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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kuisma:
You have to mount your new /data partition from the SDcard, yes.

Have a look at a part of my init.semc.rc on my Xperia:

on fs
# mount mtd partitions
# Mount /system rw first to give the filesystem a chance to save a checkpoint
#mount yaffs2 mtd@system /system
#mount yaffs2 mtd@system /system ro remount
# Use below two lines instead of above to run /system from SDcard instead of internal flash
mount ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk0p3 /system
mount ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk0p3 /system ro remount
#mount yaffs2 mtd@userdata /data nosuid nodev
mount ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk0p4 /data nosuid nodev
mount yaffs2 mtd@cache /cache nosuid nodev

Here you see I've changed both the default /system and /data from using the internal disk (mtd) to using partitions on the SDcard (mmc). I copied the contents of them once I'd partitioned the card, then did those changes above and rebooted the Xperia. /data to gain more space, /system for safety - in the case I'll do something stupid like removing the Home App, I can always remove the SDcard and insert it into my desktop computer to restore it. I don't have to reflash the device again.

Unfortunately the root file system is normally volatile on the Android, so to make those changes permanent, you'll have to make a new boot.img to flash your phone with, and judging by your questions, I guess this isn't something you are doing on a daily bases, so this might not be the best solution for you. But I like it. The Xperia default got 420MB storage, but now ...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] avatartorres:
Thank you for your solution,but before i start to do the solution,i have another idea.Is it possible to rename the files to solve this problem? Example: origin/external_sd rename to sdcard.Is it possible?

Thank you.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kuisma:
You can change the "mount point" of your SD card, yes. You also must remove the mount of the internal memory today occupying the SD card original mount point. The procedure is somewhat more complicated. Look for the mount points in init.rc, init.vendor.rc and also /system/etc/vold.fstab There might be other references to the SD card mount point as well (maybe even at app level), I've never done this myself. Because you'll have to edit the init.rc this solution also requires you to flash a new root file system image.

Edit: maybe a custom rom supporting App2SD is an easier way solving this..?
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neutronjeff:
I can't be the only one who has encountered this issue. The stock Mail app will no longer function with my Verizon.net mail account. I have spen a couple hours across calls to VZW tech support and even with FiOS tech suport to figure this out, no help.

Main Symptoms:

-the phone runs hot and the battery drains in 3-4 hours with Mail as the main user of battery.

-almost every time you open the inbox it is empty and the phone starts downloading the entire inbox again, even if you were just in it and updating a few minutes ago

-wtf?

I wiped the the phone a couple times (I was stock) no help

I tried MailDriod and K9, they did not suffer from the problem, but I really prefer the stock app which had been performing flawlessly for my Business (Exchange) mail and my personal mail untill sometime in late winter ~January.

I had hoped that the mention of changes to the Mail app in the .19 OTA would solve it, but no.

As a last resort I rooted this week to see if replacing the stock software with a Sense 3.0 ROM with the new app would solve the problem. I tried ShiftS3ns3 3.0. It behaves the same way with my Verizon.net account.

I am about to give up on this, but I figure, I can't be the only one who has this problem.

Any experience with this issue, especially resolving it, is welcome here.

Please don't post to this thread that I should just use -insert your favorite 3rd party mail app here-.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dondontruck:
Hello, I want to share with you some pictures of the battery life on the MiniCM9 3.0.4.and the nAa ICS kernel. Let me know if it's a quite good result.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nameit03:
Nice results! :good: mine lasts only for 2 days(moderate use)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tatelucas:
Universal Nexus Linux Toolkit v2.3.0

NOW COMPATIBLE WITH MAC OSX!!!

Universal Nexus Linux Toolkit is a bash script based program that offers an easy way

to do all you need to do before flashing a custom ROM on your Nexus device.

It works with:

1. Nexus 4 [mako]

2. Nexus 10 [manta]

3. Nexus 7 (WiFi) [grouper]

4. Nexus 7 (GSM) [tilapia]

5. Galaxy Nexus (GSM) [maguro]

6. Galaxy Nexus (Verizon) [toro]

7. Galaxy Nexus (Sprint) [toroplus]

8. Nexus S (worldwide version, i9020t and i9023) [crespo]

9. Nexus S (850MHz version, i9020a) [crespo]

10. Nexus S (Korea version, m200) [crespo]

11. Nexus S 4G (d720) [crespo4g]

With this toolkit you will be able to:

- Unlock the bootloader.

- Flash CWM recovery (Standard or Touch).

- Root the phone.

- Lock the bootloader.

- Flash Google Factory Image. (Not available for Sprint Galaxy Nexus)

DOWNLOAD IT FOR LINUX HERE

DOWNLOAD IT FOR MAC OSX HERE

Galaxy Nexus Linux Toolkit is Open Source! See the CODE

HOW TO EXECUTE:

Please extract the .tgz in the place you want, for example in /home/user

Open a terminal and type the following:

>user@linuxormac: cd "THE PATH WHERE IS THE unltlauncher.sh FILE"

>user@linuxormac: bash ./unltlauncher.sh

If you extract it in /home/user/unlt, the path to the .sh must be /home/user/unlt

so you have to type:

>user@linuxormac: cd /home/user/unlt

>user@linuxormac: bash ./unltlauncher.sh

Note: If you're running on a 64 bits OS, please install 32 bits libraries. If you're running on Linux and you didn't configure UDEV rules for your device, please run the script with superuser permissions (sudo bash unltlauncher.sh)

Here are some SCREENSHOTS::good:

I hope you will find it useful! :laugh:

P.S. Sorry for my English. I'm from Argentina!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jaysean67:
Dude thats some pretty nice stuff! Although i dont never run linux anymore but im sure somone would like this
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tatelucas:
Thank you jaysean! You can review the code at the link I posted.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ambuj:
Great work. Thanks a lot from Linux users
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tatelucas:
Thanks ambuj! I'm happy to hear that! :laugh:

Please try it and make me any suggestion. You can review the code at:HERE

Lucas from Argentina.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] m4tr1s:
Super Cool tools

I love linux, I love android:good:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tatelucas:
Yes!! :good:

Linux and Android rulezzz!!! I was waiting so much time for the toolkit, and never was released, so... I made it!! :laugh:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pialletti:
hi sorry. but factory flash image. I have to put, in the image cartella.device, maguro, factory? excuse my inglese.ciao
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tatelucas:
For flashing the Google factory image, you don't have to do anything. After choosing the option to flash it, press enter and the toolkit will start to download the last image from Google and then flash it. For any other question, please ask me again.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] beekay201:
Okay, so I'm going to step in and go somewhat around the purpose of this thread.

I also use linux.

Linux tango 3.5.0-2-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun Jul 29 21:59:24 CEST 2012 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Still, while the sauce is available, some won't never go through it. I think you should make perfectly clear that people should understand the full manual process, go through it a couple of times before using a toolkit, whatever the operating system is. Perhaps even code snippet the used commands for each toolkit option. Even more transparency.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tatelucas:
Sorry for my English. Let's see if I understood what you meant. You're saying that it would be great if I can explain in the thread what I'm doing in each line of the code, so the Linux users (included you) can understand how the script is working. Did you mean that?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] armoguy94:
Thanks a bunch! I unlocked the bootloader and flashed CWM and it worked perfectly. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tatelucas:
That's pretty cool!!! Thanks for the news!!! :good:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] waz675:
Thanks. Going to root my wife's Australian Galaxy Nexus, hoping it fits GSM (haven't researched her phone, too busy with my devices heh). I've been using Linux since pre 1, probably 20 years now? So nice I don't have to resort to a windows install for Android stuff. :)

Big thanks if this easily does my wife's phone so I can spend less time using hers ha. Much prefer my HTC one x and xoom.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tatelucas:
You're welcome! :good: I'm so happy to hear that! :laugh: Please let me know if it worked fine and if you have any question I will be here to answer it! ;)

Lucas from Buenos Aires, Argentina.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kylew1212:
This looks awesome! I'm glad you made something available to linux users!

I have a few questions though because I am new to the Galaxy Nexus.

Q. When unlocking the bootloader doesn't this delete all data from phone?

Q2. If unlocking the bootloader doesn't delete my data, will rooting my phone delete my data?

Thanks,

Kylew1212
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] xboxgmx.li:
cool, iam trying it...

thx

sent from my Gnex PA hybrid...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tatelucas:
Yes, I'm sorry that unlocking the bootloader will delete all your data. Please make a backup of your personal stuff before running that option.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kylew1212:
Thanks! Also thanks for making something on linux.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tatelucas:
You're welcome guys! Please ask me any question or make me any suggestion if you want. I'll be here for answering! ;)
[Epic 4G Apps] hahansen3:
I don't know how many people use the OnStar RemoteLink app, but I have used it since I bought my new truck in December. Those 0% interest deals were really good to me! :o The app use to use Google maps to send an address to your vehicle. Someone somewhere decided it would be a good idea to get rid of Google maps and replace it with Bing. I swore that I would not upgrade to the latest version that uses Bing. However, the app now throws an error when opening, and is forcing me to upgrade in order to continue using it. Does anybody know of a way to keep the version that uses Google maps running? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] asdfglkjhg:
Can a developer in our forums begin building b2g os for our fit?
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] vs4vijay:
this is Exactly i wanna do...

other devices are getting B2G why not Galaxy Fit...

i read the mozilla wiki about B2G...

at least someone guide...
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] asdfglkjhg:
U mean that u will build it? I really want to try building by myself but i don't have a pc
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] vs4vijay:
yeah...but i m gonna need a little bit guidance ,,,
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] asdfglkjhg:
Please PM be about problems you face and i will try to help u
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] davidjuke:
guys....look at this

B2G running on galaxy s2... we hope our dev could realize this for us...:laugh:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] lenseluotlin:
Just checked for updates and found a new update, now I can adjust brightness

From notification bar
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ktrotter11:
Yea we know lol
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] schnergun:
just a little late to the party :o
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] hayabusa1300cc:
Woohoo!! Lol

Sent front my SGS3 Epic 4GLTE Touch
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DroidBabe:
In before the lock lol

:beer:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] dennistpm:
I haven't seen an update on my phone. Can you post a screen shot of the new version or the brightness icon? Thanks.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] XxSilent.NightmarexX:
they are really bloating the notification bar now :(
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] stevesprivateaccount:
Got to jam some stuff in it before Apple sues saying they invented the notification bar...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jdelano:
If you're stock and haven't recv'd the update yet; you can go to this thread (STOCK) (UPDATE )LG2 update to LG8! Update zip included! Screenshots too! and flash it via the stock recovery.

you must have an actual external sd card, putting it on the internal sd card won't work as it seems the recovery doesn't see it.

I just put in an old 2g sd card and was good to go.

don't forget to thank Master Ramy
[Defy General] Silverdace:
I love my defy, especially now with jelly bean CM10. :)

However acro s has just been released and it looks to offer the toughness of defy with a high end phone and camera.

Do you think it's with spending the money on or should I hold onto my defy for another year??
[Defy General] tommyrumbler:
get the Xperia Acro S if :

1> the entirety of the design greatly appeals to you (it did on me)

2> you find the built - water-resistant and shock resistant - has some good use according to your lifestyle

3> the price range is acceptable

4>you're a big fan of Xperia (a "stick to it no matter what" kind of fan)

5>OS development and modding is not that important

but, consider looking somewhere else if :

1>OS upgrade, flashing, openness and OS development is important to you(you're better off getting Samsung or HTC)

2>you value the online community support structure (you're better off getting Samsung or HTC)

3>you want those OS development delivered on a timely manner (you're better off getting Samsung or HTC) either official or the XDA way.

there you go, i hope these somehow help you make the right choice.
[Defy General] Silverdace:
Thanks for the good advice.

For me there is a conflict. I need water resistance for use outdoors but have also enjoyed the roms, mods and tweaking. The defy was the best of both worlds. I don't think it's stayed on the same rom for more than a few weeks!. I've had it for almost two years now.

I don't know why Motorola haven't bought out a defy 2. Bigger screen, better camera etc. instead there's defy +, defy mini, defy XT, all of which are pretty much the same and not worth upgrading from defy.

I'm contemplating buying a galaxy nexus as an indoor phone and keeping my defy as my outdoor media and GPS. However the acro s looked like it would let me have just the one phone.

I'll wait I think for a month or so until there's good reviews of acro s out. Acro s is priced just above galaxy s3 here in new Zealand but only just released so will prob drop in price quick.

Apologies for long post.
[Defy General] zencoran:
Do you know what carrier it will be for? I live in America and i can only get Tmobile phones. I need a tough phone like the defy, everyday, but i want something more powerful like the acro s. The only other phone thats powerful from tmobile here is the galaxy s3 which my girlfriend has but she has to charge it 3 times a day and i think i would break it in a month on accident. Thanks.
[Defy General] marhensa:
i think devs on XPERIA device is not bad..

FXP team did a good job, and ORGANIZED, yes organized to did their job.

they port CM to all 2011 Xperia device (yes, CM10 included).

my friend using Xperia Live and Xperia Neo, got a nice real smoooooth CM.

and developing atmoshpere there on both device is hot, not dead..

as long as kernel is unlocked, there's always a possibilities for devs to develop it.

and xperia has many devs too.

and did you know, SONY is a nice vendor for the devs.

SONY put a official page on their website, a nice how to step-by-step UNLOCK BOOTLOADER OFFICIALY.. :D
[Defy General] zakoo2:
i kept my eye on xperia acro s for two months now, and my next phone will definitely be this one. and i think the development of xperia devices is not bad, especially when they get cyanogenmod. and im quite sure this device will be officially supported by the cm team.

and i agree with marhensa, if the bootloader is unlocked, development is much easier, and sony makes their bootloaders unlockable.
[Defy General] evolution1g:
And about official updates, Sony comes right next to nexus phones in official updates .. they updated almost all of the 2011 Xperia lineup to ics . Better late then never :p
[Defy General] merhans:
I would buy it but sony only release the xperia go in germany, but thats holy crab, nothing better then my defy.

So i keep my defy ad buy him in autumn a big brother, the nexus seven. So outdoor smartphone and daily using nexus 7
[Defy General] smokeysevin:
I'm waiting for this piece of hardware as well. Its for the exact reasons I bought my defy for and why I will hopefully never have to but a non ip67 phone again.

Sean
[Defy General] zakoo2:
lets not forget that:

- the defy is not ip67 officially

- the acro s is ip57, not ip67

sent from my jellybean defy...
[Defy General] tommyrumbler:
oh don't get me wrong there, bud. nothing about devs in general and here at XDA in particular.

my point being was - Sony's tough stance on keeping their phones superlocked - with bootloaders locked(and encrypted) in a way that makes it difficult for devs high and low to come up with diverse ROMs and mods, keeps the flashaholic community to a minimum level.

and yeah CM did very excellent (sorry for the double supras) job of porting ICS and even JB(in the works to most 2011 line). unlimited props to the team. and that was CM - not SE.compare it to both Samsung and HTC communities where in just a matter of weeks they'd have the ports ready and working, it took about what, a year for SE to brush in to the ICS bandwagon?..

also, look at the price range for an SE dual core device, almost up there with the far-quads.

talk about design, props to SE - i mean they make the loveliest phones out there. (exactly why i bought my ACRO HD).

i'm no big fan of SE - or any OEM for that matter - what matters to me is the experience i get out of a phone - or a device - or a product. And this is where SE loses big time to most big players year after year.

if my Acro HD has got better innard - like a quad maybe, this is going to be my phone for the next two years or so. no i'm highly tempted to get an S3.

again, please..don't tramp me just yet...i'm no hater.

and thanks for the reply. i appreciate being corrected constructively.
[Defy General] zakoo2:
umm, i never had an android powered sony, but ive tried many, and from my experience, their software is greatly optimised, their single core devices are almost as smooth as a dual core device. thats why i think its worth buying a dual core sony instead of any quad core for the same price. and the sony stock software is very good, good features, quick, smooth. and they unlock most of their devices afaik. so my next phone will definitely be a sony. i dont like samsung, not just the software, the hardware either. htc is too pricy, especially that i dont wanna use sense ui, and thats extra money. i will never again buy a motorola for what they did to us defy users, and lg i simply dont trust. that leaves sony, which i always liked.
[Defy General] tommyrumbler:
my little brother has got a defy too.. he loved it to the point of learning android programming so he could max his device the way he want's it. i've had 6 other phones while he held on to it. and i know first hand how moto left everyone in the dark with their i-dont-care attitude.

if you're saying though that SE makes very good OS/software for their phones, then i'm not really sure why we're here on XDA.

back to SE - goodluck with your next device. i hope they make better phones in their next release.

i'm about to sell my AcroHD and get me one of those jelly-able device.
[Defy General] zakoo2:
you misunderstood me, im not saying i want to stick to the stock sony sw, i just said that if i had to choose id choose sonys, but of course if theres a possibility to change to cm, i will be the first to go. and the acro s has nfc, hdmi, good hw, hd 4.3" display (anything above 4.3" is too big for me), and comes with ics, so it will definitely be updated to jb. so this is the perfect phone for me. the s3 with its 4.7" is waaay to big, and i dont like the look of it.
[Defy General] marhensa:
but guys..

sony is kindly gave OFFICIAL step bu step to unlock bootloader.

and after that, you know what..

the 2011 devices line up got CM by FXP..

it took so long to get CM is because bootloader isn't unlock at that time.

but after that, sony gives a new policy which is so good for any devs.

the warranty will get void of course, but that's a win win solution for devs + it's follower and company (sony)..

---

Iki le ngirim seko aplikasi TapaTalk | MotoDEFY - Android Jelly Bean 4.1.1
[Defy General] tarekh020:
I'm sure that Acro S is the best replacement for all Defy Owners , I think Quad-Core phones will eat up batteries.

For Samsung : I don't like their Plasticy devices that feels like a toy and Cheap construction and very easy to break ,but they have a big Dev community

For HTC and SONY they have a great build quality and nice dev followers but its a little bit over-priced

Acro S is the Up-coming phone unless HTC has released any IP57 or IP67 certified phones and i think all phones in the world should be IP57 cert
[Defy General] AlexGraves:
That one also baffles me ... What could possibly be the cause of the dust ingression protection level to decrease for acro S ... :rolleyes:

Sony manages to maintain IP67 for Go ...

Sent from my MB525-CMX-4.1.1
[Defy General] zakoo2:
the acro s is bigger, and just how it is with the defy, the acro s plugs are protected by tiny plastic doors. although i dont relly get how its protected from water and not from dust :confused:

sent from my jellybean defy...
[Defy General] niksy+:
Just wanted to point out that DEFY+ is IP67 certified. So, yeah, the DEFY maybe doesn't have the official badge, but it was just another marketing trick to make people believe they actually improved the phone in multiple ways (CPU, chipset, graphics, IP67 certificate...things are different on DEFY and DEFY+ according to Motorola), while they are actually the same.

To make sure I was on topic - I find the Xperia line-up very ugly. If a real DEFY 2 doesn't show, my next phone will be an ATRIX 2 :p
[Defy General] zakoo2:
i actually find the xperia line-up nice and elegant, and i swore never to buy motorola again...

sent from my jellybean defy...
[Networking] AZ FadeOut:
Alright so some people have been confused as to what I'm asking, telling me to use search first, which I have. My question is: is sprints voice signal carried over 1xrtt (2G) or EvDo (3G) I realize my EVO 4GLTE is capable of using voice and data at the same time, and that's not what I'm asking. Thanks!
[Networking] A2CKilla:
it's not unless your on wifi or LTE actually, and i wanna say it's carried over 3g although when i send a text message it drops to 1x for a second
[Networking] AZ FadeOut:
The EVO LTE can use 3G and voice at the same time.
[Networking] A2CKilla:
hmmm, did a little research, touche sir, but it's not really that great

"SV-DO is terrible on battery life, though. It requires activating two separate Tx/Rx antenna structures as CDMA antennas. That means that only 4G LTE devices can do this, since all Sprint 4G LTE devices have EV-DO/LTE antennas. But, because of how inefficient SV-DO is, it eats a little bit over 50% more than the CDMA2000 1X/LTE radio combination would."
[Networking] MrObvious:
The HTC Thunderbolt does EVDO SMS/phonecalls somehow but I forget how.
[Networking] WeldFire:
Sprints CDMA network is, like you said split up into several parts. 1xRTT is for audio transmission and the first generation technology and EvDO which stands for "Evolution: data only" is the second. EvDO only supports data communications, therefore when you make a phone call your radio which is tuned to the 1.25 MHz spectrum changes to 1xRTT. Since your making a call you must be in 1xRTT and therefore cannot be in EvDO frequency to obtain data at the same time. With LTE/WiMax the phones contain a secondary cell radio that can communicate at the same time as the voice call is being made. The same process involves calling while connected to WiFi.

Long story short, a radio in CDMA standards can only act as a voice or a data radio at one point in time. If you have more than one radio then you can connect to different services simultaneously however at a loss to battery life.