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[Android Apps and Games] unpredictablescorpio79:
i cant seem to edit my init.d

what file should i add the mount to ?
[Android Apps and Games] thefuga:
Hey, what's up you guys?

I have a doubt about Link2SD and i could not find an answer - probably someone asked that already but i just could not find it.

Anyways... With Link2SD is possible to install a bigger app than the free internal memory of the phone? For example, if i have 200MB free space in the phone memory and 4GB free in the ext2 partition would be possible to install an 1GB app?

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] tobbbie:
Huge "apps" usually are not just one big part but the app itself (with library) and a lot of data (scenes, maps or other files). The install itself will usually take care to put the app on the card (with native apps2sd) and also store the data there. It will not eat all space of the \data partition.

You could later then move it if you still need.

Just try it out...
[Android Apps and Games] thefuga:
I cant try because i do not bought the phone yet. I want to buy an Xperia Mini Pro but its internal memory makes me worried. So you think i will not have problem with that?

Thank you very much!
[Android Apps and Games] khankll:
ok i got a question ..

i have a s3 clone which has 500mb /data partition and 2gb /mnt/sdcard (internal sd card) and 16 gb external class 4 sd card which is formated into 2 partitions .. 4gb ext2 and 12gb fat..

now what is good option in this scenario ?

1: move the apps to internal sd card ?

2: link to external card using link2sd ?

performance wise ?

i did a write test on my card it was 6.2mb write and internal was 14mb write..

and reading of external was 16mbps and internal was much higher but dont remember exactly.

and which of the above two will eat a lot of space in /data partition as its very small just 500mb ..
[Android Apps and Games] tobbbie:
Not sure what you are after with apps, but on my Ray (420MB \data) I never had problems, also not for large games or navigation apps. The makers care for that usually when installing (as I wrote). These Xperias are getting really cheap now and the MiniPro is of a dying breed (with keyboard) like my ray also is (too small, but full resolution).

Not storage space is the weak spot of these, but the RAM is. Not much you can do about that - of the 512MB only ~340MB (with ICS on Ray) are for the user space. Good for a few apps but 1GB RAM would be great to have.

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You can choose per application what to do. Link2SD allows you to use either native apps2sd (first case) or move/link with link2sd. The latter moves more and leaves less on \data. Try out and see what happens - you can switch between all methods without re-installing the app. Only loading time is affected (if at all), the apps performance is not much depending on speed of the storage medium (except some games possibly needing to load new scenes fast).
[Android Apps and Games] thefuga:
I dont have much options anyway. I'm from Brazil and the price of Xperia Mini Pro here is about US$220 (yep, we have huge taxes here). The Xperia Mini Pro is the best hardware in this price range (in Brazil of course). There's nothing with more RAM memory or better processor/graphics. And the only smartphone that has more ROM memory than Mini Pro in this price range is LG Optimus L3 but i don like it very much and its hardware is worse also.

I know that Mini Pro will not be able to run some apps and the best games but his low storage capacity was worrying me.

I guess Xperia Mini Pro can run FIFA Soccer but his storage would be a huge problem. Just to clarify this, would be possible to install games like this in Xperia Mini Pro with Link2SD?

Thank you very much for the support! And sorry if i go to "off topic" :p
[Android Apps and Games] pepoluan:
Samsung Galaxy W in my country is now only 230 USD; maybe you can take a look on its spec?

Back to topic: It depends. Gigabyte games usually split their package into two: The apk and 'additional data'. The apk (which will be split into binaries and libraries) gets installed to /data (or SD Card, depending on its preference), while the 'additional files' get installed to the SD Card.

Link2SD can perform its magic only if the apk exists in internal storage (because, symlinking requires a Linux filesystem (extX or yaffs), while SD Cards are usually formatted as FAT/FAT32 filesystem).

-- Sent from a GT-I8150 running ICS perfectly well. F'U, Sams#!t --
[Android Apps and Games] tobbbie:
Link2SD can handle all locations of apps and move(+link) from any place to any other. There may be some specialties for devices that have "internal" SD cards (like for Samsung) - but the SE have just \data and \sdcard where linking and moving around is no problem. You can even convert apps to system apps and make system apps to user apps if you like. Freezing apps is also possible with link2SD - so basically a full space/activity management - really a great app - cannot do without it on my Ray.

So for games that put the additional part son SD anyway, link2SD can then also move out the .apk, the .dex and also the libs which usually exist for games. I had never problems in moving/linking the libs as well, so this is my default.

I think that Xperia Mini Pro is a very good choice if you don't mind the 512/340 RAM and the HVGA (320x480) screen resolution. I was tempted by the Xperia Mini (non pro) before getting a cheap used ray. Games may be faster on HVGA though as the GPU has less screen pixels to shuffle around.
[Android Apps and Games] thefuga:
Galaxy W isn't even being sold here lol

I cant mind the RAM cause i dont want to spend much money in a smartphone now. The only thing i was really worried was its ROM memory, but seems that apps that dont fit in it will not run anyway...

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So just let me see if i get it right... Link2SD installs the app in the internal memory and than move it to the SD? If it is right... Will be possible to install games (like NFS Most Wanted or FIFA) in the Xperia Mini Pro? Even if will not run fine, i'd like to know if i'll be able to try lol

Thanks guys!
[Android Apps and Games] min520men:
Help me, my device ia mini st15i firmware 4.0.4.B.587. I setup link 2sd, but when I try to moved app to sdcard, get “ segmentation Fault” error on android 4.0. But I don’t understand , why can i creat link to sd ?
[Android Apps and Games] n756gkj:
Development status of Link2SD

Hi,

Does anyone know the current status of development of Link2SD?

Afaict, bakpinar's last post to XDA forums is ~ 3+ months ago, @ 12th September 2012, 09:07 PM.

Emails to bakpinar over the last few months -- both bug reports & sales inquiries -- are unacknowledged/unanswered.

I see on the link2d site and in this thread's 1st post that there's a "donation" option, but if the app's not supported/developed anymore ...

I'd read 'somewhere' (in these forums?) that bakpinar was thinking of making this an @ PlayStore commercial/supported app, but have yet to find any further info/progress on it.

Personally, I would prefer, and **purchase**, a comercially supported app in a heartbeat, for myself and my office's multiple phones. Of course, that's bakpinar's choice to make, not mine.

Any insights on what's up, or not, with this best-of-class app?
[Android Apps and Games] Ansant:
I moving applications to ext2 partiion on SD card with Link2SD. Now the internal memory in my telephone has 30MB free. After rebooting the phone, it shows free 10MB. And after half a minute it shows 30MB free. Why? Can this happen that installing and moving several applications, when the phone's internal memory does not enough?
[Android Apps and Games] tobbbie:
Reported "free" application storage depends on which program you ask for it. Especially the native app-panel does ignores the \cache directories of the \data\ folder hierarchy, others may ignore the yaffs2 filesystem overhead.

So where do you get the info from?

BTW: 30MB is really tight and it is due time to utilize link2SD :)
[Android Apps and Games] Ansant:
I used two different programs: DroidSailApp2SD Light and Total Commander for Android - both show the same. I moved a few more applications to ext2. Now the internal memory in my telephone has 42MB free. And after rebooting the phone, it shows free 23MB and increases up to 42Mb per minute.

Phone LG-P692, Android 2.3.4
[Android Apps and Games] tobbbie:
Check the 2 places in the System Settings (Apps and Storage). The Apps part should ignore the \cache - so there you may see the larger value right away.

I speculate that you have a cleanup of cache ongoing in the background. This may happen automatically - like filling it with advertisements when you boot up.
[Android Apps and Games] Ansant:
What is the maximum size of the second ext2 partition on the SDHC 32GB can I create? Here is recommended 10%. It will be a stable work?
[Android Apps and Games] hiphop12ism:
link 2 sd not moving apps

Hey..i have just installed.link 2 sd. And unlike before it doesnt seems to work right.

So lets get to the key.points

I am using gts6012 rooted n havin tecnoduos1.

I have a 4 gb memory card . I have a second partion in ext3 type and it has about 290mb.

Okay...after that i installed couple of google.play apps... I saw that some apps are installed and.moved to sd ..while for other apps.like tapatalk and monster crew and all..it is Just showing that .its been linked to sd ...and then.when.i.checked.my internal memory..i.noticed that all the apps (highlighted with "linked to sd ") are taking their usual space ...so basically.link 2 sd didnt work right...then i checked link 2 sd and opened those apps amd i was not able.to toggle with the move to sd option...

Thats it. There is my problem.

Please help.

Thanks in advance
[Android Apps and Games] HeyyahAndrea:
Need Help!

Hi! I wanted to install an app that is too big on memory, so I bought a 4GB micro sd card. I downloaded the app, and with Link to SD I transferred it to my external SD. But now that I'm trying to install the DATA of the game, it says "INSUFFICIENT MEMORY" because my DEVICE MEMORY is too small. I know, but I remembered I installed my app in the EXTERNAL SD CARD. So why does it say not enough memory in device storage? Help me asap? Thank you. Cheers!
[Android Apps and Games] d12unk13astard:
Link2sd only moves the apk,cache and lib files to ext partition. It doesn't move the games additional data to SD ext. You should check out directory bind for that.
[Android Apps and Games] hamdimo:
Link2SD isn't doing the right job on my phone, i did everything right, and linked all apps to the second partition, and set it to auto link any new installed apps, now i've just downloaded the maps for NAVIGON (app for gps navigation) and everythig was placed on internal memory!!

what's the point of auto-link? is it only for apps, not for apps LARGE data like games?

tried "move to sd card" and that comes with an error, and shows a path for the .apk location. and that i have no sufficient storage left.

help me out please.
[Android Apps and Games] pepoluan:
Link2SD *only* link apks and libs, it doesn't link data, never have and (possibly) never will.

-- Sent from a GT-I8150 running ICS perfectly well. F'U, Sams#!t --
[Android Apps and Games] raj_k_r:
How to totally remove link2sd? I uninstalled but my device (samsung) status still says "Modified". It was nomal even after rooting but once installed link2sd, it changed.
[Android Apps and Games] EatHeat:
Open link2sd from play store and uninstall it...or if its on system memory or something and u can't uninstall..then download Droidsail app remover and uninstall it from there.. :)

Sent from my Galaxy Y GT-S5360. Press thanks if I helped you.

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Don't move it via native app2sd method..do it from the create link option n tick all the three options..n it will b moved to ur second partition..u can check it from linked apps within link2sd ...but if u try seeing it from outside link2sd it will say that its on jbtermal memory since the phone views the second partition as its internal memory..because of which widgets work even if they r on second partition..

So basically even if it shows that its on internal memory.. its on ur second partition only..that's it.. :)

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[Android Apps and Games] falcaobr:
The Link2SD works well up to a certain limit, with space left even after reinstall any application and it gets crazy after reboot. Look at the figure that had space before, after he is constantly telling lack of space does not allow to do anything, even begin to uninstall multiple applications, it continues crazy! Even with relink apps, libraries, but nothing! Is there a solution to this problem?
[Android Apps and Games] tobbbie:
Use Menu -> More -> clean all app-caches to free space

Some Apps fill their cache (for advertisements) upon boot once connected, hardly a way to prevent this, I guess.

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This is a problem of Navigon App. It does not "know" it is moved out on SD Card as not the native "apps2sd" method is used to move it there. Make sure that Navigon is on sdcard moved by apps2sd when started to download maps. I moving now does not help, uninstall and reinstall Navigon, then check where it is put by standard install, move it with apps2sd if needed and THEN download the maps.

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For some apps, the post-install download of data (which is done within the application or the installation part of the application), the place to put these additional files is depending on the apps "knowledge" where it is installed. If installed in device memory, such data is also put there - if installed on sd-card (and here only counts the native apps2sd method) then also data goes there.

Mind that for the app it looks like it is installed in device memory when moved/linked with link2sd - it is unaware of the different place! So the same applies as I advised for the Navigon App.
[Android Apps and Games] frank_harmann:
Hi,

i have one strange behaviour with link2sd on my xperia neo. It's working great most of the time, but sometimes (after the device is running for some time) the /data/sdext2 filesystem switches to "ro". It's rw on boot and after that for a long time, but some unknown reason seems to force the filesystem to get remounted as "ro". It's not a big deal (i just notice it when updating apps and link2sd tells me it can't rm some files), but i still wonder what may cause this behaviour. (sdext2 partition is 1GB on a 16GB stick with type ext3).

Any ideas?
[Android Apps and Games] tobbbie:
Check if your partition as file-system errors. Usually the mount defaults to remount with RO in case of problems.
[Android Apps and Games] frank_harmann:
Any way to do this in android shell? Or do I have to check it with my Linux box?

Gesendet von meinem MT15i mit Tapatalk 2
[Android Apps and Games] aiman_gc:
theremy 15/8

thanks!!:good:
[Android Apps and Games] tobbbie:
If your recovery has e2fsck included, use that in CWM Terminal (e.g. connected via ADB) , otherwise the linux box. Device should be \dev\mmcblk0p2
[Android Apps and Games] frank_harmann:
Thanks. The filesystem was indeed full of errors(even some strange ones). Will have to check regulary if the errors come back(could be bad support for ext3 in my kernel)

Gesendet von meinem MT15i mit Tapatalk 2
[Android Apps and Games] ronakm18:
good job:cowboy:
[Android Apps and Games] msswami:
Very useful app

Recently rooted my Desire S and started using this app. Wonderful. Works perfectly and any new app installation link is automatically taken care.

Thanks for such a useful app.
[Android Apps and Games] sauron82:
I'm having a weird problem with Link2SD. I just started using Link2SD because the cronmod scripts don't work yet with my current rom. Certain apps, namely Moon+ Reader don't work with Link2SD.

I installed Link2SD first, and set it to auto-link application file and library files. I install MX Video Player, that links fine (app file and librarys get linked, dalvik stays). Same with a few other apps. But when I install Moon+ Reader, it doesn't auto-link anything, and Link2SD just says "On SD card" for Moon+ Reader. When I choose the "Move to phone" option, I get error "pkg: /mnt/asec/com.flyersoft.moonreaderp-1/pkg.apk Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_APK]". So Link2SD thinks the app is installed on my SD card, but when I go into Settings->Apps, Moon+ Reader is installed internally, not on the SD card. Does anybody know why this is happening? Link2SD thinks the app is installed on the SD card when it's not.
[Android Apps and Games] EatHeat:
Uninstall the app..keep a backup if u want or just download again..but first uninstall it..go to link2sd and uncheck the option of linking newly installed apps automatically..now install the app (moon reader) again..now go to link2sd and see whether its on internal or not..if its on SD move it to phone (internal memory) ..now create link..it should work.. :)

N try downloading the app again..don't install from backup..might be w problem with the app too.. :)

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[Android Apps and Games] sauron82:
Doesn't work. I wiped app cache & data and uninstalled. Reinstalled from Market, went to Settings->Apps and it's installed on internal. Open Link2SD, and it says "On SD card", which it's not. Titanium Backup gives the "move to internal" option as well, but Settings->Apps says it's installed on internal and it gives me the "move to SD" option. What's going on?
[Android Apps and Games] EatHeat:
Don't open from settings..if it shows on both link2sd and titanium backup that its on SD..then it must be on SD..just move it to internal memory from link2sd and then create a link..hope it helps.. :)

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[Android Apps and Games] username1234321:
Please help me I am getting this error. It used to work fine before. Also it is working with others who are on the same ROM. I am on Android 4.1.2. My device: LG p500.
[Android Apps and Games] cipjanin:
Change the second partition format in ext 2
[Android Apps and Games] sauron82:
I can't move it to phone using Link2SD. When I choose the "Move to phone" option, I get error "pkg: /mnt/asec/com.flyersoft.moonreaderp-1/pkg.apk Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_APK]". When I choose move to internal with Titanium Backup, it says it moves it, but then it still says move to internal. I did full wipes, dalvik, data, cache, system and sd-ext, installed the rom, first app I installed was Link2SD, then Moon+ Reader. Link2SD isn't set for auto-link, and it is set to install to internal. I don't get it.
[Android Apps and Games] username1234321:
How can I do that?
[Android Apps and Games] EatHeat:
Open link2sd..go to Settings> More> Recreate mount scripts..

And try every option..means those ext2.. ext3..n everything..whichever works..it will show..Then reboot your phone to mount the second partition..

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[Android Apps and Games] EatHeat:
I'm not sure what happened with u..I installed it too just to check..I had no problem at all..I tried my best.. :)

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[Android Apps and Games] sauron82:
I'm running 4.2.1. It could be a compatability issue between the OS and the app, but otherwise the app runs fine.

Sent from my Galaxy Ace
[Android Apps and Games] username1234321:
I have tried all the options but I am getting the same error.
[Android Apps and Games] EatHeat:
Yeah..maybe..I don't understand y no one else is trying to help..

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Try clearing data from recovery and mount it again..and make sure first that whether u did the partition correctly.. and that whether u did the partition as ext2 or ext3 or whatever..tell me wat happens..

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[Android Apps and Games] username1234321:
Clearing data will factory reset my phone right?
[Android Apps and Games] lumix4321:
I am having exactly the same problem. Android version 4.1.1
[Android Apps and Games] EatHeat:
Yeah it will..but if u have root..u won't lose it..you'll still be rooted..or just try to recreate mount scripts again..n seriously..make sure what partition u have..

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Has to be compatibility issues..everything is ok with me..u can try mailing the app devs..

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[Android Apps and Games] rsage:
Same problem here on Galaxy Tab 2. Problem seems to be that the app thinks apps stored in /mnt/asec are already on the ext sd card, where they're actually still on internal memory. It has no problems with apps in /data/app.
[Android Apps and Games] username1234321:
I clean reflashed my ROM and now every thing is fine. Thanks for your help.
[Android Apps and Games] EatHeat:
Sure anytime.. :) ..n no need to type..just hit that thanks button.. ;) :D

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[Android Apps and Games] dayanandgp:
Help...Incorrect free space on internal SD

I update my Samsung GT-P3113 with JB 4.1.1. Ater the OTA , I recreated the mount scripts and relinked all the applications in Link2SD.

Now the free space on internal SD is being shown wrong.The free space being shown is including the Ext2 parition content too !!!

I assume this is because android is getting fooled by the links created by Link2SD and it is thinking that the files are physically present on

the internal SD.I confirmed this as indeed the issue by removing the External SD card and checking the size (Correct size is reported).

I restarted plenty of times thinking it might take some time to display correct size.But no luck.

Can somebody tell me how to solve this as i am ending up in a situation where even though internal SD card is only taking up 700 MB , it is showing as 2 GB on all storage analyzers including settings --> application manager.
[Android Apps and Games] ankur3290:
I have installed link2sd but still when I install some big app then its taking space in internal memory even though its linked to sd card. How to solve this?
[Android Apps and Games] EatHeat:
Link2sd cannot link everything..some of the data has to stay in the internal memory..

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[Android Apps and Games] sembre:
If you running stock rom app link2sd no meaning

Data stay in internal memory

Flash other kernel supported ext partition
[Android Apps and Games] Anne_Droid:
Here are yours posts

http://xdaforums.com/search.php?searchid=127472131

And all of them have been very... very helpful. That is a great way to give something back to the community. :good: