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[Android Apps and Games] Daniel D.:
I'd like to integrate Link2SD into a ROM I personally use, but I stuck at the point where I start the app for the first time. I added all strings/files (sysinit, 11link2sd in init.d, install-recovery and the folder in data/data), but everytime I start the app for the first time after the installation it asks me which format the second partition has.

After that it creates the mount scripts again and overwrites the init.d support for the stock kernel, which depends on strings in sysinit. Any solution?
[Android Apps and Games] Tony84:
Hi everyone, tried this on my note 10.1, but when trying to move an app on the second fat!32 partition of ext sdcard it says failure install failed insufficient storage. What's wrong?
[Android Apps and Games] haaruu:
me still have problem with

"cant mount 2nd partition"
[Android Apps and Games] yambu:
I tried that as well, but unfortunately it doesn't help. I have 51MB free, but it gets filled up at boot leaving around 2KB then things starts be really slow and in around 10-15 minutes Link2SD seems to be able to do its job and the memory increases and the phone starts to work.

I still believe that there's a problem in the order of boot scripts and Link2SD scripts are running too late. I also tried to rebuild the scripts and relink all the apps without much success. The 'dmsg' logs don't help that much (at least to me).
[Android Apps and Games] dbzzz:
Question deleted as I was reading FAQ and doing some investigations :)

Still a great app!

Thanks for your work, bakpinar!
[Android Apps and Games] XTCgr:
i use HTC wildfire S with cyanogenmod ver10.

Would like to know if there is a list of system apps that can be safely converted to "user app" and then linked to SD ?

P.S. great app!
[Android Apps and Games] XTCgr:
when i try to convert a system app to user app i get the following msg [INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_APK] .. what goes wrong? cyanogenmod ver10 on wildfire S
[Android Apps and Games] molitar:
If you use this app than avoid Jelly Bean just opening this app without touching anything it will close in about 10 seconds. It does not work with Jelly Bean. I have found too many broken apps with Jelly Bean that worked with ICS. I have gone back to ICS for now Jelly Bean seems it needs some work before it's stable and apps have caught up to it. Wasn't all that impressed I saw more lag with Jelly Bean than I did with ICS.
[Android Apps and Games] TanKCR:
files in SDEXT2 getting wiped

Hey all, having a problem, link2SD wouldn't mount the partition so I created a script to do it, just a simple mount command, however after every reboot all the files in data/sdext2 get wiped, what in the world is going on?
[Android Apps and Games] molitar:
Not sure but what I found to work best is EXT3 as the phone SG3 does not natively use that format but it does natively use both EXT2 and EXT4 so I had issues with either of them 2 partitions.
[Android Apps and Games] notwo:
link2SD not working on my S3

Hi all,

The link2SD wasn't working on my S3. I cannot move any apk into my SD but I can create link only. My phone is rooted S3 (4.1.1, Jelly bean).

Any comment!!!

Thanks in advance!!!
[Android Apps and Games] molitar:
As I stated in many posts before Link2SD did not work for me UNTIL I changed the ext partition to partition ext3 on my SG3. As the SG3 has a EXT2 and an EXT4 partition so if you use them Link2SD appears to get completely confused on which partition to mount. So as someone that IS using the Sonic-FreeGS3 ROM with Jellybean it's not Jellybean and most likely it's because those have ignored my previous message I tried Link2SD with EXT 2 and 4 and ONLY 3 worked properly and has never gave a single hitch since doing so!

BTW if anyone is updating there ROM to Jellybean and finding issues with Link2SD I had to do something strange to get it to work.. First time flashing ROM I did not install any apps that includes Google.. Kept everything stock.. Than rebooted and started Link2SD and let it create the script and everything. After I confirmed everything was working with a reboot than I reinstalled the ROM and this time chose my custom options with the applications and other options like Beats. Than rebooted again and again ran Link2SD and it would than create the mount and worked fine. BUT if I did the first ROM flash with the apps or other kernel changes it would fail every time for me and cause other crashes. So if you are updating to Jellybean and using Link2SD you may want to do this first it takes a bit longer but it has kept my other apps as well as Link2SD stable.

Sprint Samsung Galaxy S3 16GB

32GB Class 10 MicroSD card

4GB ext2 partition on the SD
[Android Apps and Games] Darshan Modi:
I have installed link2sd and complete all procedure. I have created link in some software and successfully linked. And make more space in internal memory.

But when I restart phone. All apps which I have created link are missing. In short not found in my phone or unistalled.

Pls suggest me what to do ?
[Android Apps and Games] notwo:
first of all, thanks molitar..i still cant know what u mean exactly.

I installed Link2SD in S3 (root, Jelly bean) successfully. but when I used to move user apk to SD card, error occurs .. u can see in picture. however, I can create link this apk. only problem is that I cant move entire apk to SD card. is there any application to move apk to SD on S3?

when i surfed in this forum, I found that another way to do this for e.g. Directory bind or Ext SD instead of internal... but for my stupidity, I still dont know what they mean. I heard that if we change ext sd to internal, phone may be a bit lack. is this also true?

sry for my bad english.

anyway, thanks in advance!
[Android Apps and Games] spice mi 270:
Try do it with mini partition tool...and create both fat32 partition

Sent from my Spice Mi-270
[Android Apps and Games] spice mi 270:
Sd partition means you convert some of your sd memory (depends on you) in phone memory...if you have 4gb card and you make 500 mb partition then then your sd memory remains 3.xx something...now what does partition do?

Partition helps to save phone memory after partitioning u can move all of your app on ext you have create you can also say on sd...now you can move your app which can't moved before

Sent from my Spice Mi-270
[Android Apps and Games] bakpinar:
can you try this?

mount -t ext2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /data/sdext2
[Android Apps and Games] bakpinar:
"No such device"

Most probably your kernel or rom lacks the necessary ext2 support.

Try to find a matching kernel module (ext2.ko), copy it into "/system/lib/modules" directory and install with "insmod /system/lib/modules/ext2.ko" command. Then try mount again.

Same case with Motorola phones, there is a working ext2.ko module for Motorola but don't know if it will work properly on your phone.
[Android Apps and Games] vitiv:
Galaxy 3 problem

My Galaxy 3 wrote "mount: No such device"
[Android Apps and Games] bakpinar:
this?

mount -t auto /dev/block//vold/179:2 /data/sdext2
[Android Apps and Games] pdobrev:
You are correct, I don't have the ext2.ko module and ext2 support is also not compiled into the kernel.

cat /proc/filesystems

does not list ext2, unfortunately.

Now I only have to figure out where to get an ext2.ko module compiled for this kernel :/

Best regards,

P
[Android Apps and Games] vitiv:
Same result :(
[Android Apps and Games] Spassdroid:
i came across this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=894305

there's a link to an ext2.ko for samsung. unfortunately i do not understand what to do, but maybe someone here can! :D
[Android Apps and Games] nelsonwfo:
xt 720 error

Dear Sir,

I have followed your method to do. I start the adb shell, it work, I enter the command

insmod /system/lib/modules/ext2.ko

a message come :

insmon: init_module '/system/lib/modules/ext2.ko failed (operation not permitted)

I need your advice to solve this problem.

thank a lot

Nelson from Macau
[Android Apps and Games] Ameijer:
Am I the only one who is having this problem?:confused:
[Android Apps and Games] DocNielsen:
Link2SD Manually

Ameijer, find the file, and do it manually via the terminal.

Link2SD should tell you the filename. (e.g /data/app/com.rovio.angrybirds-1.apk)

In short terms, this is what Link2SD does

cp /data/app/com.rovio.angrybirds-1.apk /data/sdext2/com.rovio.angrybirds-1.apk
rm /data/app/com.rovio.angrybirds-1.apk
ln -s /data/sdext2/com.rovio.angrybirds-1.apk /data/app/com.rovio.angrybirds-1.apk
[Android Apps and Games] zfiles8:
link2sd problem

Hi everyone,

I'm a new user of androoid and I created a partition ext2 in my sd card to use link2sd.

My problem is that when I launch the program it appears the following message "Auto-Amount script cannot be created".

Can anyone can help me.

Android is 2.1
[Android Apps and Games] petar.s:
Hi, great work!

I have done everything as stated, but I have a problem with autoscript. If I mount ext2 manualy, it works, but after restart it is not mounted, and I get again error about autoscript. My mount command which works is: mount -t ext2 /dev/block//vold/179:2 /data/sdext2 . What can I do?

My device is RBM2 (HUAWEI U8230) stock 2.1 rooted.

Thanks,

Petar
[Android Apps and Games] petar.s:
I just checked this is the line in install-recovery.sh, but it seems that phone is

not executing this script on boot. If I run it from root explorer, it mounts ext2

partition.

Thanks,

Petar
[Android Apps and Games] Ameijer:
Thanks for your response but before I start investigating how to do this (I am a newbie) can you please explain why would this differ from the normal way? Have you experienced similar problems? I tried with another small size app (dutch newspaper app) and that again worked fine but tried with "documents to go" and then the app is just wiped (??) I can not see the app anymore, not in the market, not in the appbrain market, but the strangest thing: Link2Sd does not "see" the app anylonger as well.

It is simply gone from my x10 mini pro.... reinstalling it works fine but linking it again gives me the exact same problem so I am stuck in a loop.
[Android Apps and Games] alex_coco:
I have the same problem in my Huawei U8110. If the unit amount ext2 manually working properly but i restart the scrip does not load and no mount the drive.

The problem may be:

does not add the line to O.S. s beginning to mount the ext2

The line that says is wrong.

Where is the line that adds the link2sd?

Thx!!!
[Android Apps and Games] Ameijer:
I think this is a different problem actually as I am able to link some apps so the mounting works correctly (I think:confused:)
[Android Apps and Games] relaxxx6969:
Thanks bakpinar for a great app!! Works like a charm on my LG GT540 2.1 but with 2 slight problems.

1. None of my apps appear in Market.

2. i dont see the sdext2 directory with Astro.

I have version 1.3.1

Any help will be appreciated.

P.S the cache cleaning utility would be great. I have to manually clean cache every day so my internal memory remains over 50MB
[Android Apps and Games] Ameijer:
1. Try market fix in link2sd , works fine.

2. that is normal i guess, I do not see this as well.
[Android Apps and Games] relaxxx6969:
Thx for your reply Amerijer.

1. Forgot to mention that i tried the Market Fix but i get the reply No applications found to repair.

2. Ok
[Android Apps and Games] Mioze7Ae:
support bind mounts for /data/sdext2?

I've been trying to use a bind mount so that I can have my cake and eat it too. I was hoping something like this would work:

mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /sd-ext
mount -o bind /sd-ext/link2sd /data/sdext2

or even

mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /data/sdext2
mount -o bind /data/sdext2 /sd-ext/link2sd

But these both get detected as app2sd applied and Link2SD won't create links even though /data/app is not a symbolic link and is internal. Any ideas?

My goal is to add support to a ROM that lets users choose between using app2sd or Link2SD easily.
[Android Apps and Games] Darshan Modi:
Hey so i used link2sd and im not sure what happened, maybe some1 can help. I have an ext2 partition and fat partition on my sd card. So i linked a few games like angry birds to the sdcard usnig links2sd. However after a reboot, the game no longer shows up in my app drawer. and also doesnt show up in link2sd anymore, hjowever link2sd shows that my ext2 partition now has 30% filled up. Any1 have any ideas as to the problem?
[Android Apps and Games] neim81094:
That's pretty cool
[Android Apps and Games] optimusodd:
Go to Link2SD "Settings" and check "Relink lib files at boot" and "Relink dex files at boot".
[Android Apps and Games] Darshan Modi:
Yes same are ticked.

---------- Post added at 02:05 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:45 AM ----------

Problem continues......
[Android Apps and Games] optimusodd:
Reformat ext partition(Use Minitool patition wizard).
[Android Apps and Games] Darshan Modi:
Means again merge partition and again partition of 2 part like fat32 and ext2 ?
[Android Apps and Games] optimusodd:
Just reformat ext2 partition,install link2sd again and try to link apps once again.If that doesn't work you will have to format the complete sd card.
[Android Apps and Games] Harbir:
NEED HELP

Works great but there is one problem as when i update my app from marker it do not update them but intent install into the internal storage of the phone if the link2sd partition is full and keeps both apps . any suggestions
[Android Apps and Games] GermainZ:
Every time I reboot, most of my linked apps aren't detected anymore. Some of them still are. The second partition is mounted. The rest show up again after a Quick Reboot.

I'm using a 2.3.6 stock based ROM (JellyBean 3.03). Samsung Galaxy Ace i.

Would any one happen to know the reason or solution?
[Android Apps and Games] sdesros:
Will link2sd also help with files stored in /sdcard?

I've just moved to a Galaxy S Duos (GT-7562S). It's an ICS-based (dual-sim) phone that is limited to 4gb memory. Only 1.7gb is actually available for apps and data. Of course, this small amount of memory is also shared with the /sdcard mount. The external sd card is mounted as /extSdCard. The phone is rooted.

I just did a quick test with the External2Internal app and managed to have my external sd card as /sdcard and the internal sdcard mounted as /extSdCard. This didn't free much app space, but did help me with apps that store gobs of data on the /sdcard partition.

As well as moving some app information to the 2nd partition, will link2sd also have the capability of moving some of the data found in the /sdcard partition?

Would link2sd play nice with external2internal if I want a double whammy? (external2internal would use the first partition, while link2sd would use the 2nd partition).

I guess I can go and make links by hand, but I'd prefer a set-it-and-forget-it route.

Thanks.

EDIT:

Well, I went ahead and used a combination of link2sd and external2internal and it seems to work fine. Apps that insist on downloading extra information to /sdcard is now downloading info to the sdcard. A combination of using the link2sd and external2internal seems to make this system a little more useable. Granted, I need to deal with a longer boot time if I want to use these apps... I'm mostly limiting this to games and secondary apps that I won't need in a hurry.
[Android Apps and Games] pururava:
One of best apps i have ever used...gr8 job from the developer.
[Android Apps and Games] Migwickert:
Hey, you wouldn't happen to have the original firmware file? I want to revert back to stock eclair on the pandigital novel. Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] AkBKukU:
No notification sounds or ringtones

I just installed this on my rooted CDMA Xperia Play and after getting everything setup all of my notification and ringtone sounds are gone from the sounds menu. The files still exist on the sd card and in the internal memory, they just aren't being show as an option.

In case it matters, I had previously deleted the stock android ringtones and put in a single small one to save space.
[Android Apps and Games] satyamsit:
Every time i update Link2sd.. it stops working .. each time shows notifications of 'linking failure' after each installation of any app... please help..
[Android Apps and Games] nzill:
I use this tutorial but Link2SD can't find partition.

I use one fat32 primary partition (7go)

and

i use ext4 primary partition (1go) but it is not recognised....

i follow the tutorial:

i install Link2SD from the Android Market

i Run it

On first run it ask me the type of partition of my second SD card partition: i choose ext4

and i have the error message:

mount script cannot be created
mount: mounting /dev/block/vold/179:2 on /data/sdext2
failed: invalid argument

it is the same with others choices (ext3, ext2, fat ...)

what can i do ??

thanks
[Android Apps and Games] prabhash400:
Which phone you use. May be your phone did not support ext4 partition.change your partition to ext2
[Android Apps and Games] nzill:
i use an xperia x10i with feralab rom v20
[Android Apps and Games] lennelei:
asec applications not moved?

Hi,

I've been using Link2SD for a while now, and it's a very good application (a big thanks to the author!).

I recently moved my phone (Xperia Arc S) to Jelly Bean (AOKP build 5) and one of the first application I reinstalled was of course Link2SD =)

However, my phone keeps telling me I'm running out of space :/

As far as I can tell, sdext2 partition is ok and mounted, and most of my applications are correctly moved there.

It seems to me that there are still some applications (payed apps apparently) that are still located within /data/app-asec :

/data # du -hs *
du -hs *
172.0K anr
30.9M app
[B]138.5M app-asec[/B]
2.0K app-private
14.5K backup
130.5M dalvik-cache
91.8M data
2.0K dontpanic
...
6.0K radio
2.0K resource-cache
[B]212.5M sdext2[/B]
4.0K ssh
2.2M system
722.0K tombstones
2.5K user

I have some mount points that seems related to those applications (/mnt/asec/*) but I'm not sure how everyting should work together:

/data # mount
mount
rootfs on / type rootfs (ro,relatime)
tmpfs on /dev type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,relatime,mode=755
...
/dev/block/mtdblock2 on /cache type yaffs2 (rw,nosuid...
/dev/block/mmcblk0p2 on [B]/data/sdext2 type ext2 (rw,re[/B]...
/sys/kernel/debug on /sys/kernel/debug type debugfs (...
/dev/block/dm-0 on [B]/mnt/asec/[/B]eu.thedarken.sdm.unlocke...
/dev/block/dm-1 on [B]/mnt/asec/[/B]slide.cameraZoom-2 type...
/dev/block/dm-2 on [B]/mnt/asec/[/B]com.keramidas.TitaniumBa...
/dev/block/dm-3 on [B]/mnt/asec/[/B]com.asksven.betterbatter...
...

Any advice? How can I do to move those application to sdext2? 138MB, is almost one third of my /data total space ;)

/data # df .
df .
Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/block/mtdblock3 430080 399152 30928 93% /data

Thanks!

Regards.
[Android Apps and Games] mEmoZz:
hey can u make an option make us link the apps data to SD in gingerbread?!
[Android Apps and Games] cityhunter62:
Partition not visible in windows explorer

Hello guys,

I've got a problem.

I've been following the following guide "http://www.link2sd.info/description" in order to create a partition with Minitool Partition Wizard and link/swap all my apps on my SD card.

So I've got two partitions on my SD card now:

- The first one, "kingston (F)" - 14 Go FAT32 which is where I store all my data.

- The second one, with no name, 780 Mo FAT32 which is used by Link2SD to link and install my apps.

So far, everythings fine, Link2SD is working as it should be.

My only problem is: the second partition (the one used by Link2SD) does not show in windows 7 explorer. It is not visible on my computer and I cannot access to the data on this partition. Which is a shame as I want to backup all these data, just in case. And I want to upgrade my SD card to 32 Go so I need to copy and move all this data from my current SD card to the new one.

Curiously, the partition on my SD card shows in Minitool Partition Wizard, it also shows in "ES File Explorer" on my phone, and it is also visible via Windows Disk Management program (but I cannot explore or access to it: it just shows as 780 Mo used separately, with no name, no letter).

Do you know what the problem is? Maybe I did something wrong when creating the partition?

Your help or suggestions would be very appreciated.
[Android Apps and Games] Listy2021:
Windows doesn't natively recognise Linux partitions, one of these tools might be helpful to you: http://www.howtoforge.com/access-linux-partitions-from-windows
[Android Apps and Games] Toki_Wartooth:
Hey cityhunter62, I think your problem is that Windows won't show the drive in explorer because Windows only supports the FAT and NTFS file systems. Your SD card is partitioned with an Ext file system native to Linux. Download Virtual Volumes (don't have enough posts to link but it's in Google), and copy the whole drive/card over to your desktop. This is what I did before when my SD card corrupted.
[Android Apps and Games] AzNTypeR:
I thought the apps already did that?
[Android Apps and Games] pepoluan:
No, it doesn't. Link2SD symlinks files to sdext2; and only some files, at that.

What he wanted is to move the whole app's data folder, not only the apk+lib as currently implemented.

-- xda app / Pristine NoMod CM9b3 / CastagnaIT Kernel / DXKL1 baseband / Samsung GT-I8150 --
[Android Apps and Games] hiandroid:
thanks, saved lot of space
[Android Apps and Games] Miche1asso:
Hi Bakpinar,

your application has the most terrific GUI for managing apps. What about making an application/backup manager based on it? Keeping all Link2SD features, obviously, apart from the links side, which could mess up with similar tools, script. Just keep the stuff like move from internal memory to SD and back, freeze the apps, etc. You should have all needed know-how already. I would gladly pay for it and so I believe would do so many other people. You could get rich!! Titanium backup is really getting into my nerves.
[Android Apps and Games] craZy_JacK:
Hey guys!

I'm using LG L9 rooted 4.0.3 and I 've no idea how make Link2SD work.

I made two partitions on my SD card, both primary, one fat32 seconds ext2. However I can not move any application to my SD card, no matter how big it is.

Every single time I get this message "install_failed_insufficient_storage".

Link2SD works without any problems but app2SD doesn't do anything.
[Android Apps and Games] optimusodd:
Reformat your sd card.
[Android Apps and Games] optimusodd:
Use Minitool Partiton Wizard to format your SD Card.