I'm running CM 7.2 and recently installed S2E (used Rom Manager to partition the SD card with an ext partion 512M). I tried installing an app a few days later, and the phone would just reboot. The "Applications" checkbox in the S2E settings was grayed out. So I went into the settings, unchecked the option to mount the sd-ext partition as ext4 and rebooted.
That's where the real trouble began, the phone rebooted and all apps were missing, almost as if I had just installed a fresh copy of CM7.2 on the phone. So I have two questions?
1) Should I attempt to repair the ext partition on the SD card, or is this even the problem?
2) If 1 isn't the issue, is there a config file for S2E somewhere that I can change the flag to force the sd-ext partition to boot as ext4 again?
Thanks for any help on this!
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hi, i've looked everywhere for help and i just can't understand for some reason. so i'm trying to set up DT a2sd on a gingerbread rom that supports it. so i partition my sd card using clockwork mod for 512mb ext partition. then i wipe data using clockwork mode so it wipes everything, but then when i run the rom there is no a2sd partition seen by quick system info and my memory fills up quick. this is after i have flashed a compatible rom and the latest dt a2sd zip. when i look at the sd card on my computer it shows that the ext partition i created is in fact ext4, which i think isn't compatible. so when i manually set the partition to ex3, and run a rom, the apps install onto the ext partition but they force close and i can't open any of them. and when i wipe in clockwork mod, it converts the ext3 to ext4 again. any help?? thanks
ok I just switched from mytouch. The app2sd worked there alright. However, I cant get apps to install on on sd card on nexus one.
I formated to ext4 512mb, sawp 0. I set app to install external in cyanogenmod settings. I dont see any other option for app2sd in cyanogen mod7 nightly?
The apps just keep installing to internal memory!!
I even try flashing DT app2sd and samething happens. Am I missing something here?
Once you install DT, just open a terminal emulator and type in "a2sd reinstall".
Alternatively, you could type "a2sd cachesdreset", which will also move your dalvik to sd (much better).
With the "external" command, this will install the apps into the .android_secure folder on the root of the sdcard. This folder is locked by Android, so you can't view the contents. You can find out which apps are installed to the sdcard by looking at the sdcard tab under Settings -> Applications. But this only installs a portion of the app (some apps, it is the majority, others, not so much), but all the data the app generates will still be on the internal memory, so you will continue to see it go down.
And I don't think danger-rat meant alternatively (maybe he did) with DT and cachesdreset, but you can actually do both of those, and that is what most people do.
a2sd reinstall will move all your apps onto the sdcard's ext partition. a2sd cachesd (or cachesdreset which erases all the dalvik cache requiring a rebuild when the phone boots back up) will move all the dalvik cache to the sdcard's ext partiton. I have both done on my phone and leave the internal memory for just the data that the apps generate (it is possible to move that to the sd as well, but it is recommended to have a class 10 sdcard).
Need to have install set to internal. DT used ext partition as "internal" memory.
I have read threads and followed instructions of how to get s2e done on my CM7.1 nexus one.
I just wanna confirm if I did the whole thing right
I partitioned my SD card with a 1024 ext3 and swap size 0
After istalling the S2E, mount as ext4 I got 138 Mb internal memory free (should be fine)
I moved Applications and Dalvik Cache to sd-ext but not application data.
I found the internal memory still decreases over the time and now "Applications" field grays out and I wont be able to move the applications back to the phone as before. (why ?? - I can move around the "Applications", "Dalvik Cache", "Download cache" and "Private apps" between the phone and sd-ext by selecting and reboot)
Am I doing the whole thing right actually ?
I believe once you have enough apps on the ext partition that it won't fit back in the internal memory, that the option stays grayed out. Otherwise, if you attempted to move it back, it wouldn't fit and would just cause issues.
I got this work now
but I got a new problem as I just bought a new sd card
and I have to figure out how to move all those to work on the new card
I did an nandroid backup and backup in my pc
I put in the new sdcard into my phone and partition it via CW
It's fine.
Then I switch off my phone and put everything else into the new card
Done.
Nandroid advanced restore sd ext
When my screen on, I lost android market and all Google add-on
what happen = =
I saw my apps on my screen with a wrong icon
I can not download the Titanium or the S2E and I got no market in the phone
Am i following the right steps ?
Whenever I have swapped sdcards, I have always used Titanium Backup to backup all the apps then I move the folder to the new card, and then I restore all the apps.
You may want to try and wipe the phone's /system partition (only the /system, otherwise you can lose all your data) and reinstall CM and gapps. Then once you install S2E from the market and reboot, all your apps should show up (assuming you don't mess with the ext partition).
Okay so my Droid is running okay, but I would like to have more memory for apps. So I figured, why not just use the app2sd script from DT after partitioning my card in CWM like I did my Ascend. I tried these steps:
1. In the CWM recovery (2.5.0.1 and 3.1.0.2) there is no option ANYWHERE to partition the SD card like in the 2.x.x.x CWM on my Ascend.
2. I partitioned in ROM Manager and chose 512 Partition with 128 MB Swap. The phone reboots and partitions the SD, and I checked in MiniTool Partition Wizard to make sure, there was a ext3 partition and a linux swap.
3. I move all apps to Internal memory, went in to CM Settings and allowed application moving.
4. Flashed DT's beta 4 script in recovery and it wouldnt boot, had to clear dalvik cache.
5. Get back in and found that the apps had moved no where. I check the sd-ext folder in Root Explorer and it said empty folder. a2sdgui does not work, if I change something, it just changes back.
6. Reflashed, tried S2E (simple2ext) and had the same issue, it isnt recognizing the ext partition.
7. Reflashed and tried various other settings with no luck.
What should I do? I really dislike having 15mb of internal memory free. Any help would be loved
Here is the info:
Was using the latest CM7 build but now I tried it on SteelDroid 9... same issue
Got view but no replies? Need some help here....
delete all previous scripts and try link2sd. i have been using it successfully.
Apps disappear on reboot (A2SD, miui.us ICS 2.2.24, Ext3)
I have installed ICS v2.2.24, activated a2sd (a2sd install in terminal emulator)
I can install apps, and everythin seems fine. I se that free space on the ext3 partition goes down as I install apps (so they end up on ext3 partition).
When I reboot however, all the installed apps are gone, only system apps remain, in the Launcher.
If I go to Settings, Applications, all the apps are in the list, but show as beeing moved to SD-card, and unavailable. the list shows the package names, not the app names, and no icons. If i press an app from the app list, it says App: 0B USB storage app: 0B, Data:25KB (for example)
After reinstall, i can install apps again, but they disappear every reboot. Settings do not disappear, Icon arrangement is remembered, stock widgets stay where they were....
i have tried running a2sd install several times. Also a2sd cachesd, a2sd align, a2sd fixapk. a2sd diskspace shows that ext3 has data (100mb)
I have not tried a2sd xdata (as i want to keep rest of data on phone)
I have tried all this while using CWM as my recovery as well as while having 4ext as my recovery. Rom was flashed with 4ext
Anyone else have this issue? Anyone been able to fix it?
Ps. have wiped dalvik and ext3 to start over a few times... No difference.
Also, does anyone know what a2sd script is being used in miui now?
In gingerbred it was Darktremors a2sd, but this appears to be a different script.
I have experienced this several months ago with different rom. As long as I remember, it was caused by bad partition.
Try to repartition your sd card via 4ext recovery, ext4 should be ok. Back up your sd first.
Sent from my Nexus One
Ah, forgot to mention, did that allready. Several times even. Today i also tried formatting from ext3 to ext4, just to see what happened. No change
Did you ever solve the problem?
I'm about to flash a similar set up and would hate to have the same issue.
Yes, I downloaded and installed Darktremors A2SD. Works great now?