I have an lg p500 with an 8gb memory card an I've been reading a lot about sd-ext.
So what are its advantages and disadvantages????? What's the risk behind it(using vivekkalady's cwm touch 5.0.2.7)???? What's the swap size??? What do you suggest for me to set swap size and sd-ext size???????
Thx in advance!
Make sure ur card is class 4 or higher else it will actually slow things down.
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Yes it is but what are risks behind it and what's swap size??
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Sd-ext partition is used to store apps and data by android(512 mb is enough for class 4 card)
swap partition is used to have virtual ram like thing(not needed for general avg users, if u want then 32mb is enough)
o1 has enough ram so won't need swap
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ONLY sdext degrades SD card very slowly
SD ext + swap will degrade comparatively quicker
advantages more internal memory(SD ext) and more ram(swap)
Is it risky?? What happens when I remove SD card after partitioning it??
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borchaniz said:
Is it risky?? What happens when I remove SD card after partitioning it??
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Partiton will not be read by anything other dan ur phone ... for ur sd card if u put a 1gb partition and 256mb swap ur pc will read it to be 6.5gb card ... and yes sd ext and swap degrades sd but in a long time
pls hit thanks if I helped in any way
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borchaniz said:
Is it risky?? What happens when I remove SD card after partitioning it??
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if u have moved apps to SD ext and then removed the card then tried to boot, ur phn won't start. so once u link apps to SD ext u have to keep SD card connected. only remove when phone is off or in recovery
Souron29 said:
if u have moved apps to SD ext and then removed the card then tried to boot, ur phn won't start. so once u link apps to SD ext u have to keep SD card connected. only remove when phone is off or in recovery
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Did you mean not to remove it when phone is on?? Not to boot is not to turn on or boot loop???
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borchaniz said:
Did you mean not to remove it when phone is on?? Not to boot is not to turn on or boot loop???
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yeah don't remove when phone is on. if u try to turn on ur phone without SD card it won't boot(not boot loop). stuck at bootscreen
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hi guys, need help.. i just formatted my card using my phone..now if i transfer any application to SD card it shows "your SD card is full"..
pls help me out..
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Re-format it using a PC/laptop.
It should solve the problem and don't format it using the NTFS system.
Hope this helps.
use FAT32
did everything..but problem is still there..what to do tell me bros??
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'cooleagle' said:
Re-format it using a PC/laptop.
It should solve the problem and don't format it using the NTFS system.
Hope this helps.
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hope so...doin again..
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kataria.vikesh said:
hope so...doin again..
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Insert the card in a card reader and attach it to a PC.
- Does the PC recognize the memory card?
- Can you copy a file to your external sd card using a PC?
- Does the card work in any other device that you have?
SD card is full
'cooleagle' said:
Insert the card in a card reader and attach it to a PC.
- Does the PC recognize the memory card?
- Can you copy a file to your external sd card using a PC?
- Does the card work in any other device that you have?
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No Bro, I have ordered 16GB SANDISK CLASS 6 Memory card. Just copied all data to memory card (which was in my previous card), & I formated my Internal SD CARD(4GB space of GALAXY R), now I can copy data in both storage device & can listen songs & do everything but when trying to move existing application in SD card it shows "your SD card is full"..pls help
kataria.vikesh said:
No Bro, I have ordered 16GB SANDISK CLASS 6 Memory card. Just copied all data to memory card (which was in my previous card), & I formated my Internal SD CARD(4GB space of GALAXY R), now I can copy data in both storage device & can listen songs & do everything but when trying to move existing application in SD card it shows "your SD card is full"..pls help
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I think you are using modified vold.fstab?? Am I right?
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pankaj88 said:
I think you are using modified vold.fstab?? Am I right?
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Think so, I have Neo ROM V2.. how can I check it..?
Yes Pankaj, I m using modified vold.fstab..there is problem due to that..??
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Think so, I have Neo ROM V2.. how can I check it..?
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okkay.. then I know the problem
My ROM uses modified vold.fstab
check the original post for v2 in the development section
download the stock vold.fstab from there and then flash via CWM
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okkay.. then I know the problem
My ROM uses modified vold.fstab
check the original post for v2 in the development section
download the stock vold.fstab from there and then flash via CWM
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K, let me try & if Yes..100 Thanks from my side..
100 thanks
kataria.vikesh said:
K, let me try & if Yes..100 Thanks from my side..
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Good reply man...worked for me..thanks a ton
thanks
pudup said:
Go to the sd swap thread and download the vold from the last link on the first post. That has the memories swapped and allows movement of apps to and from sd card.
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It worked for me boss...great one..thanks
guys can u help me with this -How to move games data to external SD card ?
well i was installing my games data into phones internal sd and yesterday i bought one external sd and now i want to change my game data files into my external sd.
well i tried to copy my data files to external but i dint work *idiotic move*.
so i need please in this case
just to clarify i want to move games data files like data/data , android/data,android/obb like that not the application file
my phone model - Galaxy R (not rooted) [ please dont tell me to root it is there any way for non rooted phone ?]
sorry for my English
Buddy try to use pankaj / selva modded vold zip file..it will swap ur internal storage to external..
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guys can u help me with this -How to move games data to external SD card ?
well i was installing my games data into phones internal sd and yesterday i bought one external sd and now i want to change my game data files into my external sd.
well i tried to copy my data files to external but i dint work *idiotic move*.
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sorry buddy no root == no solution...
Therz already a thread in general section for the same..tuts are available for gb n ics too
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Buddy try to use pankaj / selva modded vold zip file..it will swap ur internal storage to external..
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Pankaj rom uses ardatdats kernel..which is rooted...
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okay :/
guys i heard we will get official ics update is it true ?
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okay :/
guys i heard we will get official ics update is it true ?
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Yes truth is in front of u.. Austria and neodic is the proof..
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vipul12389mehta said:
sorry buddy no root == no solution...
Therz already a thread in general section for the same..tuts are available for gb n ics too
Pankaj rom uses ardatdats kernel..which is rooted...
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Buddy i mean modified vold zip file, which swap internal and external storage..
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Yes truth is in front of u.. Austria and neodic is the proof..
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Buddy i mean modified vold zip file, which swap internal and external storage..
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Buddy i mean modified vold zip file, which swap internal and external storage.. ??
how to do that ? root required ?
i am from India too and waiting for ics update hope we will get it this year itself :|
blackpixel said:
Buddy i mean modified vold zip file, which swap internal and external storage.. ??
how to do that ? root required ?
i am from India too and waiting for ics update hope we will get it this year itself :|
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OffTopic: hahaha....keep on waiting for updates from India...!!
moving the data files from sd card to external sd wont work because apps are bound to vold file and it specifies which one is default storage location.
without root there is no solution for this
i dont understand y u r worried about rooting? its totally safe to root ur phone and by flashing the stock rom again u can claim warranty also if ur phone gets some problem.
if u r ready to root ur phone there is 2 ways to do this.
1. use the modded vold file which forces OS to use external storage as sd card and all the apps/game data files will be stored on ur external sd.
2. use GL TO SD app which just moves specified game data to external storage and forces those specified apps to use external storage as sd card.
xlm13x said:
moving the data files from sd card to external sd wont work because apps are bound to vold file and it specifies which one is default storage location.
without root there is no solution for this
i dont understand y u r worried about rooting? its totally safe to root ur phone and by flashing the stock rom again u can claim warranty also if ur phone gets some problem.
if u r ready to root ur phone there is 2 ways to do this.
1. use the modded vold file which forces OS to use external storage as sd card and all the apps/game data files will be stored on ur external sd.
2. use GL TO SD app which just moves specified game data to external storage and forces those specified apps to use external storage as sd card.
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is there any disadvantage (such as overall a bit slow response etc.) if we swap internal and external storage ?? I mean that's why it is not a default option given by Sammy/android ??
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is there any disadvantage (such as overall a bit slow response etc.) if we swap internal and external storage ?? I mean that's why it is not a default option given by Sammy/android ??
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Android OS doesnt freq access the internal drive. Only user apps or games access it freq. If you have class 6 or above microsd it is as good as accessing(read/write) the internal drive.
I use class 10 card and the guarateed min read/write speed is 10 MBPS :beer:
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Hello all, i want to partition my 8gb sd card (class 4) but dunno how to do it perfectly coz diz my 1st time. Actually browsing XDA , i gone through tassadar's multirom. This is d need for partition !!
wat is the idle size of partition for 8gb ?? & wat is the process ??
Edit: m using clockwork recovery 5.0.2.7 touch.
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I was going to cr8 thread of same doubt.
I also waana partition my sd card. 8Gb class 4..1.5 gb space left.
And i also need pros and cons of partition.
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Me too I had looooooooooooots of doubts but after I partitioned it today regretted every moment without ext!!!!!!
So I partitioned it through CWM 256 ext and 32 swap and when using link2sd it's exactly like apps are in /data(widgets...)
I don't know about risks coz I didn't face any
PM me for any question I'm ready to help!
I too have a doubt when I partitioning my SD card all my data in it will gonna erase
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Yes, partitioning your SD card will format it and erase everything on it, so back it up first.
The point of an ext partition is to extend the internal memory, so you can load it up with apps and not run out of internal storage. This comes in handy on the ov which has very little internal memory to begin with. With an ext partition, you can use apps like link2sd to create symbolic links to your apps, so they can be on the sd card, but the "think" they are on the internal. This way you can move apps that can't be normally moved to the sd, or use widgets, which need to be on the internal memory. I, however like cronmod's ext scripts. They can be put in the init.d of some roms, and they will move your data partition, and/or dalvik, and/or data/apps to the ext. That way you don't have to manage apps like with link2sd. In a sense, it's like adding straight to the internal memory.
To partition your sd card, the easiest thing is to do it from a custom recovery. You won't get to choose the filesystem, but you can choose the size of the ext partition and swap. Keep swap at zero, as most phones here won't use it. Set your ext partition to ~10% of the size of the sd card.
If you want a different filesystem than your recovery gives you, you can use the minitool partition wizard on your pc with a card reader:
http://www.partitionwizard.com/free-partition-manager.html
Is swap partition really helpful for low ram devices and O1??
Do we need to use any script to use of swap memory or is it done automatically??!
Edit: Good info about swap partition.
hope this can help you!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2059900
rr0yy said:
Is swap partition really helpful for low ram devices and O1??
Do we need to use any script to use of swap memory or is it done automatically??!
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Actually swap is not needed for o1.Even on ics i have about 150-200 mb of free ram most of the time,and if u make swap partition u'll get even more free ram.But remember unused ram or free ram is nothing but waste of ram in linux,unlike windows.
Can make partion without formating sd card?
I don't have pc and can't even go to cyber or friends home till April
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virusshah1997 said:
Can make partion without formating sd card?
I don't have pc and can't even go to cyber or friends home till April
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Have 10th board exams?
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Finally my sd card partition with 512mb ext & 0mb swap formatted. Used cwm 5.0.2.7 touch recovery.(very easy) :beer:
Now m using GB as well as ICS via multiRom at 1 fone lg P500 (dual boot)
ITZ AWESOME !!
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akiratoriyama said:
Have 10th board exams?
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Yeah
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Finally got it ,was trying for such a long time but wasn't able to..
I know what you are thinking :
" Can't this Guy just search the forums first or Google it ? "
Guys I have tried all the things I can do and I don't find solution of my problem anywhere. I have partitioned my SD card at least 10 times and I am tired of it.
My problem is different . I tried s2e but its of no use.
I partitioned my 8gb SD card as ext3 , installed link2sd and tried to mount it and rebooted. And it said can't mount SD automatically at boot. But that problem is with everyone.
But then I tried another 2gb SD card which came inside the box with phone and its a success.
I AM able to mount my 8gb sd-ext but after a quick reboot.
So now I know that the problem is with the SD card.
One more thing is that whenever I partition any of my SD card with minitool, eject it and reinsert it to the PC, it says can't read SD card and asks to format it. And in order to place my backup files to SD, I have to format it. But after that I can't mount sd-ext.
I have
A Samsung 8gb class 4 SD card and
A Samsung 2gb class ( don't know) SD card.
Suggestions plz
Thanks in advance.
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I think you should format sd card with ext4 format ...
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About which ROM-u is word?
With mini Tool ... you need make primary FAT32 partition and primary ext4 partition.
Before save all what you need from SD Card on HDD.
When you delete partition on SD Card in Mini Tool... , click on Apply,
after make primary partition, when partition is end, again click on Apply.
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I have cyanogenmod 7.2 tj-style
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Rockstar.garvit said:
I have tried it also but its the same.
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Try to format with FAT32 and then again with ext4 .
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ZmisiS said:
About which ROM-u is word?
With mini Tool ... you need make primary FAT32 partition and primary ext4 partition.
Before save all what you need from SD Card on HDD.
When you delete partition on SD Card in Mini Tool... , click on Apply,
after make primary partition, when partition is end, again click on Apply.
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What you want to say bro ?
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Razor! said:
Try to format with FAT32 and then again with ext4 .
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Primary FIT32 and primary ext4.
ZmisiS said:
About which ROM-u is word?
With mini Tool ... you need make primary FAT32 partition and primary ext4 partition.
Before save all what you need from SD Card on HDD.
When you delete partition on SD Card in Mini Tool... , click on Apply,
after make primary partition, when partition is end, again click on Apply.
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I have done the same thing , the first partition is fat32 and another ext2,3,4.
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Rockstar.garvit said:
I have done the same thing , the first partition is fat32 and another ext2,3,4.
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Both primary.
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You are saying sd-ext doesn't mount itself ?
Is it ?
Have you tried fitdroid ? It mounts sd-ext automatically .
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You are saying sd-ext doesn't mount itself ?
Is it ?
Have you tried fitdroid ? It mounts sd-ext automatically .
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Yes. I have to quick reboot. And I have not tried fitdroid and I want to stick to cm7.
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Yes. I have to quick reboot. And I have not tried fitdroid and I want to stick to cm7.
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Give a try to fitdroid and then see what happens ...
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Give a try to fitdroid and then see what happens ...
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Is fitdroid based on cm7 or stock?
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Stock
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=SD_card_partitioning
I have just installed Alien Rom V5 on my ST26. The app looks great and is very fast.
Can anyone tell me if I can link apps to an ext4 partition on my SD card using Link2SD?
I have tried doing this, but apps keep closing.
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gershco said:
I have just installed Alien Rom V5 on my ST26. The app looks great and is very fast.
Can anyone tell me if I can link apps to an ext4 partition on my SD card using Link2SD?
I have tried doing this, but apps keep closing.
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as i know in this AlienRom, the SD card (external) is swapped into internal SD card so you dont have to link coz all install apps go to external which is now read by the system as internal.....(correct me if im wrong )
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as i know in this AlienRom, the SD card (external) is swapped into internal SD card so you dont have to link coz all install apps go to external which is now read by the system as internal.....(correct me if im wrong )
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I'm aware of the external SD / internal SD swap, but I think apps are still being installed to the internal memory (not the internal SD).
Before switching to AlienRom I was using gavster's AVD Rom and Link2SD installed every app to the ext4 partition on my external SD.
Can anyone tell me if it's possible to prevent apps installing to the phone memory? I have a number of phone only apps which have filled the phone memory and are preventing some app updates and the installation of larger new apps.
Link2SD with an ext4 partition worked so well on the AVD Dark Moon Rom.
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why don't you just edit vold.fstab :silly:
I thought vold.fstab only switches between external SD and internal SD. The Rom already does this.
Can vold.fstab be edited to prevent apps saving to the phone memory?
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