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[Q] Stock Rom + Partitions

First of all,i am really happy to announce (for those who came across with my desperate threads trying to solve my battery drain over 3G network issue) that flashing XXJPU Rom + Removing the partitions (swap + external extra storage) of my SD Card solved my problem. Battery is not draining anymore,and everything is working just fine with the stock rom.
The question is : Can i partition my SD Card again (to add internal storage,since i´ve came across the damn "Internal Storage is Nearly Full" message) ?
If yes,will i have to reflash the rom or , do anything else then just creating the partition using the Minitool software ?
Thanks in advance,and thanks again for those who tried to help me !

No need to make a new partition, extend the current one by minitool/gparted

I have o only one big partition used to store normal content. I need to make a new one to use as a extra internal storage space.. So i do need to partition it, all i need to know is if it will work and if i will have to do something else after partitioning it
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What can we do partition in our stock rom which would use as internal storage...? How to do it please teach me..
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hadi_xman said:
What can we do partition in our stock rom which would use as internal storage...? How to do it please teach me..
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If you create a partition on your SD Card as EXT2 ( i guess its EXT2 ) ,your OS will use it as internal storage.
Doing this,will solve the low internal storage issue.
I Just dont know if it works on stock roms,it does work on Kyrillos, inDroid, Sumee etc.

@OP i though u already had one partition when you said partition again
if your sd is as it is(just one partition)
then do this
flash g3mod
reboot into recovery
and partition
its the fastest way to get a partitio
then you can use an app2sd/data2sd script (system/etc/init.d)
Or if you have a card reader
use minitool/gparted to partition
shrink the existing one and make a new partiton(ext4)
and yea backup ur data, just in case!

cdesai said:
@OP i though u already had one partition when you said partition again
if your sd is as it is(just one partition)
then do this
flash g3mod
reboot into recovery
and partition
its the fastest way to get a partitio
then you can use an app2sd/data2sd script (system/etc/init.d)
Or if you have a card reader
use minitool/gparted to partition
shrink the existing one and make a new partiton(ext4)
and yea backup ur data, just in case!
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Thanks for the reply : )
I will use minitool since i know how to use it.
After creating a EXT4 Partition,what will i need to actually tell my OS to use it as internal storage ?
Will i need to reflash rom ? Run any script (like Data2SD) ?
Also, is the Kernel or the Rom that actually recognizes the partitions and use them ?
EDIT : Hey @cdesai i just partitioned my SD using minitool creating a EXT2 Partition for internal storage upgrade.
Following again,this tutorial here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=SD_card_partitioning
Titaniun backup is not recognizing the extra space,what do i have to do now ?

marcelloLins said:
Thanks for the reply : )
I will use minitool since i know how to use it.
After creating a EXT4 Partition,what will i need to actually tell my OS to use it as internal storage ?
Will i need to reflash rom ? Run any script (like Data2SD) ?
Also, is the Kernel or the Rom that actually recognizes the partitions and use them ?
EDIT : Hey @cdesai i just partitioned my SD using minitool creating a EXT2 Partition for internal storage upgrade.
Following again,this tutorial here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=SD_card_partitioning
Titaniun backup is not recognizing the extra space,what do i have to do now ?
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Hmm.
ext4 would be a bit better but ext2 is also ok
now keep an a2sd script in /system/etc/init.d
there is a thread in dev section by kyrillos with the script and instructions, use it
or flash a custom rom which already has it
and yes you need a kernel with init.d support, but every custom kernel has that feature(cf-root,fugumod,g3mod,simplicity,etc.)

marcelloLins said:
First of all,i am really happy to announce (for those who came across with my desperate threads trying to solve my battery drain over 3G network issue) that flashing XXJPU Rom + Removing the partitions (swap + external extra storage) of my SD Card solved my problem. Battery is not draining anymore,and everything is working just fine with the stock rom.
The question is : Can i partition my SD Card again (to add internal storage,since i´ve came across the damn "Internal Storage is Nearly Full" message) ?
If yes,will i have to reflash the rom or , do anything else then just creating the partition using the Minitool software ?
Thanks in advance,and thanks again for those who tried to help me !
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use a custom room like indroid, kyrillos etc & enjoy after partition, set the restore location as "internal" in the titanium setting before restoring apps
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Damn, i was trying to stick to a custom rom.
All right i will flash a custom rom.
Thanks for all the help guys
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Best of luck
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sd-ext conversion problem

hi,
how could I convert sd-ext from ext4 to fat32 ? I need eclair.
"sd ext fat32" or "mmcblk0p2 fat32" will make sd-ext inaccessible.
So after normal reboot or re-power phone, I see no mmcblk0p2 line at fs.current
I am on g3mod 2.5 OC
any adwise ?
I definitelly CANT reformat SD card or use some linux partitioning tool .I already tried some linux tool recommended at XDA and sd-ext was unusable then.I have 32 GB memory full of data, so I need some quick and non data-loss step :-o

Try using kmapp from the themes and apps forum. Just search fot it, download it, install it and when you get into the app its quite easy to change the partition type..
Edit: here is the link = http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1301697.
Edit again: read what hillbeast said in the g3mod thread
Press thanks if i helped.

radek.god said:
I need eclair.
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allspark2020 said:
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I know You think he is crazy, BUT :
a) Froyo is garbage of garbages - except JPU, GPS is at ALL ROMs nearly unusable and JPU is crown of unstable garbage, so I cant use ALL features at one ROM
b) CM 7.2a ? looks great, but :
- GPS is useless, if you have no data connection as I have and as I primary need, then I cant use CM7, I simply cant live without only one GPS I have
- bluetooth does not work at all , OK, I can live with that
- wifi is not 100% OK, I cant connect to some AP where I am able connect by froyo to them, I can move on that If I can connect at my home
- camera does not work at all , no barcode possibilty - As camera is ****ty at all, I can live with that
c) CM9 - I tested it at first version possible, where it was really unusable, but TODAY I am testing 4.0.4
- I had to reflash to Eclair, disable PIN and reflash CM9 , it is definitelly not GOOD
- bluetooth can pair, but probably does not work - I can accept it but if USB storage does not work ...
- USB data storage does not work , with combine of bluetooth problem, I cant get data to phone
- Sygic Aura, Navigon (tested 4.0.1 only ) does not works, luckily Ndrive + Copilot works
+ + + + + + GPS looks like working , today at czech rep is very cloudy, so hard to test GPS fix, but offline fixtime can be improved
So at this moment I have to test 4.0.4 and if I will discover some problem make me impossible send SMS, make calls, clock problem , 100% cpu usage with G3MOD kernel 2.5 OC at 1200 MHz like I used at re-odexed JPU, I will have to do what I have to do :
REVERT BACK TO ECLAIR ane NEVER EVER BUY anything from SAMSUNG F******G company they are ****ting on customers ...
but I need link 2SD , and there are no custom ECLAIR kernel with ext2/ext4 support, so I need to find some way how to convert sd-ext to FAT/FAT32 without repartition SD card...

MicroGeek said:
Try using kmapp from the themes and apps forum. Just search fot it, download it, install it and when you get into the app its quite easy to change the partition type..
Edit: here is the link = http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1301697.
Edit again: read what hillbeast said in the g3mod thread
Press thanks if i helped.
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many thanks for tip
I tried some app from market with SAME name ant it need some registratio, so I hope you provide me with different app
I am on 4.0.4, if it will be unusable , I will try your app and revert to Eclair

You got me wrong
I meant it for you as I read eclair and then g3mod
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Changing the format of the SD ext will wipe the ENTIRE SD card.
Press thanks if i helped.

MicroGeek said:
Changing the format of the SD ext will wipe the ENTIRE SD card.
Press thanks if i helped.
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if it will wipe sd-ext partition, then I have no problem
If it will wipe whole SD , mean primary partition too, then it is bad bad bad ... :laugh:

radek.god said:
if it will wipe sd-ext partition, then I have no problem
If it will wipe whole SD , mean primary partition too, then it is bad bad bad ... :laugh:
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It will wipe the whole SD card as well.

MicroGeek said:
It will wipe the whole SD card as well.
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are you sure ?
because I converted sd-ext without sd card repartition or data loss, same like at data/system partition convert
anyways, KMAPP is good, I think I already find it at CM7 or somewhere, BUT it does not allow convert sd-ext to fat / fat 32

[SWAP] Swap on Internal * v0.5 alpha *

SWAP on internal
Extend your RAM with very quick internal SWAP
v0.5 alpha​
For the moment, the script is confirmed to work only on ROMs with the chinese x-part (or data2ext) by Atroy script only (read at the end of this post for alternative).
The only ROM I am aware of using this script out of the box is the excellent MIUI XJ x-part.
However, I intend to develop a non-loop based version shortly. It should will be compatible with most ROMs, so stay tuned.
What and Why
I decided to make a script that places the swap file on internal memory. Many people place it on SD card, but to me it seems somewhat pointless, as it hardly offers sufficient performance.
However, placing it on the internal memory makes it a much more interesting concept, because it has much better random read/write performance than even the fastest SD cards.
Warning: placing SWAP on internal memory will subject it to frequent read/write operations which in theory shortens lifespan of internal memory chip which you cannot replace. This is because flash memory has limited number of write/read cycles to it. So, consider yourself warned.
HOWEVER:
1 - although true, in reality I have been unable to find any case of this actually affecting anyone's phone. There is very limited amount of data documenting real-life effect of that process, but most likely your device will be long gone before the internal memory will show any signs of wear.
2 - the script recreates the swap file on each boot using different physical blocks of memory - this means not the same blocks are always used. More on this in 'Do it right' section.
Do It Right
1. 16-32 MB of swap should suffice. If you think you need more, you are probably wrong. NEVER use all available internal space. The larger the proportion difference between swap size and total free space on the internal data partition, the more breathing space your internal memory gets, as this allows the swap file to be moved around upon every reboot, which, in turn, will make it use the same blocks more rarely, and thus extending memory chip lifespan.
2. Get rid of bloat you don't use from the system partition, ie: ringtones, live wallpapers, useless system apps. Then create a custom
hboot with smaller system partition and larger data partition. You can do it using this (also attached to this post).
3. Play around with swappiness parameter. Still, the default set by the script should serve you well. But if you are paranoid, you can use it to further decrease how often system will write to swap.
Removal
Disable execution flag on the scipt in /system/etc/init.d and delete swap.img from internal data directory (on x-part scripts it is /mnt/asec/mtddata/ )
v0.5 alpha
* first public release
* loop device version only
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x-part Impacted script (80% chance of rendering your ROM unbootable)
I attached a data2ext script which should offer better performance and battery life than some other a2sd scripts.
You are free to try and flash it on your ROM, but there is a good chance it won't boot any more - this is a very alpha version and I am not working on it at the moment.
Do not post complaints about it here. I only want to hear from you if it works!

So this allocates a part of your internal memory for random access? Nice.
I personally don't need more RAM, but this could be useful.

This sounds really good to my ears :good:
I will keep an eye on it.
Edit:
A small question:
So is it possible to use this for any rom if you are using data2ext for it?
Or atm only for miui xj?

Androidmarketuser said:
A small question:
So is it possible to use this for any rom if you are using data2ext for it?
Or atm only for miui xj?
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You have to use Atroy's data2ext, which is virtually impossible to obtain because it was developed as part of chinese MIUI rom and never released as a separate script.
However, I have been working on it and I am attaching an alpha version of my adaptation of this script to the first post
Let me know if it works, but there is a good chance your ROM will not boot any more.

impactor said:
However, I have been working on it and I am attaching an alpha version of my adaptation of this script to the first post
Let me know if it works, but there is a good chance your ROM will not boot any more.
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Thanks for your answer
I tried to install it on CM10 by vj but it didn't work. Here are my steps:
Wiped everything except sd
Installed rom, then data2ext script and finally the swap script.
I'm on a ext4 partition if it matters.
I think (not really sure) one script has created two folders: /data/ and /data-app/ on sdcard.
Or did I just install it the wrong way?
Edit: The problem was as you expected that it stucked at HTC bootlogo.

Androidmarketuser said:
Edit: The problem was as you expected that it stucked at HTC bootlogo.
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If you want to try x-part script, then do not flash swap script until you confirm the x-part rom works.
Try with some GB rom. Maybe you'll have more luck.

impactor said:
If you want to try x-part script, then do not flash swap script until you confirm the x-part rom works.
Try with some GB rom. Maybe you'll have more luck.
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I'll try it out that way on JB first (I am addicted to the new design, can't go back:crying, if it doesn't work I will try it out with 2.3 anyway.
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Ok on JB the data2ext script doesn't seem to work, I can't boot.
I will try it out later with a GB rom, propably EuroSkank

Hmm still doesn't work.
I tried MW7 on Redux2 but stucks at boot logo...

Custom hboot maker link from thalasmus blog is dead!
Can someone plz attach it here!
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vasili_defy said:
Custom hboot maker link from thalasmus blog is dead!
Can someone plz attach it here!
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Attached.

Don't have swap on internal! The number of read/writes will just kill your nand by creating loads of bad blocks.
Just my 2 cents
Kind Regards
Dave

topgeardave said:
Don't have swap on internal! The number of read/writes will just kill your nand by creating loads of bad blocks.
Just my 2 cents
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And pray tell, apart from hearsay, what else do you have to support the claim that it will occur within foreseeable lifetime of the device?
I'd love to learn.

impactor said:
And pray tell, apart from hearsay, what else do you have to support the claim that it will occur within foreseeable lifetime of the device?
I'd love to learn.
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After flashing ROMs on my Desire for nearly 2 years I'm starting to get bad blocks on my nand. Having a swap partition on internal would accelerate the process of getting more bad blocks. That's what I think anyway. Check your recovery.log for bad blocks next time you wipe your phone.
Kind Regards
Dave
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I tried this on Alex-V 1.8 and nothing happened
probably did something wrong
I'll try again later

topgeardave said:
After flashing ROMs on my Desire for nearly 2 years I'm starting to get bad blocks on my nand. Having a swap partition on internal would accelerate the process of getting more bad blocks. That's what I think anyway. Check your recovery.log for bad blocks next time you wipe your phone.
Kind Regards
Dave
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Thanks for the heads-up. But I gave a clear warning about in the first post. After two years, my desire has 4 bad blocks, which amounts to less than 0.5mb of internal space (less than 0.1%). Everyone should make a concious decision about using internal swap.
It will degrade the memory chip, yes, but is the degradation significant enough to care? Everyone has to decide for himself.

impactor said:
Thanks for the heads-up. But I gave a clear warning about in the first post. After two years, my desire has 4 bad blocks, which amounts to less than 0.5mb of internal space (less than 0.1%). Everyone should make a concious decision about using internal swap.
It will degrade the memory chip, yes, but is the degradation significant enough to care? Everyone has to decide for himself.
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how can I check if it's running on my rom...?

Balino said:
how can I check if it's running on my rom...?
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Go into terminal and run "free"

impactor said:
Go into terminal and run "free"
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It says swap 0... I think woh's roms doesn't support swap....

[MOD][2016-11-01][V3.01]TURBO DATA - Get an 8GB Data-Partition ...

TURBO DATA - Get an 8GB Data-Partition!​
Use SD-EXT as new Data partition​
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Version 1.04 (release date 21st Feb 2015)
First Version by delta-roh
new handles normal flashable zip, that include a boot.img
new works fully automatically
new support of command line call
new Drag+Drop support
new A lot of checks to make the procedure safe
new Writes a logfile parallel to the screen output
new Does not change your original zip
new the resulting zip can be flashed directly
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Idea:
Our beloved Sensation comes only with 1 GB of available internal memory and that is too less to work, even if you don't install a lot of games. When I tried several thinks (app2sd, app2sd-ext, Link2SD etc.) I recognized, that modern SD-Cards are very fast and our Sennsation has got a very good interface to suppport high speeds. Even better, the SD-Cards of SanDisk (SanDisk Extreme Pro, SanDisk Extreme Plus and SanDisk Extreme) are even faster, than the internal memory. Therefore I got the idea, to make a seperate external SD partition (SD-Ext) to the new Data partition. It works flawlessly and fast. But how does it work? The first step of the Android startup process is to mount the boot image and to mount a ramdisk, that is part of the boot image. In this ramdisk you will find the mount table for the primary partitions - it is called fstab.pyramid. Here you will find, that the data partition is mounted to /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/userdata or to /dev/block/mmcblk0p23. The only thing to do is, to change this to /dev/block/mmcblk1p2, which is the second partition of the SD-Card.
The attached ZIP now contains a Batch file together with all necessary tools to do this job for you completely automatically. It extracts the boot.img file from your flashable zip, extracts the kernel and the ramdisk.gz, unpacks the ramdisk, patches the fstab.pyramid as described above, repacks the ramdisk, repacks the boot.img, makes a copy of the original flashable zip, exchanges the boot.img in this new zip - done! You have got a new flashable zip, that will mount the second SD-Card partition as your new data partition. I do this with an 8 GB sd-ext partition and therefore now have got a Sensation with 8 GB of available internal memory - no need to care about memory or tools like Link2SD any longer!
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Installation:
Take these steps:
the attached zip contains the batch and all needed utilities
extract the directory tree in the zip to a location on your Windows harddisk
place your flashable zip or boot-Image in the main directory which also contains this batch
open a cmd-windows by clicking "Start here.bat"
call "MakeNewImage" with your flashable zip or boot-Image: MakeNewImage <your-rom-or-image.zip>
or
just Drag+Drop your flashable zip or boot-Image to MakeNewImage.bat
after processing you will find the new flashable zip or boot-Image in the subdir "new"
all original parts (boot.img, kernel, ramdisk(.gz)) are in the subdir "original"
all new parts (boot.img, kernel, ramdisk(.gz) and your new flashable zip) will be in the subdir "new"
if you call the batch another time (or Drag&Drop a new image to MakeNewImage.bat, the complete subdirs will be deleted before processing the new fashable zip; the batch will then create the directories again with the new parts
if you like, you can make additional changes to the fstab.pyramid or init.rc ...
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YOU MUST READ THIS OR YOU WILL BRICK YOUR DEVICE:
You have to know this - read carefully:
Tested with a lot of CM11 and CM12 Roms
It will only work for fashable zips that contain a boot.img, like @SultanXDA CM11, @ivanich CM12, @shantur CM12 - it will NOT work e.g. for @mike1986 Android Revolution, as this does not contain a boot.img.
ViperS 5.2.1 / Viper 5.3.0 do not work at the moment.
You should only make your sd-ext to the new /data partition if you have got a highspeed sd-card e.g. SanDisk Extreme-series; otherwise it will work, but your Sensation will slow down.
You need a sd-ext partition on your sd-card as second (!) partition (/dev/block/mmcblk1p2); create it within the recovery or use e.g. MiniTool Partition Wizzard and create a first partition as primary fat-formated and a second partition as primary ext4 formated. IF YOU HAVE NOT A SECOND PARTITION, YOUR DEVICE WILL NOT BOOT!
This is ONLY for the HTC Sensation/XE; it can work also for flashable images of other devices, but then you have to make your changes to fstab and/or init.rc manually!
After flashing the new image the /data partition will be created on the second SD-Card partition (sd-ext).
After booting for the first time you can restore a backup by using e.g. Titanium.
If you want to look at /data within the recovery you have to mount sd-ext and then flash the Aroma Filemanager; there you can see the complete data partition by browsing to sd-ext.
You can make a nandroid backup within the recovery. Note, that the sd-ext tar file is your (new) data partition.
If you want to go back, then just flash a nandroid of a former backup or flash a not patched zip and make a clean installation.
If your rom thread provides a seperate zip for the kernel, then have a look at the provided zip! If it contains a boot.img, then it has to be patched at first by using MakeNewImage.bat in the same way as with a complete rom. If the kernel zip does not contain a boot.img but only the kernel, then you can flash it directly.
If you want to wipe Dalvik-Cache you can't do it with the "wipe Dalvik"-command in Recovery; instead go into Recovery, mount sd-ext, flash the Aroma Filemanager or use the TWRP-Filemanager, navigate to the directory sd-ext (your new /data) and delete the directory dalvik-cache.
You can not restore a data partition from a former installation to sd-ext, because the tar file also stores the partition name and, therefore, does not restore a data file to the sd-ext partition, even it you rename the backup file. As said before: Make a clean installation and then restore via e.g. Titanium.
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Thanks:
Special thanks to:
carliv (http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=5186178)
for mkbootimg.exe (https://github.com/bgcngm/mtk-tools)
GnuWin32 (http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages.html)
for sed.exe and grep.exe (libiconv2.dll, libintl3.dll, pcre3.dll, regex2.dll)
Igor Pavlov (http://www.7-zip.de/)
for 7z.exe and 7z.dll
Karl M. Syring (http://unxutils.sourceforge.net/)
for dd.exe, gzip.exe, od.exe, printf.exe, rm.exe, sha1sum.exe, tee.exe
@danishaznita for testing the first version
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Mod for Delta-Roh MakeNewImage-V3.01
EXPLICITLY for Ivanich CM11 ONLY!!!
This mod mounts a sd-ext partition to /data and leaves the dalvik-cache on the internal
memory. Therefore you will get e.g. an 4 GByte (depends ob your sd-ext partition size) data
partition and the original 1.1 GByte internal memory as additional and fast memory for
the dalvik cache. This is the fastest way regarding the porformance of the Sensation.
Installation:
- Download and extract "Delta-Roh MakeNewImage"
- start "MakeNewImage.bat" with "cm-11-20160810-UNOFFICIAL-pyramid.zip"
- answer the question "Do you want to auto-patch fstab [y/n]" with "n" (no) - don't close the command box!
- an explorer will open in the subdir of the new ramdisk, now do the following mods:
--- override the existing "init.rc" with the new one from this zip (Download below)
--- override the existing "fstab.pyramid" with the new one from this zip (Download below)
--- create a new directory "data0" in addition to the already existing data directory
--- copy/paste (press Ctrl-C then Ctrl-V) the file "data.attrib"
--- rename the new file ("data - Copy.attrib" or named similar) to "data0.attrib"
--- now you can close the Explorer and answer the question "Manual changes finished [y/n]" with "y" (yes)
Now you will get a "sdext_cm-11-20160810-UNOFFICIAL-pyramid.zip" that can be flashed.
NOTE: You will need a sd-ext partition on your sd-card.
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I think this a great idea, many thanks. I've been wanted to do it the since you mentioned the other day, I wanted a new phone too xD Well I did it today and then just seen your post. I did it on PC though (Linux) and mounted userdata as dalvik-cache so easy to wipe and maybe quicker loading (in theory). I may have mounted it differently to you (see screenshot), and are your attributes/flags the same?

hinxnz said:
I think this a great idea, many thanks. I've been wanted to do it the since you mentioned the other day, I wanted a new phone too xD Well I did it today and then just seen your post. I did it on PC though (Linux) and mounted userdata as dalvik-cache so easy to wipe and maybe quicker loading (in theory). I may have mounted it differently to you (see screenshot), and are your attributes/flags the same?
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My Turbo Data mounts sd-ext to data (same to you) but don't mounts the old data to the dalvik-cache, because I have a SanDisk Extreme Plus and it is faster than the internal memory xD
BTW, my batch works completely with Windows and even without cygwin. At the moment I am working at a cpio batch that works with Windows without elevated rights and without cygwin as well...... xD
Question: what did you do to mount dalvik-cache to the original data partition? And which Filesystem manager did you use in the screen shots?

delta-roh said:
My Turbo Data mounts sd-ext to data (same to you) but don't mounts the old data to the dalvik-cache, because I have a SanDisk Extreme Plus and it is faster than the internal memory xD
BTW, my batch works completely with Windows and even without cygwin. At the moment I am working at a cpio batch that works with Windows without elevated rights and without cygwin as well...... xD
Question: what did you do to mount dalvik-cache to the original data partition? And which Filesystem manager did you use in the screen shots?
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Yeah I must have the same SDcard as you by the sounds of it xD have so for ages and probably the reason I've been using Mounts2SD for so long but yeah got sick of it not working as expected as CM12/Android 5.x matures. Thanks to your idea/earlier post though and a bit of mucking around with it as I did have a few hiccups, eg. offset ramdisk address, all went well in the end and is quite a simple process once the know how. Over the time of using M2SD I felt like write speeds were slower (not actually tested but just how it felt) hence the reason why I use the f2fs file system on the sd-ext and I didn't want to leave my internal data partition all alone and unused. I was deciding and still am really for what to use it for, first ideas was for private storage or for app data but then I thought Dalvik-cache could be good because wiping it would be easier without modifying recovery or applying a script. I did this all on native linux (ubuntu) with a few binaries added, I was thinking of making a flashable zip to do the whole process if possible and I think it is but would be a bit of experimenting process and don't really have the time as yet and also you have got this underway already, so I probably wont. I don't mind posting the binaries I used and what I did if it will help, maybe you'd be into creating a version that doesn’t require a PC. The file manager I'm using is FX File Explorer (pro), I only just switched to it, well bout a month ago and I find it a good alternative to ES or Root explorer, it also has the material design theme which goes nicely with CM12 and has 90% of all the necessary features I need. I mounted internal data with fstab which I've attached for you and I've linked the /data/dalvik-cache/arm directory to it. You can name the internal data partition to whatever you like too.
This also could be good for those that corrupted their data partition too that was caused by the twrp recovery version from their site (not ivanich's version).
This is also good because I don't have to link things like Googles Drive cache to sd-ext anymore, for example it caches a copy into data say from a ROM downloaded with it.
Edit: Just checked my SDcard and it older than yours and probably not as quick but mines a 32Gb SanDisk Ultra SDHC-I and works fast enough for now.

hinxnz said:
Yeah I must have the same SDcard as you by the sounds of it xD have so for ages and probably the reason I've been using Mounts2SD for so long but yeah got sick of it not working as expected as CM12/Android 5.x matures. Thanks to your idea/earlier post though and a bit of mucking around with it as I did have a few hiccups, eg. offset ramdisk address, all went well in the end and is quite a simple process once the know how. Over the time of using M2SD I felt like write speeds were slower (not actually tested but just how it felt) hence the reason why I use the f2fs file system on the sd-ext and I didn't want to leave my internal data partition all alone and unused. I was deciding and still am really for what to use it for, first ideas was for private storage or for app data but then I thought Dalvik-cache could be good because wiping it would be easier without modifying recovery or applying a script. I did this all on native linux (ubuntu) with a few binaries added, I was thinking of making a flashable zip to do the whole process if possible and I think it is but would be a bit of experimenting process and don't really have the time as yet and also you have got this underway already, so I probably wont. I don't mind posting the binaries I used and what I did if it will help, maybe you'd be into creating a version that doesn’t require a PC. The file manager I'm using is FX File Explorer (pro), I only just switched to it, well bout a month ago and I find it a good alternative to ES or Root explorer, it also has the material design theme which goes nicely with CM12 and has 90% of all the necessary features I need. I mounted internal data with fstab which I've attached for you and I've linked the /data/dalvik-cache/arm directory to it. You can name the internal data partition to whatever you like too.
This also could be good for those that corrupted their data partition too that was caused by the twrp recovery version from their site (not ivanich's version).
This is also good because I don't have to link things like Googles Drive cache to sd-ext anymore, for example it caches a copy into data say from a ROM downloaded with it.
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You mounted userdata to /dalvik-cache and I suppose you then changed the init.rc to link the dalvik-cache to /dalvik-cache - right?

delta-roh said:
You mounted userdata to /dalvik-cache and I suppose you then changed the init.rc to link the dalvik-cache to /dalvik-cache - right?
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Yes that is correct.
Code:
# symlink dalvik-cache to internal location
symlink /dalvik-cache/arm /data/dalvik-cache/arm

hinxnz said:
Yes that is correct.
Code:
# symlink dalvik-cache to internal location
symlink /data/dalvik-cache/arm /dalvik-cache/arm
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Why not this way?
Code:
symlink /data/dalvik-cache /dalvik-cache

delta-roh said:
Why not this way?
Code:
symlink /data/dalvik-cache /dalvik-cache
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I did it this way because in the past, I've had issues with linking dalvik-cache to other locations due to SELinux but only on later versions of Android 5.x though.
But then again I haven't tried this approach with this configuration yet.

thanks delta roh..
so, at least how much R/W speed that need run this?
based on Sandisk Extreme spec, min speed is around 60MB/s for read. is it correct?

phan_tom said:
thanks delta roh..
so, at least how much R/W speed that need run this?
based on Sandisk Extreme spec, min speed is around 60MB/s for read. is it correct?
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Sandisk Extreme is the highest u can go , i think any Class 10 sdcard can handle this , but with a little lower speed
Sent from my Note 2

phan_tom said:
thanks delta roh..
so, at least how much R/W speed that need run this?
based on Sandisk Extreme spec, min speed is around 60MB/s for read. is it correct?
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The internal memory (original /data) has got about 30 MB/s read and about 15 MB/s write speed. The card has to match these values. But the speed declarations of the cards are allways higher, than they are in real life! A SanDisk Extreme matches these speeds in real live. The Extreme Plus and Pro are better and will give you REAL FUN!
Just try it - to have a Senni with e.g. 8GB internal memory is awesome!

danishaznita said:
Sandisk Extreme is the highest u can go , i think any Class 10 sdcard can handle this , but with a little lower speed
Sent from my Note 2
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Right! Having 8GB of internal memory and no mem-problems any more is also worth a little bit less speed (in the case you got no SanDisk Extreme). BTW: Thank you for testing the pre-releases and did you try the release 1.04?

Unfortunately,
Your method does NOT suits me fine - extremely laggy and slow.
I have tried it with the latest ivanich CM11 and CM12 builds.
I have preliminary made an 8Gb ext4 partition on my 32GB class 10 MicroSD card.
I always set governor to intellidemand, clock to 1242MHz and use cfq for I/O.
Will test Links2SD method now.
Nevertheless,
keep up the good work!

ChimeyJimmey said:
Unfortunately,
Your method does NOT suits me fine - extremely laggy and slow.
I have tried it with the latest ivanich CM11 and CM12 builds.
I have preliminary made an 8Gb ext4 partition on my 32GB class 10 MicroSD card.
I always set governor to intellidemand, clock to 1242MHz and use cfq for I/O.
Will test Links2SD method now.
Nevertheless,
keep up the good work!
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I tried the CM12 build of ivanich and it has got an extrem low performance of the runtime environment (in Antutu 77 compared to Sultans CM11 with 900) and I tested it with dalvik-cache in the data partition and not on sdext. It seems as if the runtime system was compiled with debug options.

delta-roh said:
I tried the CM12 build of ivanich and it has got an extrem low performance of the runtime environment (in Antutu 77 compared to Sultans CM11 with 900) and I tested it with dalvik-cache in the data partition and not on sdext. It seems as if the runtime system was compiled with debug options.
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Huh I just downloaded Antutu from playstore to test myself, still on the same configuration and my score is way higher than you got on CM12 and even higher than your CM11 score, only ran the benchmark once so it not like the highest out of several either on stock frequency, governor, scheduler etc.

Will it work on viper sense5.0 and what if my mcard crashes because sometimes it stops working and I have to format my mcard. So what if it crashes will it affect my senny

cutejerk420 said:
Will it work on viper sense5.0 and what if my mcard crashes because sometimes it stops working and I have to format my mcard. So what if it crashes will it affect my senny
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Nobody is able to answer these questions. Normally SD-Cards are absolutely stable. Make a regular nandroid backup e.g. every day.

hinxnz said:
Huh I just downloaded Antutu from playstore to test myself, still on the same configuration and my score is way higher than you got on CM12 and even higher than your CM11 score, only ran the benchmark once so it not like the highest out of several either on stock frequency, governor, scheduler etc.
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Remarkable! Please post your configuration - do you use F2FS and on which partitions?

delta-roh said:
Remarkable! Please post your configuration - do you use F2FS and on which partitions?
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I use f2fs on sd-ext and ext4 on userdata, I use the fstab which I posted earlier and added the symlink to init.rc, on line 319 to be exact xD
Unpacking, repacking and making boot image was done on Linux, not sure if that would make a difference though.

[Guide]HTC Explorer as a daily driver in 2K16

Ok so maybe you have a HTC explorer in 2k16 and you want itto work with performance and you want some cool apps in it too. Well you came to the right place.
First off do all of this on your own risk am not responsible for any damage to your phone
Now stuff i be talking about in this thread are following
1. Best custom os
2. Recommended stuff
1.CUSTOM OS
The best custom os for the HTC pico is mini cm9 there is no doubt about it. i will provide the link but first let me tell you all about it and screenshots will be provided too.
Its light weight and it is all on nand. Performance is its other name
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1958152
2.RECOMMENDED STUFF
ok so now we will talk about stuff to do after installing the os. First thing you want is internal memory.
before that make sure you have a ext partition on your sd card minimum 1 gb and i recommend you to use a class 10 sd card after that go to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2389501 this thread download the 40int2ext and follow instructions. Thats all for recomendations
Now let me tell you what apps am using on this rom
1. youtube
2. facebook lite
3. whatsapp
4. fb messenger
5. dr,driving
6. subway surfer
7. temple run
8. dead trigger
rest you can try for yourself
i hope i helped you and if like this rom and that script plz donate to their real owners... :good::good::good:

G(oogle)Apps
what gapps package did you use, because a package i found on the internet did not work.
I really wanna breathe new life in this phone

Thanks for this awesome thread.
One thing I never understood in those scripts, should I format my sdcard first? In recovery? In a pc (using for example mini tool partiton wizard)?
What partition scheme do you recomend?
So far I have a 4Gb SD-Card but I may buy a 8Gb Class 10 one.

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skinniezinho said:
Thanks for this awesome thread.
One thing I never understood in those scripts, should I format my sdcard first? In recovery? In a pc (using for example mini tool partiton wizard)?
What partition scheme do you recomend?
So far I have a 4Gb SD-Card but I may buy a 8Gb Class 10 one.
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Just have one partition(sd-ext4) which will be your internal memory.
Just make sure you have formatted sd card and make partition.
Install the rom and flash the script on top of it (try int2ext).
It will increase if you follow the OP.

jmsrajkumar said:
Just have one partition(sd-ext4) which will be your internal memory.
Just make sure you have formatted sd card and make partition.
Install the rom and flash the script on top of it (try int2ext).
It will increase if you follow the OP.
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Tried before with ext3 and ext4 partition and in recovery it says installation aborted.
Do you think it is because of partition or recovery? philz touch recovery.

PrivaaatCharlie said:
what gapps package did you use, because a package i found on the internet did not work.
I really wanna breathe new life in this phone
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https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=22979706399755109 these worked for me i hope i helped...... kill the thanks button

skinniezinho said:
Thanks for this awesome thread.
One thing I never understood in those scripts, should I format my sdcard first? In recovery? In a pc (using for example mini tool partiton wizard)?
What partition scheme do you recomend?
So far I have a 4Gb SD-Card but I may buy a 8Gb Class 10 one.
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no you dont need to do anything beside make a backup of your files if you already dont have a sd ext just place the file and enjoy..... but if you dont have sd ext just get a sd card of class 6 or above boot into recovery go to advanced and partition sd card my recomended size is 2 gb... thats it... kill the thanks button if i helped

skinniezinho said:
Tried before with ext3 and ext4 partition and in recovery it says installation aborted.
Do you think it is because of partition or recovery? philz touch recovery.
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bro dont flash in recovery you have to paste the file from that zip to system/etc/intd and then change permission and reboot
you can do this b using root browser.... good luck and kill the thanks button

haxorksf said:
bro dont flash in recovery you have to paste the file from that zip to system/etc/intd and then change permission and reboot
you can do this b using root browser.... good luck and kill the thanks button
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Thanks, working fine now.

Regardless of which ROM or recovery i'm on, my device reboots randomly after some times(even after a thorough clean flash). Tried almost all of the ROMs .....but nothing worked. Posted my problems in other appropriate threads too.....but didn't get any reply. Finally tried mini Cm9.......but still it has random reboots.........any help is appreciated :good::good::good:

KingOfCosmos said:
Regardless of which ROM or recovery i'm on, my device reboots randomly after some times(even after a thorough clean flash). Tried almost all of the ROMs .....but nothing worked. Posted my problems in other appropriate threads too.....but didn't get any reply. Finally tried mini Cm9.......but still it has random reboots.........any help is appreciated :good::good::good:
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ok random reboots i once had them too there are two reasons for this problem and there are two solutions so dont worry
1. problem with batery:
pull out the back case and clean the battery terminals with alcohol and do the same with terminals on phone. now without putting the battery in press the power button for 10sec after that put the battery back in and voila nomore reboots.
if not then continue
2. problem with kernal:
it can also be caused by a faulty kernal so i will recomend that you flash a custom kernal. and to be frank try one of arsalan kirmani kernals those are stable
hope i helped :good::good::good:

haxorksf said:
ok random reboots i once had them too there are two reasons for this problem and there are two solutions so dont worry
1. problem with batery:
pull out the back case and clean the battery terminals with alcohol and do the same with terminals on phone. now without putting the battery in press the power button for 10sec after that put the battery back in and voila nomore reboots.
if not then continue
2. problem with kernal:
it can also be caused by a faulty kernal so i will recomend that you flash a custom kernal. and to be frank try one of arsalan kirmani kernals those are stable
hope i helped :good::good::good:
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I've tried different kernels in the past...but none helped....can you suggest one specifically ?? I only have a 4 gb memory card....so creating 3 partitions is not a good idea. I mostly rely on ICS ROMs. So any suggestions ?

KingOfCosmos said:
I've tried different kernels in the past...but none helped....can you suggest one specifically ?? I only have a 4 gb memory card....so creating 3 partitions is not a good idea. I mostly rely on ICS ROMs. So any suggestions ?
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Try without memory card. In the past I had one Nokia with problems like you describe and it was the memory card.
I had 4gb Class 4 with Fat32 and EXT partition without problems. Now I just upgraded to 32Gb Class10 for 9eur because I mainly use my explorer as mp3 player.
Using this rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1876466 (MIUI cm9 based) with int2ext like this thread suggests and it is ok

skinniezinho said:
Try without memory card. In the past I had one Nokia with problems like you describe and it was the memory card.
I had 4gb Class 4 with Fat32 and EXT partition without problems. Now I just upgraded to 32Gb Class10 for 9eur because I mainly use my explorer as mp3 player.
Using this rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1876466 (MIUI cm9 based) with int2ext like this thread suggests and it is ok
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I really like that MIUI ROM.....but that one also has random reboots
Tried it without memory card too....many times...........i think the problem is with something else

KingOfCosmos said:
I really like that MIUI ROM.....but that one also has random reboots
Tried it without memory card too....many times...........i think the problem is with something else
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Maybe hardware, or try to update Radio or something...

KingOfCosmos said:
I really like that MIUI ROM.....but that one also has random reboots
Tried it without memory card too....many times...........i think the problem is with something else
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MIUI rom is good, it don't have any problem of random reboots.. it is hardware problem... or try 2.3.5 android roms once.. before that format sd card and make perfect partition then change to default recovery and wipe everything which are necessary then flash a rom.. it may or may not works but give a try..

prashanth velpula said:
MIUI rom is good, it don't have any problem of random reboots.. it is hardware problem... or try 2.3.5 android roms once.. before that format sd card and make perfect partition then change to default recovery and wipe everything which are necessary then flash a rom.. it may or may not works but give a try..
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Bro, currently which MIUI version ROM your are using for daily driver.

jmsrajkumar said:
Bro, currently which MIUI version ROM your are using for daily driver.
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i'm using MIUI v4 for HTC EXPLORER/PICO REVISED EDITION [FASTEST & SMOOTHEST ROM].. it works good for me but usb cable don't works because i'm using mount2sd script (no need to configure)..

prashanth velpula said:
i'm using MIUI v4 for HTC EXPLORER/PICO REVISED EDITION [FASTEST & SMOOTHEST ROM].. it works good for me but usb cable don't works because i'm using mount2sd script (no need to configure)..
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Thanks Bro :good:

dude do that battery cleaning stuff i told u about it will fix your problem