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[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] CarlDeanCatabay:
SGY can only read 1 primary FAT/FAT32 partition. Your 2nd partition should be an EXT2 or EXT3 partition.

So... 2nd partition should be EXT2 or EXT3. Don't use EXT4 or FAT32.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] CarlDeanCatabay:
That is a good idea as app2sd moves all apps to 2nd partition. Let it do the magic.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] manoranjan2050:
great guide ............
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] Laggan:
Another question.

As i said, i'm gonna do this with a 32 Gb Micro Sd, can I give to the ext3 partition moren than 2 GB????, and wchich is better for 1st partition, FAT or FAT32???

thx
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] CarlDeanCatabay:
Yes you can, but it is advisable to have 1024MB or 1GB solid for EXT since larger partition means longer access time (has something to do with partition cluster per second read/write speed and which affects application launch speed) -I may not be so sure about that. LOL

As per FAT vs FAT32... FAT32 is advisable for 4GB cards and up.

FAT32 supports 4GB max file size and FAT supports 2GB max file size only. We don't want to go deep into the technicalities of SD Cards as I may create a thread regarding SD Cards, Batteries and other stuff as an addition to my guide. :rolleyes:
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] rahul_cm:
me gtng mount script error while using link2sd...follwd the exact step usd ext3 partion 4 secondary...it shws mount script error....invalid argument.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] CarlDeanCatabay:
For errors like this, please download and install the latest version of busybox. Then after installing, re-create the mount scripts by tapping menu > more > re-create mount scripts.

Please do reply if the above workaround helped and also please post the exact error so I can create a quick troubleshooting guide so other could benefit from it. :)
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] flexiloan:
let me try this
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] neilerzzzz:
May i asK? How do you repartition the SD card or remove the partition?
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] manoranjan2050:
Link2sd work for stock rom....?

I want move installed app/app chace/lib to sd card is it posible.........?

Which.one best link2sd or app2sd ......

Im create partition(uaing CWM) my sd and use link 2 sd but when i install app my internal memory incrz ......... When i move to sd its move to 1st partition how lonk all installed app and save my phone/device internal memory........

Pleasw guide me........
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] manoranjan2050:
Wow now all working fine ...

but some time resatrt my device .....

its link2sd problem.....
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] CarlDeanCatabay:
To repartition your SD Card, you need to use MiniTool's Partition Magic and delete the previous partitions you have on SD and also to delete other partitions. But keep in mind that you need to backup your stuff just in case something went wrong.

Glad you we're able to make it work. I remember having that issue, in my theory this happens when phone's sd card is busy, or what we call delayed read/write on error on Windows which may cause system instability, and as a fail safe action by android, it restarts the device to avoid data loss. -it's all I can think. I may be wrong :D
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] manoranjan2050:
ok friend thanks for great reply...... now work fine ........ may be simw restart problem i m test its what gng on .......
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] fabrizziop:
Hi, sorry for asking questions about all your guides. I'll make a backup of my apps using Titanium Backup. I assume I need to remove the SD to repartition. I have a Kingston 8GB class 4 MicroSD, can I just shrink the FAT32 default partition and then add the Link2SD partition?, or can I copy the data of the FAT32 partition to my PC, delete the partition, repartition and transfer the raw data?

Other thing, I have android 2.3.5, should I use EXT3 for the new partition?, and what's your max recommended size?.

I don't want to spam your SWAP thread, so I'll ask the question here. Will it work with my 2.3.5 stock ROM, busybox 1.18.2, and class 4 SD?. If it works, do you recommend it to me or would it be too slow?.

Another thing, any of these things conflict with the V6 Supercharger in your other guide?.

Again, thanks in advance for answering, I know about Bitcoin mining rigs configuration, and bitcoin-related things, so you can ask me anytime if you want help configuring anything. :good:
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] CarlDeanCatabay:
That's fine, my answers to that:

1.1 Shrinking/resizing partition -that's possible but not recommended as the partition you are shrinking has a different file system.

1.2 Copying /data to new partition -yes you may, but files might get corrupted as it is copied from a different partition blocks (theory) and your apps might not run properly.

2.1 EXT is the recommended file system partition for android, but you can use FAT32 as well if you are to use Link2SD -if that's what you have in mind.

2.2 For Link2SD I recommend you to have at least 1GB and max of 4GB (you won't consume this much, believe me)

3. Yes it will work with swap. Use swap if you want to play memory hog games, but if you're not a mobile game addict, you don't need swap.

4. No conflict with V6 supercharger :D

PS. I have a life too, and it has been VERY BUSY -Sorry for the late reply :D
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] fabrizziop:
Sorry man, I didn't understand the EXT part very well. Should I use EXT2? EXT3? EXT4?. And what's the max recommended partition size? I think you can do 1 GB max(you said so), but I'm not sure. I'm going to use FAT32 on my primary partition(about 7 GB) and EXTsomething on the Link2SD one.

I forgot one thing, can I link apps installed on the FAT32 partition of my microSD?. So, when I restore the backup of my apps to my FAT32 partition, I must then link them with Link2SD?

Thanks for replying again.

EDIT: Never mind replying this, I installed the Link2SD, 900 MB EXT3 partition, works fine :D
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] rkmiks:
Problem with link2sd.

After installing Link2sd and linking apps , after every boot the clock in the notification bar hangs for about 7 to 8 minutes and the phone is slow.. after that ' link2sd has been granted superuser ' pops up , media scanner runs and clock and phone becomes fine. Is this normal. i have about 213 MB ext3 partition and 20 linked apps.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] vEget7:
try ext2 partition,then use v6 it's works 4 me,no lags.. ;)
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] rkmiks:
Thanks for reply. I'll try.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] vkssreedharan:
Superb guide.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] CarlDeanCatabay:
Thank you!
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] blagginspaziyonokip:
Does this work just like using plain "move to SD card"? I had Tap Tap Revenge and it was occupying 18Mb on the internal. I did the link and it just reduced the space it occupied by 5Mb. Now it's occupying 13Mb. Its a pretty small change if you ask me. And why do we need to partition the SD card to transfer apps to the SD? Why not just use the "move to SD" on a normal non partitioned SD card?

Sent from my GT-S5360 Toaster
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] Kousthubha Kumar:
That happens if you dont partition the sd card. Moving to sd card means it only has the apk on sd card. Application files, library files and dalvik cache files stay on internal memory then and youll be starved for memory when installing more apps. Linking means all those files as well as apk will be linked to sd card saving a lot of internal memory.

Well, You shouldve done something wrong. I have many big games like wheres my water -40mb , stickman golf -40 mb ,all 4 angry birds-20mb each and 20+ games having atleast 20mb size. Still I can install many more.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] blagginspaziyonokip:
What could I have done wrong? Hmmm...

EDIT- Ummmm you said you have all 4 Angry Birds, right?

That's because they are put on the SD card after installation.

Sent from my GT-S5360 Toaster
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] noobwithgalaxyy:
Move to SD moves some part of app. If you have an EXT partition you can shift compete app.

For that, press "create link".
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] aghozalish:
Using Link2sd but when restore apk internal memory still decrease

Hi

Would you like to help me, please !,

I use Link2SD but when restored apk from titanium bakcup my storage (internal memory) still decrease.

Before this, I use a2sdgui and storage only used about 21 MB,

But when use link2sd the using of storage up to 140 MB.

Thank you, and I'm sorry with my language is not good :D
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] Kousthubha Kumar:
Did you try linking the restored apps?
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] bhadkenaresh841@gmail.com:
Hey i got a trick that 100% worked on my phone steps::

First install a2sd darktremor scripts zip

After install link2sd and mount sd-ext3partion and restart

Now all ur apps are linked and moved to ext partion Booom u hav now unlimited memory for ur apps and it dont take time on startup

I hav tried with 512mb ext3partion with 150appssas:D:D
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] -CALIBAN666-:
which rom+kernel using?
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] jephimax:
Just try to partition your SD card then either "move to SD card" your apps that you do not widgets with or "create link" to link lib files, etc.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] Thomas Vaccarini:
Please! I'm tired to try and don't get things working...

How can I get a2sd by darktremor working on my duos s6102?

I'm using stock Rom with iduos kernel.

I've partitioned sd card using cwm.

Flashed the a2sd beta 4 by darktremor.

Installed the a2sd gui from market.

But didn't work!

Please, any suggestion?

Enviado de meu ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T usando o Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] kickthefreak:
i have to move some system app with link2sd (but i didnt link it) after restart they dissapear from my menu

i check the backup (titanium) they dissapear too

how to restore them ? any advice ?
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] CarlDeanCatabay:
As far as I know you can't move system apps unless you convert it to user app. If that's what you've done, look for the ext partition, usually sdext/ and look for the solder /app, you have your missing system apks in there.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] I.M.G:
ahm.. if u dont mind

may we request for a new post for the latest instruction for sd card partitioning..

becoz the one u have is for the older mini tool

its very different to the current version( if im not mistaken its 7.5 already)
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] Kousthubha Kumar:
The instructions are the same, the update will be with the program . There may be some change in ui of the program but the procedure is same and there is no need to update the program just for partitioning
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] I.M.G:
mount script error when i chose ext3..
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] CarlDeanCatabay:
Your current ROM/Kernel doesn't have EXT3 support or you don't have a good busybox installed, try re-installing busybox then run link2sd again.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] nilesh.remo:
ext4 much batter ...but can't support stock rom+kernel
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] CarlDeanCatabay:
Not all ROMS(stock/custom) and Kernel(stock/custom) supports EXT4. EXT3 is recommended for most users.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] rahuldroid:
Hey nice guide!

i made a stupid mistake, i tried to convert gmaps to a user app and Link2sd gave an error and now the app is not visible on my phone..

i tried downloading it from the play store but while installing it says cannot install blah blah.. how do i get it back??:confused:
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] Porobu:
Delete maps.apk from /system/app and download from play store
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] rahuldroid:
hey thanks for replying..

i tried doing that but i still cant install it. As it tries to install it gives an error 'incompatible with other application(s) using the same shared user ID'
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] CarlDeanCatabay:
That means there is an app installed with the same package name installed in your system. Go to /data/data and look for com.google.android.apps.maps, if you see that in /data/data that means Google Maps is still installed. Delete that and make sure you don't have maps installed in system/app as well then download Maps from Playstore.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] rahuldroid:
hey tried it.. din work :(

deleted from data/data as well as system/app but still got the same error upon installation..
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] CarlDeanCatabay:
try clearing your dalvik cache using CWM under Advance and Debugging
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] blue.wave:
At stock rom I got 135mb free space by using link2sd. But at Creed v3.5 can't get more than 100mb while system area got 53mb free on this custom rom. Any solution?
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] rahuldroid:
hey even that didnt work..:mad:
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] rkmiks:
Install titanium backup application and integrate sys-dalvik into ROM. the davik cache intgrated in the ROM will utilize system memory and u will free up ur internal space.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] jhecqkchoi:
Does this work with Creeds ROM?
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] rkmiks:
Yes , It just needs about 34-35 mb free space in the system.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] harigavara:
I partioned my 16gb sd card to ext3 n bt link2sd is nt allowing par2 to mount.invalid mount it is sayiing.help me

hit thanx if i help any
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] rkmiks:
make sure ur second partition is formatted as primary and not logical .
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] harigavara:
Can I check it nw either if it is in logical or primary?

hit thanx if i help any
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] rkmiks:
Check in the minitools partition wizard and format it as primary if its not.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] harigavara:
Thnx bro.it worked out nw

hit thanx if i help any
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] asoi83:
nice guide
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] scalex.cz:
Link2SD and "read only partition" problem

I am using Link2D for months, but sometimes strange error appears (after weeks of normal behavior) - when I try to link a new app to SD, it says that partition is read only and the linking failed. Does any solution exists?
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] rkmiks:
Try updating link2sd , superuser and if this doesn't work reformat Ext partition or ur sdcard may be corrupt.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] emuleessegi:
Tit. Backup Problem

Hi my problem is this, I ve finally find a good ROM for my ACE and decided to flash it , everything worked fine. After that I wanted to setup all my apps with Titanium Backup but system says your internal is full. Then Ive tried to built my apps manually and I ve realised that this time I cant manage it. I ve no Problem with Partition everthing is ok. By my Orginal ROM I had 120 apps with 90 MB free space, now only 50 apps but free space is 40 MB.

Something goes wrong but Icant find it
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] rahul_cm:
Even thou i use link2sd nd movd all apps bt internal memory increases frm 60 to 100mb... My internal memory goes on increasng a lil bit evn thou i m movng apps.....pls helpp...
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] Moshiro:
Thanks man.,,great guide..
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] Baskhara:
If ur app is in sdcard (.android_secure) then move it to internal first then link it u will find the different
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] makeoutactics:
Can I partition my sd card using CWM?
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] :
Congratulations for the post and for your great Rom!

I did it with CWM and it works perfectly
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] simorangkir_dcs:
how to wipe data ext in sd card

how do I wipe data ext used by link2sd app? i got sd card (a bigger one than currently i have) that have ext2 partition and i want to put it in my galaxy y device, so i need to wipe the data 1st.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] ERPal:
Link2 SD in LT18

hello

good article, applied to a Xperia LT18 with FXP142 and 2nd in Ext3 partition (4 was not supported).

I just endured 3 applications to be linked

:good:
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] blue.wave:
Use mini partition tools to format the 2nd partition and

Keep the both partitions as primary. :)
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] funnypharmacist:
Noob in Link2SD

I have a 8GB sd card

Can you tell me size of partitions i should make

Sent from my Galaxy Y - A phone with Small Screen and Big Buttons
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] blue.wave:
Is there any problem if I move all apps to sdcard Bro?
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] jonny789:
it helped me alot.. thanx.. but... yet more apps consume more internal memory..
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] ntc_silver:
I followed step by step this awesome guide, but I have still some problems on Galaxy Tab 2 7.0

I can easly link applications on SD but I have no chance to move the entire application.

The situation is the following:

-Samsung SD Card 32Gb class 10

Partition1: ~28Gb Primary,FAT32

Partition2: 1024Mb Primary, Ext2 (tried also Ext3)

-Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 routed following a guide on this forum

Model: GT-P3110

Version: 4.0.3

Kernel: 3.0.8-378347-user se.infre@SEP-66#1

Build: IML74K.P3110XXALD4

When I click on "Move to SD card", I see a progress bar for 2 o 3 seconds and then:

pkg:/data/app/com.mobisystems.editor.office_registrered-1.apk Failure

[INSTALL_FAILED_INSUFFICIENT_STORAGE]

Any suggestions? I'm really a newbie, so if u ask me more infomations, pleas tell me also how to get these info :)

Thanks :)
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] CarlDeanCatabay:
Linking the app is the same as moving the app to sd.

Move app to SD = App will be stored in SD Card | App will not be available if SD is mounted via USB (eg. mounted to pc as mass storage)

Link to SD = App will be stored in 2nd partition | App still available even if SD is mounted via USB (eg. mounted to pc as mass storage)

and it seems like you are moving an update apk file, the original file will still remain in internal memory. As for the error, I don't have the information why it shows that kind of error, better ask the app developer :)
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] Deadly:
Your problem is a simple one.. your internal memory is low..

What link2sd actually does is.. first it moves the files to internal memory and then it sends to 2nd partition.. so you are having issues because.. say the apk file is 20 MB.. and your internal memory is around 20 MB free.. it will give that error even if the second partition is totally empty..

For a work around to this.. you can make backup from titanium or just backup with any app.. then uninstall some apps.. then move that big app.. then reinstall these..

Hope your doubt solved.. :rolleyes:

hit thanks button! If above post helps you..

Sent from my GT-S6102
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] hell_lock:
What exactly does link2sd do and how does it differ from move to sdcard? Noob here.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] Deadly:
I think this might help you friend... Link2sd details
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] ntc_silver:
Actually I have 292mb/681mb of ram used. On the device I am using 2.74gb of 4.59gb

Well, the apk that i want to move (Just to try) is "infiniteGAG" link2sd says:

Apk: 1.17mb

Dex: 1.48mb

Lib: 0

Data: 148kb

Cache: 6.23mb

Total: 9.02mb

Again failed :(

Inviato dal mio GT-I9300 con Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] Deadly:
Do one thing.. first clear cache from options.. and ram is not internal memory.. it doesn't matter how much ram free / used is there.. clear cache and then try to move..

Sent from the MUST have app!
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] ntc_silver:
Cache cleared, same result.

I belive that this device cant transfer apks on sd...
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] Deadly:
Oh.. then you may wanna try this.. its still in beta stage.. but you can move apps in this app..

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1908942

Sent from the MUST have app!
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] lordhp10:
hi i have a 16gb memory card and i have made a partition of 4 gb for second partion EXT3,, it works fine now. should i change it to less than 1gb now..???
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] yrom:
Great guide, but my SGY continue to not be able swich to ext :( i wanna cry, it works on all other android device that i have tablet samsung galaxy5 hauwei ideos but SGY not recognize the partition(i made ext4 and ext3 using linux cwm and partition wizard) anyone can help me??

I'm flashing new kernel: S5360_XXLK1_OXFLK1_XXLH2_wipe_by_SplitFUS2 (hoping is the kernel the problem) then i will try MARROC kernel but if link2sd and s2e or CWM don't mount the partition i don't know where is the problem.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] rookstaa:
Ive got the problem that i didnt realise that the second partion cannot be accessed to transfer mediafiles etc.

So I made a 32GB SD card with : 1,5GB Fat32 and 29GB ext3... thats very ****ty :p

Can I access the ext3 for storage or do i have to format all? Ive been using it a while until i realised it. All Ive done is accessing it with Rootexplorer, but other apps cannot access the partition for movies.. Any help?
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] Deadly:
U have to repartition... no other way to make app discover it unless u swap those partitions... which is not advised... but you can use second partition in Linux to backup.. then make new partition and restore it..

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[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] rookstaa:
Hmmm okay...so the best solution is ext3 1gb? Or should i try more? If the ext3 is full with apps will the system put the other apps to the fat32 or cant i install new apps because all storage is full?
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] manilenio:
my head's spinning from all this tech talk :)

my questions are:

1) since the sgy's internal memory is very limited, is this supposed to let us install more apps?

2) what's the difference between link2sd and app2sd? i have app2sd installed and all it does is help me transfer programs that can be transferred and nothing else

3) what's the difference with swapping?

thanks!
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] Deadly:
You don't need apps2sd.. its implemented inbuilt already... some manufacturers don't do it.. for them the app is useful..

1 question... yes you get to install more apps..

3 question.. better Google what is swap in Linux

.. its like a virtual memory on windows.. sdcard memory dedicated to ram..

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[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] manilenio:
thank you! now i just have to decide if i'll risk partitioning my sdcard for this... i've only 480 Mb free on my 2 Gb card, so i don't know if it's worth doing the link2sd thing on it... :)

---------- Post added at 09:01 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:38 PM ----------

sorry, not very versed in partitioning, but would you suggest doing the partitioning of the sd card while it's still inside the phone connected via usb? or is it better to partition it separately using a micro sd card adapter? thanks again!
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] manilenio:
so i went ahead and created a secondary partition (ext3). downloaded link2sd and ran it, but it didn't ask me to identify the new partition. in fact, it didn't ask me to do anything at all except ask for superuser access, which i approved. now i don't know what to do... should i change the partition to ext2 maybe or restart my phone first?

update: restarted my phone then opened link2sd... it now asked to name the ext partition and i chose ext3. but the program came up with an error: mount script error (mount script cannot be created. invalid argument). my busybox is updated (1.20.2) and i tried to recreate mount scripts to no avail.

update 2: changed the partition type to ext2 and restarted my phone again. started link2sd and again it asked for the type. i chose ext2 and again got the same error. tried to recreate mount scripts again but still failed. i'll try one last time by changing the partition type to FAT then will update here.

update 3: after changing the partition to FAT and restarting again, i got the same error after all. i tried to recreate mount scripts but still the same problem. i'm using a stock rom, 2gb card. help?
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] TheWizards:
I faced the same problem. All kernels are not ext3 compatible.

However,

Fat32 works just fine....:)