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[Q] Internal Storage 10GB?

i found that the internal storage for files was only about 10gb... 16gb internal storage is what all the specs say. i guess some 6gigs are allocated for apps and such? 10gigs really isn't much with the 8MP camera and ability to shoot HD vid.
am i missing something here? i'd like to have more storage capacity for music and still have room to shoot a few pics or even a video
any help would be appreciated. thx!

I have 10 GB, too. But there are 2 GB more for apps ("Internal memory") and the rest is for the OS and that stuff I think

4 GB reserved for the system??
I had the One X, which is supposed to have 32 GB, but 29,xx GB were usable. So the One X uses less system space?

I don't know, it's just what I think

10.5gb for user
2.5gb for apps
2.gb for ROM..
thats according to TB so i assume thats right
Its almost 16gb.. But hey a ford mustang 550bhp only has 543bhp

cawith said:
4 GB reserved for the system??
I had the One X, which is supposed to have 32 GB, but 29,xx GB were usable. So the One X uses less system space?
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From hanging out in the HOX channel I think their partition setup is the same as the HOS. They have 32 GB and about 6 are claimed from the beginning for /app /data and other, smaller partitions. At least I recall people mentioning something about roughly 26 GB usable space.
Actually I find it ridiculous that HTC does not allow users to choose the partition size they need. And without S-OFF and full device access it is not possible to modify the partitions for devs... Aside from the fact that with ICS there is not even a NEED to define partitions as strictly as before, because of this new unified storage concept...

Linux partitioning help?

Alright, time to dust off the old laptop and give Linux a whirl on it. This time, however, I don't want Ubuntu and I'm gonna take a different approach. This laptop has 4GB of RAM and a 640 GB HDD and a 2.3 GHz dual core AMD processor. I dunno yet which distro I want, but I'm gonna keep it fairly easy to begin with (I've run Linux on and off for around 2 years). I was thinking Mint because it's an AMD laptop. This is how I was thinking the partitioning scheme would be. Note that I will run several distros on this but I'm beginning with one.
/boot ~ 100 MB
/ ~ a generous 10 GB
/home ~ 10-15 GB
swap ~ 4 GB
Unused space ~ whatever's left, around 610-615 GB
This is not my main computer and I will only use it to toy around with and maybe learn some more than what I already know. I kinda like debian based distros and prefer aptitude (apt-get) over yum. In the future, though, Arch will definitely be on it. I've run arch before in VBox on Windows and I had an openbox DE on it without a login manager.
What are your thought on this?

First of all: a alptop with AMD cpu is something you should sell 'asap'.
They are burning like hell...
I was thinking Mint because it's an AMD laptop
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So, what does it mean to you?
No matter, whether it's an AMD or Intel, any of the Linux distros works fine on both processors.
/boot ~ 100 MB
/ ~ a generous 10 GB
/home ~ 10-15 GB
swap ~ 4 GB
Unused space ~ whatever's left, around 610-615 GB
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Why so complicated?
Just make one partition for system (" / ") ... Something around 10GB.
Another for "/home". Something about 10GB is fine if you just work with that. If you aim to store some more files, make it bigger.
Swap should be as big as your RAM, but not bigger than 4GB.
And unused space ... well, it's non-sense! If you not want to install Windows on it, just use it als "/home"

renegade2k said:
First of all: a alptop with AMD cpu is something you should sell 'asap'.
They are burning like hell...
So, what does it mean to you?
No matter, whether it's an AMD or Intel, any of the Linux distros works fine on both processors.
Why so complicated?
Just make one partition for system (" / ") ... Something around 10GB.
Another for "/home". Something about 10GB is fine if you just work with that. If you aim to store some more files, make it bigger.
Swap should be as big as your RAM, but not bigger than 4GB.
And unused space ... well, it's non-sense! If you not want to install Windows on it, just use it als "/home"
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That's the setup I've had for a long time and it's worked nicely. There are IMO just benefits with having a separate boot partition.
Also, I said I'll eventually run more distros which is why I'll leave it unused, plus I may resize a partition or two. Maybe I'll set the unused space as LVM post-install.
For simplicity's sake I might set just a root partition per Linux distro, though.
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[Q] How much internal memory is needed?

On a new device with Android 4.x and QHD/HD display, how much internal memory is needed? Most Apps that can be moved to SD would be moved, just talking about essential/useful apps that can't be moved. I know that the system tends to take 1-2 GB of listed memory, such as from 8 GB internal I get to use only about 6GB or so...

zaxrider said:
On a new device with Android 4.x and QHD/HD display, how much internal memory is needed? Most Apps that can be moved to SD would be moved, just talking about essential/useful apps that can't be moved. I know that the system tends to take 1-2 GB of listed memory, such as from 8 GB internal I get to use only about 6GB or so...
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i think i heard that the stock rom on a htc one and s4 (google play editions) roms are around 400mb but the cyangenmod roms made for them is only 200mb (i may be wrong please correct me if im wrong) it also depends on how much apps the rom has on it. the galaxy s2 stock rom comes with big gameloft games so it was most likely around 2gigs maybe even more.

[Q] Full 32 GB Storage?

Hello,
I just bought the G2 used that has 4.2.2 so rooting should be easy; just wondering if there's any mods to be able to use the entire 32 GB storage or if any custom ROM can allow the use of the entire 32 GB of internal storage.
Thank you

chogau1 said:
Hello,
I just bought the G2 used that has 4.2.2 so rooting should be easy; just wondering if there's any mods to be able to use the entire 32 GB storage or if any custom ROM can allow the use of the entire 32 GB of internal storage.
Thank you
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The internal storage chip is physically 32GB, so just like a computer hard drive, the file system will cut down on that. So no, you can't use the entire 32GB of storage, ever. However, if you install one of the lightweight ROM's you might be able to free up some space. Not entirely sure, as I just got this phone as well. Personally, I'm a bit confused on how to root this thing ATM. Should I follow Utesred's root guide, minus the reverting to 4.2.2 step?

If you are on JB 4.2.2, use this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48709232&postcount=869
Roms are around 200 megas, that should leave at least 30gb, can anyone confirm if that's the case?

chogau1 said:
If you are on JB 4.2.2, use this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48709232&postcount=869
Roms are around 200 megas, that should leave at least 30gb, can anyone confirm if that's the case?
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32GB of flash memory is actually ~29.8GB. Conversion here. Marketed gigabyte is 1,000,000,000 bytes, but the actual size is 1,074,000,000 bytes. Android partitions the storage just like Linux, so the storage available to the end user is actually smaller than the total. These partition sizes differ based on the phone, so there might be some issues if you try to re-partition it to open up more space. If you want more room for media, best bet is to get a USB OTG cable and a small, high capacity USB drive, or some companies sell drives similar to this.
Sorry, but someone more versed in the LG G2 in particular would have to chime in to give you the specifics. You could try asking on the general G2 Q&A forums.

Based on the lack of basic knowledge of drive space. It would be simpler to answer the op original question as a virtually impossible task for someone of his skill level. Changing the partitions size to optimize for space brings up all kinds of problems even in a custom rom.

Who does have 48+ GB of RAM and use GNU/Linux on PC?

Enthusiasts and ArnoldTheBat want to create Chromium-based OS with widely hardware support, AOSP container. But we have only 32 GB of RAM. But we need 48+ GB. If you have interest, you can help our community. t.me/fromos