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[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] zekit:
Hello everyone,

I was using ICS v1.0 and 1.1 WITHOUT and a2sd scripts which was working fine (not as fast as GB but still good enough) but i had space issues so i decided to use 40ad2sdx.

I did task29 full wipe of everything, sd formatted as required (fat32 and ext4) flashed as it is described in the forums now here is the tricky part, the phone survives the initial boot, i do not touch anything (only enter my pin code for the sim card) and i reboot....... it never boots again and i had to take the battery out.

i have tried different types of a2sd scripts also but with every code the result is the same, without using the scripts everything works fine, whenever i use a script of any kind either boots once and then it doesn't boot or it never boots again (i wait something like 10-15 mins each time)

this happened to me also with typhoon gb rom also, if i have ext3 or ext4 on the sd card it never boots, if i have only fat32 partition everything is smooth.

right now i am on hyperdroid gb rom with ext4 and this is the only rom that works for me. i have sandisk 8gb class10 sd card (yeah i know its not recomended but i had it before so i will use it)

any suggestions???
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] uzi2:
How are you creating the EXT4 partition? It should be the second partition and set as primary (min 512MB max 2GB), but if it works with Hyperdroid, I can't see why it wouldn't work with another ROM.

Edit: another smooth update to 1.2 using my tried and tested method. Sorry :D
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] zekit:
i use minitool partition, first set the fat32 then create ext4 (both primary) i really don't have any idea why it doesn't work but it just doesn't! :( i have tried everything, different scripts and different sequences of booting, flashing and so on, i fear that i will brick the phone while doing at least 5-6 task29's and reflashing of different roms and kernels per day :D

scared to try v1.2 it runs so stable with Hyperdoid now and i would go crazy if i end up with no boot again! :)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] fouadi:
which A2SD at the new NexusHD2-ICS-4.0.3-CM9 V1.2 ?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] nodir95:
the battery life is not good, I'm not using the pin code lock screen just a regular lockscreen. Wifi is off, syncing is off almost no program is running but every 5-7 minutes the battery percentage goes down by 1% and with moderate use it only lasts 10-12 hours. Is there a way to fix it?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] uzi2:
There is no A2SD script included with the build.

The new build was updated hours ago. Impossible yet to ascertain battery usage.

Why do you think it is related to Apps2SD or are you posting in the wrong thread?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] NYLimited:
Only the file you mentioned.

Basically, recovery will install most files (some are there to control the install process) as they show in the zip. "40ad2sdx" will be installed into the /system/etc/init.d folder on your device, just like it is in the zip file.

That is the file you need which does all the work. It is the only one you take out of the flashable zip and copy to the ROM's zip.

Some ROM's may have a script already in them to accomplish a similar function (Tytung's ROM does not). TyphooN is one that has them,as an example. They are generally named "...2sd" and should be removed if you are using your own script.

Keep in mind that if you were to copy the file to the right folder by hand you would need to know what permissions it requires and set them after the copy.

By placing this file into the ROM's zip file (into the correct folder) you assure it will be placed where it needs to be *with* the correct permissions.

The files in the init.d folder will be executed in name sequence. That would make the file "01somename" execute before "02somename" if you follow the idea. As a result, if we have files with names from 01xxx to 99xxx the 40ad2sdx one will run roughly in the middle.

Not as complicated as it may first seem.

If you want to know what permissions are used on these files you can use something like ES File Explorer, find one of the scripts and long press the name, select properties and you'll be able display the file's permissions.

Last, but not least, Amarullz' script will move your apps and data (but not the Dalvik) to your sd-ext partition. I format my sd-ext partition as EXT4. Other formats can also be used. One of the confusing issues is that inside the script file there is a line specifying the format - this should match your partition's actual format!

If you want to move *everything* to sd-ext, including the Dalvik cache you can use a modified version of this script - see the "alex-v" link in my signature.

Now that you've learned more about this than you wanted to, aren't you sorry you asked? :D

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[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] param.006:
I flashed the from via cmw and it installed but when I start the phone it stays at the boot screen with the multi coloured squares and doesn't actually boot up..I left like that for hours and it literally didn't start at all..dunno why..any help ?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] NYLimited:
Go back about 6-8 posts... :confused:
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] scottish-rob:
Ive tried to get this working on my own but having to ask for help and admit defeat.

I'm trying to get the NexusHD2-ICS-CM9-HWA_V2.3.zip ROM to work with the data2sd script.

Ive partitioned the system with 250MB and cache 45MB and the ROM installs fine, and I can boot into it, but its not much space for anything. I tried the link2sd from the play store but it doesn't increase the internal memory the same way the data2sd works.

Ive partitioned my 16gb SD card using cwm with a 4096MB partition and swap of 32MB.

Ive tried installing the data2sd zip from cwm, ive also tried putting the 01data file in the ROM zip system/etc/init.d folder like suggested previously.

Whatever I try, I can never get the phone to boot past the multicoloured boot screen.

What am I doing wrong please?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] NYLimited:
Is this an EU-HD2? No matter, try some of the following...

Re-partition your device to 200 mb for system and only 3 or 4 mb for cache.

Remove the cache partition from your card - it is not used by this rom.

Reinstall the rom as it was released by Tytung without any changes.

Let the device boot completely. Clear the lockscreen if present but don't do anything else yet. Reboot and proceed with the script installation.

I don't know data2sd so I am only guessing that 01data is the script.

Personally, I would use Amarullz script as it seems (to me) a lot simpler to use - I would make a second rom zip file, insert Amarullz script and do a rom 'update' - reinstall the modified rom zip.

To use data2sd looked a lot more complicated to me. After the initial install i assume you followed the many steps and changes outlined

here

. Or did I look at the wrong script?

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[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] scottish-rob:
its an Australian model. Ive tried your suggestions but still the same result. So I guess the data2sd doesnt work with this ROM.

I was using the installation script from this post

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=12328033&postcount=2938

I will have a look for the Amarullz thing and give that a try. Does that one show the internal memory as one big storage?

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thanks for your reply.. used the Amarullz as you said and it works perfectly :)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] NYLimited:
Sorry, no idea - I have never tried it.

Yes, in ICS as well as Titanium Backup.

Cool! If/when you want to be adventurous check out the Alex-V modification of the same script (in my signature) which also moves the Dalvik to sd-ext.

Have fun!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] mg33mg:
Did a clean install, from scratch, including full installation of the apps (not restoring...)

Situation is far better than before-much faster and smooth, YET... Apps still takes a while to load and it takes time to perform even a call dialing.

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Read in some forums that this radio acts like the 2.15.50.14 yat it's battery consumption is far lower than the 2.15.50.14.

Any one using it and can confirm?

Thank you
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] NYLimited:
What does that mean? What is "this" radio you speak of?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Zonnekap:
Absolutely not !

I'm playing around with a HTC HD2 which I bought second hand with WM 6.5 on it specifically to learn more about the workings of Android.

I want it to run the best possible way, and that's why I want to know about things.

Comprehensive answers like this help me a lot.

Once the HD2 is running flawlessly on ICS, which is not yet the case, I will start using it as my daily phone. Until then I stick to my stock Desire S.

Thanks !
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] mg33mg:
Radio 2.12.50.02.2

From some reason two posts of mine published as one...

the radio is 2.12.50.02.2
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Zonnekap:
Don't know if this should be in this thread.

I have a 1 Gb EXT partition on the SD card, to use with AD2SDX.

Now, if I install a new ROM, should the contents of the EXT partition be cleaned or erased first ?

Until now I've always done a clean install as updating the 'old' ROM doesn't work on my phone for some reason. When I do an update, the phone always hangs on first boot in the animation screen.

So I always do a factory reset, clean cache, clean Dalvik, and then do a fresh install.

I've never cleaned up the EXT partition.

Or is it the case that when you do a clean cache or Dalvik in CWM, that also the contents of the EXT partition is erased.

If I should clean the EXT partition, with what tool can I do that ? Probably a tool on the PC ?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] NYLimited:
I almost never do a clean install..

However, if you want to do it you should clear the ext as well. Factory reset does not wipe it.

Wiping Dalvik may do part of it IF you moved the Dalvik to that partition as I have.

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[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] The BLION Corp.:
It does.

It does not.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Zonnekap:
Wow, I integrated the "40ad2sdx" in the install zip, also removed some media stuff (ringtones and notification sounds) from it. Then installed 2.3 after clearing Dalvik. After the install a clear Dalvik again, Fix permissions.

And what never happened before, the HD2 is up and running. All apps still in place, on all screens the same apps as before the update.

This is the first time an install was succesful without doing a factory reset first !
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] NYLimited:
There you go! Well done! :D :good:
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] bandino:
Actually I am running the latest Gingerbread version by tytung and use the offered dtapps2sd-2.7.5.2-signed.zip (Apps2SD+) script. But now I am out of space and I can't install more programs, probably cause the Dalvik cache is full...

I am planning to perform a full NAND backup from my actual system than format the SD card, clearing the actual ext2 extension and after this process I would like to create an ext4 extension, plus using the Alex-V script to move the Dalvik cache (and everything to the card) plus restore my NAND backup.

I would like to ask the experts: will this work? Can I use my NAND backup on this new, ext4 extension with this new script?

Should I perform any other step(s) to work my backup fully?

Thank you
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] The BLION Corp.:
dtapps2sd doesn't work anymore on recent builds.

I use mounts2sd and move Apps and Dalvik-cache to the SD-ext. With mounts2sd latest version, you have to disable safemode to move the dalvik cache.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] NYLimited:
I don't know APPS2SD+ so am not certain what it will do. If you want to switch to ext4 I would do the NANDroid backup, change the partition and restore everything as it was.

Once back and working with the new partition I would try to change the scripts from the ones now in use to the Alexv script, reboot and hope for the best. :)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] macs18max:
Damn.. I have tried all method now. Without any script my rom boots fine and fuctions well... Tried link2sd, runs fine but it mostly uses internal memory,hardly the sdext.(eg. int=200/205, sdext=33/998Mb)

Then Tried flashing CWM 40ad2sdx.zip, 40ad2sd.zip(alex) with 2perminsiion data2sd, tried manually putting it in rom initd folder but the ROM just slows down. It just crawls.. No other options for me but use link2sd which is almost useless.. Any other tips??? Note: Using class 10 card.

BTW this was work blazing fast with hyperdroid cm7 with over 30+ apps on sd... Is this an issue with ICS that we need class 4/6 sdcards?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] The BLION Corp.:
You can try : Mounts2sd

Only move apps + dalvik-cache.

Latest version of mounts2sd activates a safemode that block dalvik-cache move.

You can type : m2sd safemode disable to really move the dalvik-cache to SD card.

Don't move data or your phone will be damn slow.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] NYLimited:
Please help me understand all this stuff

If you read some of the quotes below (there are many, many more not listed here) you will quickly get the idea that everything has a problem. Everyone seems to have a solution that works and another that has failed. But the method that failed for one was successful for another and the other way around. Curious, don't you agree?

Why would all this be? Are all these products simply capricious and pick the person they wish to work for while making others miserable?

Please understand that I am not an Android expert. While I have spent some years with Cisco, Microsoft, Sun, BSDI and have also spent some time programming numerous languages I have to admit I do not understand all the above.

As I stated before, I do not know many of these methods - I have only used one. But I have not had any problems with it. Obviously, I cannot suggest that one method is better than an other since I have used only one.

So, I would like to learn

what I did wrong not to have any problems

!

I note that many people tend to post without ever having read anything. I am the opposite - I read a lot before I try something new.

I also note that many people here are making statements about some things always creating a problem or never working or always working fine yet I have no idea where they get this information from. I get especially confused when they mention something I am successfully using as always creating a problem. That seems odd if I have never had the problem so I must conclude I must have done something wrong.

So, everyone, please feel free to educate me. I welcome any information as long as it is a little more specific than "this always creates problems" or "this always works". Offer some reliable sources (preferably not a 12 year old with 2 posts on XDA and no computer knowledge) who have explained why.

You know, I have been reading here at XDA for some time now and over the years have found many, many misleading or simply incorrect posts made by well intentioned people who simply did not know the answers. I can only imagine how someone new must feel who is starting to read here, looking for information and finds post after post after post contradicting every other post.

We should all understand that our installations are different from each other and not everything will work for everyone. But, the variety of answers (opinions?) is so diverse that it is scary.

So, everyone, please feel free to educate me.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Charmacas:
I do not know if the script was posted here before. But I found it recently and by now it runs quiete nice.

Amarullz data to SD-EXT 20OCT2012, modified by Alex-V

As far as I understand, it moves also the dalvik cache to sd. This seems to slow down the whole ICS feeling a bit but I am till testing.

Does anyone know a better solution for the contrary of having enough space for nearly endless apps and speed?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] versacci:
I installed this rom yesterday and i have 1 problem.

Mobile network is crashing usually. Is there any fix ?

Nexus HD2-ICS-CM9-HWA v2.4

RADIO 2.15.50.14

Magldr 1.3
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] NYLimited:
Are you using an ext4 partition?

Which sd card and what speed?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] vivebatu:
Hi...felt compelled to reply to your post as I also have read a lot and frankly I am nowhere near a working solution.

Y guess I can tell you my experience over the past 2 months of testing various a2d scripts.

A) amarullz script ( original, not modded) - this script is very good and works in 99% of the cases but it has a space issue. It leaves app data + dalvik on the internal memory. So as you install apps, although the apks are going to the sd- ext, your internal memory fills up. With ICS roms, and EU hd2, system partition is larger than 200 mb and it leaves only 150-200 mb free internal space. Therefore there are maybe at max 20-25 apps that can be installed. On the flip side, since we are not doing anything to the data and dalvik, there are no bugs like low volume, boot loops, data loss etc. and the rom is fast, as it is designed to be.

B) amarullz script , Modded - modded versions move either data or dalvik or both to sd-ext. this is theoretically brilliant as then space is defined by the size of the user's ext partition but there are issues. Key issues include 1) installation is a hit or miss. It is device and rom dependent and success varies from device to device. Boot loops, force closes after boot are the common sign of an unsuccessful install.2) low volume bug - it is really unclear what causes the low volume bug. There is very little dev stuff on why or how it happens. Usually most people will put it to the fact that dalvik is on sd- ext but there is more to it. I,m currently running a rom with modded amarullz ( so both data and dalvik is on sd- ext) but i do not have the low sound bug. But if I use the same script on another rom, it causes the bug, so not sure completely what is going on here. But yes sure shot way of avoiding it is to have both data and dalvik on internal memory. C) lag - since data and dalvik run from sd- ext rom becomes slow. But I think not too slow, it is passable for daily use.

C) darktremor, mount2sd, texasice a2sd mod; these are typical scripts which are manipulated using the terminal emulator. All of them are similar but none of them have the low volume bug after you move data and dalvik to ext ( further evidence against the dalvik on sd- ext story). However there is a major issue with these scripts - none of them were designed for data on sd-ext ( which I think is required to have adequate space to install apps), so at some point after installation ( maybe when the data size becomes large say like 100 mb or something) there is a tremendous chance of data corruption. Which basically means that if you reboot and data is corrupted the phone will come back to its factory state and loose all your data. So these scripts are like a grenade waiting to explode.

My search for a good a2sd method (with data+dalvik on sd, no bugs and fast) is still on :-)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] The BLION Corp.:
m2sd data enable will move /data/data to SD-card.

I didn't move it as I have a slow SD card, but that should work fine.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] vivebatu:
I did not say you cannot move data to sd-ext with m2sd or other such scripts. All I said was these scripts make the phone unstable as the size of data increases.

I last tested the 4.6.0 version of m2sd and it worked well with all data+dalvik on sd-ext but after a few boot cycles suddenly all data was lost on one of the reboots and I could not recover anything.

That's why I said these scripts are not optimized for data to sd-ext.

However m2sd is probably the only script which has not been abandoned by its original dev. It is making good progress thanks to the dev and I will keep an eye on it.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Charmacas:
Yes, I am using an ext4 partition. I have a samsung class 10 sd card.

After disabeling JuiceDefender and Tasker, which are really helpful and really good apps, I am also satisfied with the speed. I am using SmartAssV2 and the I/O scheduler deadline. My auto memory manager is set to aggressive. All that can be applied by "System Tuner Pro". I really like that program.

I don't know if that info helps but I hope so. :)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] fox13x:
any option how use tap-to-focus in camera in nexus ICS?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] NYLimited:
Obviously, whenever we move things to the sd card it must be a little slower than if it was in ROM - the card is somewhat slower. In my case, although I can occasionally see a difference, the slowdown is negligible.

If you have the chance to try a Class 6 (or even Class 4) Sandisk card you may want to give that a try and see what it does. If you are wondering why check

this post

.

Thanks for that well thought out response! It is refreshing to see good information! :)

Yes, I agree, there must be a slight decrease in performance when moving from ROM to the sd card. In my case I find it negligible even though I am using a Class 4 (Sandisk) card. My partition is formatted ext4 and I am using the Alex-v mod of Amarullz script which moves everything to the card. I have approximately 1.2 or so GB of space in use on the ext4 partition (includes apps, data and dalvik).

I have never had boot loops or sound issues. I place the script in the init.d folder of the ROM's zip file *before* installing or updating the ROM and have never experienced any problems. I did detail my way of installing it a few pages back if you are interested and at least one other person indicated that it worked well for him also.

I have no comparisons to other scripts or methods since I have not tried any. This one works quite well for me so I never felt the need.

I make full copies of my sd card to my PC fairly regularly so I can move everything to another card or restore from nothing if need be. Keep in mind that CWM Recovery places the full backups in FAT32 which can be easily copied to a PC. Titanium Backup runs once a week and I do a CWM Recovery backup before any major change. As a result, I have never had any problems (problem = something I messed up) from which I could not recover within a very short time.

Since I have a lot of space in ROM this way I do move a few apps (five) to /system but the performance hit is not significant in my case. Memory management and trying to get the correct combination of min free and auto memory manager settings is more of a challenge.

I do find that occasionally wiping (format) and restoring (from NANDroid backup) the ext4 partition will result in some performance increases, somewhat similar to having defragged a hard drive. I am not sure if this is real or an illusion as I have not actually measured it.

Anyway, thanks for sharing your information and experience!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Thitikron:
Thank you