yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] krasje:
drives me nuts

ok i followed all steps. had to restart all over again due to my incapability to read...

Finally made it to final step, my Xperia X8 rebooted and all seems to work fine.

When i install an app however it still installs it on my phone's memory. Basicly all that changed IMO is a loss of the memory i assigned to ext2.

running latest 2.1 update from sony and started with fresh install.

Where did I go wrong?

edit: i just installed a ~50MB app (pocket legends) and it seems it only took about ~10MB on my phone's memory. could it be that the max empty memory (e.g. 256MB) can't go higher than the factory's default and is in fact now shown as a percentage of my total memory? i.e. i have 1000MB total but it only shows 100MB. when i take 100MB from the total it goes down to 90MB (10%)

really confused now, hope to make a summary that makes sense when i've had my dinner
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] CSankar:
Hi

I am confused. I am new to XDA forum and I've E10i. Without deleting the /data/app in the internal memory, is it possible to have both Internal/External as app2? So that incase of any issues, we will still use the Old one correct?

I like your support. WELL DONE.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] srikzrulez:
I succed in rooting my device.. NOW going 4 this. . thank u
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] heppojo:
Sir,

Can you please send me by email detailed steps to do this.

I'm trying to follow your steps but in CMD the adb not working with me and i do not know why and please advice what i need to download before I start.

Please reply to:

eihabo70@aim.com

Thanks in advance
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] ramzidjoudi:
not working for me i don't know why

i do all the steps

but when reboot i have nofified thad sd card is umpty and need to be formatted

an when i format it second partition (ext2) disappear
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] heydozt:
so do i. i was try like the tutorial, but if i plug in my sd to phone only "sd card blank..." appeared.

i was try make the 2nd partition system as fat32 too, but new problem appear. only 2nd partition readed by phone. in this chase, i can link the app but i can't play musics i was copied from pc to sd cos in pc only sd #1 patition can readed and phone only read the #2 partition.

back to ext2/ext3/ext4 problem, i was tried to mount manually ext2 with terminal operator (like mount ext2 for /cache in ubuntu/proxy) but i realize how i can mount the partition while the sdcard not detected by phone.

---is x10 gb 2.3.3 support ext2 format?---

please anybody help me resolve this problem
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] heavymetall66:
Any News about DATA ON EXT4 ??
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Bin4ry:
You have to install busybox first.

Regards

Bin4ry
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] wolfilein:
my script shuold normaly install busybox

i don't now why it don't work for him
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] akshay.is.gr8:
hey im still stuck the other version of busybox worked but the one you included did not...

i am still stuck at the boot screen ...

the folder /data/app is empty...
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] wolfilein:
ääähhh yea

ähm the copy of the mount_iso.sh failed

so i now you must use seus .....

but yure'right i look that i use an other verson of busybox
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Daniel_GB:
this solution move all app in the internal memory to sd card?

cant we select which app to move?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] akshay.is.gr8:
could you give the link for

the pc companion is F****d up
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] wolfilein:
http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/download/1/110/61/1286193229/Update_Service_Setup-2.10.10.9.exe
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Daniel_GB:
ok after a while i got this message :

finished rebooting now

but im still have 200MB free on internal memory,like before app2sd

how can i find that it worked?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] mbrad_26:
Try a reboot
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Daniel_GB:
i reboot 3 times but nothing happened!

but when i reset the phone to factory setting,i have all my applications!:D

i think the solution didnt move apps, just copy them in to the sd card!

is there anything that i missed?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] wolfilein:
after rebooting

with the led are Green/red

it' installed
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Daniel_GB:
tnx, i have green led!

but why it didnt free some space on internal memory?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] wolfilein:
because it make an filesafe on /data/appbak

you can delte some apps in these folder but please don't delte the folder

because that is use when you sd-card don't work
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Daniel_GB:
ok, tnx

but if i want to install a new app,how can i move it to sd card?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] wolfilein:
i't will be installed autmaticly on sdcard
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Luhccas-X10:
Everything ok now,361mb of free memory and all my games/apps running fine!

Thanks a lot for this!
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] MrPappy86:
ext4 partition compatible?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] zdzihu:
No ext4 support compiled into stock kernel.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] wolfilein:
first if you use seus tge mount_iso.sh will be overitten by the apks are still on sd, but if the app need a system config or cache that don't work to do this.

and you have a backup ;)

it's on /data/appbak

read the completly post at the first site

and yes other apps will be automaticly installed on sd
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] wolfilein:
i've updatet my script because devein has give me an replay..

changes:

- blue and violet light at booting

-easy menu for everyone

- check if busybox is already installed

please check it out
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Daniel_GB:
its not working!

i used this script, after rebooting >>>> black screen:(
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] gabbio:
on my X10 mini:

# sh /sdcard/app2sd.sh

sh /sdcard/app2sd.sh

hello

app2sd for X10 installer

by wolfilein

what would you to do ?

0 install app2sd

1 uninstall app2sd

2 exit

[0]0

0

mount: No such file or directory

mkdir failed for /system/xbin, File exists

cp: write error: No space left on device

cp: write error: No space left on device

cp: write error: No space left on device

cp: write error: No space left on device

cp: write error: No space left on device

cp: write error: No space left on device

cp: write error: No space left on device

cp: write error: No space left on device

cp: write error: No space left on device

cp: write error: No space left on device

cp: write error: No space left on device

cp: write error: No space left on device

cp: write error: No space left on device

cp: write error: No space left on device

cp: write error: No space left on device

cp: write error: No space left on device

cp: write error: No space left on device

cp: write error: No space left on device

cp: write error: No space left on device

cp: write error: No space left on device

cp: write error: No space left on device

cp: write error: No space left on device

cp: write error: No space left on device

cp: write error: No space left on device

cp: write error: No space left on device

cp: write error: No space left on device

cp: write error: No space left on device

cp: write error: No space left on device

cp: write error: No space left on device

cp: write error: No space left on device

cp: write error: No space left on device

cp: write error: No space left on device

rm failed for /etc/mount_iso.sh, No such file or directory

finished rebooting now

The phone started with the blue light and seems ok (a bit slow, maybe for the low space?)

Looking around I see some apps on /system/app and some other on /system/sd/app

How can I check if it's all ok or what's wrong?

Can you explain better the filesystem tree after your scripts?

Anyway thank you for this great app, I'm happy to help the troubleshooting :)
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] thermoska:
write error is because of no space on /data mount point where backup is created (appbak),

system/app are the system apps (se android itself)

your apps are on /data/app

if you run mount on console , and see mount 179:2 on system/sd/

and in directory /data is app symbolic link to the /system/sd/app then you are done !

I am changing a bit this script , just small changes and bug fixes.

I hope the author will never mind to post it here :), of course under his name and all the glory.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] gabbio:
in /data i see:

lrwxrwxrwx root root 2010-10-12 14:33 app -> /system/sd/app

and that's ok

but I cannot see the ext2 partition mounted....

# mount

rootfs / rootfs ro 0 0

tmpfs /dev tmpfs rw,mode=755 0 0

devpts /dev/pts devpts rw,mode=600 0 0

proc /proc proc rw 0 0

sysfs /sys sysfs rw 0 0

tmpfs /sqlite_stmt_journals tmpfs rw,size=4096k 0 0

/dev/block/mtdblock0 /system yaffs2 rw 0 0

/dev/block/mtdblock3 /data yaffs2 rw,nosuid,nodev 0 0

/dev/block/mtdblock1 /cache yaffs2 rw,nosuid,nodev 0 0

DxDrmServerIpc /data/DxDrm/fuse fuse.DxDrmServerIpc rw,nosuid,nodev,user_id=0,group_id=0,allow_other 0 0

/dev/block//vold/179:1 /sdcard vfat rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0702,dmask=0702,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8 0 0

the SD should be ok:

# fdisk -l /dev/block/mmcblk0

Disk /dev/block/mmcblk0: 7969 MB, 7969177600 bytes

255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 968 cylinders

Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System

/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 1 900 7225154 b Win95 FAT32

/dev/block/mmcblk0p2 901 968 546210 83 Linux

#

All this means my /system/sd/app is still on the phone memory and not on the SD?

Anyway now I have 80MB free on my phone (before the scripts it was around 20MB)... do I lost something???

Anyway the apps are there and the ones I tested are working properly
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] wolfilein:
if you wan't to now if all is right you must

look if there at the bootimg the blueled on??

if you open an adb shell and instert

su
ls -l /data/app

is the output somthing like:

lrwxrwxrwx root root 2010-10-12 12:24 app -> /system/sd/app

if not there is an error
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] akshay.is.gr8:
i tried app2sd another time..just modded it a bit..

mods

1. changed busybox to 1.17

2. installed busybox manually then removed the installation steps from the script

3. did not execute the script but copied and executed all cmd's from adw

what i noticed

my phone got stuck at the start-up screen nothing worked. then i did

mkdir /data/app

then copied the apps from the appbak using adw pull.

i made a batchscript

@echo off

FOR %%x in (*.apk) DO (
"C:\android-sdk-windows\tools\adb.exe" push %%x /data/app
)

pause >nul

till now the phone was stuck....

finally

ls /data/app

and the phone magically showed the home screen....

possible bugs(for me only)

-the mount_iso.sh did not execute at startup
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] solo13:
worked fine with me , it took me one try and 5 minutes

thanks a lot man
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] mbrad_26:
Hi

I'm trying the new app...but i can't mange to do it right. I'm geting this code:

busybox is /system/bin/busybox

tet

finished rebooting now

And after that it reboot with purple light

What i'm doing wrong?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] wolfilein:
You hansn't got an error during installation.

The pruple led means that the sdcard can'mount correctly

And he use the failsafe .

Can you please give me the output if you open an adb shell and give in

mount

?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] mbrad_26:
I'm receiving something like in 65 post

But my phone is not booting it's staing with purple led and is not opening

Should i do something else?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] wolfilein:
That seems that the error was realy bad i not at homw but i look to remove the wrror but you can open an adb shell?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] mbrad_26:
Yes i can, but i have to take it from the begining becouse i used seus to recover.

Should i trie again...becouse i allready tried for 3 times today with the same result.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] AzureNightwalker:
i walked through the script one by one, and found that i had to change the line:

mount -t ext2 /dev/block//vold/179:2 /system/sd

to

mount -t ext2 /dev/block/vold/179:2 /system/sd

in both the app2sd.sh and mount_iso.sh and it worked perfectly =)
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] rudem0e:
comments

1. Please add comments to the script app2sd.sh so we know what each line does.

2. What if I already have busybox installed? Will my phone go up in smoke? :confused:
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] wolfilein:
The

if touch busybox

Ceck if busybox are alredy installedif not busybox will be installed

send from my mobile sry for errors :-)
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] rudem0e:
x10 mini pro frozen

Didn't work.

My x10 Mini Pro is frozen at bootscreen showing 'Sony Ericsson'.

I can login with adb but I can't get root.

What should I do now?

How do I recover?? :confused:
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] wolfilein:
that's for the x10 the x10 minni (pro)

doesnt use the mount_ios.sh
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] gabbio:
log into the shell: adb shell

and try to become root with the command:

rootshell

use the password:

rootnow

once you are root launche again the script and chose to uninstall app2sd (option 1), this could fix your pb
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] wolfilein:
yes but if he use the completly Howto he had use

rm /system/bin/rootshell

and so it doesn't go
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] mbrad_26:
I still got purple light and my phone is frozen with black screen

Pls an advise

Thx
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] wolfilein:
it seems you must reflash your phone but what do you do???

maybe some apps make a proplem..
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] mbrad_26:
What apps? I use the same set. With the previes version it worked fine...but i don't have it anymore. Can you give me the previos one again?

Thx
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] gabbio:
As root try to delete the link between /data/app and /system/sd/app

Then copy or move your apps from /data/appbak to /data/app

Delete also the /etc/mount_iso.sh script
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] mbrad_26:
I allready reinstalled my phone 5 times trying solve this...so i'm not trying anything else until there is a proved way

Thx
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] rudem0e:
i didn't reinstall the entire OS from SEUS.

My phone just froze at the boot screen with SE logo.

So i logged in thru ADB.

I didn't have root.

ALL I DID was:

sudo adb shell

mkdir /data/app

and it booted normally.

I have an X10miniPro

Now I have a new question.

Since the MiniPro does not use mount_iso.sh, what can i use to run the script at startup? is there something like a startup script? init.d or something?

please let me know n I'll post a custom walkthru for the x10minipro if successful.

Thanx!
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] wolfilein:
Look in the pro devlopnnt forum i have write sth for this

send from my mobile sry for errors :-)
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] rudem0e:
Typo?

So which of the following is correct:

mount -t ext2 /dev/block//vold/179:2 /system/sd

or

mount -t ext2 /dev/block/vold/179:2 /system/sd

:confused:
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] devein:
for x10 the answer is here:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=8489976&postcount=9

try this second one: /system/drm/DxDrm/drm.sh - check if it exists, and before adding anything, dont forget to remount to read/write ;)

anyway if this file does not exist on x10 mini, try posting the question on x10 mini sub forum, it may help :)
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] wolfilein:
@devin

i've checked both an a user sad that the drm.dh doesn't exist

on the mini maybe onlay on the mini pro

but checkout the app2sd thread in the x10 mini pro forum and you will see wat i finaly have done;)

i now it's a bit dirty bit it works ;)
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] mbrad_26:
Is there a solution for this?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] wolfilein:
can you please give me the output of mount ??
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] mbrad_26:
Here is the output of mount after i used seus to recover:
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] wolfilein:
please input

cat /etc/mount_iso.sh
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] mbrad_26:
Here it is :
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] wolfilein:
yes may i shoul edit my script wait a minit
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] mbrad_26:
I will wait....GOD BLESS YOU...:)
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] akshay.is.gr8:
connect the phone to the computer run adb shell

then

mkdir /data/app
cp /data/appbak /data/app
ls /data/app

the phone should start working.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] AyDee:
So has anyone gotten the newest version to work on the x10 (not mini)?

Seems like people had more luck with the first one...

I have an 8gb card on the way and I am going to use this but I would hate to have to flash my phone (again). Are these problems on the users' end or does the script need to be further optimised?

(Not trying to sound ungrateful; it's awesome that this is available to us at all!)
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] mpasanthosh:
please help

Hi,

i followed all ur instructions.

now my xperia x10 has ended with purple led.

the swirl logo comes and i get a black screen..

pls help am a noob.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] wolfilein:
thats look not goood

i will test on my xperia but nromaly it has worked :(

and the x10 mini (pro)

should go here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=804623
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] mpasanthosh:
do i have to create any folders..?

i just repaired my phone using pc companion.

and i used.

adb shell

sh /sdcard/app2sd.sh

after this my phone boots and i get the purple led on with a black screen.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] wolfilein:
please post the output !WHEN YOU HAVE A BLACK SCREEN!

and i have make a new version please checkout the first Post
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] mbrad_26:
Hi

have you modified your script? 'Couse i tried again this morning and i have a green led (not blue or purple) and my phone booted normaly with this code:

But my busybox is on sd card....why i get this message??
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] wolfilein:
@mbrad_26

mhh please post the output of the command

ls -l /data/app

when you enerd it on an adb shell
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] mbrad_26:
Here is mount output:
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] mbrad_26:
Here is ls -l /data/app
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] wolfilein:
ok it looks like you had an proplem with the mount

can you please give me the out put of :

type busybox

type mount

and i will upload a new version in a minit
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] mbrad_26:
Here it is:
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] wolfilein:
no you must type

type busybox
type mount
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] mbrad_26:
In 2 minits pls

Thx
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] mbrad_26:
Sorry for delay:
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] wolfilein:
yes i have now you proplem

you have delted the orginal mount

so i think

can you please post the output of

mkdir
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] mbrad_26:
Here we go:
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] wolfilein:
mhhh i don't now why it's going wrong :(

on my phone its' work :|
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] mbrad_26:
did you uploud a new..version?? i will try again later after a factory reset

Now i have to go for a 1 hour

I 'll post here any outcome

Cheers

Thx for your time and work
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] mpasanthosh:
output of :

1.mount

2.ls -l /data/app

3.type busybox

type mount

with the new program.

but i got a green led this time and the black screen
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] wolfilein:
please post me the outpt of

ls /system/sd

ls /system/sd/app
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] wolfilein:
i've the error wait please

i upload a new script in first post
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] mbrad_26:
Now with the last update it worked smooth.....thx man...you are a hero:))

Cheers
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] wolfilein:
puh thanks
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] mbrad_26:
what was wrong before??

It was something from my phone or otherwise?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] wolfilein:
the script hast testet if busybox are already istalled:

i have make it with an if clause (fi end it) but i hat type

:

if type busybox
then
echo "tet"
else
mkdir /system/xbin
cat /sdcard/busybox > /system/xbin/busybox
chmod 4755 /system/xbin/busybox
/system/xbin/busybox --install -s /system/xbin/
mkdir /system/sd/app
busybox cp -a /data/app /system/sd/app
mkdir /data/appbak
busybox cp -a /data/app/* /data/appbak/
fi

the right is:

if type busybox
then
echo "tet"
else
mkdir /system/xbin
cat /sdcard/busybox > /system/xbin/busybox
chmod 4755 /system/xbin/busybox
/system/xbin/busybox --install -s /system/xbin/
fi
mkdir /system/sd/app
busybox cp -a /data/app /system/sd/app
mkdir /data/appbak
busybox cp -a /data/app/* /data/appbak/

so if you had busybox already installed the script hasn't copy your apps 2 sd card

an doesn't make an failsafe
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] mpasanthosh:
hi.

i have already installed busy box..

i get this error now..:(

please help me.

and all my apps are not working properly.

sorry to bother u again
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] wolfilein:
you have a blue light at booting??

and you phoe is booting??
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] mpasanthosh:
yes it boots i have the blue light..
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] wolfilein:
and the prplem is?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] mpasanthosh:
apps which i have installed before applying app2sd are not working..

all apps crash..

eg. i had adw launcher installed.

after installing app2sd it shows that its unistalled and crashes bring the default home screen.

hope u got it.?

should i install all apps again..?

it should copy them to sdcard right.?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] wolfilein:
mhh yes you should install it agan
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] mpasanthosh:
Heh it works thanks a lot buddy :)
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Daniel_GB:
what is the reason for this error:

mkdir failed for /system/sd, File exists

mount: Device or resource busy

mkdir failed for /system/xbin, File exists
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] wolfilein:
verry easy, you try to install app2sd , when it's installed ;)
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] ParrotSquawk:
I have read this thread 4 times from top to bottom and I am confused.

I am an English speaker and perhaps it is the language barrier.

Q1.

Partitioning the SD card: what should the first partition be? FAT/FAT32 or Ext2?

Is that the Primary partition? (I think it is and I think it is FAT32 for my 8GB card)

Q1a. What size should that partition be (based on the various SD card sizes, a table with reasons would be nice.)

Q2.

What is the second partition? Should it be the balance of the card?

FAT/FAT32 or Ext2? Logical?

Q3.

I am misunderstanding what you mean by "now extract the zip from the attachment into the root of your sdcard" Can I do this while it is attached to my PC then insert it into my phone?

Q4.

How do I open an ADB Shell? Where do I type that command? From a CMD prompt on the PC while connected to the phone or is this run on the SD card while it is in the card reader?

Q4a.

Ok... How come you didn't mention that I needed Android SDK to do this? DOH?

Q5.

Is the latest script all-inclusive meaning that I don't have to run any additional subsequent scripts? Do I have to preload any other apps on the card?

Q6.

Does the script have the option to install with or without failsafe?

Q7.

At what point do I put my SD card back in my phone and reboot?

Q8.

Is there anything I need to do to my phone after I install my SD card?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] wolfilein:
Also first you must enable usb debbuging

The firsz partition dhould be fat32 the secend should be an primary ext2 partition open an adb shell is easy first you need the x10 adb driver and the android sdk then extraxt

It to your harddrive op an cmd

And exec

cd /pathtsdk/tools

Adb shell

And follow.my.turial
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] the_ahmadzais:
U know what would be easy ?? If u make a video on it.