First time Android tablet owner and first time rooting anything, though I have been a PDA/tablet/smartphone user since about 1990. Bought a Sero 7 Pro at Walmart for $130 three weeks ago. Build # P756.6.02.11.00.
Bought a Sandisk 64gb SDXC card, speed class '10', at the recent Amazon sale. Formatted it FAT32 using Windows 7. I anticipated problems using a larger-than-specified card size, as some have reported here, but it worked without problem when I reinserted it. Saved some photos and videos to the card.
Rooted using xboxexpert's batch files. Thank you xboxexpert. No problems, but I was nervous. My virus scanner pegged one of the files (XERecoveryUS) as malware. This cost me a couple of research hours to try and sort out, never found an answer. Does anyone know what this file does, and how is it related to the 'stock_recovery' and 'stock_boot' image files also included in his file set?
xboxexpert's ocumentation was adequate but seemed to assume a basic knowledge that I do not have.
Example: When exiting Clockworks Mod (CWM) by rebooting one must choose to whether or not to boot into 'stock recovery'. Apparently if one chooses 'Yes', one looses root ability. Is this correct? What is the purpose of this option? Is this a standard CWM feature? Would be helpful if xboxexpert could spell things like this out.
After rooting I decided to try the 'Folder Mount' (FM) application to move files from internal SD to external SD. Installed the app, the SuperuserSU superuser management app which was installed with the root process asked to grant FM superuser access. FM worked apparently as expected and I was able to move large video data for the app 'Jamie Oliver Twenty Minute Meals' to the external SD card. Though using the file explorer app 'OI' showed the data present on both cards, the internal memory showed more space available and the external memory less space after the move. I was somewhat disappointed in FM as it does not list apps to move, and one must sort through cryptic filenames in the android/data subfolder to find data to move. I do not know if it will also move game data from the android/obb subfolder as I do not have any data there.
I decided to try Link2SD to move programs from internal to external memory. Following several online guides, and the Link2SD author's instructions, I installed the free "Minitool Partition Wizard" on my PC in order to create the necessary partition on my external SD card. Unmounted the SD card, inserted it into my PC and, following the author's advice, created an additional 1gb primary partition using 'FAT32' file format. I admit, I do not really understand why some choose 'exFAT 2,3 or 4' file formats as those are not guaranteed to be supported by the Sero 7. Other than allowing files larger than 4gb, what is the purpose of this?
Started Link2Sd, gave superuser permission, specified the external SD card file format as FAT32 when asked. I was then able to 'link' some files. Apparently works as advertised. Graphic interface lists apps on the machine without searching and is easier to use than looking for filenames in Folder Mount. I am still learning the app. I understand 'linking' but what is the difference between 'moving' and linking' an app? Will an app still run if it is 'moved' from internal to external memory?
My research shows that while Link2SD will move apps, it does not move app data. Folder Mount will, however, do that and apparently the two can be used in tandem. Therefore it may be useful to have both. Can anyone confirm this?
I would appreciate knowing if I have any wrong understanding here. Also can someone provide an exact definition of what is 'obb' and what it stands for? Thanks.
Bought a Sandisk 64gb SDXC card, speed class '10', at the recent Amazon sale. Formatted it FAT32 using Windows 7. I anticipated problems using a larger-than-specified card size, as some have reported here, but it worked without problem when I reinserted it. Saved some photos and videos to the card.
Rooted using xboxexpert's batch files. Thank you xboxexpert. No problems, but I was nervous. My virus scanner pegged one of the files (XERecoveryUS) as malware. This cost me a couple of research hours to try and sort out, never found an answer. Does anyone know what this file does, and how is it related to the 'stock_recovery' and 'stock_boot' image files also included in his file set?
xboxexpert's ocumentation was adequate but seemed to assume a basic knowledge that I do not have.
Example: When exiting Clockworks Mod (CWM) by rebooting one must choose to whether or not to boot into 'stock recovery'. Apparently if one chooses 'Yes', one looses root ability. Is this correct? What is the purpose of this option? Is this a standard CWM feature? Would be helpful if xboxexpert could spell things like this out.
After rooting I decided to try the 'Folder Mount' (FM) application to move files from internal SD to external SD. Installed the app, the SuperuserSU superuser management app which was installed with the root process asked to grant FM superuser access. FM worked apparently as expected and I was able to move large video data for the app 'Jamie Oliver Twenty Minute Meals' to the external SD card. Though using the file explorer app 'OI' showed the data present on both cards, the internal memory showed more space available and the external memory less space after the move. I was somewhat disappointed in FM as it does not list apps to move, and one must sort through cryptic filenames in the android/data subfolder to find data to move. I do not know if it will also move game data from the android/obb subfolder as I do not have any data there.
I decided to try Link2SD to move programs from internal to external memory. Following several online guides, and the Link2SD author's instructions, I installed the free "Minitool Partition Wizard" on my PC in order to create the necessary partition on my external SD card. Unmounted the SD card, inserted it into my PC and, following the author's advice, created an additional 1gb primary partition using 'FAT32' file format. I admit, I do not really understand why some choose 'exFAT 2,3 or 4' file formats as those are not guaranteed to be supported by the Sero 7. Other than allowing files larger than 4gb, what is the purpose of this?
Started Link2Sd, gave superuser permission, specified the external SD card file format as FAT32 when asked. I was then able to 'link' some files. Apparently works as advertised. Graphic interface lists apps on the machine without searching and is easier to use than looking for filenames in Folder Mount. I am still learning the app. I understand 'linking' but what is the difference between 'moving' and linking' an app? Will an app still run if it is 'moved' from internal to external memory?
My research shows that while Link2SD will move apps, it does not move app data. Folder Mount will, however, do that and apparently the two can be used in tandem. Therefore it may be useful to have both. Can anyone confirm this?
I would appreciate knowing if I have any wrong understanding here. Also can someone provide an exact definition of what is 'obb' and what it stands for? Thanks.
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