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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Samyaza69:
How to free my 150mb memory

Hello my dear friends, this is my first post. I managed to root my Android Alcatel Vodafone Smart II. My recovery menu had only 4 options, and my phone is from Vodafone Romania.

I managed using the UPDATE option from the recovery menu, everything was great.

I removed some of the stupid applications built in by Vodafone, but I still have no solution how to get use of the space because all I can do is access the small 150 MB of memory for applications!

Is there any way to free all the 150MB for apps and move the apps somewhere else and still working?

Another question is how you managed to update those applications? How did you got the new ones?You simply deleted the old ones from /custpack/app and reinstalled the apps once again from Google Play?

Thanks!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ah_burn!:
You can downlaod all the apps in google market, to free space you can use programs like rom toolbox (since it's already rooted) to move apps from the phone to the SD memory card, but not all of them, some you should keep on the system, and why would you want all apps out of the phone?

All new apps go to SD card, the older /system ones let them stay in the memory of the phone
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kuddo:
So... How do we upgrade this phone to ICE CREAM SANDWICH or JELLY BEAN ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] runswithascript:
I have downloaded VodafoneSmart2SU.zip and placed it in the root directory of my SD card, but when I power on the device holding the power button and volume up button, then releasing just the power button when the phone vibrates but keeping volume up pressed down all I get is a screen saying:

All data will be lost,continue?

It is also in 5 other languages and there is a tick and X for confirm and cancel. I have tried proceeding but all that happens is my phone turns off and when I turn it back on it has been set to factory defaults, and all the other times I try it I press the home button and it powers off the phone.

From your guide http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1697302 I then downloaded Recovery.zip and Alcatel_FASTBOOT_Android_Sooner_Single_ADB_Interface.zip and placed them with VodafoneSmart2SU.zip in the root directory of my SD card.

I have since tried turning on the device by holding down (and keeping held down after vibrate) the power button and the volume down button for three or four minutes but the screen just displays the android logo on a white background and to power off I need to take out the battery.

I have tried the same but releasing the power button after vibrate and keeping volume held down but again the phone just freezes displaying the Android logo.

I even tried powering on by holding both buttons but releasing both when the device vibrates but the phone then just turns on normally, and also powering on holding volume up as I did initially in case I was supposed to.

The phone was purchased last week in the Republic of Ireland, it's running firmware version 2.3.7 and kernel version 2.6.35.7 TCL@50029-1 #1 build number 01016.

What should I do next?

(Also I cannot post in the guide forum because I am a new member)

What am I missing?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] madsteeve:
You can enter recovery mode (update2 phones-no root) by using android sdk tools.First install necessery drivers. Then install android sdk. Connect your phone to pc (debug mode, no mounting) and with adb programm (C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools) type at command promt "adb devices" to check if phone is recognised. Finally type "adb reboot recovery" Your phone will reboot at recovery mode with 4 options only. However I havent tested if choosing "apply update from sd card" and pointing update.zip file from sd card will work/ root/or brick the phone.This is my question!:confused: Anyone tryied this method?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] runswithascript:
Thanks for the information, I have posted on 5 Android forums and only had one other reply which recommended a different forum! :)

I will get to work installing Android SDK tools and getting into recovery mode anyway. Is there no safe guaranteed way to get back from the phone being bricked maybe by a backup of some sort? (Sorry, I am new and trying to learn)

Do you have this phone or are you just helping?

Also, bassalh2025 replied to me on the YouTube video for this thread's method of rooting:

Because I'm a noob not sure exactly what he means, but I am going to try find out! :cyclops:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] madsteeve:
I have this phone and its big bad brother, ot995.

It is with update2, unrooted and I am trying to find a safe way to root it. There is a way, running a .bat file in order to change system.img. The method with update.zip seems to tweek less files, (maybe I am mistaken).
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] runswithascript:
Glad to know I am not alone :D

Does update2 refer to the Android version or something else? I know you mentioned some update2 earlier when you mentioned the SDK tools.

Is there anyway we could use a backup or something to come back from the phone being bricked, and be certain we could come back?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] runswithascript:
Successfully rooted using Uniflash 1.2 to access recovery when volume + and power on does not work.

Worked for me using this method, thanks to your recommendation.

I followed these guides to do so:

http://developandroid.blogopogo.com/2012/07/15/set-up-a-vodafone-smart-2-alcatel-tcl-v860-for-android-development-with-eclipse-and-the-android-sdk-using-windows-7/

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1859261

Anyone else trying this, beware before I completely it successfully the tool seemed to only work sometimes, then suddenly it worked without my changing anything. Good luck.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] madsteeve:
Plz describe in details what u did for rooting.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Enea307:
Download Uniflash 1.2 to Pc . Download recovery.zip to sd card and rename it to update.zip turn on debuging and open uniflash , after conecting type reboot to recovery. After recovery 1.0.0.0 will apear to your phone. Chose install update from sd card, and u are done. Reboot normally u will have Superuser.:)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] runswithascript:
Working root method when you cannot access normal recovery.

What he said, and it's all in the guides I linked although I thought I did not need the ADB drivers as I had some other driver installed that was allowing me to mount my phones SD card as mass storage device and transfer files - I did need the ADB driver installed to allow Uniflash 1.2 to detect my phone properly.

1. Install ADB drivers if you have no already done, you can find them in the PC Drivers directory of your phone if you can access it, if not they are on the main Vodafone Smart II root thread on XDA Developers forum - I am unable to post there due to my low post count.

2. Rename recovery.zip to update.zip and leave in the root dir of your SD card.

3. Install Uniflash 1.2, I used that specific version.

4. Connect phone to computer by cable and run Uniflash. Don't press anything on the main screen, it should detect the phone itself.

5. Once it has been detected enter the flashing option and select 'Boot to recovery', I had to press this several times whenever I wanted to access it.

6. Allow your phone power off and power back on by itself, don't press any buttons.

7. Choose the option which is something like 'update from SD card' and select update.zip if asked but I am not sure if it will.

8. You will get a message notifying you root access has been unlocked.

Note Uniflash at first did not detect my phone properly but after trying a few times it did.

I hope this can help somebody.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
guys check here is more updated

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1722811&page=37
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] runswithascript:
Are on of the suggestions in the last few posts on that page any better than the free method I outlined above?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] filippogiad:
I'm really sorry, i wouldn't ask this question but....

I really do not understand how to root this Smart 2!!

What do i need?

I'm going to buy this phone for my mother and want to use part of the SD memory as internal memory for apps.

Is it possible to UNROOT the phone once rooted? (just to preserve warranty)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Enea307:
U have to rename the recovery.zip to update.zip put it to sd card(can find at Roddie thread 1 page). To go to recovery use Uniflash 1.2(download here at XDA) Open uniflash , conect usb to phone , press reboot to recovery from Pc(uniflash) , navigate with volume buttons to Install Update from Sd after reboot and u have Root. To unrot u just have to factory reset and u will lost Root. Thats all.

Hit Thanx Button if i helped :)

Sent from my Vodafone Smart II
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] filippogiad:
thanks a lot!

the recovery.zip file is the one i found here? http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1722811
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Enea307:
Yes that one (recovery.zip 1001.8 kb) after rename it update.zip whith pc and put to rot of sd. If u want to delete phone app u have to factory reset the device after deleted the apps, so u can see the free space. After root by the same way. ;)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] l.brasio:
Help rooting

Hi guys!

I'm searching for a way to root this Vodafone Smart II.

Already tried the vol up + power button combination but it doesn't work (only the wipe all data information...).

So I researched some other rooting options but I saw that I would need uniflash 1.2... searched the forum and found its topic but it is now closed and with no download link (that I could see at least).

And I also found that there were some bricked phones with Uniflash?!?

Please help!

How should I root this phone?

Thanks a lot for your help
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] runswithascript:
Why not read the thread before posting?

See my post #51, I have successfully rooted my device when the main methods did not work.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] l.brasio:
Hi,

I searched for uniflash but couldn't find the dowmload link...?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Go to

roeddie.blogspot.com

Ota update 3

U will find there The Solution !

Enjoy
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vonmaurer:
can someone please upload roeddie's 0.9.9 fw?

dropbox blocked access to links.

i can reupload it on other sites.

thanks !
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arth_ur:
It might be interesting for a custom rom, since same SoC ...

http://www.xda-developers.com/android/broadcom-releases-egl-drivers-for-samsung-galaxy-y/
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] McScorpio:
Hi there!

I instal roeddie v0.9.9 om my vodafone smart 2 and got sim lock - after enter 00000000 (8x0) got nothing! Too have recovery meny with non work home button! So - how i can go back on stock install or how i can know code what enter!

Like this rom - thx for that work!:good:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Punkr0cker99:
Hey there, i tried my best to root this phone, but it went sour.

I flashed back to a stock ROM, but now my soft buttons (home, back, search..) won´t work.

I tried updating the vodafone firmware trough wifi, still no avail, comes back with an error saying the signature is unverified.

HELP!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] McScorpio:
Hi m8!

I flash it many times its - work good exept 1 reason about sec code!

maby try stock rome!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kwaska:
Hi there.

I bricked my phone once, and fixed it with roeddies Fastboot Flasher.

I tried to flash new rom >> Rom v0.9.9 OTA 4 Update (build 5) << and there is problem.

I had 8GB sd card and it cannot be mounted when I start in VOLUME UP + POWER mode.

I changed card to 2GB, and installed older rom again, than I tried to make flash with this: http://roeddie.blogspot.ie/p/vodafone-smart-ii-alcatel-v860.html

It works almost fine... Home button works, I have extended recovery but when I go into unpacked folder :\alcatel-onetouch\backup\roeddie\ it is wrtitten that there is no files inside. I see that files are in there because I copied them in there.

I tried with folders 1. .android_secure and 2. Android on the card, and tried without them as well.

Any ideas how could I flash it to OTA 4 (Update 4) ??
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dimitarko:
Pls reupload custom roms

pls rreupload custom roms because all links is dead ....
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kwaska:
Links are fine, I just tried them.

http://www.mediafire.com/?1drz7kqqz5t7qpe

http://www.mediafire.com/?wqayansm8oat38k
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] greeceeeee:
hi! i have installed roeddie's rom succesfully!I want to ask if there is any way to install greek language on the menu?!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kwaska:
No, this phone doesnt have option to install greek language on the menu.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nunoslb-83:
Hello, first of all sorry for my english, i wanna know if exist any room or android update to this phone smart II alcatel v860? I am having some problems receiving sms, i bet the problem is the android 2.3.7 that cause this problem, can anyone help me? Regards
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DhaAlekz:
Do you still have the backup of the stock rom? :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
you can look around the forums for a flashable languge pack
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kataniarz:
What drivers I need

My operations were:

1 I downloaded and installed adb drivers

2 put (update.zip changed from recovery.zip) for mnt/sdcard, because I have not seen root directory.

3. Install and run uniflash v2 (the icon name on my desktop but from your link)

4.click reboot to recovery and after about 30 sec I read on my computer: Driver is not installed or driver is not found (in polish). Next my phone become white screen and do nothing, then I took out the battery, start and my phone is the same before procedure.

What drivers I need yet for this procedure?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tommybc:
Is there a working ice cream sandwich rom for this phone?
[Optimus One, P500, V General] mvgadagi:
my problem is that when i coonect my phone to pc via datacable its only charging its not showing usb mass storage and debugging option and what ive tried

1)i correctly installed all the drivers from lg v3.7.2

2)i replaced my phone coonector

3)i replaced my usb cable

4)i freshly installed some cm7 rom and even tried cm9 roms

after this also the problem is not solving so please please help.....

any suggestions welcome...and thanks in advance...
[Optimus One, P500, V General] fdaconta:
Phone not recognized by pc

I am running Cm7.2.0 RC3

menu>Settings>Applications>Development>android debugging (checked on)

I use this driver on my windows 7 pc (LGAndroidDriver_Ver_1.0_All) downloaded from Microsoft

I can,t remember exactly why but the I had to uninstall the driver supplied with the LG mobile update tool as it interfered what i was doing at the time.

I have to have debugging on and connect the cable to the PC first then the phone

the PC will recognize and the driver will display in device manager. The phone will display USB Connected and USB debuging connected.

I Hope this Helps! I have attached the driver press thanks if It helps and post the outcome, I will try to help as much as possible.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] mvgadagi:
Thanks a lot dude I got little hope now ill surely try this
[Optimus One, P500, V General] GobletSky31689:
check this......

[GUIDE][CM9][HOW TO ESTABLISH - USB Mass Storage]
[Optimus One, P500, V General] aravindsagar:
Since you've stated that the problem exists irrespective of the ROM you use, there is a possibility that your microUSB port of your phone might be damaged.

Also try and install the drivers on a different computer and see whether it's working or not. Also, if you can, borrow another LG P500, connect it to your system, and see whether it is working as it should. This will help in identifying where the problem actually is.

Hope this helps. :)
[Optimus One, P500, V General] DanceOff:
If their aint earthing in the socket u plug ur pc then congrats ur pcb of the phone has been damaged

get it replaced via lg service center

+1

happened wid me too once
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] revo14:
Hi, would like to ask, how do you adjust the brightness when you're online? I noticed that when I use the internet, the brightness would not change (still dim). I tried adjusting the brightness through the settings but it will only light up on the home screen. hope you'd understand my question. thank you all.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dnlgee:
Open up the browser, push menu button and then select brightness and colors.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] revo14:
thank you dnlgee. pardon my ignorant question. this is the first time i am using an android phone.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hellot1M:
Why isn't there much ics support on the xda portion of the thunderbolt??? The devious rom looks pretty damn stable yet all the roms here seem to be stuck on gingerbread :( is there a reason why this is the case?

Sent from my Photon Q using ultramegaextremeXDA
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] disconnecktie:
The ril for the thunderbolt doesn't work for ics yet. It probably won't until we have an official ics rom.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KeithLing1115:
How the hell did an HTC phone from 2010 get it working before us. I'm referring to the MyTouch 4G.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] METDeath:
We probably have the most confusing RIL out there...

I don't think there is another SVDO+LTE phone out there.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] disconnecktie:
It probably is extremely complicated and I don't think htc released the source either.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] santod040:
We have the only device with two radios sandwiched together.

No other device has this frankenstein approach, therefor it makes it that much more difficult to just guess on how to make it work.

With other devices which share similar or same radios, it is much easier to do.

The benefit to the fact that we have the radio sandwich in our phones, is simultaneous data and voice. The downside, we all know already....
[Samsung Infuse 4G] xDa.Fun:
I have find some good posts on XDA to configure/tweak GPS settings for faster locks/accuracy.

May be these will be helpful for many users:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1248375

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1233359

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1695425

:cool:
[Samsung Infuse 4G] xDa.Fun:
Errors on GPS Signal:

Sometimes our GPS devices guides us to a wrong path. Have you ever thought of the reason behind. The GPS signal from the satellites before reaching the GPS receiver, gets degraded, affecting it accuracy. There are about 4 important factors causing GPS errors:

* Troposphere and Ionosphere Delays

The satellite signal as it passes through the earth layers viz Ionosphere and Troposphere, slows down a bit. This time delay may cause error in calculating the exact time and position. To overcome the problem, the GPS system employs a built in model that estimates an average delay time in order to correct the error partially.

*Orbital Error

The orbital errors are caused due to the inaccuracies of the reporting location of satellite. They can be also known as ephemeris errors.

* Signal Multipath

Tall buildings and large rock surfaces reflects off the GPS signal, increasing the travel time to reach the receiver. Since the time reaching the GPS receiver is delayed, the signal causes error.

*Receiver clock error

The receiver clocks on the GPS receivers are not as accurate as the atomic clocks on the GPS satellites. Hence timing errors may occur slightly.

One of the other factors that may lead to inaccuracy of data is visibility of the satellites. More the GPS receiver can see satellites, more accurate the calculations are. The visibility of the satellites cannot reach underwater, indoors and underground hence the GPS device do not work at these places.

Source: Google
[HTC Wildfire S] aleflocco:
Hi all,

I'm using CyanogenMod 9.0.0-RC0_marvel-ALPHA2 from modpunk with link2sd.

Just for info, how much available space do you have in your device, after a cash clean?

I have about 45 MB, But I saw my friend's WFS with stock sense ROM having much much more available space.

Thanks

Ale
[HTC Wildfire S] Deleted member 4526420:
Pretty low. I can't install anymore at 20mb, that's why i switched to s2e.

I use flipboard much (internal data clogger). In s2e, i have 145mb free.
[HTC Wildfire S] pinussen:
Link2SD reports 32 MB free and 104 installed apps (many are system apps though). One trick I just learned is to link the dalvik cache (settings - more in l2s) which freed up quite alot of space.
[HTC Wildfire S] *se-nsei.:
I have 71 MB free with over 195 apps installed.. Use auto link, link dalvik cache too. Also I use Titanium Backup Pro to integrate all dalvik elements into ROM.
[HTC Wildfire S] butlerm205:
18mb without linking anything. I have moved everything I can to the SD except Maps and anything with a widget.

I am just about to setup my link2sd. I notice the Manage Apps figure can be wrong with this ROM intermittently.
[HTC Wildfire S] nikhilkaushik:
Pretty much close to a solution

Guys, I have been using several ROMs of all types, like stock, odexed, deodexed, cm7 and cm9.... I have found one interesting thing that when install apps and widgets then we can move them to system storage using link2sd.... It helps a lot in reducing the cluttering of internal memory....

Just install the app, go to link2sd, select the app, go to actions and use convert to system app. If the app would be running at the moment it would crash, and would bug u again and again so just restart your WFS normally and voila, you would see the change on your own.... You can do it to most apps but not to all(wasn't able to figure out the accurate reason) such as ms video player could be moved to system but if its codecs are also moved then even after restart it gives an error that the codecs are not properly installed....

To uninstall such app that is moved to system you would require to convert it to user app, restart and uninstall.... Done :-)

This helps a lot and luckily works on all ROMs may it be odexed or deodexed....

If you haven't partitioned your sd card but u r rooted, you can still use link2sd, just open the app normally but when it asks for the partition to be loaded simply press cancel.... Link2sd is a very useful app :-) I respect it a lot cos its a free of cost :-)
[HTC Wildfire S] aleflocco:
Thanks a lot!

I got same values linking dalvik cache and integrating all dalvik elements into ROM.

Just to know... are there any consequences integrating dalvik into ROM?

And finally: from link2sd memory satus view, I see system memory (/system) is only 6% free (total: 260 MB, used: 243 MB, free: 17,18MB).

Is it normal?

Ale
[HTC Wildfire S] nikhilkaushik:
It's somewhat safe, as I never had a nice experience over it..... I once had to reflash my ROM due to that.... Why don't you uninstall all the HTC crap like, stocks, teeter etc.... And extra widgets that you don't use, that'd get you some space on your system partition.... And you can try my method mentioned above.... Well obviously its nothing new I'm telling here but with personal experience, I'm loving it :-D

N3RD BOX S
[HTC Wildfire S] *se-nsei.:
I've never had any problems after integrating tbh.
[HTC Wildfire S] pietrao:
41MB free with link2sd, 95 apps installed (14 linked)
[HTC Wildfire S] AceRoom:
Modpunk's alpha2: 51 users apps with 108 MB free B)

Odexed modpunk's ROM using this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1500475

Should effectively be the same as Titanium's Integrate Dalvik into sys but I didn't have the pro version of Titanium backup so this worked well for me.
[HTC Wildfire S] valerosso:
Try removing system apps.. it worked fine for me.. :)
[Fascinate General] greatdaneduke:
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