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Root Link2SD and you (a tutorial)

When I tried making a partition within CWM's recovery it made a 512meg partition IIRC (my findings are in the truth about ROM manager thread of AndyOpie's.
 
benslgdroid said:
If switching to a new card once partitioned and reboot reconnect the phone to the pc then transfer your backup to the new card. Then continue from the install link2sd step.
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Hi Ben, (or MacFett, or anyone) just a quick question about a card replacement, perhaps I missed the appropriate response in this thread.

My significant other called me a few minutes ago to inform me her Optimus V with Harmonia 1.7 is running slow and locking up. I suspect the SD card to be the culprit, she's using the standard included with the phone 2GB card, with a Link2SD FAT32 partition of aprrox. 600MB. I will be purchasing a 8GB card on the way home tonight, and need to inquire if these are the correct steps to ensure I get her back and running with the new card installed.

1. Format new card as FAT32, with a 2GB partition for Link2SD.
2. Back up old card. Transfer old card files to new SD card.
3. Boot phone with new card installed and select recreate mount scripts in Link2SD.
4. Reboot phone and be good to go?

Just want to be sure I'm heading in (somewhat) the right direction before I screw up all her apps, lol. ;)

Thanks!
 
If you are using Minitool you can use it to replicate partitions. I did this when I went from my 4gig to my 8gig to my 16gig. Basically you replicate the Link2SD partition on the new card and then just resize it to the size you want, then copy everything from the other partition.
 
MacFett said:
If you are using Minitool you can use it to replicate partitions. I did this when I went from my 4gig to my 8gig to my 16gig. Basically you replicate the Link2SD partition on the new card and then just resize it to the size you want, then copy everything from the other partition.
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Hi MacFett, thanks for the insight. I an indeed using Minitool, I wasn't aware of that feature. Then again, I've never looked for it. ;)

I suppose that may be the easiest route, I'll proceed forward with that tonight and advise of the results.

As a side note, picked up a decent 16GB SanDisk SD card at WalMart over the lunch hour for $26.18 after tax. Not too shabby for a local purchase.

Edit: Googled your solution there MacFett, you are talking about the copy partition function, correct? Thanks!
 
MacFett said:
If you are using Minitool you can use it to replicate partitions. I did this when I went from my 4gig to my 8gig to my 16gig. Basically you replicate the Link2SD partition on the new card and then just resize it to the size you want, then copy everything from the other partition.
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MacFett said:
Yes I am.
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Cheers MacFett, your advice worked a treat. She's up and running with the new 16GB card and everything went smooth. Easy process. Like anything though, only easy if you understand what you're doing. I appreciate the help! :cool:
 
Please note the warning I put in the first post and if you have moved your market to SD, move it back to internal and suck up the couple megs.
 
There are a few apps I consider too important to move to sd, like market and Titanium Backup. I keep these on the phone itself.
 
MacFett said:
Please note the warning I put in the first post and if you have moved your market to SD, move it back to internal and suck up the couple megs.
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Couldn't you get ROM tool box and have all of your apps linked to the market? I've been thinking of buying that app just because it does everything and then I could clean out all of the apps I don't fully utilize.
 
I have never used ROM tool box. The problem is there is no market and currently no way to get any apps.
 
ilovefarts said:
Bummer. Try to go into custom recovery and flash Google apps. I could only imagine that would work.
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It doesn't. There are ways to get the market back, none I really want to do right now. Once I do, I will post how to do so. I wanted to post the warning so others don't have the same problem.
 
benslgdroid said:
Your backup won't restore the partition
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Nope, I don't even use Link2SD any longer. With 01mvdalvik I have plenty of space and I don't have as many apps installed any longer. I use Titanium Backup to back-up and uninstall stuff that I don't need at the moment and restore when I do need it.

Before I installed BACKside for the first time I tried to unlink everything and overloaded my card and phone's storage. I relinked everything and I guess I never unlinked and moved the important stuff back to the SD.

Just when I get around to working out how to get the mess cleaned there is a new release of BACKside and I just never do it.
 
MacFett said:
Nope, I don't even use Link2SD any longer. With 01mvdalvik I have plenty of space and I don't have as many apps installed any longer. I use Titanium Backup to back-up and uninstall stuff that I don't need at the moment and restore when I do need it.

Before I installed BACKside for the first time I tried to unlink everything and overloaded my card and phone's storage. I relinked everything and I guess I never unlinked and moved the important stuff back to the SD.

Just when I get around to working out how to get the mess cleaned there is a new release of BACKside and I just never do it.
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What about repartitioning the card them restore from your recovery, it should also restore the partition, then moving the apps back and making a new backup.
 
To the best of my knowledge the only thing a restore restores is what is on the phone, nothing else.
 
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