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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Have 10th board exams?
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Yeah
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Yeah
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Me too
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Finally got it ,was trying for such a long time but wasn't able to..
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thre3aces said:
Hi all.
I have created an ext2 partition on my sdcard it is workinghone now shows 198mb of rom which is about 90mb higher than the phone's internal memory. BUT, my ext2 partition is nearly 300mb. I'm completely baffled by why this has happened since it happens on every rom I try: miui, ice and fire, cm7,froyomod...
I thought I would like to put this post here because I'm certain that other people may have similar issues.
Hope someone can help
Charlie
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P.S I tried all the different types of ext like ext2,3 and 4 but I get the same result no matter how big the partition is
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Phone is always showing how much internal memory it has. It will not show you space of your ext partition on sd card. Don't worry about it, it's normal.
You can check your free space of ext partition by typing in terminal 'df -h', line with '/sd-ext' will be your ext partition.
android roms will not show you your ext partition size.Custom roms might.To see your partition and the folders,i use root explorer.Great app
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I can see what you mean when u say that the phone doesn't always show all of the ext2 because in open recovery it shows how much ext2 is left but since the phone doesn't recognise the internal memory I can't install more apps. It just says not enuff internal memory.
Also on my friends htc desire he has a 1gb ext3 partition and on his phone it shows that he has 1gb internal memory.
On a slightly unrlated subject do u know of any build.prop fixes to show all market apps on the milestone (I'm using iceandfire 2.8 if that makess a difference)
Thanks for the help so far
Charlie
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Cache and Gmail takes up internal storage space
U might have moved all your apps to SD or Ext 2/3/4 but what about caches for your application....the cache is taking up your internal storage space.
Also what about Gmail? I supposed Gmail is also using the internal storage space to store your emails.
Actually I just realised something. On my 1st post I had 30mb free. Now I have 80mb internal storage and I haven't done anything either my phone is automatically moving app to SD or they are being transferred to my ext2 partition
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thre3aces said:
Actually I just realised something. On my 1st post I had 30mb free. Now I have 80mb internal storage and I haven't done anything either my phone is automatically moving app to SD or they are being transferred to my ext2 partition
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Looking back on myself... I looked like such a spak then :L
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What would the best partitions on the stock 8gb sdcard for the sensation?
EXT? (if so what ext and why)
SWAP? (If so what size swap and why)
Your help would be amazing...
One fat32 partition. Additional partitions are not needed at this time. Swap to sd is slower than ram so you really only want to use it on devices that are severely ram limited. Apps to sd is for devices with limited onboard storage and I don't think that's an issue for most of us.
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That's all I needed to know thank you!
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moto211 said:
One fat32 partition. Additional partitions are not needed at this time. Swap to sd is slower than ram so you really only want to use it on devices that are severely ram limited. Apps to sd is for devices with limited onboard storage and I don't think that's an issue for most of us.
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Why after installing any ext-4 rom can not move apps to sd card ? after moving little apps, 2 or 3 apps, any apk over 3mb it says sd card full, and I have over 4gb free!
i did the superwipe step
any advice will be appreciated.
First of all
I have a 8gb class 4 kingston sdcard. I've tried partitioning it with CWM recovery "512, swap 128"..........BUT there was a failure. My sdcard's available space became 7 gb, though my phone's still the same...... Now, I wish to partition my sdcard without failure, and i want my phone's available space to be at least 500mb to 1gb after the partition.............so all I need now is suggestions on HOW I PARTITION MY 8GB CLASS 4 CARD WITH 1GB AVAILABLE SPACE ON MY PHONE??............................
I AM USING STOCK JPU WITH A LOT OF FEATURES I ADD TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE! WITH G3MOD 2.1 OC!
SUGGESTIONS PLEASE
JasonPurungrit said:
First of all
I have a 8gb class 4 kingston sdcard. I've tried partitioning it with CWM recovery "512, swap 128"..........BUT there was a failure. My sdcard's available space became 7 gb, though my phone's still the same...... Now, I wish to partition my sdcard without failure, and i want my phone's available space to be at least 500mb to 1gb after the partition.............so all I need now is suggestions on HOW I PARTITION MY 8GB CLASS 4 CARD WITH 1GB AVAILABLE SPACE ON MY PHONE??............................
I AM USING STOCK JPU WITH A LOT OF FEATURES I ADD TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE! WITH G3MOD 2.1 OC!
SUGGESTIONS PLEASE
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Try using the link2sd app from the market and moving them. I think you have partitioned your SD Card properly but you can't see because there is no app2sd script. Link2sd is the easiest way to move apps to the partition. If it still doesn't work then you can use a windows program called minitool partition wizard.
JasonPurungrit said:
First of all
I have a 8gb class 4 kingston sdcard. I've tried partitioning it with CWM recovery "512, swap 128"..........BUT there was a failure. My sdcard's available space became 7 gb, though my phone's still the same...... Now, I wish to partition my sdcard without failure, and i want my phone's available space to be at least 500mb to 1gb after the partition.............so all I need now is suggestions on HOW I PARTITION MY 8GB CLASS 4 CARD WITH 1GB AVAILABLE SPACE ON MY PHONE??............................
I AM USING STOCK JPU WITH A LOT OF FEATURES I ADD TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE! WITH G3MOD 2.1 OC!
SUGGESTIONS PLEASE
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partition it on pc...with minitool partition wizard...
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rkkoby said:
partition it on pc...with minitool partition wizard...
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how to use minitool partition wizard? step by step please
Google how to partition sd card using minitool partition wizard
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Backup ur sd then partition ur sd via recovery .. 1gb sdext & 0mb swap..
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Backup ur sd then partition ur sd via recovery .. 1gb sdext & 0mb swap..
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He has tried that and failed. -__- Thats why he made this thread ib the first place
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Using partition tools in computer..
Shrink ur fat32 partition 1gb to right side.. Then use the created 1gb unalloted space to create a new secondary partition of ext4 filesystem.. Apply the changes.. U r done..
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Google how to partition sd card using minitool partition wizard
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+1 to that....i googled to
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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
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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
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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
Hi
i saw that im can incrase phone internal memory by a partition
how can i'm do it?
beacause im saw a tutorial on cm11 post
and how much partiton size i can choose?
because im saw that im can do 512mb partiton
and 1024 mb partiton
and if i making partiton the apps will removed?
If you create a partition all the stuff on you SD card will be removed.
512 MB should be enough for most people IMHO.
You can create a partition by using Partition Manager.
Regards,
akiratoriyama
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akiratoriyama said:
If you create a partition all the stuff on you SD card will be removed.
512 MB should be enough for most people IMHO.
You can create a partition by using Partition Manager.
Regards,
akiratoriyama
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Hi
im want to make a partiton because im installed cm11 on lg p500
and cm11 has not enough mb in internal memory
im found that tutorial http://www.noypigeeks.com/android/tutorial-a-guide-to-link2sd/
if im do it, im can install many apps?
sorry about the english, im from israel
eran32 said:
Hi
im want to make a partiton because im installed cm11 on lg p500
and cm11 has not enough mb in internal memory
im found that tutorial http://www.noypigeeks.com/android/tutorial-a-guide-to-link2sd/
if im do it, im can install many apps?
sorry about the english, im from israel
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No probs
XDA is a global community and as long as your English is understandable you're good to go
That guide should work and yes a partition will allow you to install many apps.
Regards,
akiratoriyama
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akiratoriyama said:
No probs
XDA is a global community and as long as your English is understandable you're good to go
That guide should work and yes a partition will allow you to install many apps.
Regards,
akiratoriyama
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thanks man, im try it
From my experience if you want to partition your SD Card, it's best if you first backup all you SD Card data to other storage, and then partition it using Partition Manager or Recovery like CMW, and than you copy back your data to the SD Card. On some occasion (twice to be exact) I found that partitioning you SD Card using Partition Manager without backup and clean up/delete all partition before creating second partition will reasult in read only second partition on android.
ayrus02 said:
From my experience if you want to partition your SD Card, it's best if you first backup all you SD Card data to other storage, and then partition it using Partition Manager or Recovery like CMW, and than you copy back your data to the SD Card. On some occasion (twice to be exact) I found that partitioning you SD Card using Partition Manager without backup and clean up/delete all partition before creating second partition will reasult in read only second partition on android.
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I noticed that too.It rendered my SDcard unreadable on CM11.I had to use other phone running JB to format it.
Also doesn't partitioning memory card formats SD card before partitioning (Except gParted)
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eran32 said:
Hi
i saw that im can incrase phone internal memory by a partition
how can i'm do it?
beacause im saw a tutorial on cm11 post
and how much partiton size i can choose?
because im saw that im can do 512mb partiton
and 1024 mb partiton
and if i making partiton the apps will removed?
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You meant external (sdcard-ext2) memory? Then follow @akiratoriyama suggestion. Internal memory /data partition is fix, 200MB. And it's dangerous to repartition, AFAIK.
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sorry for the up
but im need help
i want to do it on my lg p500
but someone can give me tutorial that work?
because cm11 have not enough space in internal memory
Which ROM did you intent to use? And what version of android do u use?