Is is possible - with the intention of freeing up available space on my Droid to install and run all of my apps from my SD card...?!
If so - how??
Wrong forum for this question, this be all about themes, you want the Droid subforum
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Hello, I have been trying to search/understand what the pros and cons are of froyo a2sd vs the one people used before it. Anybody care to explain it to me? I have found something else called a2sd+, what is that about? If there is a thread explaining this, I apologize and would like the link to it.
Froyo way:
Data is moved in encrypted form to FAT32 partition on SD card.
Pros:
Nothing needed to set it up.
Cons:
Applications don't work when SD card is mounted. Widgets can't be moved. Monitoring apps can't be moved.
Applications don't get mounted early enough, icons disappear in non-stock launchers.
Needs to be supported by app creator (can be forced to SD through hacks).
Apps2SD(+ or not):
Creating another EXT2/3/4 partition on SD card, mounting it, making all or selected apps go there. 2 ways - either by symlink or by hacking the framework (doesn't exist on Froyo yet, existed in Cyanogen 5.X).
Pros:
Everything works as if the apps are on the phone.
Cons:
SD card needs to be repartitioned. Windows won't read this card when out of the phone, only Linux (until partitioned back to standard).
No framework support in Froyo yet (CM6.1 is expected to deliver it), so only the symlink method works (moving ALL apps).
Hi, first off I apologise if this is an easy answer, though I have been searching around and couldn't find a solution for a Donut Rom. I am running "Super D 1.9.3 with [Official] WG-Kernel v3-beta(10mb RHack)" which has Apps2SD set up automatic. However for speed purposes, I want certain APK's to be installed on the internal memory (ADW Launcher etc). I added APK's I wanted to be installed to the system directory, signed the rom, flashed without my memory card inserted and they all installed to the internal memory no problem. However after turning off my G1, inserting the memory card (with EXT3 partition) and booting up they have all been moved to the memory card. Is there a way on this rom that I can temporarily disable Apps2sd to allow me to install to the internal memory and keep them there upon 'activating' Apps2SD again? I found a solution which mentionned to edit a file within system/etc (setlocation or something like that) however that file does not exist on this rom.
I have tried pushing APK's with Android Commander to the system directory but they still get sent to my SD card!
Sorry again if this is in the wrong place, I know this may have been better suited in Super D's thread but given the Automatic Apps2SD on a Donut rom I figured others could help out too!
Check out firerats mtd hack in the forums. You may want to go that route.
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Hello I'm running into memory problem. Right now I'm running evil nxsense Rom. And I only have roughly 20 mb internal memory left. I download the app called app2sd from market ad moved all the apps I can to SD card is there anyway to free up more memory by doing some adb command n forcing all the apps into SD ?
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Not really that I'm aware of. You also have to keep in mind that anything with a background process or a widget will not want to move to SD (though you can force it in some cases).
You could create an ext partition and use the scripts in a lot of roms to move them there.
evilkorn said:
You could create an ext partition and use the scripts in a lot of roms to move them there.
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How do u do that? can u please direct me to links..
looked up in the android development section couldnt find :counfuse:
2nd post of that rom thread
Hi!
I'm facing disk space problems with internal memory on my samsung galaxy mini.
So I have moved lots of apps to SD by using app2sd and cm7 own moving capabilities.
Now I saw this apps2sd script by darktremor and want to give it a try.
I managed to partition my SD card to two different partitions and /sd-ext is mounted perfectly.
My question is before I run this apps2sd script does it interfere with already moved apps so that they get somehow broken?
I moved a lot back to phone memory (apps with widgets and auto startup) but the phone memory is so full that I cannot move all apps that were originally unmoveable without CM7. Do I encounter into troubles?
Running,
Samsung Galaxy Mini with tj_styles CM7 7.1.0 and OC 764 kernel.
-drg
drgreenth said:
Hi!
I'm facing disk space problems with internal memory on my samsung galaxy mini.
So I have moved lots of apps to SD by using app2sd and cm7 own moving capabilities.
Now I saw this apps2sd script by darktremor and want to give it a try.
I managed to partition my SD card to two different partitions and /sd-ext is mounted perfectly.
My question is before I run this apps2sd script does it interfere with already moved apps so that they get somehow broken?
I moved a lot back to phone memory (apps with widgets and auto startup) but the phone memory is so full that I cannot move all apps that were originally unmoveable without CM7. Do I encounter into troubles?
Running,
Samsung Galaxy Mini with tj_styles CM7 7.1.0 and OC 764 kernel.
-drg
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Don't know about that ... But, it is always recommended to have app in internal storage if you are using darktremor a2sd... The dt a2sd and a2sd are diffrent and are incompatible with each other so only use either one...
You can move most apps to internal storage and backup remaining ones using titanium backup or anyother method then install/flash a2sd and then restore your apps again...
If you need help with installing a2sd read this...
http://yagyagaire.blogspot.com/2011/09/how-to-partition-sd-card-and-install.html
Thanks!
I think I'll take full backup with titanium backup and then flash new cm7 with dt a2sd and then start to restore them.
As we know, lots of custom ROMS on Milestone (and on Droid too, I think) use App2EXT to free up some space in /data.
I've been using refactored MIUI 1.3.11 by tka4ev (He is not from here, but from Russian XDA-like forum, if you have any questions about this rom PM me) for a long time and it included A2SD+ by Darktremor. Whats the difference between App2EXT and A2SD+ and why ROM makers don't use it? I found it useful because of its ability to move /data/data and dalvik-cache to /sd-ext.
Any ideas?
And feel free to write about your A2SD/App2EXT/etc experience here.
If I have a right, App2SD let you move apps that you MIGHT move on the SD. App2EXT as it called move apps to the ext partition if you have it on your SD card. CM7 automatically mount ext partition at boot, and in CM7 Settings you can choose where the apps will be installed (automatically/internal/external)
Sorry, but I meant Darktremor's A2SD+ scripts, not native Android App2sd.