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[Guide] Changing the size of your Partitions! -

this is not my work , so I will only share the link
but I hope some great dev will take a look @ it and see what e can do with it
maybe by increasing the system partition we can have enough space to dualboot 2 roms?
http://android.modaco.com/topic/347...-partitions/page__gopid__1821791#entry1821791

fine, working great !
only system partition didn´t change for me, but i set same value as for cache ... strange...
after NVFlash, i directly restored my CM backup. (formatted all partiotions first ...)
included cwm-5.0.2.6 recovery in NVFlash, worked like a charm. no need for SuperOneClick, just restore backup. Baseband 0823 was kept !
thanks for sharing.

Hurmm.. might miss some responses, will it work on stock mod? and can i mod it so that extsd become the main sdcard?
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ghadap said:
Hurmm.. might miss some responses, will it work on stock mod? and can i mod it so that extsd become the main sdcard?
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Seems to work on Stock mod.
Making the ext SD the main SD card is a kernal change I think

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Well, if anything goes wrong, we can still divert back to original right? Hee3x..
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75markus said:
fine, working great !
only system partition didn´t change for me, but i set same value as for cache ... strange...
after NVFlash, i directly restored my CM backup. (formatted all partiotions first ...)
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now i installed new cm .170, and system partition size changed to 492 mb ...

working perfect!

Goooood !
Perfect here too...

What type of rom? Stock or mod?
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ghadap said:
What type of rom? Stock or mod?
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Topogigi 1.9 with HP kernel from Spica.

ghadap said:
What type of rom? Stock or mod?
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i´m using cm ...
it will work on ANY ROM, with NVFlash you flash orig. stock Froyo ROM to your phone, just with (your) changed partition sizes ...
when you are now flashing a new ROM from recovery, it will change your system, but will keep partition sizes ...
but as i posted before, the first restore of my cm backup worked fine, but system size wasn´t increased ( i set same values for system & cache partition) ... the next reflash of CM .170 today corrected this ... dunno why, perhaps cwm backup includes partitionsize of system, but not for data, cache, etc ??
but as mankian tested, don´t increase /data to more than 1,75 GB, or it will break CWM ...

Here is pre-build Partitons File & quick Guide in my MediaFireShareFolder :
Your Partitions will change to the following ->
System : 0.50 GB
Cache : 1,0 GB
Recovery : 50 MB
Data : 1.75 GB
in this folder is everthing you need :
http://www.mediafire.com/75markus#kzno9z45so5sj,1

Edit.. www.mediafire.com/myfiles.php#kzno9z45so5sj,1 errrrrrr... cant see the uploaded files.. :-?

ghadap said:
Edit.. www.mediafire.com/myfiles.php#kzno9z45so5sj,1 errrrrrr... cant see the uploaded files.. :-?
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sorry, link corrected :
http://www.mediafire.com/75markus#kzno9z45so5sj,1
edit : reworked QuickGuide, you´ll find everything in my folder

From my understanding.. now im using v20e.. in nvflash, i can just replace boot.img and recovery.img from my rom, right?
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ghadap said:
From my understanding.. now im using v20e.. in nvflash, i can just replace boot.img and recovery.img from my rom, right?
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just boot.img :i think : NO
boot.img is just kernel, system.img is complete ROM ...
to make it work on first flash, you also need system.img of your v20e ROM.
but you can put your prefered recovery in folder (rename to recovery.img first)
but no problem, just run NVFlash and afterwards restore your backup in CWM Recovery...
I had a look in my CWM backup, but system backup is noth stored as .img, but as "system.ext4.tar" ... so you can´t directly replace it with the system.img in NV Flash ...
just follow my quick guide, works fine !

Just afraid that might total brick my o2x.. need assurance if something goes wrong, i can unbrick using smartflash..
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ghadap said:
Just afraid that might total brick my o2x.. need assurance if something goes wrong, i can unbrick using smartflash..
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as posted in my guide, i tried too high value for system (0,75 + 1,0 GB) ...
phone did boot up, but couldn´t mount internal storage... (the rest of the memory)
a simple reflash with NVFlash with lower values (system : 0,5 GB) solved it ...
i posted prebuild file with stable values in my guide.
i´m pretty sure a reflash with standard "android_fastboot_emmc_full.cfg" file will get your phone back to normal if anything is not working right...
values that seem to be the max :
system : 0,5 GB
data : 1,75 GB
this is my actual configuration - my prebuild file (everything working fine, recovery, mount internal storage ...)

Ok.. is it possible to make /data max at 8GB? and make extsd as primary sd? This is what im trying to accomplish act..
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[TOOL] 1Click_CWR

I have made a small utility that will install CWR on the LG thrill. Untested on the optimus 3D....
Thanks to designgears for outlining the original procedure in this tread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1257588
WARNING:
Your warranty is now void.
I take no responsibility for bricked, dead, or unresponsive phones. If you are uncomfortable using this tool, then DON'T. Furthermore, I created this utility for my phone, and decided to share it with the community.
This utility was coded in c# in a windows 7 environment. I can only speak to this working on windows 7. If it works on XP, great; but I only tested it on my windows 7 system. Confirmed working in XP by: gentzleon
Before you begin:
Phone must be rooted!!! Look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1251663
Must have an SD card in the phone.(This is used for the storage of the recovery backup)
Drivers MUST be installed! ( Direct Link: Here)
Instructions:
1). Plug phone into computer via USB cable.
2). Turn on USB Debugging mode
3). Launch 1click_CRW with admin privilages (right click->run as Administrator)
4). Enjoy
Notice
Because people have different computer speeds and the fact I wrote this in 10 minutes, there is a pause between each command. Just click 'ok' when the popup messages says waiting.....Its fool proof.
ALSO: I did not put any error checking in it because I did not feel the need. I created this for fun and decided to share it.
If you see an error from ADB like no devices found, make sure your drivers are installed and restart the computer.

colbur87 said:
I have made a small utility that will install CWR on the LG thrill. .
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Just thought i'd contribute and attached the drivers here, if you don't approve then remove it
http://www.lg.com/us/products/documents/LGAndroidDriver_Ver_1.0_All.exe

latinohot said:
Just thought i'd contribute and attached the drivers here, if you don't approve then remove it
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By all means go a head. I was going to but just got done driving 9 hours. Thanks for posting them.

seems to work fine in XP Pro.....nice and easy for those that are scared....foolproof....

Nice.... wish i had time to do... have newborn and wife so time is limited.... great job... do you mind if i add this to my ... how to op?
Not the whole thing.. but a link to this post
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Good job man, a lot of people have been waiting for this. Everyone get your rom on already!

Thanks. Sorry I didn't get to it as I said. That's why I love this place. If I drop something, someone else picks it up.

gentzleon said:
seems to work fine in XP Pro.....nice and easy for those that are scared....foolproof....
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Thanks for confirming this. I will edit the main post sometime today.
rdannar said:
do you mind if i add this to my ... how to op?
Not the whole thing.. but a link to this post
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Sure no prob at all.

This installed cwr just fine but when i try to make a backup or install a new rom it says error cannot mount sd card does anyone know y this would happen

Freaking sweet. I was hoping to find something easier to do this with that having to go through the other method to flash GB Roms. That is what this is for right?

All those having problems installing, make sure all your permissions to /data are checked-(all 9) if not you will not be able to install recovery...
To set permissions you must;
Have root explorer or the free app ES file explorer.
---Navigate to /data and press and hold
---Select properties
---you will see at the bottome where it says permissions an option to change
--- Select change and make sure all are checked.,
---click out, reboot phone and it should all work..
There have been instances where the folder will change back permissions or not save the new permissions so just perform it again... Enjoy the 1 click CWM Now If this could be included in the script it will make it fool proof.....

gentzleon said:
All those having problems installing, make sure all your permissions to /data are checked-(all 9) if not you will not be able to install recovery...
To set permissions you must;
Have root explorer or the free app ES file explorer.
---Navigate to /data and press and hold
---Select properties
---you will see at the bottome where it says permissions an option to change
--- Select change and make sure all are checked.,
---click out, reboot phone and it should all work..
There have been instances where the folder will change back permissions or not save the new permissions so just perform it again... Enjoy the 1 click CWM Now If this could be included in the script it will make it fool proof.....
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I will add this when I get home from work.

mauriciorubio said:
This installed cwr just fine but when i try to make a backup or install a new rom it says error cannot mount sd card does anyone know y this would happen
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Anyone?
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mauriciorubio said:
Anyone?
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Can you manualy mount the sd card in Clock work by going to mounts and storage...and mount sd card? ALso, i know this is a stupid question, but do you have an sd card in your phone?

No I can't manually mount it and I dont have an external sd card do I need one? I just switched phones from the samsung captivate and did not need one to mount sd card Is it different for the thrill
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mauriciorubio said:
No I can't manually mount it and I dont have an external sd card do I need one? I just switched phones from the samsung captivate and did not need one to mount sd card Is it different for the thrill
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It all depends on where you are instlling the file.
I however went to my local fry's and got an eight gb card for 15 bucks.
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colbur87 said:
I will add this when I get home from work.
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Thanks....this for sure is the easiest way to install CWR

gentzleon said:
Enjoy the 1 click CWM Now If this could be included in the script it will make it fool proof.....
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I think I may change this app and create it in a windows form...I will have a button that follows the same procedure as it does now, and a second button to fix permissions..However, should I have it apply the permission change to the entire /data? Seems unsafe to me, but I'm paranoid.
Also, work has been long, and my wife and I are in the final process of buying a new house. So that is why I haven't been on much.

Figured it out thanks for this tool
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I can confirm this works on the p920 (or at least a p925 flashed over to a P920). I've done it on two phones.
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[Q] Stuck at the "cm7" screen [UPDATE: Bootloop Logcat Attached!]

I was trying to mount the memory card by using the usb mass storage mode in a rescue disk but the mobile restarted itself a couple of times.. Later on I tried to mount the usb from cwm5 but was unsuccessful. In between all this, I do not know what happened (improper mounting/unmounting?) my device is now not booting into the OS.
Tried reinserting the battery.. no difference. Tried removing the memory card, stuck on "android" logo.
When I restart the mobile, it goes till the end of the bootscreen "Entering system" but then it reverts back to "cm7" boot screen and is stuck there.
My memory card is ok since i tried to mount it using cwm5 in windows and its working fine.
Can anyone let me know any quick solution to this as I need it working urgently?
I am using latest Apocalypse rom with firekernel kernel and amarrullz(???) script.

Did you considered reflashing the ROM?
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I know, but i have lots of data in that rom which I still need. I think it's fixable, that's why am posting.

redlag said:
I know, but i have lots of data in that rom which I still need. I think it's fixable, that's why am posting.
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You Are In a Boot Loop ... Put In Your Particular Case I Would Advice ... Flash Stock! Install CWM To Restore Mounting Points And Then Flash CM7

SnowPluralism said:
You Are In a Boot Loop ... Put In Your Particular Case I Would Advice ... Flash Stock! Install CWM To Restore Mounting Points And Then Flash CM7
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But boot loop is more of when you are stuck on "android" screen. I am stuck on boot animation.
Update : I made a fresh installation of Apocalypse.
Restored backup of sd-ext : lots of fc but working.
Restored backup of data : stuck at book animation.
I am thinking maybe some broken application is causing this.. any way to find out for sure?

once happened to me with apocalipse. I lost the data.
Sorry for bad english.

redlag said:
But boot loop is more of when you are stuck on "android" screen. I am stuck on boot animation.
Update : I made a fresh installation of Apocalypse.
Restored backup of sd-ext : lots of fc but working.
Restored backup of data : stuck at book animation.
I am thinking maybe some broken application is causing this.. any way to find out for sure?
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No its not! Boot loop is what i said ! ... And if u followed my advice u would see that i am right !
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how long it will take to install new ROM ?

KradeYana SGY said:
how long it will take to install new ROM ?
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Less then 10 minutes.
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SnowPluralism said:
Less then 10 minutes.
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10? :what: less than a minute to flash and less than 3 minutes for first boot.
Insert witty sentence here

I already did install a new rom last night! But i still need data from previous rom... like sms and whatsapp and other apps.. so I have made a nandroid backup just in case.
Can anyone help me in solving it or recovering the data from the nandriod atleast? Tried appextractor but it wasn't able to restore sms and didn't show whatsapp only! TB didn't help too. I guess its due too d2sd script due to which these apps are not able to locate the data. Any other app which might work?

redlag said:
I already did install a new rom last night! But i still need data from previous rom... like sms and whatsapp and other apps.. so I have made a nandroid backup just in case.
Can anyone help me in solving it or recovering the data from the nandriod atleast? Tried appextractor but it wasn't able to restore sms and didn't show whatsapp only! TB didn't help too. I guess its due too d2sd script due to which these apps are not able to locate the data. Any other app which might work?
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Maybe opening the nandroid backup manually with 7zip and such. Look up inside your data and system .img files. Use the files inside to create a flashable zip with the data from the apps you most desperatly need. done by using a flashable zip for a rom, deleting everythin inside it except for META-INF, and looking at the updater-script file to make mount /data and flash to /data instead of flashing to /system, place the folder with the data you need inside the zip.

dxppxd said:
Maybe opening the nandroid backup manually with 7zip and such. Look up inside your data and system .img files. Use the files inside to create a flashable zip with the data from the apps you most desperatly need. done by using a flashable zip for a rom, deleting everythin inside it except for META-INF, and looking at the updater-script file to make mount /data and flash to /data instead of flashing to /system, place the folder with the data you need inside the zip.
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I am getting what you are trying to say but seems like I don't need it. I was able to restore the sd-ext partition which had all the data.. seems like sms file is corrupt? But anyhow, I think most of the data is there now, but no apps! I can see the ".asec" files in ".android_secure" backup but have no idea how to make apk out of these? Any though how nandriod is able to do that or any script for that?

Logcat Attached.

Anyone??
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Apps to SD (found a fix)

Does anyone have any ideas how I can enables apps2sd support? Or enable the move to SD option in the apps settings as I am running out of space, I'm 75% full (16gig) Bards tale takes up over 3gig! Want to use my SD card for games but I am stumped as to how to go about it?
(update found a way round it and it's working well for me so far)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45850877
I couldn't have managed this without the help of fellow xda members many thanks to everyone who helped me. And please remember to thank the dev of the windows fix. And me if it's helped you

l am in the same boat

englishmale said:
Does anyone have any ideas how I can enables apps2sd support? Or enable the move to SD option in the apps settings as I am running out of space, I'm 75% full (16gig) Bards tale takes up over 3gig! Want to use my SD card for games but I am stumped as to how to go about it?
Many thanks in advance
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Root your phone and try Link2Sd.
Disclaimer:
I can not confirm this.
I am not responsible for any damages or loses...

I'm rooted and I tried link2sd kept getting reboots till I removed the app?
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englishmale said:
I'm rooted and I tried link2sd kept getting reboots till I removed the app?
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Take backup before doing this. all apps installed after this will go to SD card
1. Get the Google Android SDK
- Unzip the file and place the folder onto your desktop or anywhere that can be easily accessed.
- find the platform tools folder (default, it should be : adt-bundle/sdk)
2. - Open the folder called " platform-tools"
- shift+right-click anywhere inside the folder and choose [Open Command Window Here]
3. Go onto your Android phone and select USB debugging
- Go to [System settings > Developer Options] and select USB Debugging (if the option is grayed out, unplug your phone first)
4. Enter in the following
adb devices
adb shell pm set-install-location 2
adb shell pm get-install-location
5. - if you did it right, the last output should say: 2 [external]
Disclaimer'
1. I cannot confirm it will work
2. I am not responsible for any damages or loses..

Done that too and apps refuse to install, both from Google play, and apk files.
Many thanks for trying to help tho, I'm looking at changing the vstab file somehow to swap sd0 with sd1
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@jos_031
THX for your work.. befor I`ll will try it.
some questions:
Is this work with "normal" Z1 or must it be rootet
What is the best way to get a free Z1
Whitch app is best used for a unbreakable backup?
THX

englishmale said:
Done that too and apps refuse to install, both from Google play, and apk files.
Many thanks for trying to help tho, I'm looking at changing the vstab file somehow to swap sd0 with sd1
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http://www.droidiser.com/2012/11/swap-internal-sdcard-external-mod-android.html

Umm wait, are we saying that despite the Z1 having SDCard support, you can't transfer apps to SDCard like you can on say a moto phone ?

techguyone said:
Umm wait, are we saying that despite the Z1 having SDCard support, you can't transfer apps to SDCard like you can on say a moto phone ?
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It is same for samsung s3 and s4 too..

englishmale said:
Does anyone have any ideas how I can enables apps2sd support? Or enable the move to SD option in the apps settings as I am running out of space, I'm 75% full (16gig) Bards tale takes up over 3gig! Want to use my SD card for games but I am stumped as to how to go about it?
Many thanks in advance
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Did you find any solution?

Got a part solution if you install the file from this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42398581 and then I'm using gl2sd ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.slf.ListglApp) to move the files to sd card. It's not perfect but it's a start
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englishmale said:
Got a part solution if you install the file from this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42398581 and then I'm using gl2sd ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.slf.ListglApp) to move the files to sd card. It's not perfect but it's a start
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Even so it works for me.
What firmware do you have?

rooted phone unable to move apps to SD card
peperusso said:
Even so it works for me.
What firmware do you have?
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Hi guys
I am unable to move my apps to the SD card , apply the fix from the above link ,but this unroots the phone so i have to run the SuperSUv2.zip file again to root the device , please advice
I am unable to move apps to my sd card on Sony Z1 C6903

With ROM modified (ParanoidAndroid, Cyanogenmod, SlimKat, ecc...) it is possible move apps to sd without other application (FolderMount, Link2SD, Apps2sd)?

same boat
waheedrafiq said:
Hi guys
I am unable to move my apps to the SD card , apply the fix from the above link ,but this unroots the phone so i have to run the SuperSUv2.zip file again to root the device , please advice
I am unable to move apps to my sd card on Sony Z1 C6903
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I'm in the exact same boat, was there any resolution??

AppS2D
SpEnTBoY said:
I'm in the exact same boat, was there any resolution??
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Hi mate
yes is the answer , what I had to do was apply ten different patches and use flashtool to rom the phone , this work , in xda search for App2SD card Z1 issue

[Q] cronmod issue

I tried to flash int2ext 4 on stock rom but nothing happened
Please help thanks in advance

drvp said:
I tried to flash int2ext 4 on stock rom but nothing happened
Please help thanks in advance
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try intextv+ its less buggy

Do you even have init.d support and a ext partition?
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Blackbox421 said:
Do you even have init.d support and a ext partition?
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Hi, I also tried to do the same, although in an Ace-i (note the "i"), CWM accepted the file but it never showed a "success" or something, actually it is left in the step ui_print("4ext: disable_scrn_update"); in the updater-script and that's it.... no more advance, I left it like that overnight to see if I got any joy but, no joy so I forced restart (vol-up+power), and when I opened up terminal and executed df -h, voilá, it did run, but I didn't like the fact that the script didn't finish... makes me feel like I missed something
I tried it on Cyanogenmod 7.2RC4 by Bieltv.3 and with which does have init.d support and my sd-ext is of 2GB, I also did create a swap (512 mb I think but not sure at all)

El_Dark said:
Hi, I also tried to do the same, although in an Ace-i (note the "i"), CWM accepted the file but it never showed a "success" or something, actually it is left in the step ui_print("4ext: disable_scrn_update"); in the updater-script and that's it.... no more advance, I left it like that overnight to see if I got any joy but, no joy so I forced restart (vol-up+power), and when I opened up terminal and executed df -h, voilá, it did run, but I didn't like the fact that the script didn't finish... makes me feel like I missed something
I tried it on Cyanogenmod 7.2RC4 by Bieltv.3 and with which does have init.d support and my sd-ext is of 2GB, I also did create a swap (512 mb I think but not sure at all)
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When you flash cronmod, it usually never shows up a "finished" or something like that.
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