BH_MAN
Android Expert
??? Why are you Doing that? Everything I have already has a2sd enabled.. Only that that don't is the stock BH2 1.6 Rom... I only Posted them in Hope others are trying to port stuff... These are not needed for my rom's
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Root How-to A2SD for Galaxy & Behold 2 Rom's
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??? Why are you Doing that? Everything I have already has a2sd enabled.. Only that that don't is the stock BH2 1.6 Rom... I only Posted them in Hope others are trying to port stuff... These are not needed for my rom's
NeoAndroid
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I have tried and read as much as I can about this subject. But of course i found conflicting answers. I have Warhead ROM flashed with the Galaxy dialer. I also have A2SD partition setup at 1GB. Will I benefit from shringking it down to 320MB as suggested in the Warheads thread. If so, how do i safely resize EXT2 partion? Do i use GParted live? Thanks in advance. I also have swap set at 64MB I think. Everything works great on my phone by the way, no FC's. Battery life is still 8-12 hours but I can live with it.
NeoAndroid
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You'd be best to partition it via recovery mode. Better back up all your apps using something such as Titanium or ASTRO, and all your important files from your sdcard onto your computer...
0 swap, 320-512mb ext2, rest for saving data from your phone.
Well, if having 1GB EXT2 partition does not hinder performance, I might as well leave it alone, right? I was just concerned if it affects the performance overall of the phone. Thanks for replying.
i read on a site somewhere, can't remember where, that it is recommended to have your ext2 partition no more than 512mb....that anything higher can cause problems. didn't say what kind of problems tho lol.
if you want to keep 1gb, and it's not creating any sort of issue, then keep it the way you have it lol
if you want to keep 1gb, and it's not creating any sort of issue, then keep it the way you have it lol
paul89
Android Expert
WTF for lol, 1GB is huge more apps only storage! Unless you plan on downloading like 1000 apps!
NeoAndroid
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Here's an example. I have CoPilot8 which by itself takes 11MB. Then comes the USA map, 1.57 GB
So, I just downloaded the western part of the United States and I need 700+MB of space. This way, my maps are in my SD card and I can have navigation even when there's no DATA service. Its a stand alone Navigation app. Google map require data connection to refresh the map. So what if I'm traveling through a dead zone?, no navi. Anyways, the 1GB partition has not caused any problems. I only have 200+MB left on my 1GB EXT2
paul89
Android Expert
Here's an example. I have CoPilot8 which by itself takes 11MB. Then comes the USA map, 1.57 GB
oh ok lol, I didn't know that the maps could save to the ext2 partition. I thought the went to the FAT 32.
NeoAndroid
Member
That's what I thought. I've downloaded suposedly 700+MB of map data and my FAT32 available space did not budge. I'll figure it out later and clarify.
paul89
Android Expert
Maybe sense you had an ext2 format I looked there first to install the maps, instead of going to the FAT32.That's what I thought. I've downloaded suposedly 700+MB of map data and my FAT32 available space did not budge. I'll figure it out later and clarify.
I have 2 questions.Do apps have slower performance and launching speed on sd?I usually put my apps in /system/app folder,it seems to me that apps launch faster from system folder and are not lost uppon system restore.
And should i set my partition to ext2 or should i set it to ext3 or ext4?is there any performance gains for ext4 over ext2?Thanx in advance.
And should i set my partition to ext2 or should i set it to ext3 or ext4?is there any performance gains for ext4 over ext2?Thanx in advance.
xblue95
Member
I finally found the time to tackle the A2SD feature of BH_MAN's ROMs. I couldn't get the GPARTED Live CD to work on my MacBook Pro, it wouldn't recognize my USB ports. So I downloaded a KNOPPIXs live CD 6.2 and what do you know, it comes with GPARTED! Wha-La EXT2!!!!!
It seems like I've seen this question in the BH2 forums somewhere, but I just can't find it. Is there any way to see the EXT2 partition to verify A2SD is working? It seems like it's working, but i'd like to see it in the file hierarchy. Also is there a way to move files from the phone to the EXT2 partition without re-downloading?
It seems like I've seen this question in the BH2 forums somewhere, but I just can't find it. Is there any way to see the EXT2 partition to verify A2SD is working? It seems like it's working, but i'd like to see it in the file hierarchy. Also is there a way to move files from the phone to the EXT2 partition without re-downloading?
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Install app,turn off phone,take out sdcard,reboot.If apps you installed are gone than it worked.
Install app,turn off phone,take out sdcard,reboot.If apps you installed are gone than it worked.
xblue95
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Thanks Iviv73, when I took out the card all my apps were missing, so it's working.
I'd still like to know the directory they are stored in and if I can view it???? But when I shut down my phone and put the card back in, some of my apps were giving me FC problems, (Handcent, Swype keyboard, Camera Zoom, Camera Pro, Nimbuzz) I had to uninstall them and re-download them before they worked again. Now I'm having permission problems with my SD Card?
I'd still like to know the directory they are stored in and if I can view it???? But when I shut down my phone and put the card back in, some of my apps were giving me FC problems, (Handcent, Swype keyboard, Camera Zoom, Camera Pro, Nimbuzz) I had to uninstall them and re-download them before they worked again. Now I'm having permission problems with my SD Card?
xblue95
Member
I couldn't get the GPARTED Live CD to work, it wouldn't recognize my USB ports. So I downloaded a KNOPPIXs live CD 6.2, it comes with GPARTED. I Partitioned my 8GB card with EXT2 and Fat32. A2SD seems to be working. Now I'm having permission problems with my SD Card? I can't add a new folder to the SD card using ASTRO, the "new folder" selection is grayed out. Better Terminal shows me as ROOT#, but it looks like my permissions are screwed up when I type in ( #ls -l ) I've provided some screen shots. Does anyone know how I can straighten this out?
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BH_MAN
Android Expert
xblue95
Member
Thanks BH_MAN! I thought it was chmod 0777 sdcard, but I didn't know about the ( ( _rw ) part. I saw that in terminal, but didn't know what it meant. Anyway, do you know how it got like this? Did I do something wrong in the partitioning of the SD Card? I'll give it a shot tomorrow. Can't I just type the chmod part in "Better Terminal". I'm looking forward to loading up R11 and kernel 6 too, Thanks again!
xblue95
Member
BH_MAN it didn't work using "Better Termial", I'm getting ready to try it in ADB. I'm also having a problem with.... If my SD card is removed and I boot up my phone, all my apps are missing, which stands to reason. The problem I'm having is...then when I reboot with my card installed, a bunch of my app's don't work. They just report a "Force Close". I have to delete the app in manager and re-download the app for it to start working again. Is this normal? If so, it hardly makes A2SD worth it.
In ADB:
when I....
chmond 0777 sdcard_rw
I get....
unable to chmod sdcard_rw: no such file or directory
When I ....
chmond 0777 sdcard
it repeats the command as usual, it seems to of worked. But when I check it in Better Terminal on my phone, it didn't take. even after a reboot of phone.
In ADB:
when I....
chmond 0777 sdcard_rw
I get....
unable to chmod sdcard_rw: no such file or directory
When I ....
chmond 0777 sdcard
it repeats the command as usual, it seems to of worked. But when I check it in Better Terminal on my phone, it didn't take. even after a reboot of phone.
I installed the stock 1.6 w/Twiz last week. Tonight I tackled adding the a2sd (since I was running low on internal disk space).
Since I went from 44MB available to 84MB available (after reboot), is it safe to say that the a2sd install went okay? (the /system/sd/app folder shows several apk files). I'm guessing the 68MB that remains on the internal drive is system files/apps that cannot be moved to the SD card.
Is there a recommend app I can use to view/verify the apps on the SD card?
Thanks!