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Cyanogen wiki guide? Does it work for newbies?

I plan on installing the CyanogenMod once I get my Nexus One. I have heard many positive things from him, especially from G1 owners
My question is, is the Cyanogen wiki guide sufficient for someone who can read and understand directions? It's located here:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php/Full_Update_Guide_-_Nexus_One_Firmware_to_CyanogenMod
I have read everything and it seems to be laid out nicely! I haven't encountered any steps that were confusing at all.
My only question is the lack of partitions. I've watched some youtube videos and they are always taking about setting up partitions (using words like "ext4" and "ext6"). But this guide doesn't mention anything regarding this. Does this guide do the partitions automatically without user intervention?
edit:
I actually do have questions.
Regarding the "Flash Recovery."
1. Note: The Recovery.img should NOT be on the SD Card, it should be in the current working directory.
2. On the command prompt you opened earlier, type in the following command.....
Where exactly is the current working directory? Do I need to select it or do Ii simply enter the command "fastboot flash recovery Recovery.img"
Many thanks! I haven't done anything yet but just want to go over the steps so I don't get lost!

the working directory will likely be the tools directory of your SDK, or whatever directory you have fastboot.exe in.
Before writing in fastboot flash recovery, you need to navigate to the tools directory in the cmd prompt, either by typing "cd" then the /route/to/the/directory, or in vista and above, go to the tools directory, right click while holding shift and go to the option "open command window here"
Don't worry about partitions unless you intend to use apps2sd.

Easiest way to parition for apps2sd is with amon ra. Just follow the prompts, no directions required. Figuring out what size you want those partitions or swap, not so easy. I searched for ages without coming across anything concrete. Ended up going 64 meg swap, 1 gig ext 4 and the rest FAT.

the working directory is the place you extract the AndroidSDK file (usually in the local C drive, so it may look like this: C:\AndroidSDK-windows\tools\
once you install the usb drivers and get adb/fastboot working, you'll usually be running cmd commands from inside the "tools" folder
those directions in his wiki are perfect; as for partition, if you want to use Apps2SD, it's really simple to do as it's one of the options under Amom-RA's recovery image

Thanks guys!
So the partitioning is actually related to Apps2SD? This means that I do all the partitioning after the rom is installed?

Before, all data is lost when you partition. You can mount the sd after you partition while in amon ra and move the rom over then dismount it. Before you flash wipe everything. My advice would be to do a nandroid on the old sd to start. Then copy all files from the old sd to the pc, only takes a minute.

EDIT:
I went to the following http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=613217 and it worked that way. I am not sure why that method works but it does
Hmm it seems I have trouble already.
After I install the USB drivers via Android SDK, and then enable usb debugging mode,
When it installs drivers, one of them doesn't install:
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I tried using USDBDeview to remove em and reinstall em, but I end up with the same message.
I am using Windows 7 64 bit
attached below is my android sdk settings:
and what happens when i go to command prompt:

Ok if driver isn't installed, go into device manager and update Nexus One driver yourself.
Browse for this DIR C:\AndroidSDK\android-sdk-windows\usb_driver (where you have installed it etc)

Just seen you're edit, my bad.

Leoncc said:
Ok if driver isn't installed, go into device manager and update Nexus One driver yourself.
Browse for this DIR C:\AndroidSDK\android-sdk-windows\usb_driver (where you have installed it etc)
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No apologies! You are correct though. That is the why to install it if it can't automatically find it
Anyway, I managed to install it! The instructions are very clear so props to whoever created that wiki page!!

I do have one more question and it's regarding Apps2SD.
On this page, it gives instructions on how to enable and disable it.
When I go to the option menu, it doesn't allow me to select it. It's faded out. What do I do to go about enabling this?

i thought cm's instructions were enough; but thanks to the help i got here, i was able to root.

bozeefus said:
I do have one more question and it's regarding Apps2SD.
On this page, it gives instructions on how to enable and disable it.
When I go to the option menu, it doesn't allow me to select it. It's faded out. What do I do to go about enabling this?
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Usually that means you need to partition or if you are partitioned to switch to ext 4 on CM

I can't use Link2SD in Eclair 2.1 Help!

Hi XDA, i want to move my apps to SD (Im Root user)
I made 3 partitions:
FAT32, Ext3 and SWAP.
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COPY THE LINK IMAGE AND RELOAD IF U HAVE PROBLEMS!.
When i go to Link2SD, i choose "ext3" and a error appears:
"mount script not be created. mount:Not such device. Ext4 may not be supported on your device, try fat 32 on the second partition"
I tried selecting ext2, ext3 and ext4 and NOTHING
I restart the phone, and NOTHING
I tried to install another version of the Link2SD and NOTHING
In the description of the Link2SD in Android Market, says:
Some phones lack the ext2, ext3 or ext4 file system support and you may get mount errors like "no such device", "invalid argument". These phones need ext2.ko or ext3.ko modules and even some additional modules to be able to mount. Using FAT32 on the second partition will eleminate such problems, because FAT32 is supported on all phones
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The x8 don't have the modules?
Im talked with other users and they have Link2SD working on Xperia x8
I tried to make the 3 partitions 4 times ago and NOTHING!
The Notebook and the phone, recognize the SDCard.
What i can do!!?
Thanks!!
PD: Sorry for my bad English, im from Argentina

KbZonFS said:
The x8 don't have the modules?
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Well, you put it somewhat wrong...
The Stock ROM does not contain the required kernel modules for supporting EXT2/3/4 filesystems.
Also - why did you create a SWAP partition? Stock Kernel does NOT support swap!
You may try to borrow the modules from the GingerDX ModulesStockKernel AddOn and see if they work with Eclair. This, however, requires that you know what you are doing as you need to copy the kernel modules from the ZIP into the correct location and maybe alter a script to load them at boot-up.

B.Jay said:
Well, you put it somewhat wrong...
The Stock ROM does not contain the required kernel modules for supporting EXT2/3/4 filesystems.
Also - why did you create a SWAP partition? Stock Kernel does NOT support swap!
You may try to borrow the modules from the GingerDX ModulesStockKernel AddOn and see if they work with Eclair. This, however, requires that you know what you are doing as you need to copy the kernel modules from the ZIP into the correct location and maybe alter a script to load them at boot-up.
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A friend gives me the libs And the modules. But Eclair don't have the /system/lib/modules folder.
If i put the libs and create the MODULES folder and paste the ext3.ko file... I don't brick my Xperia x8? Eclair detects the new libs and the folder modules?
Thanks for replyng!
Sorry for my bad English!
Sent from my E15a using XDA App

First link doesn't work for me
But if I were You I would change ext3 into ext2 and delete swap partition. I hope You set all partitions as primary cause it is neccessary

KbZonFS said:
A friend gives me the libs And the modules. But Eclair don't have the /system/lib/modules folder.
If i put the libs and create the MODULES folder and paste the ext3.ko file... I don't brick my Xperia x8? Eclair detects the new libs and the folder modules?
Thanks for replyng!
Sorry for my bad English!
Sent from my E15a using XDA App
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Chances are you need to put them into the hw_config.sh file to automatically load them during boot - there are tons of threads about this topic, use SEARCH.

did you create the both partitions as primary??
- first partition (FAT32/Primary/more than 1GB)
- second partition (FAT32/Primary/500MB)
- ignore if there is notification to format your SD Card.
- Reboot.
- Install link2SD, Open it.
- Choose your Partition (select the second partition)
- Reboot.
- To move the App to your external, click the Apps/Games.
- Select Create Link. Reboot
Note: You just can create 2 partitions if you use 2GB SD card.
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No results in search
B.Jay said:
Chances are you need to put them into the hw_config.sh file to automatically load them during boot - there are tons of threads about this topic, use SEARCH.
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Can you give me a Link?

KbZonFS said:
Can you give me a Link?
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Sure, here you go

Yeah
Dawoods said:
did you create the both partitions as primary??
- first partition (FAT32/Primary/more than 1GB)
- second partition (FAT32/Primary/500MB)
- ignore if there is notification to format your SD Card.
- Reboot.
- Install link2SD, Open it.
- Choose your Partition (select the second partition)
- Reboot.
- To move the App to your external, click the Apps/Games.
- Select Create Link. Reboot
Note: You just can create 2 partitions if you use 2GB SD card.
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If u look in the first image, are the 3 partitions:
FAT32: Primary
Ext3: Primary
SWAP: Logical
But Link2SD doesn't work!

Troll
B.Jay said:
Sure, here you go
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Haha, ok... But i don't know what lines i have to edit.
Sorry for mi bad english

KbZonFS said:
Haha, ok... But i don't know what lines i have to edit.
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Find and edit the hw_config.sh
Input a like like...
insmod /system/lib/modules/<module>.ko
As an example about the Overclock module, you would put the following line:
insmod /system/lib/modules/x8oc.ko
Savvy?

KbZonFS said:
If u look in the first image, are the 3 partitions:
FAT32: Primary
Ext3: Primary
SWAP: Logical
But Link2SD doesn't work!
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you must create just 2 partition and both are FAT32 Primary. I've tried that way and link2sd work great. You dont need to create swap, because it doesnt work on stock kernel.
First time, I got the same problem as you are. But after following that steps, I get no problem.

Like this?
B.Jay said:
Find and edit the hw_config.sh
Input a like like...
insmod /system/lib/modules/<module>.ko
As an example about the Overclock module, you would put the following line:
insmod /system/lib/modules/x8oc.ko
Savvy?
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Would be...
insmod /system/lib/modules/ext3.ko
Right? Is secure edit hw_config.sh ?
Sorry for my bad English

Dawoods said:
you must create just 2 partition and both are FAT32 Primary. I've tried that way and link2sd work great. You dont need to create swap, because it doesnt work on stock kernel.
First time, I got the same problem as you are. But after following that steps, I get no problem.
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I will consider your info
Thanks man!
Sorry for my bad English

KbZonFS said:
Would be...
insmod /system/lib/modules/ext3.ko
Right? Is secure edit hw_config.sh ?
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Yes...
insmod /system/lib/modules/ext3.ko
insmod /system/lib/modules/ext4.ko
(and maybe you even need to specify the jbd*.ko modules if the ext modules doesn't load them automatically).
Editing hw_config.sh is "secure", but chances are that you could end up in a boot loop if the ROM doesn't love your modifications.
In that case you need to re-flash Stock to undo your changes and try anew.

B.Jay said:
Yes...
insmod /system/lib/modules/ext3.ko
insmod /system/lib/modules/ext4.ko
(and maybe you even need to specify the jbd*.ko modules if the ext modules doesn't load them automatically).
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I don't understand you... :/
B.Jay said:
Editing hw_config.sh is "secure", but chances are that you could end up in a boot loop if the ROM doesn't love your modifications.
In that case you need to re-flash Stock to undo your changes and try anew.
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Im using Eclair 2.1-update1
Build: 2.1.1.A.0.6

KbZonFS said:
I don't understand you... :/
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The ext3.ko and ext4.ko have a dependency on jbd.ko and jbd2.ko
This means you possibly also need to load the modules to make ext3|4.ko work.
* "jdb" is short for "Journalled Block Device" ... ext3 and ext4 are journalled file systems keeping a transaction log of the things that happened in the fs to quickly recover from filesystem corruption.

B.Jay said:
The ext3.ko and ext4.ko have a dependency on jbd.ko and jbd2.ko
This means you possibly also need to load the modules to make ext3|4.ko work.
* "jdb" is short for "Journalled Block Device" ... ext3 and ext4 are journalled file systems keeping a transaction log of the things that happened in the fs to quickly recover from filesystem corruption.
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Daaaam, that is so complicated!
Thanks man... I have to go! :/
Sorry for my bad English D:

KbZonFS said:
Daaaam, that is so complicated!
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Didn't I tell you that you just entered a topic where you should know what you're doing and what all these fancy things mean?

[Q] Help, Accidentally damage the "Fonts" folder, My Phone wont start

The situation is like this,
first am new to the android world and i was reckless i know, but some help would be nice
Case:
-Device: Xperia X8
-Rom: Stock 2.1
-USB Debugging Enabled
-Root (SuperOneClick)
-BusyBox v1.18.4
-Bootloader locked ( default state didn't touch it so its locked i guess)
-No Recovery of any kind
-** Very Important to keep the files, so please no solutions includes wiping the internal memory
What happen:
i was using "Font installer" app to change fonts and accidentally replaced "ALL" the font files in "System/Fonts" and that led the device not to boot now stuck on "Sony Ericsson" black screen
So:
- I think i need a copy of the original "System/Fonts" of any Xperia X8, if you guys can upload?
- and i need to know how can i access the phone internal memory so i can replace the content of "System/Fonts" with the new files
Thanks In Advance

Restore via pcc
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ElmirBuljubasic said:
Restore via pcc
Sent from my E15i using xda app-developers app
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As i said "-** Very Important to keep the files, so please no solutions includes wiping the internal memory"

medomoo said:
As i said "-** Very Important to keep the files, so please no solutions includes wiping the internal memory"
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Then I guess you are outta luck.. You have to re-flash your ROM. That'll delete data from internal memory. Data on SD Card will be safe..

May be you can use adb to push folder or files you want to its location. It will save your precious data.
Sent from my R800i using xda premium

creative_md said:
May be you can use adb to push folder or files you want to its location. It will save your precious data.
Sent from my R800i using xda premium
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Thank you i will try that, but still i need the original "Fonts Folder", can any one please upload ?

Try to download any ftf file extract it then copy fonts folder from there
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creative_md said:
Try to download any ftf file extract it then copy fonts folder from there
Sent from my R800i using xda premium
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Thanks, got the fonts folder still working on how to push it

tried adb, but i cant get root
After adb shell i get $ when i type su i get "[1] segment fault su"
i tried and i searched every where with no luck !! any help please
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!!!!! Any Help !!!!!

1. Hope u have enabled usb debugging !
2. Go to recovery (if u have it,if not you are in the trouble)
3. Go to mount/storage
4. Mount system,data
5. Download Android Commander or QtADB !
6. Connect usb cable to pc and x8
7. Open Android Commander and QtADB
8 If phone is sucessfuly connected,u can copy Fonts folder from working rom and replace it with damaged fonts folder.
9. Reboot
10. Enjoy!:laugh:

2010matej said:
1. Hope u have enabled usb debugging !
2. Go to recovery (if u have it,if not you are in the trouble)
3. Go to mount/storage
4. Mount system,data
5. Download Android Commander or QtADB !
6. Connect usb cable to pc and x8
7. Open Android Commander and QtADB
8 If phone is sucessfuly connected,u can copy Fonts folder from working rom and replace it with damaged fonts folder.
9. Reboot
10. Enjoy!:laugh:
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Reading would have saved you some precious minutes that you now will never get back:
medomoo said:
Case:
-Device: Xperia X8
-Rom: Stock 2.1
-USB Debugging Enabled
-Root (SuperOneClick)
-BusyBox v1.18.4
-Bootloader locked ( default state didn't touch it so its locked i guess)
-No Recovery of any kind
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@medomoo - There might be a way to access the internal memory with specialized equipment, but don't quote me on that one. Go to a phone repair shop or try talking directly to Sony.
The only thing you can do by yourself now is close your eyes and lose the information. You screwed things up really badly with no backup and no recovery. Learn, let it go and move on.

Fortun said:
@medomoo - There might be a way to access the internal memory with specialized equipment, but don't quote me on that one. Go to a phone repair shop or try talking directly to Sony.
The only thing you can do by yourself now is close your eyes and lose the information. You screwed things up really badly with no backup and no recovery. Learn, let it go and move on.
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Thank you, But why i cant get root access in ADB

Let's put it another way. When your PC freezes, is there anything you can do to manipulate the files? No. Let's take one step further: when you get the blue screen of death while starting the system, is there anything you can do to anything inside your harddrive? No.
It's the same with your phone. Your phone is freezed even before mounting all of the partitions fully and correctly. So, ADB will do nothing. In short, in this regard, there's nothing you can do.
So, take your phone directly to Sony or to a phone repair shop. Or just lose the information.

OK lets say am going to flash a new ROM,
BTW just to take a lesson from that:- what is the safety steps i should take to prevent situation like this from happening again etc what kind of recovery and what else than recovery i can do ??

Backup all apps through titanium backup. And always make nandroid backup through recovery. Its advantage is that if you messed with your phone(like in this case) you can recover backup and you get your old phone back (with data of any kind).
Sent from my R800i using xda premium

Thank god, its working now and didn't have to flash new ROM and all my files are save,
1- Got "Shell Root" with SuperOneClick v2.3.3
2- Used "Android Commander" to push the Original Fonts to its place. and done.
Thanks everyone

Mods and tweaks for LG Optimus L3 E405

ALL TWEAKS AND MOD FOR E405 WILL BE ADDED HERE TIME TO TIME
SO PLEASE SUBSCRIBE AND PRESS THANX BUTTON IF I'VE HELPED YOU IN ANY MANNER
all these mods are tested by me and/or others. still if any of them bricked ur phone, that will be only ur fault. test or use any of them at ur own risk.
Rooting-
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Working-tested by me.
PLEASE CHARGE YOUR PHONE AT LEAST 60% BEFORE DOING THIS
No. of steps-10
1. Download and install LG United Drivers From Official Site
Link-http://www.lg.com/in/support-mobile/lg-E405
(see pic to know what to download)
2. Download SuperOneClickv1.7-ShortFuse.zip
Link-http://www.mediafire.com/?6f1sttgi1rc1q72
3. Disable your antivirus as it can block or can delete any file without your permission between the completion of whole process leaving you a soft bricked phone. SuperOneClick will run an exploit, your antivirus can show it as a virus or infection but after the process you can do a full system scan and there will be no virus in your system.
4.Extract SuperOneClick to desktop or any drive.
5. Connect your device to PC through data cable and connect in PC Software Mode.
6. Now go to Settings-> Applications-> Development-> Enable USB Debugging (in your phone)
7. Go to the folder where you have extracted SuperOneClick and run SuperOneClick.exe (see pic) (1)
8. Now select rageagainstthecage (2) as you can see in the pic and click on ROOT (3).
9. Wait for a while till you can see rooted and it will ask you to run a superuser command, say yes or no its up to you. yes is preferred.
10. Close SuperOneClick, Disconnect your Device. You can see a new app in there 'Super User', run it. If it starts.
Congrats, you are rooted but if it get force closed, then just connect device with usb debug enable and run superoneclick again with rageagainstthecage as mentioned above, this time you'l be rooted.
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My Work:
Mods For Lg L3 E405 Dual
Micromax Canvas Music Kernel Development Thread
How to mod lewa os PIM.apk (sms)
Multi Boot MTK Devices
Custom recoveries for Canvas Music A88 and Canvas 2 A110
Micromax Canvas Music Custom Rom's Patches
MT6577 Auto Focus Fix

CWM Recovery
Credits to dansh for build the first version of CWM Recovery for E405, all below versons are mine with changes
(See video tutorial if having any problem, links below)
1. Download terminal emulator from given links and install it to your E405.
(google play)-https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jackpal.androidterm&hl=en
(apk)-http://www.papktop.com/android-terminal-emulator-1-0-32.html
2. Download the Recovery file from the link.
CWM (normal version for user's not using link2sd and 3 partition system)
http://www.4shared.com/file/PSf8-KOF/cwmrecovery.html?
Stock Recovery
http://www.4shared.com/file/V0-hm93J/recoverystock.html?
3. Connect your E405 to pc in mass storage mode and move/copy 'cwmrecovery.img' to Internal SD (1GB)
4. Run the Terminal Emulator (see video tutorial for ease, links below)
Now, type the following commands-
after $ type
su (press enter) (terminal'll ask for superuser permission, grant it)
you'll see this
#
now type after #
dd(single space here)if=/sdcard/cwmrecovery.img(single space here)of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p17 (press enter)
above command should look like this in terminal-
$ su
# dd if=/sdcard/cwmrecovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p17
you'll see 'some records in some records out etc etc'
press the back soft-key to exit the terminal.
you can use 'recoverystock.img' by just replacing 'cwmrecovery.img' in all commands.
You can reboot to recovery by pressing and holding volume up (or down, hard reset gone, you can use recovery to reset your phone now) when the device is powering on.
See the images to know how to make a back up using CWM Recovery.
Videos-
Old Recovery Wroking-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7vckwBHWyY&feature=youtu.be
VIDEO TUTORIAL-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r8YpHQJTeo&feature=youtu.be
UPDATE:
New CWM Recovery for link2sd and 3 partition system users.
Flash using old CWM Recovery and reboot to recovery.
http://www.mediafire.com/?s1bgcmf80a87xbd
Features of link2sd version-
This will mount and backup in third partition of ur sd card instead of first
1st-fat (smallest size) <--------- Previous recovery backup and mount location
2nd-EXT4/3/2 1gb
3rd-Fat32 (rest of the space) <--------- this recovery mount and backup in this partition.
this version will make backup of
system, data, cache, recovery, boot and also .android-secure
Another version is under testing
Features-
will backup sd-ext (all apps linked by link2sd)
wipe option added for sd-ext
complete backup of the phone (nothing left)
test backup was of size 1.5 gb
will be out soon.
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Link2SD
1. Download and install Link2D from any given link.
2. Root your phone (if not rooted) (guide is previously posted on the page).
3. Download a Partition manager (Link given).
4. Insert your card in card reader and back up all your files to the computer because partitioning will wipe your data.
5. Open Mini Tool (partition manager's name) in your computer. Locate your SD card (be careful in choosing and make sure not to choose the drive of your computer).
6. Right click and choose Delete.
7. Again Right click and create a FAT (not fat32) PRIMARY partition and choose the smallest size possible.
8. Then create a EXT2 PRIMARY partition of 1 GB (not bigger) which will be used with Link2SD.
9. Create a FAT32 partition for the remaining space left on the SD card, by the same way you created EXT2.
10. Click the “Apply” button on the top left corner and wait for it to finish the process. Done.
11. Put back your SD card to your phone and switch it on.
12. Open Link2sd. You will be prompted to choose between ext2, ext3, ext4 and FAT32. Select ext2. (ext4 is also working in my case, try if working for u)
13. It will say mount script created. Reboot your phone now.
14. Open link2sd and if the message doesn’t show up, you succeded.
15. Go to Link2sd>Settings>check the autolink (to automatically move apps upon installation) (Optional).
16. If you already have some apps, select “move to phone” then after moving select “Create Link” (be sure to check the three files: app, dalvic-cache and library files).
Links:-
Partition manager- http://download.cnet.com/MiniTool-Partition-Wizard-Home-Edition/3000-2094_4-10962200.html
Link2SD (google play)- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.buak.Link2SD
Link2SD (APK)- http://dl.apktops.com/app/201208/Link2SD_2.2.1.apk
Note: EXT2 is old, EXT4 is the fastest among 3 (EXT2,EXT3,EXT4) but not compatible in all ROMS and often requires kernel that supports EXT4.
So you can/should try all of them and keep the best one that works with your rom.
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Move All Existing Apps to the SD Card (internal sd) WITHOUT ROOTING
NOTE:don't move launchers, widgets and all the apps that you want to keep running when your phone is mounted or when you just switched it on, till external memory prepares. u can not use widgets if the are moved to sd
Tools required-
1. Drivers of your phone
2. Oracle’s Java JDK
3. Android SDk
# As in this tutorial, you have to connect your phone to pc in ‘pc software’ mode, so you have to install all the drivers in your pc, required by your phone. Look on official site of your phone to download the drivers or search for a cd/memory card in the phone box.
For LG Drivers, download and install in pc from here (around 10mb file, see image to know what to download)
Link-http://www.lg.com/in/support-mobile/lg-E405
(see bottom half of the image to know what to download)
1. Enable USB Debugging
Open the Settings screen, tap Applications, and select Development.
Tap the USB Debugging checkbox to enable it.
You may want to disable debug mode after completing this process.
#if USB Debug is grayed and u are not able to tick it, just in case, then plug your device to pc via data cable and connect in 'pc software' mode. now go to above said location in you phone and enable usb debug now.
# (If you don’t already have Oracle’s Java JDK installed on your computer, you’ll have to download and install it before installing the Android SDK ie mentioned in next step)
link for Oracle’s Java JDK-http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk7u9-downloads-1859576.html
(check " Accept License Agreemen" and click "jdk-7u9-windows-i586.exe" on this page)
2. Install the Android SDK
link-http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
(click "Download the SDK for Windows")
#note the path of installation, you'll need it later OR change the location of android sdk to a simpler path like root directory (C: or D: etc) for ease.
3. After you’ve installed both, JDK first and then Android SDK,
launch the SDK Manager from your Start menu.
Click on Start-> All Programs-> Android SDK Tools-> SDK Manager
Android SDK will open.
4. Now uncheck all check boxes (if checked by default) and select "Android SDK Platform-tools" and click the Install button to download and install it.
5. After the process completes, connect your Android device to your computer with USB cable (if not connected in step 1 or removed after it, you may have to enable usb debug again, plz refer to step 1 now).
Windows should locate the device and install the appropriate drivers automatically. If it doesn’t, you may have to download and install the appropriate drivers from your Android device’s manufacturer. Do not mount the device after connecting it – just plug it in. Use "PC Software" instead.
6. Open a Windows Explorer window and navigate to the android-sdk\platform-tools folder.
On x64 Windows, you’ll find this folder at C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools by default.
Check C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools if you’re using a 32-bit version of Windows.
#This will be the path where you have Android SDK in step 2.
i've told u to note it.
now plz look where u've installed it.
7. Launch a Command Prompt window (CMD) in this folder.
For this, press and hold shift key, right or left shift doesn't matters
right click anywhere (holding the shift) in empty space and select "Open command window here".
CMD will open.
8. Now type "adb devices" and press Enter.
You should see your connected Android device.
9. Now at last, type the following and press enter to set the default install location to your SD card:
ALL THE COMMANDS ARE CASE SENSITIVE
adb shell pm setInstallLocation 2
If you want to revert this change later and install apps to the internal storage by default, run this command:
adb shell pm setInstallLocation 0
code meanings-
0-auto
1-internal storage
2-external storage
(optional)
to know where the apps will be stored now run the following command
adb shell pm getInstallLocation
the result will be 2, ie external storage.
10. Now close CMD, disconnect your Device and start moving apps to sd without root
In you device, open the Settings screen, tap Applications, and select Manage Applications. Select the app you want to move and tap the Move button on its details screen.
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UNBRICK YOUR LG OPTIMUS L3 E405 and E400 WITH KDZ UPDATER
No. of steps-15
LET THE PHONE CHARGE OR AN HOUR OR TWO OR MORE
DISABLE YOUR ANTIVIRUS TEMPORARILY
1. Download LG Optimus L3 USB Driver
2. Download LG Optimus L3 stock firmware/rom from the page given at the end. (according to your network provider and country)
3. Download and extract KDZ updater on desktop or in any directory.
4. Install Microsoft XML parser (by running msxml.msi in the extracted folder)
5. Restart your computer.
6. Now, switch off your phone (ignore this, as assumed you can't even switch it on kidding)
7. Remove the battery and reinsert it. Press and hold Volume Up button and Volume Down button together. While you are pressing both buttons, press the Power/Lock button. DON'T LEAVE VOLUME UP DOWN BUTTONS TILL YOU GET TO EMERGENCY MODE (yellow screen with Emergency mode written on it). ALSO DON'T REMOVE THE BATTERY ONCE YOU REACHED EMERGENCY MODE.
8. Connect your phone to the computer via the USB Cable.
9. Run KDZ updater as Administrator.
10. Choose the following options in KDZ Updater (also see image):
Type: 3GQCT
Phone Mode: DIAG
KDZ file is the one you downloaded in step 2
CHOOSE CORRECT OPTIONS & RECHECK THEM TWICE OR THRICE!!
(these settings are for l3 only don't try on any other random phone)
11. Click 'Launch Software Update' and pray to god.
12. Go for a walk or talk to the mirror as it will take a while for the rom to be flashed.
13. At last you will se 'Finished'. Your phone will be switched off, switch it on normally. (or it can restart by itself, wait for about half minute before trying to switch it on)
14. It will take more time in switching on once, after that you can use it normally.
15. It is preferable to do a hard reset after flashing by this method.
LG Optimus L3 USB Driver
Link-http://www.lg.com/in/support-mobile/lg-E405
LG Optimus L3 stock firmware/rom
Link-http://lg/-phone-firmware.com/index.php?id_mod=11
KDZ updater
Link-http://www.unclenet.de/files/KDZ_FW_UPD_EN.7z
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How to use game gardian
Wanna cheat in any game???
download game gardian and follow the instructions (pics)
apk:
http://www.mediafire.com/?lumaz3036caain0
mirror:
http://www.mediafire.com/?sdh57bfv9krk559
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MOUNT LINK2SD PARTITION (i.e. EXT PARTITION) AS SYSTEM MEMORY (i.e. 157 mb default)
this is for the partition structure created to use with link2sd (ie fat, ext, fat32)
REMOVE ALL SCRIPTS U ARE USING TO MOUNT EXT PARTITION AND MAKE A TITANIUM BACKUP OF ALL APPS
FLASH THE ATTACHED BOOTINT.IMG USING CWM (DO A NANDROID BACKUP FIRST AND RESTORE DATA ONLY AFTER FLASHING)
OR
extract init.rc of boot.img and edit it. (for extracting u need Cygwin for windows and dsixda-Android-Kitchen or kernel kitchen, google about them)
do the following in init.rc
1. search 'on fs'
on fs
comment out 'mount yaffs2 [email protected] /data nosuid nodev' with #
like this
# mount mtd partitions
# Mount /system rw first to give the filesystem a chance to save a checkpoint
mount yaffs2 [email protected] /system
#mount yaffs2 [email protected] /system ro remount
#mount yaffs2 [email protected] /data nosuid nodev
mount yaffs2 [email protected] /persist nosuid nodev
mount yaffs2 [email protected] /cache nosuid nodev
mount yaffs2 [email protected] /persist nosuid nodev
now on 'on emmc-fs'
replace
wait /dev/block/mmcblk0p21
exec /system/bin/demigod_make_ext4fs -l 160M /dev/block/mmcblk0p21 /data
exec /system/bin/e2fsck -y /dev/block/mmcblk0p21
mount ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p21 /data nosuid nodev noatime barrier=1 data=ordered noauto_da_alloc errors=continue
with
wait /dev/block/mmcblk1p2
wait /dev/block/mmcblk1p2
wait /dev/block/mmcblk1p2
exec /system/bin/demigod_make_ext4fs -e /dev/block/mmcblk1p2 /data
exec /system/bin/e2fsck -y /dev/block/mmcblk1p2
mount ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk1p2 /data nosuid nodev noatime barrier=1 data=ordered noauto_da_alloc errors=continue
save it
pack the boot.img and flash it using cwm
if u have any cwm flashable package with u then extract 'META-INF>com>google>android>updater-script' and edit it with notepad++
delete everithing it it and paste this
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "mount", "/system");
package_extract_file("boot.img", "/tmp/boot.img");
assert(run_program("/system/bin/dd", "if=/tmp/boot.img", "of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p9")=="0");
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "umount", "/system");
save it and drag and drop it to it's location, i.e. 'META-INF>com>google>android> here'
now drag and drop boot.img in the zip (no folder, the zip itself)
make a nandroid backup and flash this.
now, advance restore ONLY data using cwm recovery and reboot
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MOUNT EXTERNALSD AS INTERNALSD
THIS MOD IS UNDER TESTING, PLEASE DON'T REPORT BUGS
edit init.rc and do search this
#exec /system/bin/resize2fs /dev/block/mmcblk0p20
now remove all # from
# [START] LGE_USE_INTERNAL_FAT
#wait /dev/block/mmcblk0p20
#exec /system/bin/resize2fs /dev/block/mmcblk0p20
#exec /system/bin/e2fsck -y /dev/block/mmcblk0p20
#mount vfat /dev/block/mmcblk0p20 /mnt/sdcard
# [END] LGE_USE_INTERNAL_FAT
to make it like to like like this
# [START] LGE_USE_INTERNAL_FAT
wait /dev/block/mmcblk1p3
exec /system/bin/resize2fs /dev/block/mmcblk1p3
exec /system/bin/e2fsck -y /dev/block/mmcblk1p3
mount vfat /dev/block/mmcblk1p3 /mnt/sdcard
# [END] LGE_USE_INTERNAL_FAT
add this above "mount vfat /dev/block/mmcblk1p3 /mnt/sdcard" if not mounting
unmount /dev/block/mmcblk0p20
OR FLASH THE ZIP
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ICS THEME FOR STOCK ROM (see images)
THIS IS FOR TESTING ONLY. IF WORKING, PLEASE COMMENT. THEN I'LL UPDATE THE THEME WITH MORE THEMED APP (only UI is themed in this version)
Flashing this is simple as 1, 2 and 3.
1. download and move/copy both zips to internal/external sd card
2. reboot to recovery and make a nandroid backup.
3. flash "1.zip" (from where u've placed it in step 1)
4. reboot.
if there is no bootloops and the phone starts up normally the proceed, otherwise restore cwm backup from recovery.
5. reboot to recovery and flash "2.zip"
6. reboot.
Enjoy
Zips:-
http://www.mediafire.com/?s5jv658c6ujoj4x
http://www.mediafire.com/?a5nr8m75k453ars
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thanks mate .
this is exact what I want!
needs to test some of them
there is one question
are you done all this things on your lg e 405 dual sim and is your phone work still normally? )
and is there any bug after rooting the phone I means some ppl says get buged in wifi or something like that...
thanks

x625 said:
thanks mate .
this is exact what I want!
needs to test some of them
there is one question
are you done all this things on your lg e 405 dual sim and is your phone work still normally? )
and is there any bug after rooting the phone I means some ppl says get buged in wifi or something like that...
thanks
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i've tested all of them and rotting doesn't caused any bug in my case.

Im very glad to see you support here .
I newly bought a L3 E405 dual and had some trouble with it.
1)
firstly I must thank you for your rooting method (post #1) it worked for me and I my biggest problem solved.. millions of thanks to you my bro.
2)
But after a wile I encountered another major trouble . the phone extremely rapidly get fulled (internal system usable memory is only 157 mb!!! wtf!
although i have bought and installed an external sd card it is completely useless and even using app2sd apps on market many apps leave half of size on system memory some other apps dont support app2sd feat. and in result after installing 10-15 little routine apps (not games just needed essential apps) the phone get notification of low size and hangs and stop wifi and ... I installed external sd card on this phone but it is completely useless coz even app2sd moved apps take size on internal sd card not external!!! why !!!
now how could I overcome this problem with best and simple revertable steps? I know you posted some solution before but I want to know which method you personally recommend duo to you said some method still in test mod and im noob in android & adb & programming and dont want to breik my phone.
my phone has 2 year exchanging guaranty and dont want to void it i Know I already voided it because successfully rooted it with your method before but i think I can unroot it with that button on superoneclick software again.
3)
I only rooted my phone but still having fear to instal CWM on it . is that ok also to install CWM also? I just have low system memory problem and dont want any tweaks on my phone if they aren't necessary for it. my other season of fear is I didnt find my installed firmware county code . my phone is on V10G version sw but there are many E405 V10G firmware in here I dont know which is mine . and my living country in not listed there ( how could i find my firmware locale on my E405??
and more Q
what is the difference & benefit and advantages of link2sd over app2sd apps? I mean why we must use complicated steps of link2sd (partitioning & needs roots and ... when there is simple app2sd feat of our native android phone enhanced with app2sd apps on market? I dont got that ??
in your post #7 line #3 you said :
FLASH THE ATTACHED BOOTINT.IMG
and in end of post #8 you said:
OR FLASH THE ZIP
I cant see any attached ZiP files on that posts where could I find them?
in recovery mod tweak post you said you are preparing another new version of recovery soon . is there any new news ? i m so exited approximate date of release
thank you so so much for your helps
U already helped me so much for rooting my phone
million million tanks!!
and sory for such long story

x625 said:
Im very glad to see you support here .
I newly bought a L3 E405 dual and had some trouble with it.
1)
firstly I must thank you for your rooting method (post #1) it worked for me and I my biggest problem solved.. millions of thanks to you my bro.
2)
But after a wile I encountered another major trouble . the phone extremely rapidly get fulled (internal system usable memory is only 157 mb!!! wtf!
although i have bought and installed an external sd card it is completely useless and even using app2sd apps on market many apps leave half of size on system memory some other apps dont support app2sd feat. and in result after installing 10-15 little routine apps (not games just needed essential apps) the phone get notification of low size and hangs and stop wifi and ... I installed external sd card on this phone but it is completely useless coz even app2sd moved apps take size on internal sd card not external!!! why !!!
now how could I overcome this problem with best and simple revertable steps? I know you posted some solution before but I want to know which method you personally recommend duo to you said some method still in test mod and im noob in android & adb & programming and dont want to breik my phone.
my phone has 2 year exchanging guaranty and dont want to void it i Know I already voided it because successfully rooted it with your method before but i think I can unroot it with that button on superoneclick software again.
3)
I only rooted my phone but still having fear to instal CWM on it . is that ok also to install CWM also? I just have low system memory problem and dont want any tweaks on my phone if they aren't necessary for it. my other season of fear is I didnt find my installed firmware county code . my phone is on V10G version sw but there are many E405 V10G firmware in here I dont know which is mine . and my living country in not listed there ( how could i find my firmware locale on my E405??
and more Q
what is the difference & benefit and advantages of link2sd over app2sd apps? I mean why we must use complicated steps of link2sd (partitioning & needs roots and ... when there is simple app2sd feat of our native android phone enhanced with app2sd apps on market? I dont got that ??
in your post #7 line #3 you said :
FLASH THE ATTACHED BOOTINT.IMG
and in end of post #8 you said:
OR FLASH THE ZIP
I cant see any attached ZiP files on that posts where could I find them?
in recovery mod tweak post you said you are preparing another new version of recovery soon . is there any new news ? i m so exited approximate date of release
thank you so so much for your helps
U already helped me so much for rooting my phone
million million tanks!!
and sory for such long story
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
u can use lik2sd as you are not much familiar with android. i'll recommend to mount a EXT4 partition as your /data as this is better than link2sd (my personal opinion) but link2sd is fine and simple. and mounting EXT4 as /data will also give you large space for application's data also, which is not possible with link2sd. try using link2sd, you'll get to know what i am talking about.
which country do you belong?
CWM is must. as in any case, if you are unable to boot your phone than there is only kdz method to recovery, other then restoring CWM backup. and cwm backup restoration is much easier, better and safe than using kdz. also for flashing/installing .zip, you'll need CWM Recovery.
in any case you want to go back to stock recovery, u r free to do so.
app2sd will only move your apps to internal sd but link2sd will link them on your external sd. in app2sd apps will take a small amount of storage of your system memory while in link2sd only data will remain in system memory.
sorry about the zips. zips of recovery and boot are ready and uploaded on mediafire and on my blog, will add them here if few days.

thanks for quick reply.
you helped me a lot.
idont know how to appriciate you.
I done it (link2sd tweak) . I created ext2 partition on sd with pc partition manager (step1). and then on my phone I run link2sd app and run ext2 scrip (step2). and worked good.
you mentioned I can also use ext4. you meanthat I replace any ext2 with ext4 format in step1 or step 2 only ?? or in both steps must use ext4 choice??
and what is the pros and cons of using ext4 instead of normal ext2 . and is the stock kernel support this format officially?
Im on 2.3.6 with build number GRK39F sofware version V10g 15 nov -2012 . and my country is IRAN .and my phone firmware handle persian (farsi) languge characters (not only arabic) in menu and keyboard and dont want too loose that after update or installing new firmware for this reson I need to find my own phone firmware version but in lg-phone-firmware.com there is no any iran country ?
could you please tell me what is the exact step by step method of reinstalling stock firmware after I mesed up somethig ? you said it is better and safer flash firmware with CWM but i dont know how do that . is that possible to explain more this TWO different ways separately (kdz way and recovery way) . thank a lot .

yes stock kernel support EXT4, you can replace EXT4 in every step your've done with EXT2.
how to flash kdz has been already posted. and for cwm recovery. once you are in cwm recovery, you can see backup and restore. select it to backup to external or internal sd, similarly, use it to restore an old backup.
you can make a backup of current rom, can do anything you want and if anything wrong happens, just restore your backup.

Wow!
Finally i have done it?
Now i have cwm with supported backup to external sd. + link2sd with ext4 . script.
You are my hero sudeep!
Now im waiting for more and more SIMPLE FLASHABE tweaks from you not just working with terminal command.
Maye be you release your final version of your custom rom !!
Anyway i always checks this topic and thanks so so much to you
Sent from my LG-E405 using Tapatalk 2

Another good tweak for gaming
Try using Chainfire3D (Gingerbread)....It improves GPU a lot
Best Regards

Has anyone heard of any other tweaks improving L3 performance on CM9?
Will Chainfire 3D be working on ICS ?

nice

i've rooted my phone like in thread, and i can use apps that needs root perms (like link2sd)
but when i use Android Commander, i get Root Acess: NO
what to do?

[HOW-TO][ROOT][4NOOBS] Resize sdcard0 and internal storage to maximize space for apps

Ever since I bought my Xperia TL (LT30at), I've been upset at the ridiculous allocation of onboard memory: only 1.97GB were available for apps. The rest was allocated to an emulated external SD card, which meant that any app installed on it would lose widgets and suffer from other weird glitches on reboot. I've searched all over the place and couldn't find a solution until @teidus shared his method (per my research, it has been used on older devices from other manufacturers as well). I tried it and adjusted the steps to ensure 100% compatibility with my phone (and added explanations so that other devices could be tested).
See proof in the attached screenshots.
WARNING: You will lose a lot of data if you don't follow this guide!
WARNING: These operations require a rooted device. If you are running unrooted Android 4.3 or newer, you cannot proceed.
NOTE: All of these changes will be reversed if you flash an FTF that includes partition-image.sin.
DISCLAIMER: I'm not responsible for bricked devices and data loss from power surges, hardware damage, or changes to the linked software. Always check the native manuals for all the tools listed here!
Required Downloads:
1. Flashtool, which includes ADB (got questions about it? - ask them here) - requires installation
2. @[NUT]'s dual XZDualRecovery. I'm linking to v2.7.94 BETA installer. If you wish to check for a more recent version, go to his download page and do a page search (CTRL+F) for XT-lockeddualrecovery[version-goes-here].installer.zip. (got questions about it? - ask them here) - unzip to a location you'll remember (say, C:\xperia-resize\recovery\)
3. FTF with your phone's 4.1.2 firmware - save it to the default Flashtool firmware directory (C:\flashtool\firmwares\)
4. File system utilities (attached) - unzip to a location on your phone's physical SD card you'll remember (say, fs-utils\)​
The Guide (skip all the way to the bottom for the short guide if you know how to backup and flash FTFs):
1. Back up all data stored on internal storage:
Option 1: Connect your phone to the computer and save it to a computer drive.
Option 2: Open a file manager on the phone and copy it to a physical SD card (/sdcard1).​2. Back up your current installation with either Online Nandroid or your current recovery and remove the SD card for safety.
3. Flash your phone with basic 4.1.2 install.
3.1 Turn off the phone.
3.2 Launch Flashtool.
3.3 Click the thunderbolt icon on the left and select Flashmode.
3.4 Select the appropriate 4.1.2 FTF from the list (it'll be there if you saved it to c:\Flashtool\firmwares\).
3.5 Tick "No final verification" checkbox on the right, click Flash, and when prompted, hold the VOLUME DOWN button, and connect the phone to the computer. The operation will take about 10 minutes. DISREGARD THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE ANIMATION. Xperia T/TL doesn't have a hardware Back button.
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3.6 When flashing is complete, boot the phone.​
4. Connect your phone to the computer and let the computer recognize it.
5. Enable USB debugging.
5.1 Go to (System) Settings -> Developer options and flip the switch in the top-right corner of the screen.
5.2 Look a bit down (toward the middle of the screen) and check USB debugging.​6. Install the dual recovery.
6.1 Go to the location on your computer where you extracted dual recovery (e.g., C:\xperia-resize\recovery\).
6.2 Double-click install.bat.
6.3 Press 3 on your keyboard for the option 3. Installation on unrooted ROM.
6.4 Follow the instructions on your computer's screen.
6.5 When you will try to reboot the phone back into Android, the recovery will prompt you to root the OS. Do that.​
7. Boot into PhilZ Touch recovery by opening App Drawer, starting NDR Utils, and selecting the appropriate option.
8. When the phone boots into recovery, connect it to the computer.
9. Start ADB.
If you don't know where ADB is, press WIN + R on your computer keyboard, type cmd in the pop-up window, hit ENTER, then copy & paste this command (paste by right-clicking the command prompt window): cd C:\Flashtool\x10flasher_lib. Then type adb shell and hit ENTER again.​10. Execute the following commands one-by-one (you can copy & paste, hit enter, and wait for the output):
Code:
umount /storage
parted /dev/block/mmcblk0
print
These commands unmount all drives, launch parted utility for mmcblk0 (onboard flash storage), and show the partition table.​11. Record the beginning of the partition Userdata and the end of the partitionSDCard. These are the limits of your new partitions The numbers are in megabytes (MB) unless specified.
For Xperia T/TL, Userdata begins at 1621 and SDCard ends at 15.6GB. Xperia V (and any other device with less than 16GB of storage) will definitely have a different value.​
12. Remove the last 2 partitions by executing the following commands:
Code:
rm 14
rm 15
13. Calculate the new end point for Userdata, which is also the new start point for SDCard:
1621 (or another number you recorded in step 11) + additional space = new end. I added 4GB (4 ×1024MB = 4096MB) so my new end point was 7865. I advise to add at least 2GB (2048MB) to feel safe about having enough storage for apps. DON'T TRY TO REMOVE SDCARD ALTOGETHER BY ALLOCATING ALL OF THE AVAILABLE SPACE TO USERDATA! Emulated storage is coded into OS environment and requires additional modifications to work properly.​14. Create and name new partitions by executing the following commands (don't copy the text in parentheses):
The system might throw several errors in the process. When prompted, just type ignore and hit ENTER.​
Code:
mkpartfs logical ext2 1621 7865 (change the numbers as appropriate for your device)
name 14 Userdata
mkpartfs logical ext2 7865 15.6GB (change the numbers as appropriate for your device and notice the GB to make sure the partition extends to the end of the onboard storage)
name 15 SDCard
quit
These commands create the partitions with ext2 file system and given beginning and end parameters, rename them as required, and close parted.​15. "Damage" the internal, emulated SD card so that it could be formatted properly later.
Tap Mounts and storage -> Format /storage/sdcard0 -> default and confirm the operation.​16. Insert the physical SD card (sdcard1) that you removed in step 2 back into the device.
Make sure it's mounted by tapping Mounts and storage and checking its status (it should say unmount /storage/sdcard1/). If not, mount it by tapping on the appropriate option.​17. Execute the following commands one-by-one in the ADB command prompt:
Code:
cd /storage/sdcard1/fs-utils (the directory name will be different if you didn't follow my conventions)
tune2fs -j /dev/block/mmcblk0p14
tune2fs -O extents,uninit_bg,dir_index /dev/block/mmcblk0p14
e2fsck -fpDC0 /dev/block/mmcblk0p14
These commands convert Userdata partition into the appropriate ext4 filesystem, which is not supported natively in the recovery environment.​18. Reboot the device into full Android.
18.1 Remove the physical SD card for safety.
18.2 Tap Back until you make it to the top level of recovery. Then tap the top option Reboot the device.​19. When Android loads fully, you'll notice a notification about storage file system. Tap it and follow the prompts to format it.
20. Insert the physical SD card and reboot into the recovery you used to create the backup in step 2 to restore it.
In PhilZ, that's Backup and Restore -> Restore from /storage/sdcard1.​21. Reboot back into full Android and copy the files saved from internal storage back into it. Then reboot again so that apps recognize the data.
DONE!​
Short guide/list of ADB commands and other events (*enclosed in asterisks*) if you know the safety drill:
Code:
*flash 4.1.2 & install dual recovery*
*boot into PhilZ Touch*
adb shell
umount /storage
parted /dev/block/mmcblk0
print
*record start point of Userdata and end point of SDCard*
rm 15
rm 14
mkpartfs logical ext2 1621 7865
name 14 Userdata
mkpartfs logical ext2 7865 15.6GB
name 15 SDCard
*Mounts and storage -> Format /storage/sdcard0 -> default -> confirm*
*insert physical SD card*
*Mounts and storage -> Mount /storage/sdcard1*
cd /storage/sdcard1/fs-utils
tune2fs -j /dev/block/mmcblk0p14
tune2fs -O extents,uninit_bg,dir_index /dev/block/mmcblk0p14
e2fsck -fpDC0 /dev/block/mmcblk0p14
*remove physical SD card*
*reboot*
*format emulated SD card*
*reboot recovery*
*restore backup*
*reboot*
*restore sdcard0/*
*reboot*

nice, i was looking for a way to increase the /data after switching to Omni and ART
Will try ASAP..
PS: i think this thread should be added in ALL IN ONE THREAD Section:good::victory::victory::victory:

raghulrr said:
PS: i think this thread should be added in ALL IN ONE THREAD Section
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That's a request to @gregbradley.

#6 would be the most welcomed way to resize partitions, but unfortunately it's not so easy as it was e.g. with ZTE Blade. But altogether it's good to know that you can resize them now! Thanks!

nice tutorial brother... i'll be trying tommorow
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Thanks
Thank you I was definetly looking for it
Thanks

@TO: I couldn't test ist but I think made a little mistake:
I think you want want to execute the programms wich are in the Directory in wich you made the cd. So you have to add ./ before each command.
I don't have such a device, to test it by myself: You said you have to make a new virtual SD. Some ROMes have a vold.fstab in /etc. Mayby it't enough to change this file to be able to remove the SD Partition completly.

Partitionator said:
@TO: I couldn't test ist but I think made a little mistake:
I think you want want to execute the programms wich are in the Directory in wich you made the cd. So you have to add ./ before each command.
I don't have such a device, to test it by myself: You said you have to make a new virtual SD. Some ROMes have a vold.fstab in /etc. Mayby it't enough to change this file to be able to remove the SD Partition completly.
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I was writing the guide as I was executing commands so everything is exactly as I entered it. I obviously removed all steps that turned out to redundant and wrong.

Will that work with the Xperia Arc S?!
What is the difference between your method and the [MOD]{CM10.1}{CM10.2}{CM11}{AOSP}Working Int2Ext for Xperia 2011 [ART-compatible]?

metaljoker said:
Will that work with the Xperia Arc S?!
What is the difference between your method and the [MOD]{CM10.1}{CM10.2}{CM11}{AOSP}Working Int2Ext for Xperia 2011 [ART-compatible]?
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These are some great questions! This approach is very different from all Int2Ext scripts:
HUGE NOTE: This works only for devices where the onboard NAND capacity is at least 8GB. That means that 2011 devices with 1-4GB of onboard memory are better off with mounting the physical SD card as /data.
This is a semi-permanent modification to the partition table (it'll work fine if you do factory reset and flash a new ROM .zip but the allocation will be reset every time you flash FTF, possibly even if you exclude partition-image because each .sin contains its offset and size bits).
This approach is compatible with locked bootloaders because support of init.d comes from the kernel.
This approach allows you to allocate as much or as little of onboard NAND storage to each of the 2 partitions (/data and /storage/sdcard0) used for storing apps and their data instead of just allocating the entire physical SD card.
This approach allows you to live a life independent of your physical SD card (i.e., your apps still work and your phone boots up just fine even if the physical SD card dies).

bsined said:
These are some great questions! This approach is very different from all Int2Ext scripts:
HUGE NOTE: This works only for devices where the onboard NAND capacity is at least 8GB. That means that 2011 devices with 1-4GB of onboard memory are better off with mounting the physical SD card as /data.
This is a semi-permanent modification to the partition table (it'll work fine if you do factory reset and flash a new ROM .zip but the allocation will be reset every time you flash FTF, possibly even if you exclude partition-image because each .sin contains its offset and size bits).
This approach is compatible with locked bootloaders because support of init.d comes from the kernel.
This approach allows you to allocate as much or as little of onboard NAND storage to each of the 2 partitions (/data and /storage/sdcard0) used for storing apps and their data instead of just allocating the entire physical SD card.
This approach allows you to live a life independent of your physical SD card (i.e., your apps still work and your phone boots up just fine even if the physical SD card dies).
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That's a great info! There are steps in the thread that aren't clear enough not only for me but also for others, that's for sure.
For those who have partitioned their SDcard, unlocked BL & rooted phones, should have their own line of steps, however I feel like I might mistake something in case I use it.
P.S.:
01. You didn't answer my question whether this is compatible with my phone, did you?!
02. There should be a video demonstration for this method for it is new in this website, don't you think?!
03. unzip to a location on your phone's physical SD card you'll remember (say, fs-utils\) what do you mean by remember "say, fs-utils\" ??

@up
It depend on your partition scheme, which ones are on the end of memory (physical).
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batlin said:
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It depend on your partition scheme, which ones are on the end of memory (physical).
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I have a 1GB partitioned SDcard for the apps! Does this info help?!
How the heck could I install the TeamWin Recovery Project (TWRP) ??!!

metaljoker said:
That's a great info! There are steps in the thread that aren't clear enough not only for me but also for others, that's for sure.
For those who have partitioned their SDcard, unlocked BL & rooted phones, should have their own line of steps, however I feel like I might mistake something in case I use it.
P.S.:
01. You didn't answer my question whether this is compatible with my phone, did you?!
02. There should be a video demonstration for this method for it is new in this website, don't you think?!
03. unzip to a location on your phone's physical SD card you'll remember (say, fs-utils\) what do you mean by remember "say, fs-utils\" ??
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SD partitioning and status of the bootloader should not have any effect on the process. However, root is required in order to install recovery.
1. Theoretically, this mod is compatible with any device that has the latest version of CWM or TWRP. I've tested it with Xperia TL and Nook Tablet 16GB. However, if your device's total available user storage (/data + /storage/sdcard0) is 4GB or less, you will likely require a physical SD card for storing your apps, user data, and whatever is written to sdcard0 by default.
2. Although I realize that some people learn best by watching instead of reading, this procedure is very quick when your device's recovery supports all the required commands. I repartitioned Nook Tablet in barely 10 minutes. If I were to make a screen cast of it, 90% of the video would be just moving the mouse around or waiting for the phone to boot. The longest operation is to create the journal, which takes about 10 seconds by the phone.
3. "Say" = "for example". Create a folder on the physical SD card and call it "fs-utils".

bsined said:
SD partitioning and status of the bootloader should not have any effect on the process. However, root is required in order to install recovery.
1. Theoretically, this mod is compatible with any device that has the latest version of CWM or TWRP. I've tested it with Xperia TL and Nook Tablet 16GB. However, if your device's total available user storage (/data + /storage/sdcard0) is 4GB or less, you will likely require a physical SD card for storing your apps, user data, and whatever is written to sdcard0 by default.
2. Although I realize that some people learn best by watching instead of reading, this procedure is very quick when your device's recovery supports all the required commands. I repartitioned Nook Tablet in barely 10 minutes. If I were to make a screen cast of it, 90% of the video would be just moving the mouse around or waiting for the phone to boot. The longest operation is to create the journal, which takes about 10 seconds by the phone.
3. "Say" = "for example". Create a folder on the physical SD card and call it "fs-utils".
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WOW! I am very impressed for answering each question in an informative way! W E L L D O N E! ! :good:
I'll take my chances since I've read your lines. Wish me luck!
I'll get back to you once I encounter the unexpected, or maybe not. We'll see! Here goes nothing...

metaljoker said:
WOW! I am very impressed for answering each question in an informative way! W E L L D O N E! ! :good:
I'll take my chances since I've read your lines. Wish me luck!
I'll get back to you once I encounter the unexpected, or maybe not. We'll see! Here goes nothing...
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I realized that I've forgotten to include roll-back instructions if anything goes wrong. Here's the short version:
1. You better have made Nandroid backup of your system and have copied the content of your /storage/sdcard0
2. Find a stock, rootable FTF on the forums, download it, and flash it using Flashtool
3. Install recovery on the reflashed device
4. Restore backup from recovery and copy the content back to /storage/sdcard0

ADB Shell
Sorry if this silly questions
I want use your mod on my XV, but I've some problem (on Windows 8.1 Pro 64bit)
1. When I reboot from PhilZ Touch recovery for a first time, i don't get root question
2. Cause i don't get about root question, so i try root from PhilZ Touch recovery menu
3. When I try run adb shell on TWRP recovery, there no device notif (I already install Windows Update : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2917929 and use Flashtool Driver 1.5)
So, am i mis something? Where i got wrong? Thanks before

thunder888 said:
Sorry if this silly questions
I want use your mod on my XV, but I've some problem (on Windows 8.1 Pro 64bit)
1. When I reboot from PhilZ Touch recovery for a first time, i don't get root question
2. Cause i don't get about root question, so i try root from PhilZ Touch recovery menu
3. When I try run adb shell on TWRP recovery, there no device notif (I already install Windows Update : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2917929 and use Flashtool Driver 1.5)
So, am i mis something? Where i got wrong? Thanks before
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I guess is the problem is with Win8 and ADB drivers. However, just to be sure, try attaching the phone to the computer to test ADB when it's booted to PhilZ and full Android. If the phone is not recognized, search the forum for a fix (there should be one). Unfortunately, my only Win8 machine is Surface RT, which doesn't accept ADB drivers, so I can't test anything myself.

bsined said:
I guess is the problem is with Win8 and ADB drivers. However, just to be sure, try attaching the phone to the computer to test ADB when it's booted to PhilZ and full Android. If the phone is not recognized, search the forum for a fix (there should be one). Unfortunately, my only Win8 machine is Surface RT, which doesn't accept ADB drivers, so I can't test anything myself.
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Yes, i agree. But if I attach phone at full Android and run ADB, it can be recognized. I'll reinstall my windows and will give a report later. Thanks :good:

My dearest friend...
My phone was revered back to original. In order to have it rooted it took me 17 hours
1] Regarding the "Flash your phone with basic" my phone's already rooted which means that I do not need to flash an FTF file. In case I need to, which version?! Would that harm anyhow?
2] I'm stopped at 6.5. Because I do not have the TWRP installed on my phone.
3] My Recovery is CWM-based Recovery v6.0.4.7, if no problem then how can I Start ADB?!!!
Obviously, I'm not even half way. I need your help my friend!
* Xperia Arc S