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[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] levibuko:
I have stockwells b160 rom. When i use this updatex can i reboot and use my phone without flashing the rom again? I hope you ubderstand what im trying to say ^^
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] genokolar:
don't need flash rom again.and all data&app not miss
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] genokolar:
yes.you are right!
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Tcm9669:
So will this change the 2GB internal as the mobile memory? so all apps will be installed in there instead of the system?

Will this effect the external SD?
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] rekec:
It was already answere by developer himself :) it does work as "mobile "memory , so apps will be installed there :)
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] astro_beta:
Anyone know if the performance difference between the two will make a difference? (I'm assuming the 2GB may be a little slower, but probably not noticeable).
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Poulsen8r:
It will be the same speed. It is the same physical chip inside the phone. Think of this as repartitioning your hard drive. It just moves the unused space of HWUserData to data.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] astro_beta:
Cheers, didn't know it was the same chip. :)
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] darathny:
How do i apply the update? i cannot see the zip file when i got to recovery.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] levibuko:
I now have 1,66 gb internal space but no internal sd card?

When i use a backup before i used this update, do i have then again 2gb internal sd card?
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] genokolar:
internal space=internal sd card

sure，but first replace the zip‘s 3.2.0.0 recovery
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] akaloith:
AMAZING!

Not even a backup was needed (my 2gb was empty)

THANK U FOR THE GREAT WORK

You should include it in every ROM you create!
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] foten21:
same here

GREAT

thanks a lot
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] darathny:
Can someone help me with some instructions with how to apply this update
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] KiljoyMcCoy:
works great.

just apply update from zip in recovery menu.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] levibuko:
OK thx! Can i copy music on the ext3 partition?
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Poulsen8r:
After you apply this update there will be no 'Internal SD Card' since it is converted to data storage (for apps and OS files). If you haven't applied this update the internal SD card will appear in my computer when you plug in the device and mount storage.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] dancer_69:
Some of new roms need larger system partition. The files from first post doesn' t do that, and a zip file which its name is partiition.zip, leads to a small /data partition(compared to previous methods and especially wiht custompartition.bat file which gives the oportunity to customize the size of /data), and an unusable wasted space instead for a smaller internal storage partition.

So, can anyone modify the .bat file and add the function to also resize the system partition to fit the larger /system of new roms?
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] hung.ngomanh:
This method is risky i think :)
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] dancer_69:
I used a long time ago 3 times until I finally stick with a 2GB partition and I didn't have any problem until I used the partitiion.zip I mentioned above which created a damaged internal storage partition and wasted 1GB. I used again to return to previous state. Now I have about 700MB as internal storage and I want to use just them for make a larger enough system partition to fit any rom.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Djuganight:
I just can't return to stock partitions.

Also, tried do downgrade and upgrade official roms and when boot their look its all mixed up....

Also, IMEI goes away every time I do this and I have to restore a backup.

Can someone help me?
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Unicorn9x:
just did this with my phone, follow the provided steps carefully and everything is great

1/ make nandroid backup by CWM

2/ flash partition.zip TWICE

3/ restore nandroid backup

4/ enjoy!

no problem so far :D bigger data partition mean no more low storage space :D
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] alexmbra:
Thanks. Working great here as well.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Frenik:
Thanks, just tried with Aurora 5 U20, custom partition of 2048mb, no problems.

Probably didn't need to back did nandroid backup first and restored data partition after the 2 flashes as well

By the way, if you're worried you may lose your IMEI, see this thread for a handy tool to back it up first.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] telmosousa:
Can someone please upload custom partition of 2048mb zipped ready to flash file?

I try to change but after falshing it on aurora 4.1a it keeps the partition like was withou a change. Maybe is some kind of permissions problems when changing partition size on windows 7.

---------- Post added at 01:51 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:35 PM ----------

hi, did you rebooted in recovery between flashes?

I did both ways, with and without reboot recovery between flashing and my partition size is never changed. I remember one time I did it the second time I flashed the package different information was on screen, but now information is always the same
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Unicorn9x:
yes I rebooted in recovery between flashes

use cwm 5.5.0.4 to make sure, I guess
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] telmosousa:
thanks i'll try it with that cwm :)
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] telmosousa:
Hello again, I tried with that cwm but happens the same thing
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Unicorn9x:
could you write down what it's report when you flash the zip file?
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] telmosousa:
From what I remember the first time i did it log was different in both flashes :( What can it be?

Aurora 4.1 update 1a

CWM v6.0.2.8

1st flash:

-- Installing: /sdcard/ROMs/custom partition.zip

Finding update package...

Opening update package...

Installing update...

++++++++++++

Change MMC partition by Geno

++++++++++++

Backup and Restore...

Change partition size...

Format partition...

Backup and Restore...

Change Complete|

Have a fun! ^_^

Install from sdcard complete.

Advanced - Reboot Recovery - 2nd flash:

-- Installing: /sdcard/ROMs/custom partition.zip

Finding update package...

Opening update package...

Installing update...

++++++++++++

Change MMC partition by Geno

++++++++++++

Backup and Restore...

Change partition size...

Format partition...

Backup and Restore...

Change Complete|

Have a fun! ^_^

Install from sdcard complete.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Unicorn9x:
I remember it too, it supposed to be different, but i cant remember exactly what it say T_T

I could not help more

Hope someone will figure out a way to help you
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] telmosousa:
thanks anyway :D
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] pipoawas:
Hi, can anyone tell me if the RAM is included in the X5 main memory chip? (the one that has /DATA, /SYSTEM and the internal 2GB card)

I doubt that, but I want to be sure, since in that case, one could just expand the RAM by partitioning that chip, as is the case with /DATA.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Unicorn9x:
no, as I know memory chip (aka Rom = 4gb ) and Ram (512mb) is different chip... so dont expect to be able to expand it

u could take a look at the nexus 4 teardown... http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Samsung+Galaxy+Nexus+Teardown/7182/2 (step 12)

it's basically same...
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] pipoawas:
Thanks. I thought as much, but I had to check :)
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] ggunzio:
i've tried everything and i can't go back to the original partion layout.

I've tried 2 or 3 different recoveries and nothing.

Im trying this on .32 kernel (Oficial B138, not the B138 esthionia elyse)

If someone got a workaround for this, im glad do hear about it!

Ty
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Djuganight:
I have up trying. Mine don't revert also
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] demolition23:
I've just join the club...

Any solutions yet??
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Ideas4ya:
Hey I have an android 4.04 car tab and my android is is not recognizing my internal storage for apps. Can I use this original zip to regain my apps partition space? I'm rooted and have access to a Recovery screen that will allow me to install a zip from my external SD. Will this tool simply reformat my internal storage so I can install apps again or will it also install other custom stuff that I don't need for my device?
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] stivinnaura:
Any Help for U8800 Pro Users?

Does not seem to work on the U8800 Pro phones. Have tried the default 1.4G+1G combination and also created a 2G+.4G partition file but in vain. Changed recoveries between cwm5.0.2.7 and 5.5.0.4 to no results.

Help? Please.. :crying:
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] NCC10701JR:
re-upload please

i realy want to try this but i can't download it anymore. the link works but the download does not.

can someone please re-upload???
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] cizkek_:
I can try to help. But i can't assure you that it can be successful. What steps did you follow? Did you ask for help in U8800PRO section? If you didn't , you should :D

Link is alive, Ive attached the files. Check them before use.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] refzx:
Hello,

I'm officially very newb to this forum. Also this is my first time trying to mess with my phone. So forgive me if this questions are not makes sense.

I'm reading this forums for last 6 hours because I want to enlarge my data partition, I want to use my 8GB external sd card instead of old sdcard partition. Note that, I'm still using U8800 with stock 2.2 system. Never modified in any way.

As far as I learned:

a. pink screen can be accessed by holding down BOTH VOL buttons while powering up. (I backed up "image" folder to somewhere safe). You can only exit pink screen by pulling out the battery.

b. recovery menu accessed by holding down VOL+ button while powering up.

Now to the instructions and what I have done so far:

2. Download the attached partition.zip to EXTERNAL SDcard

------ downloaded partition.zip, and put this in my 8gb external sd card as instructed ()

3. Disable APP2SD, DATA2EXT, SWAP.(if have)

------ I don't have any other apps as I just reset to factory defaults.

4. Boot into recovery, do not clear/wipe, flash this package directly, same as flashing a ROM.

------ I cannot flash this package, as menu item only says sdcard:update.zip. Do I need to rename file as "update.zip" instead?

5. After flashing go to advanced options, choose to reboot to recovery.

------ I don't know how to get into "advanced options". I expect it will became available *after* I updated the ROM at step 4.

6. Go into recovery again, do not clear/wipe, flash this package again directly, same as flashing a ROM.

------ I think it'll still stay there as "update.zip" so I will flash the same package again.

TLDR;

in short, I have two questions regarding the procedure:

1. Do I have to rename partition.zip to update.zip?

2. How do I get into "advanced options"?

Thank you.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] j0a0:
!Hi refzx,

If you want To install a recent ROM (ICS, JB or KK ) you first need to install official GB, install the

B517 because have Bootloader and SIM unlocked!

Than you must install a custom recovery cmw 5.5.0.4 is a good one for start...

To custom partition I suggest you use the blepart ones... See in development section... I'm in the mobile now and it is not easy to put links!

Good luck!

Enviado do meu U8800 através de Tapatalk
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] bovirus:
Did someone know if this procedure is working on U800 Pro version (X5 pRO)?
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] MarcoCruz84:
You´ve flashed stock partition file to use the custom partition or it wasnt needed? And after that did the installed apps you already had in your cell worked ok? And did new installation of apps from maket went ok?

Im only asking cause i did the normal partition file to increase the space but i need more. Im using aurora with update 20.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] genokolar:
if you have external sdcard：

the data spaces will be Internal SD Card,just need format to FAT32 (plug in the device to your computer, u can format it)

if you haven't external sdcard：

sorry，i forget add vold.fstab,u need edit it:(place:/system/etc/vold.fstab)

dev_mount sdcard2 /mnt/sdcard auto /devices/platform/msm_sdcc.4/mmc_host
dev_mount sdcard1 /mnt/sdcard 14 /devices/platform/msm_sdcc.2/mmc_host

to

dev_mount sdcard2 /mnt/sdcard auto /devices/platform/msm_sdcc.4/mmc_host
dev_mount sdcard1 /mnt/sdcard 13 /devices/platform/msm_sdcc.2/mmc_host
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] darathny:
I put the zip file in the in sdcard/update.zip

but when i apply update.zip on recovery it says cannot apply update.zip
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] snaker12:
Exelent genokolar.Exactly as described.Great work!

I needed more internal space so much for more games installation.

I have a 16gb external so i am ok.

You are a great coder my friend!!!!!!
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] darathny:
can someone help me my phone i stuck on reboot loop and cannot mount sd card to restore nandroid
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] levibuko:
I have a external sd card, but when it plug my phone into the PC there appears nothing what i could format...
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] luke.pell:
This worked brilliantly!
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] magictwins:
This works very well.

And now I wonder how to restore the now 0 space HWUserData ?
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] simplistian:
# fdisk -l /dev/block/mmcblk0
fdisk -l /dev/block/mmcblk0

Disk /dev/block/mmcblk0: 3959 MB, 3959422976 bytes
1 heads, 16 sectors/track, 483328 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16 * 512 = 8192 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 1 30721 245760 b Win95 FAT32
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary
/dev/block/mmcblk0p2 * 30721 30783 500 4d Unknown
Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary
/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 30783 31158 3000 46 Unknown
Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary
/dev/block/mmcblk0p4 31158 483328 3617363+ 5 Extended
Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary
/dev/block/mmcblk0p5 32769 34304 12288 59 Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p6 40961 57600 133120 4c Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p7 65537 65599 500 5a Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p8 73729 74112 3072 58 Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p9 81921 82795 7000 50 Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p10 90113 90496 3072 4a Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p11 98305 98688 3072 4b Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p12 106497 134656 225280 83 Linux
/dev/block/mmcblk0p13 139265 216064 614400 83 Linux
/dev/block/mmcblk0p14 221185 483328 2097152 69 Unknown
#

The U8800H partition table. For p13 and p14 they look the same as U8800, right? I am going to apply your latest work!
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] magictwins:
after applying this update, now if I plug u8800 into a windows computer, it detects two disk drive, one is the external sd card, what's the other one? it's 600M space in total and no files in it(actually i have to run format from windows before accessing it), I can put files in that drive, but where can I find those files on my phone? which directory?
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] simplistian:
I confirm it works for U8800H. I made a 2G data partition with a 675MB Internal SD. Thanks Geno!
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] simplistian:
Are you applying the latest update which expand the data partition? It works fine for me if I plug it into Windows it shows two disk drive one for Internal SD and the other one for External SD. It is the same as stock, just size changed.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] magictwins:
Got it. I was confused at that moment. thank you for the reply
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] akaloith:
something changed in this topic?

I have done the first one and have

/data 2GB

/HWUserData 600MB

Whats different now?

I guess /data can use almost all of the space??? more than 2gb?

Please explain more:

"To Those Who Upgraded to V6 Before: you can reflash same ROM,replace recovery, then install this upgrade package."

A bit more detailed instructions? Is it harder than the first one?

I have to put again the rom

install again recovery

and then do all this?

NOOOOOOOOOOOO :(:(
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] simplistian:
Anything wrong with your current ROM? Or do you want to maximize the data partition to 2.7G?
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] akaloith:
I have installed the previous version of this update and want to understand what i have to do to install the new version
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] papatsonis:
worked like charm :), ty
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] cirnocirno:
Okay tried it out very nice !

Only one strange thing I got 1.46GB internal SD and 1.00GB storage. Is it same or what?

Also in windows when plugged in I get U8800-MMC drive but no 600MB drive at all.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] noonereallycares:
I had the same problem. I removed the battery and reinstalled the update. After this second "update", it rebooted ok and everything works fine.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] snaker12:
I used the 6 update at the beggining and everything worked fine.

Now i updated to this new version and my phone boots up in a green screen with a blue and red square then shows ideos logo and infinite reboot.Probably bricked the phone but i did exactly what turorial said.Any sugestions?

EDIT:

I reflashed the v6 update and everything is working fine.But if i reflash this new update i have again infinite reboot.

Can someone please give more detailed information how to update from v6 to this new partition update? Thanks
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] GolfCranK:
Sorry if this is a dumb question: Now that I have flashed and done this mod, should I still "Move to SD card" those apps that allow it?

or should I just leave them?

Or should I be doing something else?

Thanks
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] magictwins:
cuz now you have plenty of space for apps in your phone, it doesn't make much sense by keep moving apps to external sd card, which is much slower than internal storage
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] GolfCranK:
Ok thanks. I guess the other advantage is that I can swap sd cards without trashing half my apps.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] papatsonis:
ALERT!!!...

i wanted today to revert to stock B135 rom, reverted to official-partition.zip as a precaution, did the procedure successfully (twice), and rebooted to restore my backup. After that, i get a constant error format /data, i plugged it in linux machine and the 2 partitions /data and /"sd" are gone, also the gparted upon start up says "Invalid partition table on /dev/sdc -- wrong signature 0." and the 3.69gb loook like unpartitioned (while i get the /cache , /system, /cache partitions correctly) any idea-help how to fix the partition table? Users that have used the partition modifier, beware when want to revert to old backups...
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] simplistian:
Yes and you can mount/unmount sd cards without the need to unload/reload apps.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] maggotor:
Hi Geno,

I tried making my own custom partition as the instructions, with 1.7 Data and 1.0 Internal. And replaced the partition file on the zip, but while flashing it says installation aborted. I used this other file previously (update-to-v6-en_signed.zip), I forgot where I got it from and it made the data 2gb. It actually booted and worked fine and under internal SD I saw total space is 0GB and available space is also 0GB. Is that possible? What would happen if all the space is made into data? EG 2723MB?
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] maggotor:
I'm confused between Internal SD card and Internal phone storage. Does Internal storage mean the partition for the OS/system files? And Data means space for the user to use? Whats the recommended minimum then for the internal SD card size? What would happen if we just used all for data? Would the phone allow that?

So does this mean our phone actually has 2723MB internal storage? Is space already allocated for the system files then cause its such a weird number with storage space usually being the multiples of 2.

Anyone who can help me understand this, I am much grateful.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] papatsonis:
with : sudo sfdisk -l /dev/sdc

i get the following , from the little i understand the 13 and 14 partition are missing

Disk /dev/sdc: 1022 cylinders, 122 heads, 62 sectors/track
Warning: extended partition does not start at a cylinder boundary.
DOS and Linux will interpret the contents differently.

sfdisk: ERROR: sector 2228208 does not have an msdos signature
Units = cylinders of 3872768 bytes, blocks of 1024 bytes, counting from 0

Device Boot Start End #cyls #blocks Id System
/dev/sdc1 0+ 64- 65- 245760 b W95 FAT32
start: (c,h,s) expected (0,0,2) found (0,0,0)
end: (c,h,s) expected (64,119,47) found (0,0,0)
/dev/sdc2 * 64+ 65- 1- 500 4d QNX4.x
start: (c,h,s) expected (64,119,48) found (0,0,0)
end: (c,h,s) expected (65,13,55) found (0,0,0)
/dev/sdc3 65+ 65- 1- 3000 46 Unknown
start: (c,h,s) expected (65,13,56) found (0,0,0)
end: (c,h,s) expected (65,110,41) found (0,0,0)
/dev/sdc4 65+ 1022- 957- 3617363+ 5 Extended
start: (c,h,s) expected (65,110,42) found (0,0,0)
end: (c,h,s) expected (1022,45,50) found (0,0,0)
/dev/sdc5 69+ 72- 4- 12288 59 Unknown
start: (c,h,s) expected (69,38,17) found (0,0,0)
end: (c,h,s) expected (72,68,40) found (0,0,0)
/dev/sdc6 86+ 121- 36- 133120 4c Unknown
start: (c,h,s) expected (86,78,21) found (0,0,0)
end: (c,h,s) expected (121,102,32) found (0,0,0)
/dev/sdc7 138+ 138- 1- 500 5a Unknown
start: (c,h,s) expected (138,76,33) found (0,0,0)
end: (c,h,s) expected (138,92,40) found (0,0,0)
/dev/sdc8 155+ 156- 1- 3072 58 Unknown
start: (c,h,s) expected (155,116,37) found (0,0,0)
end: (c,h,s) expected (156,93,42) found (0,0,0)
/dev/sdc9 173+ 175- 2- 7000 50 OnTrack DM
start: (c,h,s) expected (173,34,41) found (0,0,0)
end: (c,h,s) expected (175,16,28) found (0,0,0)
/dev/sdc10 190+ 191- 1- 3072 4a Unknown
start: (c,h,s) expected (190,74,45) found (0,0,0)
end: (c,h,s) expected (191,51,50) found (0,0,0)
/dev/sdc11 207+ 208- 1- 3072 4b Unknown
start: (c,h,s) expected (207,114,49) found (0,0,0)
end: (c,h,s) expected (208,91,54) found (0,0,0)
/dev/sdc12 225+ 284- 60- 225280 83 Linux
start: (c,h,s) expected (225,32,53) found (0,0,0)
end: (c,h,s) expected (284,101,58) found (0,0,0)

can i fix it..??
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] papatsonis:
could somebody, boot in boot loader mode, connect the ideos to a pc running linux, type

sudo sfdisk -l /dev/sdc

and post here the similar table it will result? thnx
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] genokolar:
i reply at modoca
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] simplistian:
Geno means here http://android.modaco.com/index.php?s=&showtopic=341374&view=findpost&p=1729636. He posted a new official partition file.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] foten21:
i have a problem

i did this mod and i have 2.6G data and 45mb internal sd

all ok

but when i try to install an app from market says "not enough space"

the same app is ok to install if i have the .apk file on the external sd

what is wrong??

thanks
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] simplistian:
Did you guys flash twice according to the instructions? Did you run it with custom partition?
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] foten21:
i flashed twice ...

i follow the instructions but this problem happened
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] simplistian:
Your space allocation looks good but the error you got from Market is weird. Never saw that before.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] foten21:
alert!!!!!!!!!!!

now i really need help

i tried to get back to the oficial partition with the provided .zip

and reflash the rom and now i have a blue screen

tried to boot in recovery and again blue screen

HELPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] foten21:
if that helps

i boot into bootloader mode

connect phone and windows detects only one disk

with a partition manager i can see that the pgone memory now has many partitions
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] qualtier88:
hi! i really need help!

what recovery have i to use to install this update?

i've the original rom and the original recovery (tho original recovery don't let me install that upgrade)

thanks to everybody will help me!
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] genokolar:
i think you miss CUST partition's files...(first partition,only 5MB use)

you could upgrade original ROM to fix it
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] simplistian:
Have you tried the above fix by Geno? Your partition looks normal indeed.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] genokolar:
you need clockworkmod recovery 3.0.2.8

here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1067490
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] qualtier88:
ok really thanks from italy!!!! :)

another little question i need usb driver to flash the recovery or not? if needed, do you know where i can find them or better a little guide for the procedure..

thanks again!