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Root Velocity 0.4 Apps2SD feature not working (new user)
k.c.cole
Android Enthusiast
I would start by reformatting your SD, you don't need a swap. If all of your apps are currently on main memory you probably need to do the following.
Reflash velocity4
Wipe you data, cache, dalvik cache, and SD Ext.
Reboot
The setup should then move your apps onto the SD automatically.
You must wipe the SD ext before rebooting to the new ROM. Welcome to the darkside.
Reflash velocity4
Wipe you data, cache, dalvik cache, and SD Ext.
Reboot
The setup should then move your apps onto the SD automatically.
You must wipe the SD ext before rebooting to the new ROM. Welcome to the darkside.
jdmc
Newbie
Based on what I read in this post by jmartino5920, I'm going to try flashing the alternate Amon-RA recovery and then using it to wipe/reformat the SD apps partition.
UPDATE: Well, once I got to the Amon-RA recovery menu, the phone was completely unresponsive to my pressing of any buttons at all. I had to remove the battery to reboot. It booted normally, and then I used Quick Boot to reboot into recovery again. It did so, and again the phone would not respond in any way to button input. *sigh*
UPDATE 2: I used ROM Manager to flash Amon-RA recovery a second time, then rebooted to recovery to try again. Phone is still unresponsive.
UPDATE 3: I used ROM Manager to flash back to the Clockwork Recovery, then rebooted to it. The phone buttons worked as normal. After rebooting to the normal system, I was about to try something else when the phone spontaneously rebooted. It got back to the home screen, then spontaneously rebooted again. I think I'm beginning to feel some rooter's remorse...
UPDATE 4: I opened ROM Manager and tried to flash back to Amon-RA again. The app just hung, and eventually I force-closed it. Reopened the app and tried again, this time reported success. Rebooted into recovery. Amon-RA again would not respond to any key presses. THEN, however, I got the bright idea to slide out the keyboard and try pressing keys on the keyboard, rather than those on the exterior of the phone. Whaddya know, the D-pad left and right arrow keys worked to move the selection up and down, and the Return key (strangely, not the "OK" key on the D-pad) worked to select. Talk about violating the principle of least astonishment!!! — Anyway, now that I've finally got Amon-RA working, I'll see what I can do.
UPDATE 5: OK, I used Amon-RA to wipe and repartition the SD card — this time with a 512MB apps partition but no swap partition. Next I used it to wipe "ALL user data". Then I copied the Velocity 0.4 ROM file to the SD card from my computer, and finally used Amon-RA to re-flash it. The result, this time, is that everything appears to be working flawlessly, complete with apps on the SD card!! Hooray for Amon-RA! (And thanks also to savoxis for this helpful post about partitioning.)
I would just suggest that the author of Amon-RA change its menu controls to those used by Clockwork Recovery — namely, Volume-Up and Volume-Down to move the menu selection bar, Send to select the highlighted option, and End to return to a higher-level menu. Amon-RA's current menu controls are very unintuitive, which caused an hour of frustration and wasted effort. Other than that, Amon-RA gets a big thumbs-up from me!
UPDATE: Well, once I got to the Amon-RA recovery menu, the phone was completely unresponsive to my pressing of any buttons at all. I had to remove the battery to reboot. It booted normally, and then I used Quick Boot to reboot into recovery again. It did so, and again the phone would not respond in any way to button input. *sigh*
UPDATE 2: I used ROM Manager to flash Amon-RA recovery a second time, then rebooted to recovery to try again. Phone is still unresponsive.
UPDATE 3: I used ROM Manager to flash back to the Clockwork Recovery, then rebooted to it. The phone buttons worked as normal. After rebooting to the normal system, I was about to try something else when the phone spontaneously rebooted. It got back to the home screen, then spontaneously rebooted again. I think I'm beginning to feel some rooter's remorse...
UPDATE 4: I opened ROM Manager and tried to flash back to Amon-RA again. The app just hung, and eventually I force-closed it. Reopened the app and tried again, this time reported success. Rebooted into recovery. Amon-RA again would not respond to any key presses. THEN, however, I got the bright idea to slide out the keyboard and try pressing keys on the keyboard, rather than those on the exterior of the phone. Whaddya know, the D-pad left and right arrow keys worked to move the selection up and down, and the Return key (strangely, not the "OK" key on the D-pad) worked to select. Talk about violating the principle of least astonishment!!! — Anyway, now that I've finally got Amon-RA working, I'll see what I can do.
UPDATE 5: OK, I used Amon-RA to wipe and repartition the SD card — this time with a 512MB apps partition but no swap partition. Next I used it to wipe "ALL user data". Then I copied the Velocity 0.4 ROM file to the SD card from my computer, and finally used Amon-RA to re-flash it. The result, this time, is that everything appears to be working flawlessly, complete with apps on the SD card!! Hooray for Amon-RA! (And thanks also to savoxis for this helpful post about partitioning.)
I would just suggest that the author of Amon-RA change its menu controls to those used by Clockwork Recovery — namely, Volume-Up and Volume-Down to move the menu selection bar, Send to select the highlighted option, and End to return to a higher-level menu. Amon-RA's current menu controls are very unintuitive, which caused an hour of frustration and wasted effort. Other than that, Amon-RA gets a big thumbs-up from me!
netizenmt
Android Enthusiast
Or maybe Clockwork Recovery could edit its controls...
Not every software package works like every other one. Sometimes you have to experiment a bit with all the keys, look for menus etc. That's just the way it is. Amon-Ra is a great product. I'm glad you finally figured it out. In the future if you have problems, try using the IRC chat. It's a great way to learn. And welcome to the world of Custom ROMs!
Not every software package works like every other one. Sometimes you have to experiment a bit with all the keys, look for menus etc. That's just the way it is. Amon-Ra is a great product. I'm glad you finally figured it out. In the future if you have problems, try using the IRC chat. It's a great way to learn. And welcome to the world of Custom ROMs!
socobandit
Well-Known Member
I had trouble figuring out amon-ra at first too...was using clockwork first. amon-ra is a much better recovery though imo, just had to figure out the controls.
Okay fellas, take a deep breathe and step back before somebody says something they will regret.....
Yes, I agree that going from Amon-Ra to Clockwork can be confusing - I used the former for over a year on my Hero before getting a new handset which is only supported by the latter. There's a good reason for this though - Amon-Ra's work dates back to the G1/Hero/Nexus One and to change his code now would break support for these older devices with their different input methods.
Rather than fight over which is "better" you should be rejoicing that you have a choice. That, after all, is the Android Way.
Yes, I agree that going from Amon-Ra to Clockwork can be confusing - I used the former for over a year on my Hero before getting a new handset which is only supported by the latter. There's a good reason for this though - Amon-Ra's work dates back to the G1/Hero/Nexus One and to change his code now would break support for these older devices with their different input methods.
Rather than fight over which is "better" you should be rejoicing that you have a choice. That, after all, is the Android Way.
GRZLA
Android Enthusiast
jdmc
Newbie
Maybe it is that easy, only no one has asked for it before? Forgive my ignorance, but I don't see why it would be a problem for the program to listen for input from a few extra keys.
I realize we're drifting from the original topic of this thread. If someone could suggest the best way for me to submit a feature request to the developer to add these additional control options, I'd appreciate it.
Remember that these aren't simple programs - the recovery interacts with the hardware at an extremely low level in order to do what it does. I'm pretty sure that, given the length of time Amon-RA has been on the development scene, he's got a solid reason for doing things the way he does.
That said, I also know that he's responded positively to user input in the past and made additions/alterations to the recovery, so contacting him might very well prove fruitful. I don't have an email addy for him but you could PM him at the XDA forums here, or DM him via Twitter.
That said, I also know that he's responded positively to user input in the past and made additions/alterations to the recovery, so contacting him might very well prove fruitful. I don't have an email addy for him but you could PM him at the XDA forums here, or DM him via Twitter.
Matt's 175
Well-Known Member
I think the button controls are fine the way they are. When I went from Clockwork to Amon-Ra, I figured it out in like 2 seconds. It wasn't rocket science.