Does using scripts like a2sd dartremor and apps like swapper and swapper2 for the purpose of swapping damages the memory card??? N does swapping really makes any differences in performance??
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Makes difference in performance, but the impact on it is negative
Depends on your SD card if it is high class then it is possiyive else it can lag your phone I use swapper and have created 512 MB swap file on my SD ext and my phone has become so smooth
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domcale said:
Makes difference in performance, but the impact on it is negative
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mean impact on memory card??
hsay said:
Depends on your SD card if it is high class then it is possiyive else it can lag your phone I use swapper and have created 512 MB swap file on my SD ext and my phone has become so smooth
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what about affect on memory card ..is it positive or negative??
You just lose the anmount of space you use for swapping ofc
I tried swapping on many roms and system tends to lag a bit, but i f you want to browse for hours without browser FCing then you can use swap.
The effect on sd cqrd obviously isnt positive but it is not even negative cause you are just ising up.space on your sd card. I have used swap on many roms i.have felt it become smoother.
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domcale said:
You just lose the anmount of space you use for swapping ofc
I tried swapping on many roms and system tends to lag a bit, but i f you want to browse for hours without browser FCing then you can use swap.
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ya i know it takes some space on sd card while using it,,, i want to say does swapping degrade the life of sd card and damages it??
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The effect on sd cqrd obviously isnt positive but it is not even negative cause you are just ising up.space on your sd card. I have used swap on many roms i.have felt it become smoother.
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i was going to use swapper2 from the market,, it says that it damages the sd card,,, so i want to know only this app damages the sd card or all apps which does swapping example a2sd darktremor script and swapper??
I wonder which how much mb should we allow for swap partition and swappiness value :O?
kirakun said:
I wonder which how much mb should we allow for swap partition and swappiness value :O?
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I'd go for 500 and 100
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vasu1 said:
ya i know it takes some space on sd card while using it,,, i want to say does swapping degrade the life of sd card and damages it??
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Don't worry about it too much, sd cards are cheap anyway
domcale said:
Don't worry about it too much, sd cards are cheap anyway
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I wonder if swapping works in cm9. Maybe we could get some free Ram then ....
vasu1 said:
i was going to use swapper2 from the market,, it says that it damages the sd card,,, so i want to know only this app damages the sd card or all apps which does swapping example a2sd darktremor script and swapper??
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please dont use swapper 2 from market it doesnt support our device. i lost my 8 gb sd card due to that (got a new 32gb one) our mini not supported in the list given a2sd gui i have not tried i used swapper but system lags so switched to swapit my mini is so smooth and so awesome.
Swapper for Root
Swapper for Root user :laugh:
I've tried Swapper 2 and it's just worked fine, but you need a kernel that support swap partition of course.
And I recommend you to up date your busybox.
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Hey guys hope someone have experienced it but i want to know what would be the best storage location for apps? Would the phone run faster if they are in phones memory? Or the sdcard?
Is there any differece about it??
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It depends on your sd card class a. Class 10 would be faster than internal memory
Thanks for reply.! I currently have 8gb class 4 what would u think? Keep apps on internal memory or on sdcard?
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Class 4 is enough for smooth running from sd card,but faster is better!
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Thanks for reply.! I currently have 8gb class 4 what would u think? Keep apps on internal memory or on sdcard?
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mine's 8gb class 4 too and it seems fine for me,well apps which has widgets etc shud be installed on internel memory,other apps and games to sd card,install app2sd,it will notify automatically whether the app can be moved to sdcard or shud be left on internal memory
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Thanks for reply.! I currently have 8gb class 4 what would u think? Keep apps on internal memory or on sdcard?
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With class 4 there is always problems with your phone recognizing the SD card. Class 4 will work on stock but most of the time it wont work on a custom kernel. I always suggest people to get a class 10. Search the internet you will get it for cheap
Stuff that you have running the whole time you need keep them in memory. With games i suggest putting them on an external SD card. Even if its a slow SD card you save space with your internal memory.
Thanks for the reply guys hey have someone ever tried partitioning the sdcard, and would the phone read the 2 partitions as external storage? Might be a noobi question
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With app2sd app u create 2 partition,one for storage and one for app2sd.U see one partition(for storage),other is "invisible" because it is for moving apps to sd card.
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Thanks for the reply guys hey have someone ever tried partitioning the sdcard, and would the phone read the 2 partitions as external storage? Might be a noobi question
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I have a class 4 16 gb. Its is ok for running games and other stuff. For important stuff, like things that need SU and things you use daily, it is best to keep it in phone memory.
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Thanks for the reply guys hey have someone ever tried partitioning the sdcard, and would the phone read the 2 partitions as external storage? Might be a noobi question
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Use ext2 for the second partition. And use app2sd script to make it work =D
*__________* |Sony Erricsson X8 White-Dark&Blue| Alfs 06 No Caps| Fde Xperience 2.4.3| Unlocked Bootloader 11W26|748 Mhz| 700MiB 60 Swap| 400 Ext-2 APP2SD| Class 4 8GiB SDCARD|
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I've been looking at a similar issue /querey today... this link may help anyone with questions regarding swap/ext2 and fat32 partitions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1509172
i know that we should all try out which seems to be best fitting for our own personal taste, but i just want to know if who uses what the most. so please, tell me: which rom you use and what you use to transfer apps to your partition because i have tried a lot of other scripts and apps, but i just can't seem to decide which is the best. thanks in advance if you would cooperate
I am on cm7.2RC5.2 and use 'link2sd' for linking apps to sd.
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I use CM7 RC5.5 with darktremor script and this script.
I'm using CM7 RC5.5 along with s2e.
everything works very well.
I have use s2e and darktremor both are good and working but i think darktremor is the better choise!! Havent try the both other!!
Notice: on s2e app do not sync automatic like weather etc. on darktremor no problem!!
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I use cm7.2 rc5.5 with latest link2sd.
Works flawless.
Used link2sd also on other roms. No problems there to.
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i know that we should all try out which seems to be best fitting for our own personal taste, but i just want to know if who uses what the most. so please, tell me: which rom you use and what you use to transfer apps to your partition because i have tried a lot of other scripts and apps, but i just can't seem to decide which is the best. thanks in advance if you would cooperate
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when i was on mini i used link2sd because it lets me choose which app to move and which to not
I see most of you use link2sd. But for those who use s2e, have you already experienced a time when you boot your sgm, you suddenly lose all your apps and you can't check or uncheck the Applications box?
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I see most of you use link2sd. But for those who use s2e, have you already experienced a time when you boot your sgm, you suddenly lose all your apps and you can't check or uncheck the Applications box?
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Did not experience this problem. Been using s2e for a long time. You can check the Application data by going to s2e settings and check Advance mode. Restart s2e, and you should be able to check it. But I think its impratical to move it to sd-ext. The developer had it default to not move it. I mean, what's the use of your internal memry if nothing's on it? Afaik, the developer chose not to move it since it needs a high I/O speed and internal mem best suits the requirement. It's only practical to move it if you have a class 10 sd card.. still its the users choice, so..
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A sd card class 10 certified is a must if you don't want to loose so much speed compared to internal memory.
Although reading speed is not that prob for many card, writing is the more important factor. There class 10 should give you best results.
You can also gain more speed setting a higher sd read ahead cache size. You can do it via an app (sd speed increase for example) or a rom which supports it (cm7 rc5.5 squadzone for example).
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A sd card class 10 certified is a must if you don't want to loose so much speed compared to internal memory.
Although reading speed is not that prob for many card, writing is the more important factor. There class 10 should give you best results.
You can also gain more speed setting a higher sd read ahead cache size. You can do it via an app (sd speed increase for example) or a rom which supports it (cm7 rc5.5 squadzone for example).
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;-)) a good class 10 card coast almost as much as the mini ;-))
Class 6 or 8 is much enough i think for a low price android phone!!
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Use s2e
I use emanon V4 and i have try both of darktremor n s2e..maybe darktremor is better than s2e but i like to use s2e
Its not just you who experienced s2e corrupting the partition and destroying all partition data suddenly. It happened to me thrice and got me pissed like ****. Now I removed partition, formatted my 8 GB memory card. Flashed cm7 by subskype. Using the default cyanogen settings options to set default installation directory to external memory i.e memory card. Am done with this partition crap.
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I see most of you use link2sd. But for those who use s2e, have you already experienced a time when you boot your sgm, you suddenly lose all your apps and you can't check or uncheck the Applications box?
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To everyone, thanks a lot for cooperating. I think I'd try s2e, link2sd, darktremor, and the move to sd card settings in cyanogenmod each in a week. Then I'll see which one I think is best.
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To everyone, thanks a lot for cooperating. I think I'd try s2e, link2sd, darktremor, and the move to sd card settings in cyanogenmod each in a week. Then I'll see which one I think is best.
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i think thats the best way to choose which script to use by using all of them
I think Link2SD is slow? ??
Any suggestions ...
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when its well configured and the partion is correctly mounted at startup it's really great and fast ...
Which one you suggest ...
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I think Link2SD is slow? ??
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When you say it is slow, you mean launching and using apps is slow? Or the linking/moving process?
I'm also thinking about using one of these 2 apps, so i'm interested in the answers you will get here
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When you say it is slow, you mean launching and using apps is slow? Or the linking/moving process?
I'm also thinking about using one of these 2 apps, so i'm interested in the answers you will get here
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Yeah it's slow when I'm launching and using apps..
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Yeah it's slow when I'm launching and using apps..
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What class is your sdcard? It might be that the card itself is slow?
You have the same problem when you install apps directly on the sdcard?
Sorry to post more questions than answers, but I really wanted to try it, but if it slows down apps, maybe, I will try something else.
I'm using SanDisk 4 GB SDHC
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AnoopKumar said:
I'm using SanDisk 4 GB SDHC
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Ok, but do you which class it is?
It should be written inside a circle on your card.
Class 10 is really fast, for example. But if you have a class 4 card, or less, that could be what slows down apps.
Btw I prefer Link2SD because I can choose which apps can go to the SD Card
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petrus425 said:
Ok, but do you which class it is?
It should be written inside a circle on your card.
Class 10 is really fast, for example. But if you have a class 4 card, or less, that could be what slows down apps.
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Bro it's class 4
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Bro it's class 4
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Maybe that is why it is slower than on your internal memory.
Did you notice the same slow down when you simply move apps on SD, the "classic" way?
By the way, I installed Link2sd yesterday, with an ext4 partition on a class 10 card, and it seems to work fine for now.
Only weird thing I noticed : with the rom I use, link2sd was unable to install the mounting script if i selected ext4 as a partition type.
When I selected ext3, it worked. I read that some roms have trouble with ext4, and others with ext3, but I didn't think I could mount a ext4 formatted partition as an ext3.
I'm using link2sd with a class 10 sdcard and there still are no lags...Everything smooth and fast (Rom: CyanogenMod7.2 RC1 by vo-1 MIRACLE Edition V4)
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I'm using link2sd with a class 10 sdcard and there still are no lags...Everything smooth and fast (Rom: CyanogenMod7.2 RC1 by vo-1 MIRACLE Edition V4)
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With this rom, what partition type did you use for link2sd? (ext3 or ext4?)
Thanks Devs..
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Link2SD
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1476121&highlight=link2sd
Thats what made me happy
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I think Link2SD is slow? ??
Any suggestions ...
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Link2sd is the best for me. I am using link2sd about 3 months and I can say that's the best. But if you dont think like that, you can try app2sd or s2e.
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When I selected ext3, it worked. I read that some roms have trouble with ext4, and others with ext3, but I didn't think I could mount a ext4 formatted partition as an ext3.
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the rom itself change ext4 u made to ext3....
A little update.
After one day of use, I managed to have my sd-ext partition messed up.
It could only be mounted read-only.
I had to reinstall everything.
So maybe I will try some alternatives like a2sd.
For those who tried these apps, which partition type do you recommand? fat? ext2, 3, or 4?
I'm using Link2sd. DT A2SD is buggy to me. Link2sd works great on CM9 beta 8 with my Sandisk 8GB Micro SDHC Class 6
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With this rom, what partition type did you use for link2sd? (ext3 or ext4?)
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ext3...and it's still working like a charm
Hi All .. I installed se2 for cm10.1 it works good . but i wanna know if using s2e makes phone lag and apps must be kept in internal memory
or there is no diffirence between stocking apps in internal memory or in sd using s2e
and thx !
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Hi All .. I installed se2 for cm10.1 it works good . but i wanna know if using s2e makes phone lag and apps must be kept in internal memory
or there is no diffirence between stocking apps in internal memory or in sd using s2e
and thx !
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I use it too and I think it makes system faster!
Depends on ur SD cards of which class is it..
If u suffer lags or slow down issue, dont move dalvik-cache to sd-ext..
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I use it too and I think it makes system faster!
Depends on ur SD cards of which class is it..
If u suffer lags or slow down issue, dont move dalvik-cache to sd-ext..
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If it's lagging then no need to move application data.!
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N oE Hello everyone this is my first post please tell me that is it safe to include 16 gb class 10 card for our ace
I mean will the phone slow down or not if not then will the speed remain good if i create a ext partition of 1 gb out of it
No worries bout the speed but ext partition reduces the health of the sd card. So becareful n hit thnx if helpd.
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No worries bout the speed but ext partition reduces the health of the sd card. So becareful n hit thnx if helpd.
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so a 1 gb partition should be ok or not should a small partition should be made
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so a 1 gb partition should be ok or not should a small partition should be made
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whether u make 1gb or 512mb partition reduces the life of sd card. I prefer and am using 1gb with 0 swap is enough for use. All the best for partitioning. hit thnx if helpd
Actually 1GB of partition is not at all necessary. It is just a mere waste of space as ace cannot persist so many installed apps. 512MB is more than enough & for me, just 256MB is enough.
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As someone said the ext partition if use to only save in apks is totally safe and will not demage your sd card in any way. Apps will run maybe faster than on interal memory. Remeber to keep apps cache clean and to relink apps and cache in order to keep performance as high as possible. That's all I think. Good luck and for any question I'm here, you can send me PM anytime. Peace!