new one (alt-w, alt-s), and if you ever want to go back, restore the backup. It works a little nicer than nandroid in the fact that it keeps all your apps, as well as app data, so you don't have to set everything back up, log in, stuff like that.

tink-14 said:
i mean like is it as easy as wipe and ad flash new rom on
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Generally. If you have your apps on an ext partition and your phone bootloops after flashing a new ROM, you may need to wipe it.
If you do get a bootloop, type this in the recovery console, then wipe and reflash the ROM.
Code:
mount -o rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /system/sd
rm -r /system/sd/*

If I have cyan's stable build and I just got the app from the market that can check for updates to his ROMs, can I just use that app to do everything? I am not familiar with how it works. Sounds like it is based off of JFs if anyone uses it.

Preparation b4 flashing between ROMS?

is there a guide anywhere on this or could someone give me a rough guide?
Do I need to format the partitions I made on my SD to run Hero, when flashing to another ROM that uses APPS2SD like Soulife's Rogers? I'm getting untold weird problems with this ROM - syncing etc.
Also, looks like APP2SD might not be working - 45MB free space is this right?
(For the record, all I did was a 'wipe' and then flash - which didn't seem to get rid of most apps)
Thanks!

You need to wipe your ext partition before switching roms.
That will get rid of the apps that stayed.

Hmm.. I digg my double post even though I only clicked once. Thx xda

can you wipe with the 'repair ext filesystems' option in cyanogens bootloader?
didn't seem to work for me. :?

with adb:
adb remount
adb shell
rm -r /system/sd/*
reboot recovery
then flash the update

thanks!
when I do
rm -r /system/sd/*
I get:
cannot remove '/system/sd/*': No such file or directory
So I guess there's nothing there anyway? ... looks like it when I 'ls' the directory anyway... confused as to why my apps keep on showing up after flashing ???

what a minute I adb'd in when it was in bootloader mode would that effect what I see?

switchrom problem

if follwed all the steps in :http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=541183. (i got to download switchrom.txt as switchrom.sh and i downloaded it to root of my sd card AND to a folder System>sd) when i do the command:
sh /system/sd/switchrom.sh -s <name>(i put drizzy-hero) and it says sh: can't open ' /system/sd/switchrom.sh' any help? im running drizzy's champion v2 cyan. recovery1.4

francoghini said:
if follwed all the steps in :http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=541183. (i got to download switchrom.txt as switchrom.sh and i downloaded it to root of my sd card AND to a folder System>sd) when i do the command:
sh /system/sd/switchrom.sh -s <name>(i put drizzy-hero) and it says sh: can't open ' /system/sd/switchrom.sh' any help? im running drizzy's champion v2 cyan. recovery1.4
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So I assume that you are going into Recovery and then you enter "mount system/sd" and you then enter the "sh system/sd/switchrom.sh -s drizzy-hero" then hit enter?
You have to remember to mount the sd.
"mount system/sd" to access the system/sd directory
"mount sdcard" to access the sdcard
You can't access any files without doing that first.

ohhh thank you i will try again

doesnt work same error

francoghini said:
...(i got to download switchrom.txt as switchrom.sh and i downloaded it to root of my sd card AND to a folder System>sd) ...
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how did you copy it to a folder system/sd? its important because i think you may have copied it to the wrong folder.
Code:
mount system/sd
mount sdcard
cp /sdcard/switchrom.txt /system/sd/switchrom.sh
this should be done in the console in recovery. if you do it in the terminal emulator you will need su first.

nvm its not working im running the commands correctly from the folder system/sd/ but it says storing nandroid backupumount can't umount /sdcard: Device or resource busy

anybody have any ideas? if you need me to ill post the .log

Step by Step
francoghini said:
anybody have any ideas? if you need me to ill post the .log
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To Bookmark
Perform a nandroid backup from Recovery 1.4
Go to Console (ALT+X)
enter "mount system/sd"
enter "sh system/sd/switchrom.sh -s ROMNAME"
It should now read "Storing ROM ROMNAME, proceed? (y/n)"
enter "y"
It should then start saying "Storing app data..." followed by "Storing nandroid backup..."
During this time it is compressing the app, app-private, app_s (if applicable), and dalvik-cache in a tar file which is then stored in /sdcard/switchrom/ROMNAME/ directory.
After it is all completed it should read "Done bookmarking the ROM named ROMNAME."
Do NOT do a nandroid restore as it will revert to the latest nandroid backup. If you wish to do a restore use the switchrom script instead..
To Restore
Reboot into recovery
Go to Console (Alt+X)
enter "mount system/sd"
enter "sh system/sd/switchrom.sh -r"
It should now read a list of roms that you have backed up. Enter the number indicating the desired ROM to restore.
It should now read "Restoring ROM ROMNAME, proceed? (y/n)
enter "y"
It should then read "Cleaning up system/sd ..." This is deleting the app, app-private, app_s, dalvik-cache directories from your sdcard.
It then should read "Restoring ROMNAME app data in /system/sd ..."
Following next should be "Restoring nandroid backup..."
Things to keep in mind.
Always make sure you have enough battery remaining to do a backup/restore.
Always make sure you have enough space on your sdcard.
Always keep at least ONE nandroid backup in your nandroid folder should the switchrom script fail.
The script COPIES the files that are backed up in the nandroid directory to the switchrom script. If you don't have a large sdcard this may cause you to lose space fairly quickly.
To delete a stored rom enter "mount system/sd" then "sh system/sd/switchrom.sh -d" then the number of your ROM that you wish to delete.
Always keep an archived copy of your backups on your PC in case your sdcard fails at some point. A good habit would be backing up the Switchrom directory at least once a week.
Also make sure you have sufficiant battery life remaining. If you use an older switchrom script and you get a unable to umount /sdcard message this is normal.

i checked the switchrom directory and saw it had a the file in it then i checked the restore thing see if it was set up in the recovery console and it is=] i guess i was using an older version . i downloaded the attachment that was on the post though. wait no i checked the nandroid folder and its empty=[.
Going to try to clean up sdcard and try again
UPDATE: i cleaned it up same thing, in the middle of storing nandroid backup... it has the same error and tells me to check out the .log

francoghini said:
i checked the switchrom directory and saw it had a the file in it then i checked the restore thing see if it was set up in the recovery console and it is=] i guess i was using an older version . i downloaded the attachment that was on the post though. wait no i checked the nandroid folder and its empty=[.
Going to try to clean up sdcard and try again
UPDATE: i cleaned it up same thing, in the middle of storing nandroid backup... it has the same error and tells me to check out the .log
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Post the Nandroid.log file in a text format.

how do i check the log? i did it before but i forgot ik it has to do with the adb

i even flashed amon ra's recovery and switchrom still gives me that error how do i check the log?

how do you use switch rom from RA recovery
I'm confused as to what commands to type for RA recovery image with switchrom built in .having same problem as the other guy.
The way you use it on RA recovery 1. 2. 3 is drop down to console by turning phone off. then holding home key and end call key to boot in recovery ,go to console and type "switchrom" now type
/sbin/switchrom ( command) then enter
Commands. -r restore
-s store
-d delete

[HOW-TO] Have it all - Enomther's 1.5/6.1+Himem+Apps2SD

Tools you'll need:
1. Rooted Nexus
2. sdcard with 2 primary partitions 1. fat32 2. ext2/3 (I did 500mb)---class 6 card highly recommended
3.Enomther's 1.6.1 found here or Enomther's 1.5.1 found here (placed at root of sdcard)
4. Himem 1.6.1 kernel update found here or Himem 1.51 kernel update found here (placed at root of sdcard)
5. Titanium backup (available in the Market...donation key recommended)
6. Be open to frustration (and possibly, but not likely, damage your device) and not hold me responsible!
Steps to take:
If you are already running EM1.5/6.1 WITHOUT the memory kernel hack, you should be able to skip the titanium and wipe part, and skip straight to step #5, however...MAKE SURE YOU NANDROID!!! first.
1. Backup!! (nandroid <most important>/Titanium <recommend donation key, as I don't know free functionality)
2. Wipe
3. Flash 1.5.1 or 1.6.1 (or reflash if already running with himem)
4. Reboot WITHOUT enabling Google backup
5. Lucid in adb shell or terminal emulator (dalvik2sd <lucid -dc -a> optional)
Code:
su
lucid -a -sd
lucid -dc -sd
reboot
6. After full boot, reboot to recovery console
8. Once in recovery, flash Himem, reboot again
7. Install Titanium app from the market
8. Restore Titanium backup made in step 1 (in batch>all apps+data option)
9. Reboot one final time
11. Check everything worked by typing "free" in terminal and verify internal storage in settings (mine says 395332 total memory and 174 free internal memory)
12. <optional> Flash/apply theme or morph
EDIT: Beware!!! This is my 666th post!!!

The basic scenario is to set up apps2sd before flashing the himem kernel...I was getting bootloops performing it any other way than this. Your results may vary.
If you get bootloops and skipped anything, you may need to perform complete process.
Also, if in bootloop (stuck at the X splash screen),
Code:
adb shell reboot recovery
saves having to pull the battery.

Little more info needed for the android newbies out there, e.g. ext partition ect
but overall nice how to, and thanks for the info ill giv it whirl soon

After flashing the highmem it got's stuck at the X splash screen.

lolittle said:
Little more info needed for the android newbies out there, e.g. ext partition ect
but overall nice how to, and thanks for the info ill giv it whirl soon
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Ahh, yes...sdcard partitions...Post #1 updated. Good looking out.
Breakthecycle2 said:
After flashing the highmem it got's stuck at the X splash screen.
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Happened to me a couple times in my experiments. Make sure you are not skipping any steps and are not using a different/older copy of the himem...download a fresh copy from the link in the OP as the file has changed in the last few days.
While stuck at the X splash screen (A.K.A. bootloop) do this.
Code:
adb shell reboot recovery
start over from step #2 above.
2. wipe
3. flash 1.5.1...etc.

What is the command to reverse the davlik back to the phone memory?
What wouyld the command be in adb to check if apps2sd and davlik2sd or vice versa actually worked correctly before preceding?

Should be
Code:
su
lucid -dc -g1
reboot
Mikey1022 said:
What is the command to reverse the davlik back to the phone memory?
What wouyld the command be in adb to check if apps2sd and davlik2sd or vice versa actually worked correctly before preceding?
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Code:
# lucid -a -sd
lucid -a -sd
Nothing was done. /system/sd/app is FOLDER.
Please rm -r /system/sd/app first.
Nothing was done. /system/sd/app-private is FOLDER.
Please rm -r /system/sd/app-private first.
Hmmm doesnt seem like it quit worked out lol
Did what it suggested for mt to remove the two folders and reapplied, worked.
lucid -s confirmed it

Mikey1022 said:
Code:
# lucid -a -sd
lucid -a -sd
Nothing was done. /system/sd/app is FOLDER.
Please rm -r /system/sd/app first.
Nothing was done. /system/sd/app-private is FOLDER.
Please rm -r /system/sd/app-private first.
Hmmm doesnt seem like it quit worked out lol
Did what it suggested for mt to remove the two folders and reapplied, worked.
lucid -s confirmed it
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So, you got it working?
If not:
Code:
su
lucid -c
will clear your ext partition of app, app-private and dalvik-cache folders. Then you can run lucid -a -sd without issue. You may have to reboot in between, maybe not.
Oh, and thanks for fixing my quote...posted it while driving.

All good now