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Help Move path of external_SD in JB update

steeljack99

steeljack99

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ok, so i noticed in the JB update the path for the external sd card was moved, i don't like this at all since i cant navigate apps to the external now since most apps are only allowed to see the sd card as the starting directory and not allowed to go to any parent directory above that, any one know how to put it back to the original "/mnt/sdcard/external_sd". :confused:
 
steeljack99 said:
ok, so i noticed in the JB update the path for the external sd card was moved, i don't like this at all since i cant navigate apps to the external now since most apps are only allowed to see the sd card as the starting directory and not allowed to go to any parent directory above that, any one know how to put it back to the original "/mnt/sdcard/external_sd". :confused:
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I ran into that problem. Some apps let you navigate back far enough so that you can get to the the "storage/sdcard1"

As you have stated, I also have a few apps that only start at "sdcard" and within the sdcard there is no "External_SD" that links to the extrenal sd.

I suppose there is a way to add a link to the external sd within the sdcard directory, I am just not smart enough to know how.. or maybe I haven't looked hard enough for an answer. I'm sure it's possible though. I'll look around tonight and see if I can't find an answer unless someone else posts one.

(EDIT: Note that I am using the Samsung Galaxy Victory 4G LTE but I am experiencing the same problem as you on stock Jellybean)
 
Could we use this script with the app Script Manager or place it in the init.d directory?

mkdir /mnt/sdcard/external_sd
mount --bind /mnt/storage/extSdCard /mnt/sdcard/external_sd
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I'm just tossing random ideas out there at this point :D
 
yeah thats the wrong phone so it has completely different entries in build.prop and the vold.fstab, the build.prop doesn't even have an entry for the mount points at all, i knew the file vold.fstab could be modded to swap the mount points but i don't know how to do it, so i found the two entries called "#internal sd" and "#external sd" and deleted them and pasted over those entries from the ICS vold.fstab, well it caused a boot loop..kinda thought it would since the lines were way different... and i had to reflash.....can some one give me correct lines to add to the vold.fstab?? i have no clue why Samsung found it necessary to move the mount point for the external sdcard.... it kept normal users from browsing the root and it made the external sd visible to all apps, now i cant navigate to it at all in a few of the apps i needed to do that in.....dammit samsung
 
and dont mention Directory bind...tried that, it does work but it dupes picture folders if you have pics on external since it sets the target to the old path "/mnt/sdcard/external_sd" but does not hide the current directory for the external "/storage/extSdCard" so then your phones gallery and music players thinks there is 2 external sdcards and dupe everything

also the biggest bug with Directory Bind on this phone is that on reboot it doesnt save my entries, the app completely resets and i have to type in the directory i want to bind again even when i say "apply binds on boot".... so its pointless to use it
 
steeljack99 said:
yeah thats the wrong phone so it has completely different entries in build.prop and the vold.fstab, the build.prop doesn't even have an entry for the mount points at all, i knew the file vold.fstab could be modded to swap the mount points but i don't know how to do it, so i found the two entries called "#internal sd" and "#external sd" and deleted them and pasted over those entries from the ICS vold.fstab, well it caused a boot loop..kinda thought it would since the lines were way different... and i had to reflash.....can some one give me correct lines to add to the vold.fstab?? i have no clue why Samsung found it necessary to move the mount point for the external sdcard.... it kept normal users from browsing the root and it made the external sd visible to all apps, now i cant navigate to it at all in a few of the apps i needed to do that in.....dammit samsung
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Yeah I realized after I posted the link that it was irrelevant to the situation so I deleted that post. Apparently didn't delete it fast enough. LOL
 
steeljack99 said:
and dont mention Directory bind...tried that, it does work but it dupes picture folders if you have pics on external since it sets the target to the old path "/mnt/sdcard/external_sd" but does not hide the current directory for the external "/storage/extSdCard" so then your phones gallery and music players thinks there is 2 external sdcards and dupe everything

also the biggest bug with Directory Bind on this phone is that on reboot it doesnt save my entries, the app completely resets and i have to type in the directory i want to bind again even when i say "apply binds on boot".... so its pointless to use it
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Yeah I've had the same issue with Directory Bind. Which is why I didn't mention it. The duplicate files are very annoying :D
 
ok so i made a script myself

Code: 
#!/system/bin/sh

mount --bind /storage/extSdCard /storage/sdcard0/external_sd

it did the same thing as Directory bind.... just like i thought (thats why i didnt make a Init.d script in the first place) it duped pics/music. BUT it does start on boot unlike Directory Binds bug...


i would like a perm fix tho, im not going to use this as a solution :mad:
 
In order to fix, the ROM would have to be rebuilt. All mounts stem from the mmcblk0p files in /dev/block. I've had issues with funky directory paths for years; on several phones. In fact when I pull up Agats it pulls the sdcard from emmc dir. According to RE, that dir doesn't exist, but Agat see's it. If you still want to try w/symlnks check out /dev/block/platform/dw_mmc/by-name
 
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