yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] pettigrew95:
I tried doing the linux swap via GParted on a Ubuntu live CD. When I went to make the ext4 partition with the ~32 it would not type the ~ into the text box =/
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] mylostlonelysoul:
The following is what i used to format my SD in the terminal before amon ra recovery on the g1, worked great for me. Altough the numbers have changed tho, but this was taken from

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=534479&highlight=jachero

You can run thru Adb if you wish as well as a terminal on the devices it self, just get into the terminal like always

abd shell

su

then follow the stuff below

Formatting you SDcard

You only need to do this once folks..if you already have 3 partitions including linux-swap move to step 2

You need Recovery image 1.31 to do this folks!

To format card SD card with linux-swap WARNING!!! this will reformat you entire SD card!!

You can use the recovery console and parted to format SDcards with 1.31 folks, no more going through hassles you have the tools on you G1!...here is an example of how to do this in recovery console using parted. DO NOT USE MORE THAN 32MB SWAP!!!

Example for 8GB card (this example plays it safe and will leave a small amount leftover regardless of the 8GB card)

Reboot and enter recovery

Enter console

#parted /dev/block/mmcblk0

#print (to verfiy we know what size card we are dealing with, the details should be straight forward)

rm 1

rm 2

mkpartfs primary fat32 0 7200

mkpartfs primary ext2 7200 7700

mkpartfs primary linux-swap 7700 7732

#print (to verify we have the 3 partitions)

Example for my 4GB card

#parted /dev/block/mmcblk0

#print (to verfiy we know what size card we are dealing with, the details should be straight forward)

rm 1

rm 2

mkpartfs primary fat32 0 3420

mkpartfs primary ext2 3420 3932

mkpartfs primary linux-swap 3932-3964

Example for a 2GB card playing it safe

#parted /dev/block/mmcblk0

#print (to verfiy we know what size card we are dealing with, the details should be straight forward)

rm 1

rm 2

mkpartfs primary fat32 0 1200

mkpartfs primary ext2 1200 1700

mkpartfs primary linux-swap 1700-1732

"End?" you need to place the last value for the linux swap eg.3964 for my 4GB card

#print (to verify we have the 3 partitions)

Next we need to "quit" parted and upgrade our ext2 partition to ext3

#upgrade_fs

Swap value is set to 30 currently, you can change this by modifying the "echo" value for swappiness in the a2sd.sh script

For a longer more detailed parted turorial read this
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] sino8r:
Wow eugene! You really out did yourself with this one! 0 problems found! And I'm pretty damn picky and through.... great job, man! The rom is really quick with a2sd! The swap made up for any slow down assoicated with a2sd.

btw guys.... if you wanna run a2sd... make SURE you make a swap partition or the rom wont load EVER! I made that mistake and wait 45 minutes, lol! I use 512MB of EXT3 partition with a 32MB swap partition. All works perfectly including lwp (with a seperate launcher of course), wifi, wireless tether, and a2sd. And the apps dont disappear after rebooting this time, lol!
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] NJAZ:
GREAT information and review of the ROM.

Downloaded already and flashing as soon as I get the chance.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] richierich118:
Hey can I use this rom even tho I will not be using a2sd
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] ratchetrizzo:
What exactly is changed to fix the sync issue?

Was it disabled/removed or what?

Also, is this deemed a necessary update over slideme2 if we don't need apps2sd, the cosmetic changes or built in wifi tether?

What else is different to make it worth flashing again?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] sheek360:
why cant i send mms while im on wifi?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] ratchetrizzo:
Because the rom is broke from the factory in that aspect.

It's a defect. When you turn wifi on, you disable the phones grps/edge/3g data connection and the phone doesn't know how to reroute MMS through wifi.

Tmobile said it's supposed to be fixed in the update, but really who knows if that's true.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] nickL0V3:
Boot Loop?

I just made my partitions (96-Swap 1G-Ext4 6.5G Fat32) and Im sitting here watching the logcat

and its looping. I keep seeing the same output go by every 30 seconds or so.

is it the ext4 thats doing it?? should I use 3?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] heybobitsme:
Re: [ROM] {SLIDE} SLIDEMEROOT5r1 [6/28/2010]

Ok, so it looks like it took, but I still have bubbles around the icons. The only thing I can think of that I did is when the phone booted up, it asked to restore my backups, which I did. Btw, no ext. I wiped original recovery and mounted system in clockwork recovery.

Also, are you using your own build or software number? I'm looking in About Phone and I'm not seeing anything saying "slideMEROOT5r1".

Edit: Again, it seems like it's right as I'm using Wifi Tether right now. The "bubbles" being there is weird though.

2nd edit: Nevermind... I read the op on androidspin again and realized it's only for the nest theme. Duh!
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] goodwinm:
I went from smr5, which mounted my ext3 partition as /sd-ext to smr5r1 which mounted it as /system/sd. I had a2sd working fine in smr5 but it's not anymore in 5r1. It looks like it hasn't been initialized.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] android007:
Loved the way it looked and felt...hwoever, my Wifi would not turn on. It just said "Unable to turn Wifi on" or something, just would not connect.

I loved the ROM, was wondering if anyone else had the same issues? I did wipe before I installed too to rule that out.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] heybobitsme:
Works fine for me. Did you try the r1?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] Gootah:
AAahhhh...

Worx like a prosty insomniac...thanx
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] lviv73:
What advantage this rom has over SlideM rom?Deciding if i should flash to this or wait for 2.2 and stay on SlideM.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] TrueBlue_Drew:
you should be able to. I havent partitioned my sd card for a2sd and the rom is running good. I havent loaded all of my apps just the essential ones because I will be setting up for a2sd. If its on the rom and it works... then I need to use it. You should really consider it also. I have over 40 apps that I usually install so if I can keep everything running smooth by a2sd that will for sure be the way to go.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] TrueBlue_Drew:
This rom is based off of the sense / expresso UI. so it is like the rom that came with the slide but it has the bloatware removed along with wifi teather and a2sd and some other tweaks. If you dont like sense you prob wont like this Rom.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] cdt82002:
Thinking about flashing this rom. Anyone care to post up internal storage after fresh flash and some linpacks scores?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] android007:
Damn, nope, tried regular, ill get it now.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] mdajunkie:
a2sd

for the a2sd, does having a class 2 sd card affect apps peformance. i know all about the class 4, class 6s and stuff like that but since i already have one (stock 8gb class 2) is there a need for me to get one.

i guess my question is is it recommened to have a class 4 or 6. i dont mind spending the cash for one but if i dont need to i wont. ive been on these forums for awhile but this is my first android based phone so the a2sd is a little new to me. Im rooted running slidem at the moment going to flash slidemeroot5

r1 soon and just curious about the a2sd part. Thanks in advance.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] lviv73:
So SlideM is probably faster and better battery life since it doesn't have Espresso?Thanx in advance.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] fermunky:
Are the devs only posting their updates now to Android Spin, and we'll have to either go there for the updates, or rely on members putting the updates here?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] mylostlonelysoul:
Pretty sure i have a class 4 8gb card, no problems here.

but usually you see a class 6 is reccomended.

I had already downloaded Quick boot and Astro before i checked this but the internal stoarge was at 130
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] pettigrew95:
I learned this the hard way...your partition MUST be ext3...I had ext4 and I was staring at a black screen that never went away.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] nickL0V3:
haha THERES the answer I needed to hear. thanks!

guess its back to the live cd for a bit
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] grrrizo:
I'm also using ext3 w no problems,and have no swap.new to all this,is their an advantage on this phone if swap is used?thanks in advance.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] ratchetrizzo:
Is this worth my time to upgrade to from slideme2 if I'm not going to use apps2sd and already have wifi tether?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] pettigrew95:
If the endless sync loops annoy then yes its worth it
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] slinky1914:
I dont think you need swap. I personally dont think you need to overclock. To me the phone is fast enough. From what I have read and learned. Flash memory like sd cards have a finite read and write cycle. Given a person will have a phone for about 2 years and may not reach this limit but if you do your sd card is dead. I dont think you will gain anything from swap at least not on our phone. I could be wrong.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dragon4000:
No wonder my phone was stuck at a black screen for more than 15 min... Thanks.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] ratchetrizzo:
Mine actually started syncing normally with slideme2.

I rebooted my phone like 8 times today, each time it synced with ALL of my accounts correctly.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] kkeller416:
i also am wondering if i can use a class 2 card? i had read that for a2sd to run correctly and fast enough you need the higher speed cards

has anyone been using the stock 8gb class 2 card? and if so whats the best way to partition a 16gb card, how much space for each partition?

thanks
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] kcbboy:
When flashing this rom in clockwork am I suppose to mount sd ext in the partitions?

I partitioned my sd card before I flashed this. After I partitioned my card a pop up showed up on the phone asking me to format my card and the only thing to do was to say yes or else it wouldn't recognize the card at all. Did anyone else get that? Is there is apps2sd option in the settings somewhere? How do I know if this is actually working here...?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] eugene373:
OKay guys, since everyone is having trouble doing the partition.. I'm going to rebuild ClockWorkMod with gpart inside of it.. All you need is a Computer & a Shell cmd prompt.. Not sure if this will be better, but will give you options before flashing..
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] pettigrew95:
I am using a 16 GB class 2 Kingston microsd and it works fine with partitioning and swap.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] richierich118:
Thanks a lot man.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] kcbboy:
I'm not having trouble partitioning it. I just realized clicking format just made the entire card fat32 and I had to redo it. Where is the apps2sd option...?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] Oakley44:
I second that somewhat.

I'm a longtime lurker (having rooted a couple G1 last year) but new with the posting-ness. So, if we apps2sd post ROM flash wouldn't we end up loosing any zip files already stored in the sd card? (I'm only using the stock 8gig card with Slidemeroot5 ROM)
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] richierich118:
Just because u are not having a problem don't mean others aren't. And this would be a great help to me and others that just barely got away with rooting there slide
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] rhonal89:
Out of no were all my apps disappeard. I had them all there even the market. Boom out of no were they all disappeard. I had my sd partition since I had my g1. Probably I have to redo it. I have to back up 14 worth of gig also i need to get reed of some g1 files. That would be great if eugene373 came out with the part method.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] Cal-El:
Thats because you still have the first release, flash the r1 as this issue has been fixed. :)
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] rhonal89:
Thank you!!! So much am going to that right now.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] Jerzeeloon:
How do I know if apps2sd works?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] RavenWulf:
Go to settings, sd and phone storage make a note of internal storage. Download and app frrfom market of at least 1MB, after it has downloaded and installed check internal stroage again if it hasn't changed then A2SD is working
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] eugene373:
Working on the ClockworkMod with Gparted installed..

Will have it posted before the Night is out.. well, later tonight anyways :)
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] pettigrew95:
I downloaded a 20MB game from the market and then went to system storage and it went up by 2MB's. What explains this? The app functioned fine.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] kcbboy:
from what I notice my system storage will jump up and down 2mbs from 120 to 118 but that's as far as it goes. the apps2sd is working though so I'm not concerned.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] RavenWulf:
sounds like it is working just fine... think CD based computer games, even though the game is on the disc it still puts a small amount of data on your hard drive in order to pull up the game from the disc so 2MB out of a 20MB game is really good IMHO.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] mdajunkie:
swtness, looking forward to that.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbardsley:
APP2SD info

Hi,

This was my first time using APP2SD and I had plenty of problems but finally got it working. There are helpful tips scattered all throughout this thread but I will try to list a bunch here. SD partitions I ended up using are

FAT32/Ext3/Linux Swap - Used Ubuntu gparted to partition

I think you have to flash this ROM with the USB cable disconnected so phone can access the SD during flash. After doing this it seemed to be working but I still wasn't sure until I found this command.

C:\ANDROI~1\TOOLS>adb shell

# df

df

/dev: 214472K total, 0K used, 214472K available (block size 4096)

/sqlite_stmt_journals: 4096K total, 0K used, 4096K available (block size 4096)

/system: 245760K total, 212176K used, 33584K available (block size 4096)

/data: 148608K total, 15512K used, 133096K available (block size 4096)

/cache: 81920K total, 1180K used, 80740K available (block size 4096)

/system/sd: 458924K total, 34860K used, 424064K available (block size 1024)

/data/dalvik-cache: 458924K total, 34860K used, 424064K available (block size 10

24)

#

After installing Pandora

C:\ANDROI~1\TOOLS>adb shell

# df

df

/dev: 214472K total, 0K used, 214472K available (block size 4096)

/sqlite_stmt_journals: 4096K total, 0K used, 4096K available (block size 4096)

/system: 245760K total, 212176K used, 33584K available (block size 4096)

/data: 148608K total, 16048K used, 132560K available (block size 4096)

/cache: 81920K total, 2000K used, 79920K available (block size 4096)

/system/sd: 458924K total, 36136K used, 422788K available (block size 1024)

/data/dalvik-cache: 458924K total, 36136K used, 422788K available (block size 10

24)

#

This command verifies that the apps are being installed on the SD

Good luck to my fellow newbs
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] sultan.of.swing:
LOL i started the thread and just now flashed it. I been rooted for a week now on the stock ROM.

Decided what the hell I gotta flash ENG to put future ROM's on so I went ahead and flash slidemeroot5. So far everything seems to be working good. Did not have any trouble flashing.

Not bad for the first ever android device I have ever rooted or flashed a Rom on.

Thanks Eugen373.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] richierich118:
Thank You. :):)
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbardsley:
Thanks for all your hard work Eugene. Been a big fan of yours since you figured out the FM radio on the Cliq. I am very happy that you are working on the Slide ROMS. Slidemeroot5r1 is awsome.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] sino8r:
hey dude, do some folks a favor and edit your original post and add the warning about not using EXT4 for A2SD. just use EXT3 instead. This will save some folks time and a huge headache! thanks;)
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] sino8r:
that would be great man thanks! could you add that EXT4 doesn't work on your OP on androidspin? that would help alot of people out! thanks! btw, ext3 works just as good. it wasn't meant as a complaint or anything;) again, this is your best work yet. swap makes it super speedy
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] eugene373:
Recovery Done & now you can Make your Partition easily...

Posting it now :)
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] marty22877:
scratch that
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] sultan.of.swing:
Just want to say that this rom is awesome. Battery life is great so far. Also according to task manager after a fresh boot its sitting on 300mb of space and throughout today it hasn't dropped below 200mb. Great job eugene373.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] bmfc187:
@eugene, i noticed in SMR5r1 that NabService.odex is missing...was this intentional? is that what fixed the crazy sync?

-BMFC
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] ratchetrizzo:
Yesterday my crazy sync was gone (on slidemeroot2) so I figured tmobile fixed something. I flashed to slidemeroot5 today and my crazy sync is back. Sync icon comes on at boot and stays there trying to sync to tmobile.

I'd like to know what was changed to fix this so I can verify that is changed on my phone.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] jreed3786:
Release keys??

Yo Eugene...what's the deal w/ my phone now showing release keys instead of test keys after using your new partition method and then flashing SlideMeRoot5r1? Followed my usual method....but when I flashed the rom (btw, the xda link you have is broken...so I went to androidspin) the rom has bubbles around the icons and appears to be stock. What gives bro? Thank God I nandroided SlideM and still have root. :-(
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] Phantisy:
Love the rom but the only thing I have problems with is I installed better terminal emulator and it isnt installing ssh i guess because its trying to install that to the sdcard. Any idea how I can get around this? It worked fine on SlidemeRoot2 fine.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] ratchetrizzo:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't slideme roms just rooted stock roms?

If they were, why were you expecting something different with this one, besides having apps2sd built in, and a few other small changes
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] ratchetrizzo:
Nm to that
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] eugene373:
Thank you for using My Rom, However I did not Post an Official Link to 5r1 on xda at all. There for I'm not sure how you can complain about a broken link.

Regarding The Bubble:

The Bubble's are only Removed from the Default theme ( Nest ) & the Rest of the theme's are UN-touched to allow people that Like them to still use them..

Release-Key:

I used the Official build.prop to keep vendor ( Market ) happy, as this is the ID that Let you see what App's are in the Market & what is Available to you for Download..

Regarding Root:

You shouldn't have a Problem flashing Rom's at all if you Followed my Guide & Flashed the Eng build that Contains the Test-key's for Recovery.

Regarding Sync:

Sync is Fixed in 5r1, however with it being Fix... It will Sync every time you wake the Phone, Due to Friend Stream / twitter / contacts / Weather IE..

These are all Redundant self checking applications that TMO has inter-graded to keep all Social networks updated at all time's..

Stock:

5r1 Is mostly stock, but has alot of stuff removed that either A. can be downloaded from the Market, or B. that 85% of people don't use.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] userfriendlyme:
I hate to ask but what command do I type via terminal to verify app2sd. If anyone knows or can direct me to a thread I would appreciate it. Thanks.

Ps been using this rom a day now and great work no errors and as someone else reported excellent battery life.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] eugene373:
to check to see if it's working...

Just do the Following from a Running system..

If there is app in the Folder, then it's working correctly :)
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] jreed3786:
http://forum.androidspin.com/showthr...4131#post14131 That is the link that's posted for the SlideMeRoot5 in the Rom Bible that's not working...but I realize you didn't post it there..so my bad on that one. I have flashed many times using the exact method described and never once had a problem, until now. I had SlideM...nandroided...formatted the sd using your new method just posted...and installed SlideMeRoot5r1. Since then...I nandroid restored back to SlideM only to find that it still says the release keys are installed. That, my main man, is my only conundrum.

Never once complained about anything you guys do for us...thank God for developers like yourself!
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] eugene373:
awe okay.. Sorry about that.. wasn't sure if it was a Honest Q. or a rant..

However I hope I did answer your Questions Regarding this though.

Also, EXT4 is not supported & will cause Black screens

~Eugene
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbardsley:
I found the ADB shell df command very informative. It proved to me that APP2SD was working on my phone. See my post on page 13 for more info.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] jreed3786:
No luck still

I have ext2 and back on SlideM...still says release keys even after wiping. I did exactly as stated, man. Why'd i lose test keys permanently?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] epeets:
This rom is off the chain Eugene! No problems. Everything just works and works beautifully! Now if only I can get that mario live wallpaper on here.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] eugene373:
Once again you didn't Lose Test-Key's...

All it is, a text line in the build.prop That it, nothing more.. I used the 1.27.531.1 build.prop so everything in market would work!! Recovery still contains the test-key's..

Not sure how I can be any clearer.. But if that didn't explain it, just let me know and I'll try my best to help you understand :)

Thanks,

~Eugene
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] jreed3786:
Thanks buddy...I guess I just wanna know if it ever matters whether i have the test keys on any build or not, as long as I can reach clockworkmod recovery. What exactly so the keys do?

Thank you so much.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] eugene373:
It's just a Display ID to be Honest..

ro.build though controls the market
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] jreed3786:
Thanks buddy...you rock. Gonna donate to ya. How does a person go about doing that?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] heybobitsme:
Music weirdness?

I've come across a weird issue. While listening to music for a few minutes with the Music app open, but the screen locked, the track will start fast forwarding on it's own. The only thing that will cure it is to hit pause. Also when this happens, if I unlock the screen, there's a pop-up for the voice dialer asking me to choose voice dialer or genius. The bad part is it appears to be random. I've been trying to get a logcat, but it never does it when i have it plugged in.

Has anyone else had this problem?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] tubaking182:
sounds like the phone is in your pocket and you are hitting the on screen controls on the lock screen with our leg(or wherever you keep your phone) try keeping phone out of pocket and see if it ever does this when it is not in your pocket