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Apps on SDcard RC8

Hi,
I hope i am not repeating anything here, i have tried searching.
I am from the Uk and have a jf for RC8. What i want to do it use the 'Apps for SD card' mod, but all the tutorials say to use RC33 and the latest radio. Am i right in thinking the the mod wont work with the RC8?
if so why. What is the big difference in the RC8 that wont make it work. same with the themes, i keep seeing RC33 only and only have found 2 that say RC8.
Any help would be gratefully appreciated.
Chris
ps. also is there a wiki or something explaining all these sorts of thing in detail?

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anyone? a simple no cos.. or yes but would do.
Chris

Hi,
I don't think the radio update applies to the Uk version.
So no need to worry about it.
As far as the process goes there is a excellent post here that I followed:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=468959
This really should be a sticky.
Here a few screen captures that I made just in case I had to do it again.
I used adb to do the whole process.
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Let me know how you make out.

Sooo, this will work on RC8?
Have you done it yourself or are you guessing?
What is the worstcase scenario if it doesn't work?
bestwebs said:
Hi,
I don't think the radio update applies to the Uk version.
So no need to worry about it.
As far as the process goes there is a excellent post here that I followed:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=468959
This really should be a sticky.
Here a few screen captures that I made just in case I had to do it again.
I used adb to do the whole process.
http://bestwebs.com/adb1.png[/IMG ]
[IMG]http://bestwebs.com/adb2.png[/IMG ]
Let me know how you make out.
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Hi,
If your phone is rooted I don't see why it wouldn't work.
Do you have your ext2 partition setup on your sd card?
Do you have adb running from your computer?
I use jf 1.41 rc33
Maybe wait for a reply from a uk user or someone more experienced with linux.

bestwebs said:
Hi,
If your phone is rooted I don't see why it wouldn't work.
Do you have your ext2 partition setup on your sd card?
Do you have adb running from your computer?
I use jf 1.41 rc33
Maybe wait for a reply from a uk user or someone more experienced with linux.
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Yes, I have a rooted phone with an 1gb ext2 partition and 7gb Fat32.
I think I'll wait a bit longer before experimenting with this without knowing the concequences if it doesn't work. Using RC33 atm, so I will survive for know.

Hi,
I have managed to do this with my jf RC8. I followed the instructions here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=468959
but used the part which doesnt use the usb to pc cable. i dint want to mess around with adb (also i am quite familiar with the Linux console).
it went fine (apart from my sd card not formatting properly. i used my camera to format it then used gparted in linux to setup all the partitions) after that it worked fine. I now have 54mb free on my phone memory.
I have only noticed a very tiny lag when first opening an app, like less that half a second, but this is well worth it as now i can have all the app i want without that 'out of space' notification every 3 days.
Thanx to bestwebs for the link!
Chris

Hi,
Glad it worked.
Yes, the lag is very minor.
I have been using that procedure for my phone for 2 weeks now.
It's good that you verified it to work on rc8.
I like to use adb because you can type all the commands from your computer instead of from terminal emulator.
Right now , I have 47 apps installed and 66 megs free phone memory.
My sd card shows with busybox, 55 megs used from my ext2 partition.
That post is really amazing.
Enjoy.
wardy277 said:
Hi,
I have managed to do this with my jf RC8. I followed the instructions here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=468959
but used the part which doesnt use the usb to pc cable. i dint want to mess around with adb (also i am quite familiar with the Linux console).
it went fine (apart from my sd card not formatting properly. i used my camera to format it then used gparted in linux to setup all the partitions) after that it worked fine. I now have 54mb free on my phone memory.
I have only noticed a very tiny lag when first opening an app, like less that half a second, but this is well worth it as now i can have all the app i want without that 'out of space' notification every 3 days.
Thanx to bestwebs for the link!
Chris
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Missing Space?? (partly link2sd related)

I don't understand this.
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(IMG tag doesn't seem to work so see this link instead) https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-...9bQ3HKvY/s800/possible%20Android%20bug-01.png
If you look at the image above, my sgy-data (fat32) partition totals 843.8MB but the system reports 928.4MB used. Where did the 84.6MB go? Now that's ignorable…
But for my sgy-ext (ext3) partition that is linkd with link2sd, the total size of all the files is 246.7MB but the system reports 686.6MB used. A total of 439.9MB is missing! And that is not ignorable anymore.
In fact, if you look at the second image, according to link2sd, my sgy-ext partition is using up 601MB (as compared to 686.6MB reported by Linux, a difference of 85.6MB still in the range of 'ignorable' missing space).
(IMG tag doesn't seem to work so see this link instead) https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-...Kh4pphYo/s800/possible%20Android%20bug-02.png
My questions are:
1) What's happening? and Why?
2) What's with Android OS as compared to Linux? Or putting it another way, why can't Linux see what Android 'supposedly' sees? Assuming that Android is seeing something that Linux can't, which could explain the missing MBs.
3) If it isn't normal at all, what is the best way to reclaim those missing MBs without resetting and starting from scratch? This is like the last resort if all else fails (although I don't mind since for some weird reason, everytime I plug-in my SGY to Linux, it reboots automatically).
Other info:
1) Using stock ROM
2) Using LA1
3) Samsung Galaxy Y
4) Rooted
5) I use Link2SD
6) regular SD card partition is FAT32
7) SD card partition for Link2SD is ext3
8) and a little bit of story, see next:
I rebooted after installing an app yesterday, and for some weird reason all of the installed apps that exists in Link2SD partition disappeared even though the said partition was mounted properly. I checked Link2SD and yes, it was mounted at boot, Link2SD can read the said partition. However, this is where it starts to get weird - Link2SD can not see any of the apps.
When I check the storage via Link2SD's, it reports that I have "used" space in the partition. True enough, the apps were not deleted, it was just that, Link2SD or maybe the phone itself failed to read those apps. Could this be a Link2SD bug and not Android related?
I tried rebooting, remounting, soft restart, all to no avail. I ended up reinstalling everything. Then trying the relink lib and relink cache. Some successfully relinked, the rest did not.
Then rebooted to see if anything changed. Works fine. However nothing changed. Finally I cleared the "trash", those files that lost its connection to its respective apps (via Link2SD's options). Nope nothing, because as Link2SD reported, these trash files have a total of 0kB! All empty files.
I rebooted once more. And then the problem repeated again. Then I rebooted again, and the problem stopped… finally.
However, the missing space are still there.
As you can see in my screenshots above, I have "all hidden files shown" enabled. The total size of all files is too low compared to the "used" size, which I can not reconcile anyway I looked at it.
And that's where I need help or an explanation… Android, Link2SD, possible bug?
Or is this another case of base-10 and base-2 space naming? My Linux OS uses base-10, is Android and Link2SD using base-2? (ie MB vs. MiB)
Thank you very much.

Same Problem have you found a solution?
I am having this same problem now... except I'm missing 1.90GB after a botched install and i know it's there on the sd cause link2sd is showing that it's being used even though I haven't linked anything to it yet after a fresh install of everything even wiping my sd and recreating the fat32 and the ext2 the missing GB are still gone.
Has anyone figured out what is happening or how we can get it back?

[Q] Having problems installing TB

Hi, I downloaded Titanium Backup and tried to install it but it keeps saying that there is no storage space and that I should clear some space. But i checked my storage and i still have about 27gb of free space left. I also tried installing and uninstalling other apps and it works fine its just TB that does not work. Anyone have any idea whats going on?
I have attached a couple screenshots so you can see.
Thanks in advance
Cheers,
deocare
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What does the "Storage" page in Settings say?
Does it work if you install it directly from the Play app?

it says 25gb of free space and ive tried installing it directly from the playstore as well does not work but every other app works

OK, then the error message does not state the real problem.
Next idea: Install CatLog, then try installing TB again until it fails, then open CatLog and scroll up until you find the real error message. Or instead use adb logcat from a PC if you prefer that.

_that said:
OK, then the error message does not state the real problem.
Next idea: Install CatLog, then try installing TB again until it fails, then open CatLog and scroll up until you find the real error message. Or instead use adb logcat from a PC if you prefer that.
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i got this from the logcat but don't know what it means nor on how to fix the problem

I think you may have too many apps running somehow. Try clearing your cache and davik cache. Have you tried side loading TB? You can download the previous version directly from them. Just remember to enable third party apps installs. If it works, you'll be able to upgrade to the latest version via in app or Google Play.
I don't know how to read the catlog, so no help there.

I've had this problem several times. It usually happens when you've installed it once before. What you need to do is go into /data/app and delete the Titanium Bacukup .odex file. I can't remember the full file name, but it'll have titanium backup in the name.
You should the be able to re-install fine.

Alitheia said:
I've had this problem several times. It usually happens when you've installed it once before. What you need to do is go into /data/app and delete the Titanium Bacukup .odex file. I can't remember the full file name, but it'll have titanium backup in the name.
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I've read something similar when searching for the error message, but I don't understand where such an odex file would come from (usually, odex files exist only for system apps - the user-installed apps have dex files in /data/dalvik-cache instead).
But yes, deleting everything related to TB from /data/app, /data/data and /data/dalvik-cache is the next thing to try - the file names start with com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup (or, in dalvik-cache, with [email protected]@" prefixed). You need a root-enabled file manager for this, I use Ghost Commander.

Alitheia said:
I've had this problem several times. It usually happens when you've installed it once before. What you need to do is go into /data/app and delete the Titanium Bacukup .odex file. I can't remember the full file name, but it'll have titanium backup in the name.
You should the be able to re-install fine.
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it worked thx alot

internal storage problem

my phone can't see its internal storage, though the data is still there. I'm running tin latest developer preview, flashed clean and rooted with code blue. everything was fine, but I dirty flashed xtra smooth 1.5 and then reverted to my stock rooted backup a day later because of battery issues. since then I cannot download any file from the browser, it starts and then says unsuccessful after a second, and I also can't download a file from my google drive. play store works fine however. if I open the aosp gallery the folders for my internal storage images (camera, instagram, vsco, downloaded, etc.) just show as blank, with pictures saying "no thumbnail available." however, videos show blank as well but have the play button, and if I hit it the file will play normally, and if I attach one of the blank images to something like hangouts or an email they will show up. if I try to the back up function of any apps that offer it, like my alarm clock or pedometer it fails. though they can see the old file is there and restore from it. lastly, file explorer programs show my sdcard folder to be empty, though they are obviously not. I generally use es, but have tried several others with the same result. if I view it via twrps file explorer in recovery things are normal. any help?

Read the /sdcard sticky in general

thanks, it is a great sticky, but after reading it i dont see any solution/reference to my problem. the issue is not that data is deleted or corrupt or anything along those lines, it is that my phone- when booted into android- is not seeing my files. the data is there, but something is wrong and i cannot see them. for clarification, its not just /sdcard that is showing as empty in file explorers, /data, /storage and many others are showing empty too, though not everything as folders like /sys and /system are showing up as normal.

Mine is doing the exact same thing and is blowing my mind, it knows the folders are there, it says I have 7 GB full but the folder is emptey in any file explorer

heres the error i get when trying to download a podcast, i get a similar EACCESS permission denied error when trying to back up an app, but like i said, if the app already has a backup on the storage i can restore it no problem
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It's like there is something disabling it from being seen by the system

I had a similar issue, doing this resolved it:
adb shell
su
restorecon -FR /data/media/0

Dr-Smith said:
I had a similar issue, doing this resolved it:
adb shell
su
restorecon -FR /data/media/0
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Thanks bro! This fixed my SD issues!!

[Resolved] [Q]Tried possible fixes still "Error dwnloding app frm mrket.Insufficient space..."

[Q]Tried possible fixes still "Error dwnloding app frm mrket.Insufficient space..."
Fixed the problem by reflashing the Stock Firmware.No idea what was causing the problem.
If you are facing the same problem,read it (what "Dark3n" suggested ) before proceeding for a reflash.
Hi guys,the Infamous "Error downloading app from market.There is insufficient space on the device."problem is back to haunt.I am unable to find a solution even after an intensive research and troubleshooting
When I am trying to install the applications from the Google Play Store, I am getting this error.
"Error while downloading <application_name>. There is insufficient space on the device"
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While I have sufficient space (500 MB) in the internal memory.I can’t even install the small apps like Root Checker.ASUS apps are also not getting installed.
I have faced the same error in the past on my previous devices but that got resolved after wiping the cache partiton via CWM Recovery.But this time the problem is so persistent.
Things I have tried :
>Cleared cache using Clean Master and CacheMate.
1.Checked and if there's any “ .odex file” in “/data/app”.NO .odex file there.
2.Wiped cache partition via recovery.
3.Force Stopped “Google Play Store” and “Google Services”.Cleared “Data” and “Cache”
4.Force Stopped “Google Play Store” and “Google Services”.Cleared “Data” and “Cache” and uninstalled “Updates”.
5.Stop the market app.Then clear the cache from inside the task manager according to this post.
This error is annoying the crap outta me and I am at my wits end on this one.
P.S. Yes,I know,I can use "FolderMount" OR use "Link2SD" to link the apps to SDCard,I just don’t understand the point of wasting 500 MB space.That’s beyond comprehension.
[Asus Zenfone5 A501CG] [Rooted] [Android : 4.4.2] [Build :ASUS_T00J_WW_user_2.21.40.44] [Stock Recovery]
(Updated to 2.21.40.44 via OTA.Do I need to "Factory Reset" my device ?)
Ever faced the same issue ? Any clues ?
Any help on this problem would be greatly appreciated!!!
Thank you!!

Could be a permission issue, or preexisting files that fail to be overwritten.
Try SD Maids CorpseFinder and enable all extra filters in the settings, that should find issues with preexisting files.
Make sure that you have enough space specifically on /data/data.
If you can record the failed install in a logcat there might be more specific information.

Dark3n said:
Could be a permission issue, or preexisting files that fail to be overwritten.Try SD Maids CorpseFinder and enable all extra filters in the settings, that should find issues with preexisting files.
Make sure that you have enough space specifically on /data/data.
If you can record the failed install in a logcat there might be more specific information.
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Thanks for the response buddy.I had already fixed the problem by flashing latest firmware by the time I checked your post.
You are right,that could be a permission.I have been using SD Maid for a long time and no doubt it's such a wonderful must have utility,unfortunately I didn't think about the preexisting files Anyway,it might be useful for othere users.
Thanks again for your support and developing such a wonderful app
Really appreciate that.
Regards