[Q] Move apps to SD card - Motorola Droid and Milestone Q&A, Help & Troublesh

I can't move apps from my internal storage to external storage.I tried app2sd,link2sd,but told me it can't move.What can I do?I have a motorola milestone A853 rooted with android 2.2.1.

You need an ext partition to move apps that do not support native app2sd.
This should be accomplished easily with this recovery: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1091787&highlight=partition
But remember to make a backup of your SD card first - everything will be erased.

ok but how i install minimod?from open recovery?

It's a replacement for Open Recovery.
Just copy the update.zip and "Open Recovery" folder from MiniMod to your SD card and boot to recovery as usual.

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Switching SD Cards

Hello,
I am buying a 16 GB Class 6 Micro SD soon, and i was wondering if there is anything I should do to it before putting it into my phone. Should I be worried, since the new SD card isn't partitioned, about accidentally bricking my phone? If so, what should I do to it before putting it inside of my phone?
Thanks.
1. you will loose all applications, they are stored on the sd card, so duh!. (lots of force closes)
2. you can't brick your phone by replacing an sd card.
If you want to use or already using apps2sd, you will need to partition the new card to have an EXT partition. This is where the apps will be loaded on the sd card. You can use the latest from Amon Ra (located here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=5666691) to partition the new sd card.
After rebooting from the partitioning, you will need to download all of the apps from the market again. Or you can backup using a rooted back up.
If you are not using any apps2sd currently, then you only need to ensure that the new card is formatted to fat32.
Thanks, so when I get the sd card I should just put it in, boot into recovery, partition it and then re-download all the apps and I'm done?
make a backup using what you like best (nandroid, switchrom, etc.) and copy all you fat32 to your computer.
put in new sd card, create desired partitions and mount to your pc so you can copy all your old files over (this will include your backup) then unmount and unplug from pc
restore backup and you will be right back to business as usual for the most part (may lose some passwords and other small things)

[Q] want to install froyo to emmc...

So, I downloaded the nookie-froyo-0.6.8.custom.3.zip file mentioned in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=883175
I assume the next step is to make that zip file available to clockwork on the nook somehow? Is that correct? How do I do that?
Thanks.
custom.3 ? I see only nookie-froyo-flashable-0.6.8.zip on the op.
Anyway thats what I'm on and its what I finally decided on after a week of ROM jumping. It runs on the internal flash memory. emmc.
Two steps:
1)on your pc download a suitable CWM recovery .img file. Write it to your sd card via a sd card read/writer. I'm using the CWM 3.0.0.5 image. Next copy the above froyo image .zip to the sd card.
2)insert the sd card in your nook and boot from the power off state. It will boot off the SD card into CWR recovery. Use the recovery menu (vol+,vol-, nook n) and install the .zip file from the sd card. Next remove the sd card and reboot.
done.
I used the 4GB sdcard CWR .img file from here, can flash/backup/recover HC and froyo.
http://legacyschool.us.to/nookdev/clockwork/0.1-ext4/
britoso said:
custom.3 ? I see only nookie-froyo-flashable-0.6.8.zip on the op.
Anyway thats what I'm on and its what I finally decided on after a week of ROM jumping. It runs on the internal flash memory. emmc.
Two steps:
1)on your pc download a suitable CWM recovery .img file. Write it to your sd card via a sd card read/writer. I'm using the CWM 3.0.0.5 image. Next copy the above froyo image .zip to the sd card.
2)insert the sd card in your nook and boot from the power off state. It will boot off the SD card into CWR recovery. Use the recovery menu (vol+,vol-, nook n) and install the .zip file from the sd card. Next remove the sd card and reboot.
done.
I used the 4GB sdcard CWR .img file from here, can flash/backup/recover HC and froyo.
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When I copy the froyo image to the card where do I place it?
Thanks!
Root directory

Strange Sd card problem

Whenever i Install an gingerbread or cm7 Rom 2.3.7 on my x8,
after it the sd card in the phone is protected against writing, only reading.
The phone dont see the SD card anymore , and on my pc it see the card in my cardreader but i cant copy and paste things from it.
When i directly connect the phone with the sd card in it to my pc via usb, the pc dont see the sd card also.
Then when i flash back to the original Rom, the SD card is back normal like writing and reading and my phone sees the card.
Also i can Copy and paste like normal.
When i flash to froyo pro 24 (2.2.9 android) the phone also see the card like normal.
Looks to me something in 2.3 android versions mess with my SD card and set it on read only...
Does someone know what this could be?
Thnx in advance,
Henk
what sd card do you have? did you try format it?
It is the standard 4gb card that was in the box from the x8.
I install the roms via this sdcard.
I also formatted it but that did not solve the problem.
there is no ''lock''on the card, and after i flash it back to the original stock rom with flashtool it shows the card with no write or read protection.
In android 1.6 ,2.1 and 2.2 till version 2.2.9 i dont have the sd card issues.
I checked mini cm shakira,
herodroid
gx stock
prime hd and 2 other roms based on android 2.3.
Some i reinstalled and full wiped after the installation but that made no difference.
(offcourse i always full wipe/factory before installing the Roms )
In''storage settings it always say:
-total space
unavailable
-Available space
unavailable
-mount Sd card
Insert a sd card for mounting
-erase Sd card
erases all data on the phone Sd card such as music and photos.
(This is the only option that is highlighted and usable, and it erases only files when i tested it, it dont format the card)
I also tried to unlock the read only protection to place the mini sd card in the cardreader but i can't find an option to unlock that protection.
It only shows the files on the card but i cant copy and paste something.
(Both in windows7 and windows xp)
Some of them are on Stock kernel and the mini cm7 on an naa kernel.
(problem with the naa kernel was that i could not update the fix after flashing the rom in xrecovery,
since right after the flash from my sd card to mm7 my sdcard was on read only and write protected........had to reinstall the stock version by flashtool again and install xrecovery again and busybox,rooting, to start after with the flashing of custom roms again.
All of them did something with the sd card that it is read only when i place it in my sd card reader on pc ,and its not visible on the phone.
With some roms i can access the sd card via cwm or xrecovery to flash an rom zip but sometimes it says it cant mount''e'',
which is my sd card.
After i flashed my phone back to stock rom via flashtool, the sd card is visible again on the phone and not read or write protected.
Also on froyo pro 24(android 2.2) i dont have this sd card problem.
Could it be that there is some kind of driver for my sd card so that my phone reconize the sd card?
I really don't know what this issue could be and im stucked on 2.2 now.
you're using 2nd ext partition?
if yes, trying to solve it and boot via cwm and format it using partition sdcard (advance > partition sdcard) you need to backup your data first
if not using 2nd ext partition, try format using this http://hard-disk-low-level-format-tool.software.informer.com/ but i'm not test it yet
maybe u must check and repair your sdcard
1. try with another sdcard
2. make sure if your sdcard format is FAT
or
3. backup your sdcard data to your pc, then format it!
it must be work
Your idea doesnt work
BlackRabbit1703 said:
maybe u must check and repair your sdcard
1. try with another sdcard
2. make sure if your sdcard format is FAT
or
3. backup your sdcard data to your pc, then format it!
it must be work
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Maybe the ROM doesnt have the necessary drivers. Any idea on how to install them?
Go to following directory via a root explorer app:
Root/system /bin
Find this file:
Fsck_msdos
Delete & Replace with froyopro's disk checker.(same file in froyopro rom)
Yes,this is the file which scan & fix ur sdcard For errors in startup.
This must help u.
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[Q] Partition Size for 4G SD card

I am helping a friend to root her LG P970 and I am thinking to flash boybe's cm7.
Should I make any changes to the SD card partition? If yes,
What is the best partition for a 4GB SD card in my situation?
Thanks!
Put the card inside phone and format(options > storage > format). This is the best option, I think.
No need to format the SD Card at all (unless you want to get rid of the junk from some apps you won't be using anymore), no need to create partitions... Just put boype's .zip file on the SD card. Then go to CWM and do wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache partition. After that in CWM go to install zip from SD card and choose boype's.zip. That's it.. ofc you have to be on a rooted OB with patched CWM.

Backup on internal SD

Hey,
I hope anyone can give me an advice for my 'problem. It is the first time for me rooting my device... but I want CM 10^^
I have used unlockroot to root my device (http://www.unlockroot.com/). Then I installed the ROM Manager. Flashed Clockworkmod..Then I tried to make a backup.. Somehow the ROM Manager makes the backup of my system on the internal SD card into the folder 'clockworkmod -->backup' and not on my 16GB external SD Card.
Question:
1) Shouldn't clockworkmod be on my external SD-Card?
2) If I wipe everything before I install a new ROM. Will I loose my backup?
3) Should I care that the backup is on my internal SD?
Thanks for any help!!!
Here is what Clockworkmod shows me, when doing a backup:
ClockworkMod Recovery c5.0.2.0
Waiting for SD Card to mount
SD Card mounted...
Verifiying SD Card marker...
SD Card marker not found...
Checking Internal SD Card marker...
ROM Manager Version 5.0.2.1
October 26, 2012
SD Card space free: 3523MB
Backing up boot image
Backing up recovery image...
Backing up system...
Backing up data...
Backing up .android_secure...
Backing up cache...
No sd-ext found. Skipping backup of sd-ext.
Generating md5 sum...
Here are te steps I have taken:
1.) Install drivers ( I am on v20Q stock ROM)
2.) Root mit unlockroot
3.) Update SuperUser
4.) Download ROM Manager
5.) Flash Clockworkmod
5) Backup with ROM Manager
1) Go here, install the external version of 5.0.2.8, problem solved.
2 & 3) No, wiping does not touch the internal sd-card. However, some other procedures do, like smartflash, so it's best to have the backups on the external card.
TrymHansen said:
1) Go here, install the external version of 5.0.2.8, problem solved.
2 & 3) No, wiping does not touch the sd-cards. However, some other procedures do, like smartflash, so it's best to have the backups on the external card.
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Thanks! wow, that was fast!
I am a noob. Therefore my question: How do I install the new clockworkmod? Do I push "Install ROM from SD Card" in ROM Manager and then choose the .zip file? Should I do any wipe before?
Thx!!!!
by the way: I do not care if my backup is on my internal SD or external. So do I need to have the backup on my external SD if I install a new ROM? (I mean I can make a copy of the backup on my PC...)
Just dowload the archive in thread I linked to, unpack it, connect your phone (debugging enabled) and run the external .bat-file. That's it.
No, you don't need to have the backups on your external.

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