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[Q] Running games from SDCard instead of internal memory?

[Q] Running games from SDCard instead of internal memory?
recently installed few games and run out of memory quickly, but my SDcard still got about 7GB left, how can I run games from my sdcard, I tried move most of games, but it allowed only move like 3 games from 10 :/

You moved 3 games to the external sd card and they worked ? ,are you sure you didnt move them to the internal sd card ?

bolinao said:
You moved 3 games to the external sd card and they worked ? ,are you sure you didnt move them to the internal sd card ?
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Nope, moved to SD card (Dungeon Defenders, Medieval Castle Defense, Sacred Odyssey, TegraZone Games). It allow me to move back to phone aswell, but rest games I can't even move to SD card... :/

If you have a bit of Linux terminal knowledge you could try moving all the data for the games to your external sd card and create symlinks or softlinks from the old directory names on your internal storage to the new ones on your external sd card using the adb shell.
Assuming you are rooted and know how to connect to your phone's terminal using the adb shell command you'll do something like this:
mv /usr/local/myGame /sdcard/
ln -s /sdcard/myGame /usr/local/myGame
This will move the directory called myGame that's initially in the /usr/local/ directory on your internal storage to your sd card after which you have a directory called myGame on your sd card with all the data in it for the game. So the mv command basically is the same as cutting and pasting a directory on Windows, you remove it from one location and store it in another.
Then you create a link in the /usr/local/ directory that redirects all requests that go to the myGame directory on the internal storage directly to your myGame directory on the sd card. In theory it should work perfectly as the Android system should treat a symlink in the same way as a direct link.
If you get an error when you create the symlink with the ln -s command or the game doesn't work anymore you can just move back the data on the sd card and everything will be as it was: "mv /sdcard/myGame /usr/local/"
You could also try some of the apps2sd apps in the Market.

What is the actual memory size reserved for apps?
Thanks.

What is the actual memory size reserved for apps?
Thanks.
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5.7GB SD + 1GB internal can't use the external SD at the moment for apps
Sent from my LG-P920 using Tapatalk

bioweb said:
If you have a bit of Linux terminal knowledge you could try moving all the data for the games to your external sd card and create symlinks or softlinks from the old directory names on your internal storage to the new ones on your external sd card using the adb shell.
Assuming you are rooted and know how to connect to your phone's terminal using the adb shell command you'll do something like this:
mv /usr/local/myGame /sdcard/
ln -s /sdcard/myGame /usr/local/myGame
This will move the directory called myGame that's initially in the /usr/local/ directory on your internal storage to your sd card after which you have a directory called myGame on your sd card with all the data in it for the game. So the mv command basically is the same as cutting and pasting a directory on Windows, you remove it from one location and store it in another.
Then you create a link in the /usr/local/ directory that redirects all requests that go to the myGame directory on the internal storage directly to your myGame directory on the sd card. In theory it should work perfectly as the Android system should treat a symlink in the same way as a direct link.
If you get an error when you create the symlink with the ln -s command or the game doesn't work anymore you can just move back the data on the sd card and everything will be as it was: "mv /sdcard/myGame /usr/local/"
You could also try some of the apps2sd apps in the Market.
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I've done some tests yesterday and this method unfortunately doesn't work. The mv command doesn't allow moving files or directories from the internal storage to the external sd card. Instead, I tried using Root Explorer. As a test I moved all the datafiles for Angry Birds to my SD Card and using the ln -s command I created a symlink.
The symlink itself worked perfectly, I could get a complete directory listing of what used to be on the internal storage with the adb terminal. However, Angry Birds unfortunately didn't start but just force closed. I guess Android has some built in security.
It's strange though as this exact method was used in the earlier lagfixes for the Galaxy S to copy systemfiles to the sd card and symlinking them.

bioweb said:
I've done some tests yesterday and this method unfortunately doesn't work. The mv command doesn't allow moving files or directories from the internal storage to the external sd card. Instead, I tried using Root Explorer. As a test I moved all the datafiles for Angry Birds to my SD Card and using the ln -s command I created a symlink.
The symlink itself worked perfectly, I could get a complete directory listing of what used to be on the internal storage with the adb terminal. However, Angry Birds unfortunately didn't start but just force closed. I guess Android has some built in security.
It's strange though as this exact method was used in the earlier lagfixes for the Galaxy S to copy systemfiles to the sd card and symlinking them.
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damn, must somewhere find method what could work :/

Use Root Explorer open /system/etc/vold.fstab
you will find two line like:
dev_mount sdcard /mnt/sdcard auto /devices/platform/mmci-omap-hs.1/mmc_host/mmc0
dev_mount extsdcard /mnt/sdcard/_ExternalSD auto /devices/platform/mmci-omap-hs.0/mmc_host/mmc1
Edit into the following:
dev_mount extsdcard /mnt/sdcard auto /devices/platform/mmci-omap-hs.0/mmc_host/mmc1
dev_mount sdcard /mnt/sdcard/_ExternalSD auto /devices/platform/mmci-omap-hs.1/mmc_host/mmc0
Then save and reboot, the SDCard and internal memory will swap.

wan0eve said:
Then save and reboot, the SDCard and internal memory will swap.
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Do you mean the external sd card and the internal sd card will swap.

bolinao said:
Do you mean the external sd card and the internal sd card will swap.
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Yes, it is.

wan0eve said:
Use Root Explorer open /system/etc/vold.fstab
you will find two line like:
dev_mount sdcard /mnt/sdcard auto /devices/platform/mmci-omap-hs.1/mmc_host/mmc0
dev_mount extsdcard /mnt/sdcard/_ExternalSD auto /devices/platform/mmci-omap-hs.0/mmc_host/mmc1
Edit into the following:
dev_mount extsdcard /mnt/sdcard auto /devices/platform/mmci-omap-hs.0/mmc_host/mmc1
dev_mount sdcard /mnt/sdcard/_ExternalSD auto /devices/platform/mmci-omap-hs.1/mmc_host/mmc0
Then save and reboot, the SDCard and internal memory will swap.
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will try it out.
might need to download again all game files, becouse it will take years to copy from external to sd

Thats an cool idea. Any tests yet ?

wan0eve said:
Use Root Explorer open /system/etc/vold.fstab
you will find two line like:
dev_mount sdcard /mnt/sdcard auto /devices/platform/mmci-omap-hs.1/mmc_host/mmc0
dev_mount extsdcard /mnt/sdcard/_ExternalSD auto /devices/platform/mmci-omap-hs.0/mmc_host/mmc1
Edit into the following:
dev_mount extsdcard /mnt/sdcard auto /devices/platform/mmci-omap-hs.0/mmc_host/mmc1
dev_mount sdcard /mnt/sdcard/_ExternalSD auto /devices/platform/mmci-omap-hs.1/mmc_host/mmc0
Then save and reboot, the SDCard and internal memory will swap.
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wan0eve, how ****ing sure were you about this before telling others about this? I almost got my phone stuck with this and felt so stupid ever

http://android.modaco.com/topic/340279-get-gameloft-games-to-external-sd/
this will make all gameloft game data onto external sd...

wc326 said:
http://android.modaco.com/topic/340279-get-gameloft-games-to-external-sd/
this will make all gameloft game data onto external sd...
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WOW,it works ..thanks for this

bolinao said:
WOW,it works ..thanks for this
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OP should put this link on his first post so everyone will knows

wan0eve said:
Use Root Explorer open /system/etc/vold.fstab
you will find two line like:
dev_mount sdcard /mnt/sdcard auto /devices/platform/mmci-omap-hs.1/mmc_host/mmc0
dev_mount extsdcard /mnt/sdcard/_ExternalSD auto /devices/platform/mmci-omap-hs.0/mmc_host/mmc1
Edit into the following:
dev_mount extsdcard /mnt/sdcard auto /devices/platform/mmci-omap-hs.0/mmc_host/mmc1
dev_mount sdcard /mnt/sdcard/_ExternalSD auto /devices/platform/mmci-omap-hs.1/mmc_host/mmc0
Then save and reboot, the SDCard and internal memory will swap.
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Can anyone confirm this working?
I been trying to find a way to do this for a while now and I don't want to brick my phone.

iDutchy said:
Can anyone confirm this working?
I been trying to find a way to do this for a while now and I don't want to brick my phone.
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Here is an easier way:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1091455

bolinao said:
Here is an easier way:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1091455
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That is only for gameloft right?
how about my other apps I just want my 16GB card to be the main SD card to copy apps and games to. that's why I wanted to know if this fix works to swap both SD cards.
if it does do I need to format before I do it etc will I brick my phone what are the dangers etc?

[SOLVED]i9003 internal sd card unavailabl

hi all
my 9003 telling me the internal and external SD unavailable as you can see on the attached photo
i have 8gb card it's working fine on my pc and other nokia phone .
when i try the parted command from adb shell i can access the external card on /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
but i can't see the internal memory on /dev/block/mmcblk1p1 as the entry shows on the /etc/vold.conf .
can't mounted or formatted from UI or recovery mode
am running XXKPH with CF-ROOT-XXKPH-21.08.2011
also tried different firmware with re-partition but no luck
i think it's internal hardware problem
please advice
thanks
problem solved for now , i can get some storage space from my external mmc
as the phone can't detect the internal mmcblk1p1 and no storage space was available internal nor external seems it's h/w issue.
1st i used parted to make partition on my external mmc from the adb shell
2nd edit the vold.fstab
# internal sdcard
{
ums_path = /sys/devices/platform/usb_mass_storage/lun1/file
asec = enable
mbr_policy = overwrite
}
dev_mount sdcard /mnt/sdcard 1 /devices/platform/mmci-omap-hs.0/mmc_host/mmc1
#end line ## keep this line
3rd edit the /etc/fstab
/dev/block/stl11 /cache rfs rw
/dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /data rfs rw
/dev/block/stl10 /datadata rfs rw
/dev/block/stl9 /system rfs rw
/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /sdcard auto rw
now i have 4gb from my external mmc mapped to the internal , i can install apps and use my camera again

you are my saviour. i got same prob as you. now its working after follow your step.

PLease guide me as I am new to it that how could I Reterive my Internal Memory.

look at the top post!!

Hello ahmedjust
i want to know how to 2nd edit the vold.fstab plaese help me? aed when i give # internal sdcard
says internal : not found how to solved this problem?

i solved it by changing the phone

I have this problem too, I think Internal hardisk has problem .

Same Problem, I guess
Hi all,
I think i have the same issue..my SD card is not being detected , its sayin "Mount SD Card" and that field is disabled probably because it doesnt know that its there even though i have an external 16 GB card inserted..
fyi here are the specs :
model : GT-I9003
Android version : 2.3.7
Internal Memory : 1.87GB
SD Card : Unavailable
Baseband : I9003XXKPQ
ROM : MIUI 2.3.30
Here is the thing, i have flashed my phone about a 100 times, with various ROMS including stock XXKPE,XXKPQ (latest) and still no success
Also, the funny thing is, only 12 gb of my 16 gb external sd is usable so im guessing the 4 gb is being used internally by the phone for the default 2 + 2 gb of samsung galaxy s
on reboot to recovery, when i go to --> install from sd card, it says E: cant mount \sdcard
whereas when i go to --> install from internal sd card, it shows me all the files,folders on my external sd card
Another thing ive seen is when trying to clear cache it says :
E:format_volume: rfs format failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p3
-------------
Now all said and done, i just wanted some sort of idea whether i should go ahead with this solution because im very sure its the same problem..ive inserted my external sd card on other samsung galaxy s and it works fine..and ive tried inserting other external sd cards onto my phone but it doesnt get mounted..
Thanks!

Same Problem
I think I have the same problem! Will report back if the solution works! It seemed so bazaar, I didn't think anyone else had it.

ahmedjust said:
hi all
my 9003 telling me the internal and external SD unavailable as you can see on the attached photo
i have 8gb card it's working fine on my pc and other nokia phone .
when i try the parted command from adb shell i can access the external card on /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
but i can't see the internal memory on /dev/block/mmcblk1p1 as the entry shows on the /etc/vold.conf .
can't mounted or formatted from UI or recovery mode
am running XXKPH with CF-ROOT-XXKPH-21.08.2011
also tried different firmware with re-partition but no luck
i think it's internal hardware problem
please advice
thanks
problem solved for now , i can get some storage space from my external mmc
as the phone can't detect the internal mmcblk1p1 and no storage space was available internal nor external seems it's h/w issue.
1st i used parted to make partition on my external mmc from the adb shell
2nd edit the vold.fstab
# internal sdcard
{
ums_path = /sys/devices/platform/usb_mass_storage/lun1/file
asec = enable
mbr_policy = overwrite
}
dev_mount sdcard /mnt/sdcard 1 /devices/platform/mmci-omap-hs.0/mmc_host/mmc1
#end line ## keep this line
3rd edit the /etc/fstab
/dev/block/stl11 /cache rfs rw
/dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /data rfs rw
/dev/block/stl10 /datadata rfs rw
/dev/block/stl9 /system rfs rw
/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /sdcard auto rw
now i have 4gb from my external mmc mapped to the internal , i can install apps and use my camera again
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ihave a same problem but in step 2 edit the vold.fstab
i cant because there is no way to replace vold.fstab root explorer dosent run and adb cant get sdcard for replace vol.fstab anyone can help?

kghai3 said:
Hi all,
I think i have the same issue..my SD card is not being detected , its sayin "Mount SD Card" and that field is disabled probably because it doesnt know that its there even though i have an external 16 GB card inserted..
fyi here are the specs :
model : GT-I9003
Android version : 2.3.7
Internal Memory : 1.87GB
SD Card : Unavailable
Baseband : I9003XXKPQ
ROM : MIUI 2.3.30
Here is the thing, i have flashed my phone about a 100 times, with various ROMS including stock XXKPE,XXKPQ (latest) and still no success
Also, the funny thing is, only 12 gb of my 16 gb external sd is usable so im guessing the 4 gb is being used internally by the phone for the default 2 + 2 gb of samsung galaxy s
on reboot to recovery, when i go to --> install from sd card, it says E: cant mount \sdcard
whereas when i go to --> install from internal sd card, it shows me all the files,folders on my external sd card
Another thing ive seen is when trying to clear cache it says :
E:format_volume: rfs format failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p3
-------------
Now all said and done, i just wanted some sort of idea whether i should go ahead with this solution because im very sure its the same problem..ive inserted my external sd card on other samsung galaxy s and it works fine..and ive tried inserting other external sd cards onto my phone but it doesnt get mounted..
Thanks!
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its the same problem mate... see my post here... now my problem solved using above method.. the only thing is, every time the device restart or on from battery drained, need to configure everything back including APN for data connectivity..
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kasra_eminem said:
ihave a same problem but in step 2 edit the vold.fstab
i cant because there is no way to replace vold.fstab root explorer dosent run and adb cant get sdcard for replace vol.fstab anyone can help?
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install any root kernel into your phone 1st.. then put it into recovery mode.. connect to pc and run android sdk... type command "adb push c:\(location of vold.fstab file in your pc) \system\etc\" and enter.. type without the " and ().. this way you will push the file from your pc into your phone and it will replace the previous one..
example : adb push c:\users\anplugged\desktop\vold.fstab /system/etc/
have a try mate.. good luck...

thanks to you.
ahmedjust said:
hi all
my 9003 telling me the internal and external SD unavailable as you can see on the attached photo
i have 8gb card it's working fine on my pc and other nokia phone .
when i try the parted command from adb shell i can access the external card on /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
but i can't see the internal memory on /dev/block/mmcblk1p1 as the entry shows on the /etc/vold.conf .
can't mounted or formatted from UI or recovery mode
am running XXKPH with CF-ROOT-XXKPH-21.08.2011
also tried different firmware with re-partition but no luck
i think it's internal hardware problem
please advice
thanks
problem solved for now , i can get some storage space from my external mmc
as the phone can't detect the internal mmcblk1p1 and no storage space was available internal nor external seems it's h/w issue.
1st i used parted to make partition on my external mmc from the adb shell
2nd edit the vold.fstab
# internal sdcard
{
ums_path = /sys/devices/platform/usb_mass_storage/lun1/file
asec = enable
mbr_policy = overwrite
}
dev_mount sdcard /mnt/sdcard 1 /devices/platform/mmci-omap-hs.0/mmc_host/mmc1
#end line ## keep this line
3rd edit the /etc/fstab
/dev/block/stl11 /cache rfs rw
/dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /data rfs rw
/dev/block/stl10 /datadata rfs rw
/dev/block/stl9 /system rfs rw
/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /sdcard auto rw
now i have 4gb from my external mmc mapped to the internal , i can install apps and use my camera again
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thanks mate... This solved my issue... Just one more thing can use more than 4gb from the external sd?

redcarullo said:
thanks mate... This solved my issue... Just one more thing can use more than 4gb from the external sd?
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can I answer your question on behalf of ahmedjust....? yes you can mate as long as you have sufficient space on your external SD...

anplugged said:
can I answer your question on behalf of ahmedjust....? yes you can mate as long as you have sufficient space on your external SD...
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how? i need guidance please

redcarullo said:
how? i need guidance please
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1st of all, of course you'll need a larger capacity of SD.. i.e 16gb..
to increase the external memory space, edit the 1st partition of fat32 format.. in the picture posted by ahmedjust, he created :
start end
32.8kb 4702mb <--increase the end figure to get more space on external..
But the following 3 partition must have +/- space as seen on the pic..
You just need to do the math to divide the space...
Good Luck..

Help
hi,
i was flashing poseidon rom on xxkpq when suddenly my internal sd card and external sd card just disappeared ...
could this help me solve my problem .
Thanks

plz help me i am not able to partition the external sd.

My problem: modified my phone as described in #1.
Phone boots fine, but whenever I install an app it just reboots. Any ideas?

Did you know? Editing /etc/fstab is pointless. Every time you reboot, it is replaced by a default one.

oz42 said:
Did you know? Editing /etc/fstab is pointless. Every time you reboot, it is replaced by a default one.
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That is not true. I am a user of modified fstab file and it has been very useful to me because it saved my phone from being totally useless. I used to have "pseudo resets" errors, "sd card unexpectedly removed" errors, "force closes", but now my phone is 99% OK (1% = my internal SD is destroyed already :laugh: ). But no more errors encountered after using modified fstab, very stable for 3 weeks and counting.

how do i get internal storage to show on miui without a sdcard?

how do i get internal storage to show on miui without a sdcard?

What exactly do you mean show?
Sent from my LG-P999 using xda premium

I believe I may be having same issue so i will explain. My phone after flashing to MIUI cannot jse a sd card I put in for what ever reason when I insert one it gets super hot and just tells me card is ready for removal with no way to mount. Before Rom Manager would allow me to use internal memory for roms or downloads from browser but after miui I cannot even find the internal memory. We just want a way to access it.

Just flashed miui on my G2x and an experiencing the same problem...

If you don't have an SD card and want to make the internal SD act as the external click here and flash the external secondary miui one.

I want to try the MOD you posted but can't download it to phone because of no sdcard problem.

ahddm said:
I want to try the MOD you posted but can't download it to phone because of no sdcard problem.
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What I did was restore to gingerbread or cm7. (basically a ROM that can discover the internal sd.) Then i connected it to my computer, put the mod and MIUI on my internal SD, wiped data, wiped cache, flashed miui, flashed the mod and bingo

I think I have a solution for you. You will need a file manager with a text editor built in like Root Explorer. Brows to /system/etc and open vold.fstab. This is the file that tells the OS where to mount the storage. Yours is most likely trying to mount the internal on the external sd which is default. All you have to do to change this is to change the vold.fstab from this:
Code:
# Internal SD card
dev_mount emmc /mnt/sdcard/_InternalSD 9 /devices/platform/tegra-sdhci.3/mmc_host/mmc2
# External SD card
dev_mount sdcard /mnt/sdcard auto /devices/platform/tegra-sdhci.2/mmc_host/mmc1
To this:
Code:
# Internal SD card
dev_mount emmc /mnt/sdcard 9 /devices/platform/tegra-sdhci.3/mmc_host/mmc2
# External SD card
dev_mount sdcard /mnt/sdcard/_ExternalSD auto /devices/platform/tegra-sdhci.2/mmc_host/mmc1

Removing internal SD partition altogether

Hello, I have previously owned a Galaxy Ace which never had an internal SD storage and things were so much more simpler. Apps could be installed on removable SD. Apps were not confused when installing. I have realised that with this phone, when installing big games for example FIFA 12 or Need for Speed Most Wanted, it thinks that the internal SD storage is the removable SD card and won't download game data due to not having enough space. This 1.10GB worth of storage is totally useless and I would rather not have it for reasons of simplicity and just have a large removable SD card media instead. This 1.10GB internal storage space is insignificant when compared to 32GB removable SD Card and really is not worth the grief.
I have tried Link2SD to overcome this issue without any success as it moves the data files from the /data/data partition to the removable SD but not the Data which has been downloaded to Android/Data directory on the internal SD storage. Now I know that there are utilities (such as directory bind) which can swap the internal SD with the external SD. I also know that you can modify vold.fstab to do exactly the same. But I would rather not have this internal storage or if possible, have it extended to the internal data storage.instead.
Can someone please guide me on how to extend this irrelevant partion to data partition or have it removed entirely and just have a simple storage configuration like I did with the Galaxy Ace or older phones before all these large storages were introduced. Thanks in advance.

you need modified "vold.fstab"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2044439

No that just swaps the partitions. If you go to settings>storage the Removable SD card shows as USB storage and the internal SD is showing as SD Card. This is not what I want. Furthermore the fact that external SD is mounted in sdcard path is even more annoying and confusing at times.
What I am looking for is removeable SD card to be mounted as mnt/sdcard. And the internal SD card to be extended with some other internal partition such as data partition or just removed altogether. In simple terms I want the same file structure as my Galaxy Ace S5830.

Gizmotech said:
No that just swaps the partitions. If you go to settings>storage the Removable SD card shows as USB storage and the internal SD is showing as SD Card. This is not what I want. Furthermore the fact that external SD is mounted in sdcard path is even more annoying and confusing at times.
What I am looking for is removeable SD card to be mounted as mnt/sdcard. And the internal SD card to be extended with some other internal partition such as data partition or just removed altogether. In simple terms I want the same file structure as my Galaxy Ace S5830.
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If want the removable SD card to be mounted as mnt/sdcard then the vold.fstab could do the trick. You said you wanted to play games right? That's what I use to play Need for Speed Most Wanted on my phone. As for the "Internal Storage" or the 1.20 GB Partition, modifying it and adding or removing other partitions would require a .pit file which as far as i know is responsible for partitioning the phone and unfortunately we do not have. Does this answer your question?

It does answer my question although not the answer I wanted to hear. I used to think highly of Android when I used the Galaxy Ace as it did not have this issue due to not having a internal usable storage. But how on hell did Samsung decide to put a puny amount of storage space and mount it as sdcard. I feel sorry for the normal users who have never come across rooting and mods. I am sorry as much as I have love for Android phones, I think my next phone will be an Apple. Never thought I would be saying this but I am honestly tired of this stupid internal sd / external sd configuration. This has even put me off purchasing phones like the Galaxy S3 as you will still have this stupid configuration to get your head over. End of rant.
Is is possible to mount the removable SD card as /mnt/sdcard and the internal puny storage as /mnt/USB or any other name so as not to confuse it with SD Card. At the same time not having the storages swapped and in their right places when checked in settings>storage?

whats the problem with swapping them? I'm hardly annoyed by this kind if situation. if you are almost filling up the 1.20GB storage then you can move some of the apps to the 1.10GB "external_sd". Then to make sure you use the REAL sd card set the default installation path to be internal memory.
Sent from my GT-I8160 running Holo Bean Beta

Gizmotech said:
What I am looking for is removeable SD card to be mounted as mnt/sdcard.
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and I say again... if you change "vold.fstab" then you will have that you say above. I have /mnt/sdcard = 32gb and /mnt/sdcard/external_sd = 1.1gb

monstro78 said:
and I say again... if you change "vold.fstab" then you will have that you say above. I have /mnt/sdcard = 32gb and /mnt/sdcard/external_sd = 1.1gb
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That is more of a workaround than a fix as swapping it loses the Unmount SD Card options for the removable media in settings>storage. The same with Directory Bind. They both do the trick but not quite the way I would have wanted it to do so.

Gizmotech said:
That is more of a workaround than a fix as swapping it loses the Unmount SD Card options for the removable media in settings>storage. The same with Directory Bind. They both do the trick but not quite the way I would have wanted it to do so.
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Then we cant do anything for that matter for now since there are no pit files available to repartition the phone.
Sent from my GT-I8160 running Holo Bean

I was just thinking if there was a way of making a new directory on the /mnt path called 'storage' or something, we could have possibly modified vold.stab. So change where it says /sdcard to /storage and /sdcard/external_sd to /sdcard. I'm not sure if that would work but again, I don't think that another new directory can be created in /mnt without a .pit file.

Gizmotech said:
I was just thinking if there was a way of making a new directory on the /mnt path called 'storage' or something, we could have possibly modified vold.stab. So change where it says /sdcard to /storage and /sdcard/external_sd to /sdcard. I'm not sure if that would work but again, I don't think that another new directory can be created in /mnt without a .pit file.
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actually there are 3 mount points inside the vold.fstab file. 1) /mnt/sdcard 2)/mnt/external_sd 3)/mnt/usbstorage (i think, i forgot..)
the third is supposed to be used for USB OTG function but for now it remains undefined. I do not know anything about modifying this file so I guess I'll leave it to the experts, ask around and see what turns up.

I just checked the vold.fstab and I think the mount point is mnt/sdcard/external_sd and not mnt/external_sd if I am interpreting the data correctly.

Gizmotech said:
I just checked the vold.fstab and I think the mount point is mnt/sdcard/external_sd and not mnt/external_sd if I am interpreting the data correctly.
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Yeah youre right.. I guess working on my jelly bean theme made my brain forgetful.
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Sharing internal/external memory

Okay I used to have a script that would run on my phone everytime I turned it on, and it would make it so that the internal memory used my sd card instead of the internal. Like.. it would swap internal with my external sd card.. Anyone know how to do this? I remember it was just a few commands I put into a script manager that ran at boot up. I have very low internal memory so I need to use my sd card to install apps. I am using android 4.1.2 currently rooted.

I've read things talking about editing the vold.fstab file? But every tutotirla or guide I see is different and doesnt match the file I have. The lines my vold.fstab have are..
# automount external sd card
dev_mount sdcard /storage/external_SD auto /
devices/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.0/mmc_host/mmc1
Now what exactly would I need to change here so that my external swaps with my internal?

No one? Seriously? someones gotta know what im talking about....