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Moving Gameloft Game data to External SD

If you have more than one Gameloft game (which is easy when they are buy one get one at $2.99), you've probably run into the problem of not having enough space on your tiny 8GB internal SD. I personally have been fighting with ~200mbs free for the past few weeks and its been annoying me, so I decided I wanted to "fix" the problem, at least till Gameloft gets together and adds an option of where to download the app data.
My first idea was some sort of syslink or bind mount at boot between the Internal and External SD, but while I was researching this I ran into this "convertor" which modifies the apk file to install the game data to the external SD card.
Create the folder called GL on your external SD and the game data from your main folder (sdcard/gameloft/games) copy to "external SD/Gl"
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I am still looking for a better solution that doesnt require EVERY apk to be modified, so if you good w/ scripts or can think of a way similar to my original idea, please let me know.
Check it out and leave your feedback
Link for Gameloft APK Converter: http://www.mediafire.com/?0octk79867ugqn9
Mirror: http://www.multiupload.com/WXVPV9IVDE
Original Thread on O2X forums: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1091455
EDIT: Confirmed working on NOVA 2 and Shadow Guardian. You MUST copy all the game data to /_ExternalSD/GL/ (make sure to remove the "games" folder if it's there, all the data needs to be in the "GL" folder. Also, confirmed it only works on games purchased from Gameloft's website, not the Android market versions.
This is how your GL folder should look on your External SD if you run ls in terminal:
ls /sdcard/_ExternalSD/GL:
GloftN2HP
asphalt6
GloftBPHM
GloftSGHP
nova

May God bless the fruit of your loins with prosperity and well being from now till his return. Bless you!
works great... except with Starfront.
EDIT: looks like starfront works.. just needed wifi to verify the files

Damn, what the hell are the people who buy the Sensation going to do when they only have a measly 1GB for appdata?

having a hard time downloading that file. It isnt working for me. I need this

People w/ the sensation are screwed and r gonna need to create scripts to move stuff SD. I successfully patched all 4 of my Gameloft games and they are working fine. Just make sure you put them in the right folder (see OP). No issues downloading the one-click patcher, but I'll see if I can get another link.
Despite this working well, Id still like to figure out a way to syslink or bind mount the gameloft folders on Internal and external sd.
EDIT: Posted mirror link in OP. Enjoy!

I did this and it worked perfectly (thanks btw!!) but all my saved game data and progress is gone this is for Dungeon Hunter 2 HD

guys - im having a problem with Data but not sure if its different - any time i download the gameloft data via wifi to my 32GB SDCard - the game crashes after the gameloft logo and asks to download the data when you restart (even if the data is already there)

pettigrew95 said:
I did this and it worked perfectly (thanks btw!!) but all my saved game data and progress is gone this is for Dungeon Hunter 2 HD
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Im not really sure where the save games are stored for Gameloft games. Glad to hear it works, but please let me know if you resolve this issue.

Vylle said:
guys - im having a problem with Data but not sure if its different - any time i download the gameloft data via wifi to my 32GB SDCard - the game crashes after the gameloft logo and asks to download the data when you restart (even if the data is already there)
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I would double-check that the folders are set up properly. it is case sensitive, so be careful. I layout exactly how the folders should be arranged in the OP. Another thing u can check is have it download SOME of the game data, and go and find it. It may help you track down the issue, (like folders arrange incorrectly). Hope that helps!

i tried to launch the program but it crashes after loading.. this is so frustrating.. i feel like going back to HTC (never had this level of problems)

Vylle said:
i tried to launch the program but it crashes after loading.. this is so frustrating.. i feel like going back to HTC (never had this level of problems)
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This has nothing to do w/ the manufacturer of your phone. We are essentially "hacking" these games to trick it into using the external SD. You would have this exact same issue, on say, the newly releases HTC Sensation (if not worse because of the lack of space on the Internal SD). Also, I just want to point out that I doubt this will work on "cracked" apks for Gameloft, so those may cause crashes as well.
Im not very fond of hacking each APK to work, as it will eventually cause issues, and this would best be solved by syslinking or bind mounting the two folders between the internal and external SD card. Unfortunately, I dont have enough background knowledge to write the script from scratch, as it requires some kernel modification, and would have to be unique to each phone.

cm7 by default installs your games to the sdcard, but if you want your games to install on internal storage i have attached a config file that goes in /system/etc make sure to back up old one first, ps i dont know the site i got the infop off of and the re done config file it isnt my work im just letting people know here ill post in a second post since its on my phone and im using a computer
never mind found the website for the info:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1088474
i am already using it my g2x but i have the fstab file that will put your games on the external storage if anyone wants pm me

crisis187 said:
cm7 by default installs your games to the sdcard, but if you want your games to install on internal storage i have attached a config file that goes in /system/etc make sure to back up old one first, ps i dont know the site i got the infop off of and the re done config file it isnt my work im just letting people know here ill post in a second post since its on my phone and im using a computer
never mind found the website for the info:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1088474
i am already using it my g2x but i have the fstab file that will put your games on the external storage if anyone wants pm me
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Do you have any strange side effects from using it? Did it require any modification to the files from the other thread to be used on the G2x?

I'm using trinity kernel and it was just a matter of changing fstab so no
G2x pwned, cm7 (trinity) killer combo "density 190"

crisis187 said:
I'm using trinity kernel and it was just a matter of changing fstab so no
G2x pwned, cm7 (trinity) killer combo "density 190"
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Hmm, Ill have to give it a shot?
EDIT: This DOESNT work when using the files from the other thread, as it mentions its specifically for the i9003. Tried it and both SD cards cant be seen. It may need to be modified, as I looked at both files and they are completely different.

Its basically the reverse ill post the fstab file when I get home the 1 for external storage it wont let me attach from my phone so got to wait till I get home
G2x pwned, cm7 (trinity) killer combo "density 190"

Okay, I used the changed from the Samsung version and modified our vold.fstab to mount the partitions properly. Give the attached vold.fstab file a shot and see if it works. Seems to work for me Please post your feedback.
Backup your original vold.fstab file (its in /system/etc).
ADB push this file to /system/etc after mounting it as R/W (u can do it in terminal but I use the app Remount)
Reboot
Check SD "layout" in Settings
EDIT: Seems you cant mount either SD card as MASS storage after switching files :/. Anyone w/ experience feel like chiming in?

btate0121 said:
May God bless the fruit of your loins with prosperity and well being from now till his return. Bless you!
He said everything I was thinking I've been trying to figure this out for weeks I have 12 game loft games and been moving them back and forth now I can't wait till I get home to do this
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devious338 said:
btate0121 said:
May God bless the fruit of your loins with prosperity and well being from now till his return. Bless you!
He said everything I was thinking I've been trying to figure this out for weeks I have 12 game loft games and been moving them back and forth now I can't wait till I get home to do this
Sent from my G2seXy using XDA App
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Dont try the vold method. Use the APK Patcher in the OP and please post your results .
I have not been as successful as I originally thought, as some of the games refuse to work
Nova 2 works great, but Modern Combat 2: Black Pegasus, Asphault 6, Nova, and the Shadow (forgot the name) crash after loading the main menu.
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Works great no problems so far
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Re-installing a Gameloft Game - how to save my savegame

So I started playing Eternal Legacy and keep having an issue where the game freezes towards the end of a battle in the area by the mines. Sometimes I can get through 1 battle only to have it freeze after another. Anyone have this issue?
Gameloft sent me a link to redownload and re-install the game and said to delete the old one. But does anyone know how to save my savegame files so I don't have to start the game all over again? I searched the GloftELHD folder but didn't find any files that looked like a save game.

Most gameloft games store their saved games on memory card e.g. Asphalt 6 (profile.sav) and modern combat 2 (save.bin), and some save it in phone memory as application data (Dungeon Hunter 2)
If you can't find any save game file in Eternal Legacy folder, try saving the application data by Titanium Backup

hasaan6545 said:
Most gameloft games store their saved games on memory card e.g. Asphalt 6 (profile.sav) and modern combat 2 (save.bin), and some save it in phone memory as application data (Dungeon Hunter 2)
If you can't find any save game file in Eternal Legacy folder, try saving the application data by Titanium Backup
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Of course there is nothing in that folder even remotely called "save" so thats out. Titanium backup works without Root? My device is stock.

Rogue Leader said:
Of course there is nothing in that folder even remotely called "save" so thats out. Titanium backup works without Root? My device is stock.
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No backup currently gives back up app-data without root. You might be able to copy the data out with ADB if you can isolate what file it is, even without root.

ryocoon said:
No backup currently gives back up app-data without root. You might be able to copy the data out with ADB if you can isolate what file it is, even without root.
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Yeah copying the file out isn't a big deal I can do it through windows explorer. The problem is there is no way to identify which file it is. I would just backup the whole thing but that would defeat the purpose of re-installing the game then. I'm not even convinced re-installing the game will fix my freezing problem.

Rogue Leader said:
Yeah copying the file out isn't a big deal I can do it through windows explorer. The problem is there is no way to identify which file it is. I would just backup the whole thing but that would defeat the purpose of re-installing the game then. I'm not even convinced re-installing the game will fix my freezing problem.
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Have you tried GameLoft Support? Asking on the forum where the save-game data is for that particular game? If it is on the phone itself, gotta get it with ADB, if it is on the SD-card, then you can copy off SD-card to another spot.... If you can't find that info, then I don't know what to tell you. I have that game but haven't started it yet (got it as a freebie 2-for-1 deal). So I wouldn't mind knowing too. I honestly wish they published at least a little bit of detail on this stuff, but they are used to supporting iOS devices, where normal users can't get into this nitty-gritty stuff to poke at it.

ryocoon said:
Have you tried GameLoft Support? Asking on the forum where the save-game data is for that particular game? If it is on the phone itself, gotta get it with ADB, if it is on the SD-card, then you can copy off SD-card to another spot.... If you can't find that info, then I don't know what to tell you. I have that game but haven't started it yet (got it as a freebie 2-for-1 deal). So I wouldn't mind knowing too. I honestly wish they published at least a little bit of detail on this stuff, but they are used to supporting iOS devices, where normal users can't get into this nitty-gritty stuff to poke at it.
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I actually have tried Gameloft Support themselves, and the guy from Gameloft basically told me he didn't know either.
I'm not sure but you can try follow steps, i think you can get back saved data after uninstalling game:
1. Plug you device with USB cable and open the "Removable disc F (or N or G,J the name could vary)" then open "Gameloft" folder.
2. You will see the "games" folder.
3. Pick up the game you need.
4. Then you will see the whole game data.
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The other games do have a savegame file, but this one nothing is marked savegame.
That said not even sure I'm gonna re-install just yet so this may all be moot, just swapped in a Sandisk Class 4 32 gb card and now everything seems to be working better.

Rogue Leader said:
I actually have tried Gameloft Support themselves, and the guy from Gameloft basically told me he didn't know either.
The other games do have a savegame file, but this one nothing is marked savegame.
That said not even sure I'm gonna re-install just yet so this may all be moot, just swapped in a Sandisk Class 4 32 gb card and now everything seems to be working better.
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Hmmm.. So may just have been a hardware glitch with read-times or such odd? One can only hope as much. It is a shame that GameLoft's support isn't better. Considering that their games (even if often buggy) are generally some of the better ones out there (even if generally ripped from other popular games on other platforms).

ryocoon said:
Hmmm.. So may just have been a hardware glitch with read-times or such odd? One can only hope as much. It is a shame that GameLoft's support isn't better. Considering that their games (even if often buggy) are generally some of the better ones out there (even if generally ripped from other popular games on other platforms).
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I think it may be, I played for about an hour last night and no problems (plus the class 4 Sandisk runs WAY smoother than the 16gb Class 2 card I had). I almost laughed when I got that email, it seems like such a simple question but the fact he straight out told me "I don't know", I've never gotten something like that from tech support before. Another thing I did was reduce my max text messages per thread to 50 and delete a lot of old stuff (probably about 1000+ texts), that has helped with the phone's sluggishness, and I would bet helped the game as well. I would assume Android prioritizes that task and so it can affect other apps.
I've found that their games are a mixed bag. Eternal Legacy is stunning, graphics are unbelievable for a phone, everything works well, but then I get these freeze ups, and worse if you pause the game to answer a call or check an email/text message, it shuts down! MC2 is really stunning as well, but 50% of the time if you go into the control menu the game force closes, and we have had 1000 threads on the targeting with the right stick. Assassins Creed has decent graphics, great controls and play style, but TONS of graphical glitches, and a pretty cheesy story that completely ignores a huge plot point of the Assassins Creed games aside from a passing reference to animus and memories in the menus.

help me about this too?

that's help me too and work thank you for all ^_^

[Q] disappointed in the 3.5 roms i must he doing sonething wrong right?

So these ses 3.5 roms coming out (I won't name spacifics so to not offend anyone) are disappointing me so far I don't see any difference except the massive amount of lag and minimal changes to the appearence of the pop up menus. I can't figure out where the New clock widget is or how to install it. and if its apart of the 3.5 why isn't is stock with the roms? I hope I'm just missing a piece to the puzzle here. But so far I don't feel that the 3.5 has been captured successfully yet when comparing to the videos of the ryhme or bliss.
I mean I really want to enjoy the update has anyone achieved this?
Anyone want to put in their 2 cents? ,
I didn't bash anyone on here so I would appreciate no bash back.

1. What new clock widget?
2. Name the ROMs, but I have had NO issues using my ROM and other 3.5-based ones at all

the full screen clock widget with the app drawers aligned to the left. I mean Im sure i can find a good kernel for the 4.1.0 to improve on the leg. maybe my expectations were too high or maybe i have a perfect setup for me on 3.6.1. but im trying to embrace it the new 3.5, maybe you can tell me some of the advantages.
and please tell me if i got someting wrong with the clock widget Im talking about.i hope its just something im over looking, its not in widgets or apps.
edit. sorry im talking about arhd 4.1.0

THAT clock widget is only in the Bliss ROMs - it's in no other ROMs as it's in the lesser version of 3.5

It's a widget called Shortcuts or Quickstart or so, I have only seen it in German.
I have seen it in the RCBliss and in Synergy. In Synergy however I get display corruption. Only text is showing, which is a shame. Love the new widget, really awesome.
But I must agree, rest of 3.5 in most parts is boring.

ok see thanks i was getting frustrated. that was the only reason why i wanted to upgrade but i guess ill just stick with what i got for now. maybe ice cream SANG which will have some more attractions.
has anyone explored the 2.3.7 ginger bread?i read a brief article on it.( while we are discussing the latest in android development)

Seeing as we've not officially got 2.3.5 yet I don't think we'll see 2.3.7 any time soon - not with Sense anyway

Ya still an interesting topic tho

One question, kind of off topic but I downloaded my digital copy of transformers to my sensation and have not found an application yet that can play the file. Not even mono player pro. They all force close when attempting to play. Is it because it's a digital copy and there's a lock on it? Properties say it's readable and writable. How can I get around this.

rddocke said:
One question, kind of off topic but I downloaded my digital copy of transformers to my sensation and have not found an application yet that can play the file. Not even mono player pro. They all force close when attempting to play. Is it because it's a digital copy and there's a lock on it? Properties say it's readable and writable. How can I get around this.
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Please correct me if I am wrong, but I think Digital Copy is for Apple/iTunes devices only. Are you pulling it from your iTunes and placing it directly onto your SD card? I have a couple Digital Copy movies I have tried to drag over, and they do not play as they are protected media.
If you have a Mac, download Handbreak (free) and rip your DVD's to MP4. If you are on PC, find an MP4 converter on the web (most likely not FREE) and use that. Both work gloriously!! Like iTunes, Digital Copy is weird. Hope that helps.

SoFaKiNgStOkeD said:
Please correct me if I am wrong, but I think Digital Copy is for Apple/iTunes devices only. Are you pulling it from your iTunes and placing it directly onto your SD card? I have a couple Digital Copy movies I have tried to drag over, and they do not play as they are protected media.
If you have a Mac, download Handbreak (free) and rip your DVD's to MP4. If you are on PC, find an MP4 converter on the web (most likely not FREE) and use that. Both work gloriously!! Like iTunes, Digital Copy is weird. Hope that helps.
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No this one is available via windows 7 which why I've been trying to move it to my android. When i got the batman dark knight digital copy on my Mac it wouldn't even let me transfer it being a protected file.
However with transformers I was able to transfer the file onto my sd card no problem. The file name is DOTM_PC_ENG_WMV I don't know what all that other stuff is but being that WMV is the last I figured any media player should play it.
I'll try a converter but ya the digital copies are stupid not even good quality. I get it its to protect against piracy but come on.

rddocke said:
No this one is available via windows 7 which why I've been trying to move it to my android. When i got the batman dark knight digital copy on my Mac it wouldn't even let me transfer it being a protected file.
However with transformers I was able to transfer the file onto my sd card no problem. The file name is DOTM_PC_ENG_WMV I don't know what all that other stuff is but being that WMV is the last I figured any media player should play it.
I'll try a converter but ya the digital copies are stupid not even good quality. I get it its to protect against piracy but come on.
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Agreed. If we've paid for it once, we should be able to do whatever we want with it, even copy it as long as we aren't selling it. Hollywood are Nazis in disguise.
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FPSE not loading saves after update

Hello so I just updated to the new fpse 0.11.18. I am using a galaxy s2 on 4.0.3 stock. When I try load a save through save states the program just crashs. Also I tried using the memory card load feature but it doesnt show any saves.
The ISO loads up fine and I can view and select my old save but when I load it after 5 seconds it just closes the app and goes to the homescreen
Any ideas why?

are you using the proper bios file?
I'm using SCPH1001
Here are some threads that talk more about FPSe
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tags.php?tag=fpse

WarriorDaddy said:
are you using the proper bios file?
I'm using SCPH1001
Here are some threads that talk more about FPSe
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tags.php?tag=fpse
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Yes I am using the SCPH1001.BIN. I said the game doesn't load my savestates from the older fpse version don't see how the bios has anything to do with this the game wouldn't load the iso properly without it anyway. I don't think you even read my posts other than the title

Latest Update 5/6/2014

Couple notes:
- Root didn't survive the update. SuperSU's survival mode failed. I did not have to roll back root to update though.
- Powered by Android appears on the start up.
- Gamestreaming connectivity was lost; you'll have to reauthenticate to your PC.
Anyone find anything else "unlisted"?

Shield RAM's ROOT method appears to work fine with this update.
KitKat SD card fix has to be reapplied.

I was hoping this would fix the emulator slowdowns, but has not. The CPU fix impacts battery life and would rather the device work as intended without doing a "fix". Exception being the sd card fix, since that is a Must.

rushless said:
I was hoping this would fix the emulator slowdowns, but has not. The CPU fix impacts battery life and would rather the device work as intended without doing a "fix". Exception being the sd card fix, since that is a Must.
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what Emulator slowdowns do you mean?

darkuni said:
Shield RAM's ROOT method appears to work fine with this update.
KitKat SD card fix has to be reapplied.
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I am new to the SHIELD community, could you please link me to the fix and maybe explain in a few words what this fix fixes? Thanks

Martin-Doc said:
I am new to the SHIELD community, could you please link me to the fix and maybe explain in a few words what this fix fixes? Thanks
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.sdfix
Essentially, KitKat prevents apps from WRITING to the SD card unless the app is the one that created the folder to begin with.
So let's say you have:
\sdcard\roms\n64
... on your SD card where you keep all your Nintendo 64 roms (insert standard piracy disclaimer here).
Your N64 emulator can no longer WRITE to that folder. Why does this bite? Well most emulators use the rom folder to unpack ZIPped roms, store save states, configuration per game - that sort of thing. Suddenly, after installing KitKat - these emulators start acting weird or outright crashing because they can't write where they used to be able to.
You could have a folder of .DOC files in
\sdcard\docs\
Your Polaris Office could open the files there, but if you edit them, you can't save them back.
You can extrapolate this to just about every app.
The KitKat fix linked above will make it work the way it used to work - so you don't have to change, update, or alter anything.
It does require ROOT access of course.

nex86 said:
what Emulator slowdowns do you mean?
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All of the Broglia emulators slow down. He says it is the Nvidia update, but all I know is they play better than Retroarch and the other options. Better performance and options. They play great as if with 4.2.
Shield does what I need, so no harm no foul as is
Would like console mode though.

oh you mean like snes9xEX?
I will try that one out later.

nex86 said:
oh you mean like snes9xEX?
I will try that one out later.
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yeah snes9x is one of the best emulators out for SNES imo.

I tried Snes9Xex, MD,emu and GBA.emu and have no slowdown at all, works perfect for me.
I do notice some slight skipping though when camera scrolls in game, but maybe that's just me..