When you flash a custom rom on the Sensation does that free up extra space on the NAND (internal storage) for more apps? For example I know that the phone comes with 4GB of Nand internal storage but since custom roms don't have any bloatware does that mean more storage space is devoted to apps (/data partition)? Seems like the rom would have to repartition the phone to make this work.
AW: [Q] Extra Space on Nand with custom roms?
protohamster said:
When you flash a custom rom on the Sensation does that free up extra space on the NAND (internal storage) for more apps? For example I know that the phone comes with 4GB of Nand internal storage but since custom roms don't have any bloatware does that mean more storage space is devoted to apps (/data partition)? Seems like the rom would have to repartition the phone to make this work.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No, not really, the space for the SystemROM has always the same size, in TiBa it shows about 800-900MB, not sure, and I have CM10.1 and only the half used, but regardless I have not more space for apps.
Sent from my HTC Sensation using xda app-developers app
Sense rom is like 3 times bigger thank aosp/aokp. And /system has more free space also. I think it's possible to move some apps to /system/app.
Related
hey there,
right now i am using a bravo phone which has s-off
i am looking forward to buy an nexus s
question: will there be in future the s-off feature to customize mtd partitions for custom roms?
thx
You must have overlooked all the sticky threads.
the nexus is an op phone ..s-off not needed .. No encrypted bootloaders . etc etc
custom roms can run without doing a lot of risky work
i know , i allready got that
i just want to resize my partition table
less space for the system, less cache and most of it for internal storage
is that possible with the nexus s?
so i gues no one resized the internal storage to get more space for apps or is it just not possible?
Don't know if it is possible, but you have app2sd on the phone and for example with cyanogenmod, you can set it to install apps to sd by default.
i know but normally if the dlavik cache and data cache is on the internal storage its faster isnt it?
on my bravo desire its that way...
On your bravo, the sd card is a physical sd card in a physical sd card slot. On the nexus s there is only ONE physical flash chip. The sd partition is just a part of that single chip.
ah ok, thx for that info
so there wont be any storage space problems anymore..
Mods delete this plz
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
Sent from my Milestone using XDA App
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
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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
Sent from my Milestone using Tapatalk
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
Sent from my Milestone using XDA App
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
Sent from my Milestone using XDA App
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
Sent from my Milestone using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Looking back on myself... I looked like such a spak then :L
Mods please delete this
Sent from my HTC EVO 3D X515m using XDA App
Is there a way similar to how the g1 had the MTD partitions to make the g2x have the full 6gb+ used as the internal storage(compared to the 1.5gb we get normally) Theres got to be a tool or a dev that knows how to hex edit or run some kind of script that can bind the internal/inbuiltsdcard space into just one partition.
Why would you want that?
What's the benefits of that?
Sent from my LG-P999 using XDA Premium App
KRAZYADROIDMASTER said:
Why would you want that?
What's the benefits of that?
Sent from my LG-P999 using XDA Premium App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
uh.... who doesn't like more internal storage for their phones? I already have an external 16gb sdcard so the 5gb is wasted space for me and many others!
So you're saying you want a 100+ apps on your phone so you can come onto XDA and complain how your phone is slow?
FatalityBoyZahy said:
So you're saying you want a 100+ apps on your phone so you can come onto XDA and complain how your phone is slow?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Bunch of idiots i swear, don't think either of you are devs for the g2x so GTFO!
It would be cool having that. So much space...
Well it's not as much as i'd prefer in my smartphone(16gb should be the norm in all smartphones by now for internal storage) but 6gb>1.5gb anyday.
Just hoping someone knows how to do this for the people that actually could use more space. I don't care if you think 1gb of storage is enough for you(thats nice now go away) this is a request!
d12unk13astard said:
Well it's not as much as i'd prefer in my smartphone(16gb should be the norm in all smartphones by now for internal storage) but 6gb>1.5gb anyday.
Just hoping someone knows how to do this for the people that actually could use more space. I don't care if you think 1gb of storage is enough for you(thats nice now go away) this is a request!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Nvflash with different values maybe?
d12unk13astard said:
Well it's not as much as i'd prefer in my smartphone(16gb should be the norm in all smartphones by now for internal storage) but 6gb>1.5gb anyday.
Just hoping someone knows how to do this for the people that actually could use more space. I don't care if you think 1gb of storage is enough for you(thats nice now go away) this is a request!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
isn't that extra 5.5GB mounted on /mnt/emmc ? It is for me.
Jufjufjuf said:
isn't that extra 5.5GB mounted on /mnt/emmc ? It is for me.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes it is, mounted as an internal type sdcard but it's not the same as having just the 6 or 7gb of INTERNAL storage for apps and games. As of right now 1.5 is available and that 5gb you speak of being used as a internal sdcard doesn't matter when that 1.5gb runs out of space
So what happens when the app space is full?
Sent from my LG-P999 using XDA Premium App
KRAZYADROIDMASTER said:
So what happens when the app space is full?
Sent from my LG-P999 using XDA Premium App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
LOL common sense man....
Running out of space means you can't install any more apps/games whatever else to your phone. Sure you can install SOME apps/games to external or internal sdcard but that main 1.5gb of storage is sill gonna run out faster then the 6gb sdcard that is partitioned on our phones.
Why can't people understand what i'm saying? This mod, if possible would only make our phones better by improving internal storage space from 1.5gb to around 7gb or more for any app or game you want to install. Most people prefer using their name brand sdcard for storing music/movies/porn/whatever else and prefer installing all apps to internal partition so everything runs smoother/faster.
Can you partition the internal memory (the 5 gigs to ext3-4)?? There is an app on marker called s2e that uses the partitioned space in a sdcard as app storage, maybe it can see the internal space as a partitioned sd card and move apps there.. just a thought.
fcisco13 said:
Can you partition the internal memory (the 5 gigs to ext3-4)?? There is an app on marker called s2e that uses the partitioned space in a sdcard as app storage, maybe it can see the internal space as a partitioned sd card and move apps there.. just a thought.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ya i'm aware of that program S2E but it's only available for CM7 and i don't think it's possibl to partition the internal 5gb sdcard builtin the g2x...
Link2sd is the solution until a dev can figure the way to bind 1.5gb internal storage to the internal 5.5 sdcard. Link2sd is incredibly stable and allows moving all user apps to ext partition on external sdcard including dalvik cache and market links.
Also unlike s2e it will work for any rom and not just cm7!
I am running faux nexus aosp 1.3.1 rom with his DS .42 kernel and getting great battery life performance.
Sent from my LG-P999 using xda premium
Heres proof how great link2sd works, already installed 350+ apps/games to my ext partition on sdcard and the phone is still running buttery smooth and have over 1gb+ left on internal. This would not be possible with just the in built apps2sd feature since that won't allow dalvik cache or some apps or games to install to sdcard.
As you can all see 35 apps on each page for the app drawer times 11 pages so far = 385 & i still go tplenty more to install with no worries of running out of space for a long while. Problem solved , for now lol
d12unk13astard said:
Heres proof how great link2sd works, already installed 350+ apps/games to my ext partition on sdcard and the phone is still running buttery smooth and have over 1gb+ left on internal. This would not be possible with just the in built apps2sd feature since that won't allow dalvik cache or some apps or games to install to sdcard.
As you can all see 35 apps on each page for the app drawer times 11 pages so far = 385 & i still go tplenty more to install with no worries of running out of space for a long while. Problem solved , for now lol
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Any caveats that one should be aware of before using link2sd?
prettyboy85712 said:
Any caveats that one should be aware of before using link2sd?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Naw it's really simple to use, you just need to partition your sdcard thru cwm. You should def make a nand backup and full wipe(it's not something you can do without being prepared first as partitioning your sdcard wipes all data off of it)
Other then that once you link any apps you want to sd-ext it will ask you to quick reboot so it can mount the partition you made on sdxard for those apps to be seen and used.
d12unk13astard said:
Link2sd is the solution until a dev can figure the way to bind 1.5gb internal storage to the internal 5.5 sdcard. Link2sd is incredibly stable and allows moving all user apps to ext partition on external sdcard including dalvik cache and market links.
Also unlike s2e it will work for any rom and not just cm7!
I am running faux nexus aosp 1.3.1 rom with his DS .42 kernel and getting great battery life performance.
Sent from my LG-P999 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Any progress on this yet? I was thinking the same. Wish it was easy to expand the 1.5gb. Since I have 32gb external sd, it's best to have most of internal 8gb for app storage. I hate the constant message of low internal storage when install new app or even just app update. app2sd is ok but not very good.
I remember doing repartition for the nook color, thanks to DeanGibson who created a flashable zip.
[HOW-TO] Repartitioning the NC to 5GB/data, 1GB/media
He even post the manual way:
Repartitioning the Nook Color for fun and profit.
Maybe someone here with the knowledge can edit the code for G2x
I see that our lovely One S's 16Gb sdcard is partitioned that only about 9.98Gb space is usable. Since I dumped the original Sense software on the first day and living on CM10 nightlies since then, is it possible to repartition the sdcard to use more space for apps+data?
Only with S-OFF AFAIK.
Sent from my HTC One S using Tapatalk 2
kjozsa said:
I see that our lovely One S's 16Gb sdcard is partitioned that only about 9.98Gb space is usable. Since I dumped the original Sense software on the first day and living on CM10 nightlies since then, is it possible to repartition the sdcard to use more space for apps+data?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That would require s-off. But even then it is not to be taken lightly.
The emmc partition layout is such that you have 10GB as your sdcard and 2.5GB for apps and data. If you install apps to 'sdcard' or 'phone storage', it comes out of the 10GB. If you install to internal storage, it comes out of the 2.5GB. In my experience, that 2.5G for apps is plenty, so always install all apps to internal storage, so as to keep as much as possible of the 10GB for myself.. System partition is 1.7GB so there is not even that much to be gained.
For ppl who dont install crazy amount of app, that 2.5g partition is just a big waste.
id rather use it to store photos and music.
dont know why htc even bothered to make partition like this. its stupid.
Sent from my HTC One S using xda app-developers app
So... root the phone and create a new folder in /data/ and/or /system/ and mount it then.
P1113, JB 4.2.2 Stock Rom, CWM, rooted running and no obvious system problems.
My understanding is that there is supposed to be 4.5 gb or internal storage, or /storage/emulated/0. I have an actual 600mb of items on the internal storage space. I verified this by copying all the files/folders to pc and checking the size. Root Explorer reports same folder size for /data/media.
Settings->Storage indicates that I have 4.5 gb internal storage, 2.5 gb is free and there is 2 gb not accounted for. I should have 4 gb free? I reformatted /sdcard with CWM and still have only about 2.5 gb free and not 4.5.
2.5 gb of usable internal storage seems much to low. Flashing the rom with Odin did not change this problem. On a practical basis, I cannot install a GPS navigation app because it uses >2.5 gb.
What might the problem be? How to fix?
Is your phone storage 4gb or 8gv? As written on the box
Sent from my GT-P3100
scorpionma said:
Is your phone storage 4gb or 8gv? As written on the box
Sent from my GT-P3100
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The tablet is 8 gb and shows that in the Settings_Storage.
There must be a method or restoring the partitioning to stock, oob, sizes?
The data partition（store user-install apps and app's data） and internal SD partition(store User data like music,video,docs eg.) is ONE partition on Samsung GTab2 Tablets. So the "lost" 2G space which puzzled you are used to store the app and app's data.
king200 said:
P1113, JB 4.2.2 Stock Rom, CWM, rooted running and no obvious system problems.
My understanding is that there is supposed to be 4.5 gb or internal storage, or /storage/emulated/0. I have an actual 600mb of items on the internal storage space. I verified this by copying all the files/folders to pc and checking the size. Root Explorer reports same folder size for /data/media.
Settings->Storage indicates that I have 4.5 gb internal storage, 2.5 gb is free and there is 2 gb not accounted for. I should have 4 gb free? I reformatted /sdcard with CWM and still have only about 2.5 gb free and not 4.5.
2.5 gb of usable internal storage seems much to low. Flashing the rom with Odin did not change this problem. On a practical basis, I cannot install a GPS navigation app because it uses >2.5 gb.
What might the problem be? How to fix?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Go to the /mnt/shell/emulated to look, you should have the root accounts to get the things or copy it.I hope it is helpful
ytyyutianyun said:
Go to the /mnt/shell/emulated to look, you should have the root accounts to get the things or copy it.I hope it is helpful
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
With you and other's help here, I think I understand. The device is 8gb. 2 GB is for the operating system. Two GB is for apps and data. Then 4 gb remain for internal storage.
I would like to swap 4 gb storage with the 32 gb MicroSD card. I have been doing that prior to 4.2.2 running a script that changed mount points. That no longer works. I don't know how to edit fstab file that might work. In the meantime, I'll try to spend more time using the device instead of modifying it!