Hi!
I'm using the Tiamat Custom ROM and am facing the problem, that the external SDcard is mounted on /mnt/external1 and symlinked to /MicroSD. But I'm using an app that needs it mounted on /sdcard-ext.
Now I have remounted / and symlinked /mnt/external1 to /sdcard-ext and that works until my next reboot (the symlink isn't reboot-proof ;-) ). Now I'm searching for a way to automatically create that symlink on each reboot.
Can anyone help me?
Thanks guys!
McDV
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I've been trying to add all apps+data+dalvik to my sdcard but only got the apps+dalvik to the sdcard.
After installing a few apps i was out of space internally and tried to mount a 4th sd partition as /data/data.
The problem was:
1. when all was done in recovery it was not used when rebooting the phone, this also applies to /etc/fstab
2. still canot figure out how to permanently mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p4 as /data/data or as an alternative mount it as /sd-ext2 and mount -o bind /sd-ext2 with /data/data
3. the froyo style apps2sd seems to me like a bunch of crap, the went to my fat32 partition ?
4. not the problem ? Partition1=fat32, partition3=ext3(apps), partition3=swap, partition4=ext3(data)
5. the phone totally crashed when trying to combine partition 2 and 4 as one with 2gb storage and mounting it to /data/
If anyone can figure out a solution to this it would be great
Btw, tried this on modaco r9, pinkolin pinky, auraxtsense and leedroid roms, all with sense. (I want to use sense just because!)
PLZ come up with a solution/patch/mod, this would be the lifesaver for us who want's alot of apps and still lots of free storage space
Iknow linux, but it made no difference with android in some ways.
I've tried several attempts to ln-s /sd-ext/data to /data/data as well, but ever boot it resets it and does it's thing.
Nothing I do seems to permanently change this thing.
Where can I change it ?
It's the same as with /data/app and /data/dalvik-cache ?
And if so, where is that ?
SYmlink works with /data/app and dalvik-cache, why not on /data/data ?
This is strange because I've moved my dalvik-cache to /cache without any problem.
Maybe froyo doesn't like being symlinked to external storage?
hawkn said:
I've tried several attempts to ln-s /sd-ext/data to /data/data as well, but ever boot it resets it and does it's thing.
Nothing I do seems to permanently change this thing.
Where can I change it ?
It's the same as with /data/app and /data/dalvik-cache ?
And if so, where is that ?
SYmlink works with /data/app and dalvik-cache, why not on /data/data ?
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the symlink wont exist after reboot unless you add a correct script to the /system/ect/init.d/ directory!! but be warned i have tried this and its not worth the effort, even if your device dosent bootloop when you try to boot, it will be as slow as a stoned wildfire, if you have s-off, i suggest changing the partiton tables on your device, you can gain an extra 50mb+ on the data partition that way, and its alot safer!
Hello all,
Just rooted my Desire (finally).
I can get su just fine... cool.
Now I have been reading that to get rw on /system I need to be in recovery and use adb. Is this the only way to get this rw?
Also where does the mounting of these fs take place? I found /etc/vold.fstab but that on is just for the sdcard.
If I can change the boot mount parameters would be great.
I also created an ext4 partition. Didn't try to mount it yet. But if I add this to the vold.fstab, when does the system mount it, at the end of the boot process or at the beginning? Because I was wondering if I can mount it and move/link some stuff to this partition aka app2sd to save some internal storage.
BTW I am running the HTC Desire unbranded stock rom (still).
Thanks.
R
Only other way to get ro is to s-off with alpharev.
There are two scripts for apps2sd I've used. Firerat's and darktremor's. If you search the cyanogen mod nightly their links are in there.
Ok. Will read about that... thanks.
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rottunix said:
Hello all,
Just rooted my Desire (finally).
I can get su just fine... cool.
Now I have been reading that to get rw on /system I need to be in recovery and use adb. Is this the only way to get this rw?
Also where does the mounting of these fs take place? I found /etc/vold.fstab but that on is just for the sdcard.
If I can change the boot mount parameters would be great.
I also created an ext4 partition. Didn't try to mount it yet. But if I add this to the vold.fstab, when does the system mount it, at the end of the boot process or at the beginning? Because I was wondering if I can mount it and move/link some stuff to this partition aka app2sd to save some internal storage.
BTW I am running the HTC Desire unbranded stock rom (still).
Thanks.
R
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Hi!
I found this script / mod:
flash this from recovery:
hxxp://mediafire.com/download.php?znwywidvo9s6ayn
does this:
su
cp -rf /system/media /sd-ext
rm -rf /system/media
ln -s /sd-ext/media /system
and also drops a script in init.d to mount the ext partition at boot time.
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My question is:
How can i symlink the complete mediafolder to the ext3 partition.
I think, the quoted script isn't necessary, cause the ext3 partition is mounted on every startup, so i only need the command to put in the terminal emulator.
Or can someone modify the app2sd+ script, to make it flashable?
It's annoying, that my customsounds (on the FAT32 partition) won't be played, when the phone is mounted as an usb storage...
Thanks in advance.
ToM
PS: ****! Made an [QUESTION] before, but the forum uses prefixes... plz remove @ mod / admin. thx
Any ideas in here?
Hope this is in the right section, I need help from a developer on this as I don't quite understand what is needed to do this.
I use Gingervillain and the DT a2sd. What I want to do is move my /cache (not dalvik cache but the partition itself) to ext.
I have the commands all ready to do this and that aspect works fine (thanks to help from droidzone).
However, as its sharing the ext partition with DT, when I mount cache there, the apps don't work. Added to which if a market app is downloaded, it downloads the apk to the cache folder I created on ext fine. When it attempts to intall, it fails.
I assume (with my limited knowledge) that there is a conflict here due to multiple mounts on the same partition. I initially thought my mount cache command needed to with the same options that DT mounts, but cant find that reference in his script or the files it calls.
So I have created a 2nd ext partition, but I dont know how to use it. I thought it would automatically be mmcblk0p3, but I cant find it that way using adb.
I know data2ext uses multiple partitions for sqlite etc, but cant for the life of me work this out.
Can anyone point me in the right direction please?
The aim of this is to develop myself a cache2sd solution. I have searched around a lot but can't find one. I thought CM had one but cannot find that either.
Further to this, ls /dev/block lists mmcblk0p3
However,
Code:
busybox mount -o noatime,nodiratime -t auto /dev/block/mmcblk0p3 /system/sd
Returns
Code:
failed: Invalid Argument
but
Code:
busybox mount -o noatime,nodiratime -t auto /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /system/sd
Works fine.
Does anyone have any idea how I can use the second EXT partition at all or any tips or info please?
format
rootSU said:
Does anyone have any idea how I can use the second EXT partition at all or any tips or info please?
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format mmcblk0p3 in ext4 format and mount it
susmaz said:
format mmcblk0p3 in ext4 format and mount it
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Better 2.5 years late than never
Although that would not have been the answer.
Why do you need this 2nd partition??
If i understnad correctly you want the cache on a ext partition, so the play store can download to this partition and than install the apk to intern bzw. The prim ext??
Hi,
How can i put in my Samsung Galaxy S3 mini(android 4.1.2) my apps, to sd card. Step by step pls, if you Know.
Thanks.
kdidie said:
Hi,
How can i put in my Samsung Galaxy S3 mini(android 4.1.2) my apps, to sd card. Step by step pls, if you Know.
Thanks.
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Also, I need to know how to put my apps to SD Card.
If you found a method please tell me
Link2sd
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I installed link2sd but when I try to move the app to sd card show me this error.
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Follow this guide here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2087497
Don't move the apps to sd, just create a 'link'.
You need init.d support and a properly partitioned sd card. This guide will show you how.
Sent from the dark side on my GT-I8190
iKlutz said:
Follow this guide here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2087497
Don't move the apps to sd, just create a 'link'.
You need init.d support and a properly partitioned sd card. This guide will show you how.
Sent from the dark side on my GT-I8190
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Thanks very much for the guide.
Here is an easy method to enable init.d support with an app [http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1933849]
eduardd- said:
I installed link2sd but when I try to move the app to sd card show me this error.
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I had the same problem with my S3 Mini, what i did is 1.Install Link2SD. wich created a mount script for the second partition to be mounted to /data/sdext2 at boottime
and then i also got the INSUFFICIENT SPACE error when i tried to move. so i looked for the init.d script at /etc/init.d/ its called link2sd or someting like that and then 2. i manually changed that script to include "mount -o bind" commands so i could link manually my copied data maps on the second partition to the 'local' /sdcard/Android/data or ../obb
it worked but you have to remount the /etc directory to get write acces to be able to change the init scripts and also you are depending on a kernel wich supports init.d scripts.
took me a few days to figure it out but i just got my first android since 2 weeks and only have some linux/unix experience so i get the commands.
dhscholtus said:
I had the same problem with my S3 Mini, what i did is 1.Install Link2SD. wich created a mount script for the second partition to be mounted to /data/sdext2 at boottime
and then i also got the INSUFFICIENT SPACE error when i tried to move. so i looked for the init.d script at /etc/init.d/ its called link2sd or someting like that and then 2. i manually changed that script to include "mount -o bind" commands so i could link manually my copied data maps on the second partition to the 'local' /sdcard/Android/data or ../obb
it worked but you have to remount the /etc directory to get write acces to be able to change the init scripts and also you are depending on a kernel wich supports init.d scripts.
took me a few days to figure it out but i just got my first android since 2 weeks and only have some linux/unix experience so i get the commands.
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Can you explain better wnat you changed in that file, please?
I menage to find it after all... now i don't know what to change...
THX
#!/system/bin/sh
#added by link2sd
LOG=/data/link2sd-11link2sd.log
echo "$(date) mounting..." > $LOG
mount -t vfat -o rw /dev/block/vold/179:98 /data/sdext2 1>>$LOG 2>>$LOG
mount -t vfat -o rw /dev/block/mmcblk1p2 /data/sdext2 1>>$LOG 2>>$LOG
mount >> $LOG
echo "$(date) mount finished" >> $LOG
i found one thing...
after root the phone, use "GL to SD"
it will move the games data to sd card, but apps not able...
use directory bind to move data games
maulana98 said:
use directory bind to move data games
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How , can you explain please
I got a Samsung S3 Mini from AT&T the other day and I can install apps to sd card with the stock rom! here are my phone specs:
Model number: Sumsung-SM-G730A
Android version:
4.2.2
Baseband version:
G730AUCUAMH4
Kernel Version:
3.4.0-1299773
[email protected] #1
Wed Aug 21 13:15:42 KST 2013
Build version:
JDQ39.G730AUCUAMH4
Hi
I use this program and it works very good https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.slf.ListglApp
1. Install
2. options/move data
3. Select apps to move
4. start, it will work,
5. each time you wanna play or run any app only select mount (the chain in the right side), if you wanna move more apps select unmount and move data again, and that's all.
gafer said:
How , can you explain please
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Go to: [TOOL] DirectoryBind - move data to external_sd (GameLoft, Shadowgun etc.) ROOT req.
Hey guys,
I think I've tried everything but it doesn't look like this is possible to do.
I tried to do it on an un-rooted I9300 4.1.2 with TouchWiz and had no success.
Now I'm using CM 10.2 and I still I'm trying to find something useful. And again with no success.
iKlutz said:
Follow this guide here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2087497
Don't move the apps to sd, just create a 'link'.
You need init.d support and a properly partitioned sd card. This guide will show you how.
Sent from the dark side on my GT-I8190
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Thanks, it helped me a lot