Can any developer make use of the scripts used here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1281964 and make a detailed tutorial to increase the internal memory without having to use apps like link2sd
Some suggestions:
making the 2nd partion ext3 instead of ext2 to be able to handle more space
explaining the part of the htcfs
Cheers
Well, it's something quite similar.. and it's easier to use Link2SD actually. You can set the ext4 partition on the SD card to anything and just move everything.
Also, mounting /data/ to SD card will cause some lag; you'll need a higher SD card class. IMHO it's not worth the trouble - I have around 50 apps installed, including Sygic Aura (which is about 18 MB) and moved them all with Link2SD. Internal free space is 40 MB right now.
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I noticed that /dev partition doesnt seem to get used often. Was thinking about having the swap file sit there. It looks like the partition gets cleared out after a reboot which is fine by me. would gladly sacrifice some extra bootup time for faster swap file.
/dev is a pseudo filesystem containing handles for your hardware devices
do not touch it
/dev is actually mounted in RAM, so putting a swap file there doesn't make much sense.
I have a question:
If one does Apps2SD, you get a free space of around 75 MB on the data partition, right?
Can't this space be used for a swapfile instead of using the SD card? The internal memory should be faster than any SD card. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
djvw said:
I have a question:
If one does Apps2SD, you get a free space of around 75 MB on the data partition, right?
Can't this space be used for a swapfile instead of using the SD card? The internal memory should be faster than any SD card. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
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yes but you will wear this memory out...then your phone will be useless... better to wear out a sd than wear out memory you cant replace
I have a SGS4G with a 16GB external SD and just the standard fat on it. I just got a new 32GB card and since I have to do copying anyway, I'm wondering if I should take the opportunity to partition it into an ext2 + fat.
As some background I've always been plagued with low space problems on the internal. I've already moved all the apps that I can to the external (fat) with Titanium backup. I'm satisfied with the speed, so thats not a motivation for partitioning to use an external ext2 for the apps instead of the fat.
The only thing that would motivate me is increasing the effective space on the internal.
Does partitioning buy me anything in that direction?
This is something that my friend has done in a SGS to increase the system memory the phone. It seems a good idea for those who like to have a lot of apps,games and gps maps installed and don't want to move all apps to the sd external memory everytime we have to install more games.
The theory is simple, we have to edit a code line and prepare the external memory cloning the internal one. But I have some questions:
- I'm gonna use a class 10 microsd. But which format it will be the fastest? Fat32 works really well, But ext4 could be faster and safer...or what?
- Have anyone of you try this for a long time? I'm exceptic about performance and durability of the microsd memory...
- What would happen if I try to remove the microsd in the system settings? It will remove the microsd, or the internal memory?
- And if I plugged the phone as a massive memory? In the pc should appear internal memory as external memory, or what?
I'm waiting your answers
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1446973
I will install cyanogenmod[02.14.2012]. Before installing that, must i divide the sdcard two part(ext4 and fat32)?
if i don't divide sd card ,can i install app to sd card(can i experience any problem app moving sd card)?
Well, you hould divide sd card for three parts, not two.
fat32, ext4, swap.
Why ? Because phone with swap works much more faster.
how many megabytes are enough for swap and ext4?
and can we divide using MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition 7.0 ?
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how many megabytes are enough for swap and ext4?
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There is a rule that swap must be two times the size of your physical memory (RAM), so you should set it to 512MB of swap. That's how you have 768MB of virtual memory. The tricky party is that with swap your phone becomes able to run heavier apps which requires more RAM but also since you use SD card instead of ram your phone becomes slower when it's in use of swap.
As for the ext4 partition, I usually set it to ~400MB. But I never manage to even come closer to use all of those 400MB. 50+ apps are arouond 200MB so decision is yours.
Cheers!
additon, how can divide sd card? i used minitool partition home edition.will be this cause any problem?
oddo1907 said:
additon, how can divide sd card? i used minitool partition home edition.will be this cause any problem?
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No problem but it's better to use a memory card reader than to make it with phone in usb.
I tried with phone in usb and I had to pull battery and to retry.
eSu.Matix said:
There is a rule that swap must be two times the size of your physical memory (RAM), so you should set it to 512MB of swap. That's how you have 768MB of virtual memory. The tricky party is that with swap your phone becomes able to run heavier apps which requires more RAM but also since you use SD card instead of ram your phone becomes slower when it's in use of swap.
As for the ext4 partition, I usually set it to ~400MB. But I never manage to even come closer to use all of those 400MB. 50+ apps are arouond 200MB so decision is yours.
Cheers!
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With all new ROMs (CM7 by fjf, Cronos Ginger 1.7, etc) coming in to our phone, are all of them support this swap partition? Thanks.
Motivation: I've just installed ICS 4.0.4 BCM RC4.1U2 on my HTC Desire, and I am finding I have low internal storage. Browsing around, I found lots of people talking about app2sd, link2sd, app2ext, and need some clarification on them all.
As I understand it:
app2sd is about moving part of an application to the SD card. The application will still take up some space on the internal memory. This is the concept, and apps like app2sd and link2sd do this.
app2ext is about making a partition on your SD card, which the phone thinks is part of its internal memory. To do this, I'll have to format my SD card and install a zip from CWM recovery.
So my questions are:
1 - Is my understanding correct? Have I missed any other big apps or tricks to do with freeing up internal memory.
2 - For app2ext:
- I guess that your phone's speed will then be linked to your SD card's speed. What class of SD card do you need for good performance.
- Is there a limit on how large you can make your virtual internal memory?
- Will applications with widgets work if moved to the ext partition of the memory card?
3 - I was previously on Cyanogenmod 7, and had more free space (only about 70mb was used, as opposed to 110mb now), is this just because I've got the next version along, with more features, so it takes more space?
4 - Is it possible that previous ROMs have left data behind that is eating up my internal memory, is there some way to purge this?