How-to A2SD for Galaxy & Behold 2 Rom's

BH_MAN · March 26th, 2010, 03:46 AM

A2SD for Galaxy & Behold 2 Rom's

Behold 2 A2SD Feature's
Permission Fixes to Fully Let ADB Push work
Automatic Removal Of Stale Dalvik-Cache
Automatic Removal 0f Stale App-Private
Works With Behold 2 1.5 & 1.6 ports

Download > Behold2 A2SD

Galaxy A2SD Feature's
Automatic Removal of File's Left behind from Stock BH2 rom
Permission Fixes to Fully Let ADB Push work
A2SD & Swap Support ( Swap Doesn't work Due to Kernel )
Automatic Removal Of Stale Dalvik-Cache
Automatic Removal 0f Stale App-Private
Works With Galaxy 1.5 & 1.6 ports

Download > Galaxy A2SD

I recommend everyone to use it even if they don't have a2sd setup... The reason for this is the automatic removal of un-used Folder's and File when we switch to the galaxy rom...

Install How-to
Un-zip Your Download Then Follow the Command Below

Option 1.

Quote:

adb push ( Folder Location ) /system/bin
adb shell
chmod 0755 /system/bin/playlogo
chmod 0755 /system/bin/playlogo_real
Then Reboot the Phone

Option 2.
un-zip to Samsung USB card or adb push ( Folder location ) /sdcard

Quote:

adb shell
cat /sdcard/playlogo > /system/bin/playlogo
cat /sdcard/playlogo_real > /system/bin/playlogo_real
chmod 0755 /system/bin/playlogo_real
chmod 0755 /system/bin/playlogo
Then Reboot the Phone

You can Un-install the App's on the SD at anytime via Application Manager ... Also 100% working Now

shawn1224 · March 26th, 2010, 12:10 PM

Here's a step by step how to for those who want to get started.

YouTube - How to Partition SD Card for Android

aznknightz17 · March 26th, 2010, 12:22 PM

So I would need to do this in order to get R5 to work properly?

shawn1224 · March 26th, 2010, 12:24 PM

Yes, you also need to partition a linux swap ... if you check on xda developers, there are numerous how to's.

paul89 · March 26th, 2010, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by shawn1224

Yes, you also need to partition a linux swap ... if you check on xda developers, there are numerous how to's.

gparted does that too!

BH_MAN · March 26th, 2010, 01:18 PM

R5 Does this Automatic if you Have an ext2 partition... DO Not Run these Commands on R5

paul89 · March 26th, 2010, 02:44 PM

ok I installed r5, and I now have A2SD by using GParted!
thanks bh_man, does this rom use linux-swap if I made a partition for it?

BH_MAN · March 26th, 2010, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by paul89

ok I installed r5, and I now have A2SD by using GParted!
thanks bh_man, does this rom use linux-swap if I made a partition for it?

No, we don't have a Kernel yet that support swap...

paul89 · March 26th, 2010, 03:01 PM

ok lol i only allocated 64mb out of my 8gb card so no big deal ill just leave it

drag4k · March 29th, 2010, 02:54 AM

Ok, so will it work if I put my sd card on my G1, and partition it with amon ras recovery?? And how much mb of ext is recommended?? And does it support ext 4?? Thanks in advance.

drag4k · March 29th, 2010, 02:56 AM

By the way, there is also a program called Paragon Partition Manager that let's you partition many things.

paul89 · March 29th, 2010, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by drag4k

Ok, so will it work if I put my sd card on my G1, and partition it with amon ras recovery?? And how much mb of ext is recommended?? And does it support ext 4?? Thanks in advance.

yes you can do it with your g1, just do 512mb on a ext2

BH_MAN · March 31st, 2010, 03:06 PM

Releasing a New Script Tonight!

Plug & Play....

BH_MAN · April 1st, 2010, 02:01 PM

New a2sd Posted!

paul89 · April 1st, 2010, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by BH_MAN

New a2sd Posted!

will this new script be included in r7? I would assume yes!

and by power cycle, do you mean a reboot or a full discharge of battery and then a full cahrge with the phone off?

BH_MAN · April 1st, 2010, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paul89

will this new script be included in r7? I would assume yes!

and by power cycle, do you mean a reboot or a full discharge of battery and then a full cahrge with the phone off?

Yes it will be in R7 when ever I get around to Fixing it... Might make an R6r6 as there was some MP4 & MP3 Encoding issues I've Found...

But yes.... Power cycle, I was meaning a Reboot.

thegame3202 · April 2nd, 2010, 12:09 PM

Would this work for the stock (no twiz) version or just the galaxy? Thanks BH MAN!

BH_MAN · April 2nd, 2010, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by thegame3202

Would this work for the stock (no twiz) version or just the galaxy? Thanks BH MAN!

Not yet... I would need to make another file regarding working for BH2 Stock rom's

thegame3202 · April 2nd, 2010, 12:27 PM

Darn, is there a way to add a2sd to that version? I'm hesitant to do the 1.6 galaxy update cuz I'm new at this. Got the stock no twiz working though, which is badass. I just use my camera a lot and like the little features. haha.

thegame3202 · April 2nd, 2010, 12:28 PM

Is the galaxy version a lot better/faster? What all is missing from it? Thanks man! I've been reading all your stuff man and you are a lifesaver:-)

BH_MAN · April 2nd, 2010, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by thegame3202

Is the galaxy version a lot better/faster? What all is missing from it? Thanks man! I've been reading all your stuff man and you are a lifesaver:-)

I'll likely make an ODIN for Stock no twiz as alot seem to use the Camera...

Regarding 1.6, ON thing missing is Vibrate & we have a No sleep issue after charging phone.... Need's a Reboot when coming off charge.

thegame3202 · April 2nd, 2010, 12:44 PM

That would be awesome dude! And good work on the galaxy! I'll probably give it a shot shortly. Thanks man!

paul89 · April 2nd, 2010, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BH_MAN

I'll likely make an ODIN for Stock no twiz as alot seem to use the Camera...

Regarding 1.6, ON thing missing is Vibrate & we have a No sleep issue after charging phone.... Need's a Reboot when coming off charge.

so a reboot will fix it after a charge uhh! Well now you tell me lol, good to know that there is at least a fix to it!

bluey123 · April 3rd, 2010, 08:14 PM

is there a windows app i can use to create the partinions on my sdcard for this?

drag4k · April 5th, 2010, 01:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bluey123

is there a windows app i can use to create the partinions on my sdcard for this?

Before using my g1 to create partitions, I used Paragon Partition Manager to create partitions like linux-swap and ext 2 & 3. Hope that helps you

bluey123 · April 5th, 2010, 10:08 PM

OK i got Paragon Partition Manager installed and for some reason I can only get it to do 1 extended partition. From watching the gparted video above it has 2. Do I need to have 2 extended partitions? and one fat 32 partition or can i just have the one extended and one fat 32?

psychoace · April 6th, 2010, 01:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bluey123

OK i got Paragon Partition Manager installed and for some reason I can only get it to do 1 extended partition. From watching the gparted video above it has 2. Do I need to have 2 extended partitions? and one fat 32 partition or can i just have the one extended and one fat 32?

Adding a a third partition outside of the ext2 and the fat32 is pointless. The third one is usually a swap one but right now the kernal does not support swap so it would go to waste. Also Swap is pointless on this phone considering the amount of ram this device has. It had purpose on the G1 since it had a minimal amount of ram but unless your running a hundred apps at once swap shouldn't be a priority.

drag4k · April 6th, 2010, 02:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bluey123

OK i got Paragon Partition Manager installed and for some reason I can only get it to do 1 extended partition. From watching the gparted video above it has 2. Do I need to have 2 extended partitions? and one fat 32 partition or can i just have the one extended and one fat 32?

No, you only need one fat 32 partition and one ext 2 partition. I'm going to make a video pretty soon on how to create partitions using paragon.

drag4k · April 6th, 2010, 11:02 PM

Ok, here are the videos, sorry, I don't know how to add notes.

part 1

YouTube - Paragon Partitioning pt. 1

part 2 (recorded with G1, as the computer need to restart)

YouTube - Paragon Partitioning pt. 2

I'll try to figure out how to edit the vids.

HendyZero20 · April 10th, 2010, 02:39 AM

Do I really need to partion the SD card??? Cant I just get everything to work without worrying about any of this part???

deecampp · April 10th, 2010, 02:47 PM

I don't want to break any eggshells by asking stupid questions, but I've searched around, and still am not understanding what the benefits are for partitioning the SD card. The instructions are very clear as to how to do it, but I'd like to have a little better understanding of why, before I go ahead.

Thanks!

WurrzMiKey · April 10th, 2010, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HendyZero20

Do I really need to partion the SD card??? Cant I just get everything to work without worrying about any of this part???

you're talking about when you're using the rom right? nope you dont need to partition it if you don't want ap2sd

WurrzMiKey · April 10th, 2010, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deecampp

I don't want to break any eggshells by asking stupid questions, but I've searched around, and still am not understanding what the benefits are for partitioning the SD card. The instructions are very clear as to how to do it, but I'd like to have a little better understanding of why, before I go ahead.

Thanks!

From my understanding, it means your are stored and run on your sd card

deecampp · April 10th, 2010, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WurrzMiKey

From my understanding, it means your are stored and run on your sd card

What do you mean stored? And what would be the benefit of running on your sd card?

bluey123 · April 10th, 2010, 03:27 PM

the apps you download from the market install onto the phone itself so if you run a2sd the apps will be stored on the sd card instead of the phone so you get more storage space

deecampp · April 10th, 2010, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bluey123

the apps you download from the market install onto the phone itself so if you run a2sd the apps will be stored on the sd card instead of the phone so you get more storage space

I see. Thanks for the clarification.

grrrizo · April 11th, 2010, 12:24 PM

nevermind found answer.

steelerdynasty · April 12th, 2010, 11:25 AM

ok, i'm gonna be the designated idiot, but I must be missing something. do i need to partition the SD card to install/make use of A2SD? I'm a noob with this particular phone, but am pretty computer literate so I can probably get it going with some simple to follow instructions (step by step preferrably) Let me be clear, I want to install/use A2SD but the OP directions are Greek to me and I do not even know where to put the commands. I tried running thru the command prompt on my comp but it tells me that "ADB is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file." (yes I have all the drivers installed)

drag4k · April 15th, 2010, 02:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by steelerdynasty

ok, i'm gonna be the designated idiot, but I must be missing something. do i need to partition the SD card to install/make use of A2SD? I'm a noob with this particular phone, but am pretty computer literate so I can probably get it going with some simple to follow instructions (step by step preferrably) Let me be clear, I want to install/use A2SD but the OP directions are Greek to me and I do not even know where to put the commands. I tried running thru the command prompt on my comp but it tells me that "ADB is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file." (yes I have all the drivers installed)

This is how I got it working, it may not work for you but give it a try.
I copied both the adb and fastboot into My Computer\ C:\Windows\
Then I just open command promp and it shows up as
C:\Users\drag4k>
Then I type adb devices, just to make sure that my phone is recognized and I get the following
*daemon not running. starting it now*
*daemon started successfully*
List of devices attached
T939 online

Then I go in to type the commands. Hope that helps you.

rudoFF · April 15th, 2010, 04:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by steelerdynasty

ok, i'm gonna be the designated idiot, but I must be missing something. do i need to partition the SD card to install/make use of A2SD? I'm a noob with this particular phone, but am pretty computer literate so I can probably get it going with some simple to follow instructions (step by step preferrably) Let me be clear, I want to install/use A2SD but the OP directions are Greek to me and I do not even know where to put the commands. I tried running thru the command prompt on my comp but it tells me that "ADB is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file." (yes I have all the drivers installed)

[HOW-TO] ADB for Dummies(How-To Learner's Guide) - xda-developers

Try this!

steelerdynasty · April 15th, 2010, 06:32 PM

this is going to sound even dumber, but how do i know if it worked?

i did not partition my sdcard. is this something i needed to do?

drawoh · April 16th, 2010, 08:12 PM

if im using paragon to partition a 2gb sd card, whats the volume size i should put?

ScrumHalf · April 16th, 2010, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by drawoh

if im using paragon to partition a 2gb sd card, whats the volume size i should put?

What ever you think is enough to hold all your apps, plus some extra for future downloads. 256Mb seems plenty to me, if you want more, double it.

drawoh · April 16th, 2010, 11:45 PM

ok i tried using paragon and i get this while trying to follow the video tutorial. any idea how i can fix this?

steelerdynasty · April 21st, 2010, 08:44 PM

i have never partitioned my sdcard, and i see that the new 16_twix version (which i have installed and am loving!) includes a2sd. my question is whether or not a2sd is functional on my phone since i have not partitioned? and if so, how do i know? ie, how do i know where an app was saved?

gstr318 · April 21st, 2010, 08:52 PM

Hello all. I am new to the android scene and am trying to a2sd my stock rooted behold 2. I have done all of the steps (partitioning, running commands listed above, etc.) How can I tell if this is working or not? Or where can I look for the answers? Thanks.

karmaz · April 24th, 2010, 08:35 PM

Okay guys, I'm not quite sure what I'm doing wrong but I have my sd card formatted correctly (8gb card with 6.9gb fat32 partition and two 246mb ext2 partitions on the galaxy 1.6 R8 ROM). I'm probably going to reformat the ext2 partitions into a single ext2 partition. The problem is apps don't seem to be installing to the SD card (installs to internal card). Am I missing a step? Is there a way to verify the settings? Any input/help/screenshots would be appreciated.

RavenWulf · April 25th, 2010, 11:53 PM

BH_Man, if we use option 2 and unzip the file to SD card do we still have to do the adb push? I downloaded the the file and am holding off on the update till I find out thnx man your work is awesome.

BH_MAN · April 26th, 2010, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by RavenWulf

BH_Man, if we use option 2 and unzip the file to SD card do we still have to do the adb push? I downloaded the the file and am holding off on the update till I find out thnx man your work is awesome.

Option 1.
Quote:
adb push ( Folder Location ) /system/bin
adb shell
chmod 0755 /system/bin/playlogo
chmod 0755 /system/bin/playlogo_real
Then Reboot the Phone

Option 2.
un-zip to Samsung USB card or adb push ( Folder location ) /sdcard
Quote:
adb shell
cat /sdcard/playlogo > /system/bin/playlogo
cat /sdcard/playlogo_real > /system/bin/playlogo_real
chmod 0755 /system/bin/playlogo_real
chmod 0755 /system/bin/playlogo
Then Reboot the Phone

drseuss93 · April 27th, 2010, 10:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BH_MAN

Option 1.
Quote:
adb push ( Folder Location ) /system/bin
adb shell
chmod 0755 /system/bin/playlogo
chmod 0755 /system/bin/playlogo_real
Then Reboot the Phone

Option 2.
un-zip to Samsung USB card or adb push ( Folder location ) /sdcard
Quote:
adb shell
cat /sdcard/playlogo > /system/bin/playlogo
cat /sdcard/playlogo_real > /system/bin/playlogo_real
chmod 0755 /system/bin/playlogo_real
chmod 0755 /system/bin/playlogo
Then Reboot the Phone

Do you have to do the adb push everytime you change ROM? For example, I did the adb push when I changed the ROM to TWIX do I need to redo it when I upgrade to DOTS?

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