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[Android Apps and Games] Parth Gulati:
Touch not Working Boot Loader

Hi my device is Micromax Bolt a24 , i recently rooted it and used link2sd and there are followig options:

1.Reboot

2.Power Off

3.Fast Boot

4.

Boot Loader

I selected boot loader and my phone turned off and turned on again

and everythig is some zoomed and my touch and touch keys are not working please help its URGENT

i have done factory reset but nothing happened PLEASE HELP:(:crying:
[Android Apps and Games] nestul:
Hello,

I am experiencing force closes for several google apps after integrating updates into /system in KitKat 4.4.4 MotoG stock ROM. Indeed, I had to uninstall all those system apps and flash gapps package from recovery to solve the problem after trying everything else.

Is this feature broken? What can i do to integrate them?
[Android Apps and Games] Technical:
How to format the 2nd partition as F2FS? (I mean, an easy way to do it :D).
[Android Apps and Games] GreekDragon:
Before insert the upgrade to the system you get prompted for your responsibility. Pay attention to those things dude.is a easy way to destroy system if you dont know what you do.
[Android Apps and Games] nestul:
What i want to know is some way of being able to integrate these apps correctly. I suppose link2sd is failing at moving some libs or something like that. If someone knows how to integrate them in android 4.4.4, please tell me. Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] GreekDragon:
Link2Sd never fails to move lib files. I told you, to insert upgrades sometimes is dangerous and some times is not.
[Android Apps and Games] doinkydoink:
I have a query but may turn out to be nothing.

I have switch from xperia sp to z1 and move the 32gb sdcard over to the new phone.

After restoring my apps with titanium backup. I do a link on user apps and realized that I am left with like 200mb in my 2gb partition.

I unlink all apps and do a clean up but there is still 357mb taking up space. Is this normal? ES file explorer is showing only 4mb. Anyway to reclaim the space without too much trouble or is actually needed by link2sd?

Many thanks!

Sorry for the typos..am using auto correction.
[Android Apps and Games] egingell:
There's nothing on the second partition that Link2SD needs. But if you wipe the partition and any apks went away with it, you'd have to reinstall the respective apps.

Sent from: SGS2 - JB 4.1.2 GB27 / SGS4 - JB 4.2.2 MF9
[Android Apps and Games] doinkydoink:
Thanks. Any chance if I can wipe the partition using the phone or I need to do it with my pc?

Sorry for the typos..am using auto correction.
[Android Apps and Games] egingell:
Just use ES Explorer. As long as it's mounted, the phone will access it like any mounted partition.

Sent from: SGS2 - JB 4.1.2 GB27 / SGS4 - JB 4.2.2 MF9
[Android Apps and Games] doinkydoink:
Unable to find the option.

Anyway I managed to format partition using minitools. Many thanks!

Sorry for the typos..am using auto correction.
[Android Apps and Games] matrix2012xman:
I partitioned my sd card to tow partitions first fat32 , second EXT4 and used link2sd to move APK , lib , dalvik catche and data .

at this time all is OK

the problem started when i wiped to install new rom ( cm12 ) , and setup link2sd

I did recreate mount and chose ext4 and reboot my phone

all data still in second partition sd card

when i relink it give me " found no file to relink "

any advice ?
[Android Apps and Games] hispanico957:
I installed link2sd and use it move, link my app to external memory but every time i enter in link2sd i receive this popup:

i select OK, reboot but always this warning appear... so in which way i can solve it ?

I enclosed log_info of link2sd

Thank

Hispa
[Android Apps and Games] nikhildway:
help needed

My brother have 3gb apps linked to SD....recently due to some issuE he had to hard reset(wiping every thing)his phone...but before that he didn't take any back for apps as he thought they all are in ext card..after formatting he installed link2sd and message came for ext2...whole process gone well but after rebooting those apps which are in ext card can't seen...secondary part is visible in app...and showing 3 GB filled...but apps aren't showing...is there any solution because apps are very important... Thanx in advance running on cosmicCM 5.6 GALAXY GRAND sorry for bad eng
[Android Apps and Games] iPusak Gaoq™:
Use any file manager with root excess and go to ext2 partition and click on the apps he have install before and reinstalled it...this should solved the problem

Sent From My Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G
[Android Apps and Games] kailashrs:
Can someone tell me what are all the changes Link2SD makes ? My phone has a write protected /system inspite of having an unlocked bootloader (there's no way I can change that)...I tried pushing the 11link2sd script to init.d via the recovery and setting the right permissions and group but it just doesn't work.....If someone could tell me, I could manually do those modifications through the recovery and get it working the right way....Right now, I have to do a soft reboot for every reboot and this is very tedious.......FYI, my phone is a Moto E running Official CM 12.1..... [MENTION=3258861]bakpinar[/MENTION], plz help.....Thanks in advance :)
[Android Apps and Games] egingell:
Modify or add /system/etc/install-recovery.sh (make executable) with contents of 11link2sd and/or add /system/etc/init.d/11link2sd (make executable) and/or modify /system/bin/debuggerd (copy, change to script (make executable) with contents of 11link2sd, and make sure the script executes the copy of the original binary afterward).

Sent from: SGS2 - JB 4.1.2 GB27 / SGS4 - JB 4.2.2 MF9
[Android Apps and Games] Technical:
Apex Launcher is being linked to sdcard. I suppose launchers shouldn't be moved/linked.

Anyway, it will be very good (must have?) if we have a whitelist: it will make multiply select and automatically link much easier.

By the way, when moved/linked, Apex crashes frequently...
[Android Apps and Games] kailashrs:
Firstly, THAAANNKKKSSS.....

I had a look at the Link2SD logs on my friend's phone (he has a Moto E too) and noticed that only the debuggerd script was working.....So I deleted the debuggerd file from my phone and copied the script and the debbugerd.bin file from his phone and placed it in my phone and set the right permissions and rebooted.....It worked!!!.....Thanks again :).....U made my day ;)
[Android Apps and Games] nikhildway:
You got that message of superuser regarding to give root rights to link2sd?

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Did it...now problem is additional 250 mb is covring the space of ext2 partition
[Android Apps and Games] nikhildway:
Try to update binary of su then try again...that might help
[Android Apps and Games] Kiranb212:
64bit Support

[MENTION=3258861]bakpinar[/MENTION]

Appreciate! if you can add support to 64bit ROM... thank you for the wonderful work..... :D :good:
[Android Apps and Games] phantom83:
Hello.

I can not banish the data files and obb. When you try to transfer the message link2sd invalid package. I have created on the memory card of the second section Ext4 using Paragon 15. I created it by breaking existing disk. What can be done that would be functional statement worked especially since I bought the Pro version.

Memory Card Capacity 8 GB partition Ext4 volume 2,6GBught the Pro version.
[Android Apps and Games] daniel_m:
With version 4.0.11, I still get "Failure - Link2SD package invalid" when I try to link internal data of any app to the SD-card (ext4). I have a Motorola Droid 4, but the fix for Motorola devices apparently doesn't work for me. And again, I don't see anything happening in LogCat ...
[Android Apps and Games] lowender62:
Removing apps question

When uninstalling an app that is linked to my sd card with linked2sd, should I un link it first and then uninstall the app or can I just uninstall it?

Just curious if one way is better then the other.

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] egingell:
Link2SD watches for uninstalled apps and takes appropriate action, but you can also "clean up 2nd partition" from the side-menu.

Sent from: SGS2 - JB 4.1.2 GB27 / SGS4 - JB 4.2.2 MF9
[Android Apps and Games] lowender62:
Thanks for the help!!
[Android Apps and Games] gembancud:
How do I use this with titanium back up? I've linked some apps 100% to my 2nd partition. And I want to do a fullwipe for a new Rom
[Android Apps and Games] Stevemann:
Hi, I have Kitkat 4.4.4. and am trying to get my data (and associated apps) off my internal storage and onto my external SD card. I have tried your Link2SD and all it does is move them to the emulated Internal SD card in /data/media/0.... How can I force the app to use /storage/extSDCard ?

Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] doctor-who:
Same like you do with all apps. Just backup. Nothing different
[Android Apps and Games] gembancud:
I seem to have a problem with link2sd. I cant see it in my app drawer. Only way to launch is through PS. Did reinstall already. Any fixes about this problem?
[Android Apps and Games] nikhildway:
Try to clear your launcher data from manage application... May be it will help
[Android Apps and Games] Stevemann:
So, no-one using their external SD card then with KK and Link2SD?

If the DEV is interested I can post up the Vold, fstab, profiles files that show the KK and LP mount changes....
[Android Apps and Games] Dovidhalevi:
Quick questions: I have an older phone with one sdcard. Partitioned with swap, ext4, and vfat. Been happily using link2sd since I found out about it!

Apps that have data on both internal (happily symlinked to sdext2) and external sdcard -- where is the (EXT) data stored originally? Since the fat partition gets mounted late in bootup, vfat data (as well as apps there) is not immediately available. Since some apps are giving me early ANRs, could this be the cause? Would moving, linking (and binding) to sdext2, if this be what link2sd does, help with this problem?
[Android Apps and Games] thienthangvp:
good app. thank
[Android Apps and Games] gembancud:
Still cant see it. Tried uninstalling then clearing data. Still wont appear
[Android Apps and Games] knightsbane:
read only obb files in oo

hi

i use link2sd on my daughters galaxy tab 3 which only has 8gig internal memory, it is on nolecats 2.2 firmware

i have been using link2sd for a while fairly successfully but just had a recent problem,

it does seem to occasionally 'lose' the link to the odd game here and there but i have always been able to just reinstall it and it has been fine.

but it has just updated (maybe a couple of times) from v2.2 to v2.4 and i have relicenced it - but this is where the problem has arrised

again it has lost the links to 3 games and i cant re-download the game as goolge play gives a 492 error,

i have goolged it, to find them saying i need to format my memory card etc etc but i have found the fault is on the internal memory,

in the original data/obb folder on the galaxy tab not the memory card i have folders for 3 games that have lost links/disappeared

and i cannot delete them as they come up as read only, i have tried various ways of doing this via computer, root manager, root explorer, etc, everything says write only, yet link2sd shows no reference to these games anymore

any idea how to remove these files, or get link2sd to recognise them again
[Android Apps and Games] NasiJagung:
hey im facing problem with move obb to sdcard, it say " Failure, Link2SD package invalid "

1. Im use Motorola Moto E

2. Rooted

3. Link2SD already got Superuser Permisiion

4. Latest Link2SD Plus

5. Created 2nd Partition in EXT2 or EXT3 (i dont remember)

anyone can help me to solved this problem
[Android Apps and Games] planetf1:
I have an I9505 with 16GB onboard/64GB card. I have some apps moved to SD, some app data (podcasts, spotify cache etc) but no second partition.

To free up enough internal space I'm thinking it's second partition time.

Are there any expected issues with

* Power down phone

* remove SD card

* copy data using windows explorer onto PC

* use minitool to create appropriate partitions

* copy data back with explorer

* insert into phone

* power back up

Will I lose any unique keys, identifiers, or permission issues ?

An alternative I guess is to use "dd" in linux and look at shrinking the partition externally

thoughts?

I'll backup/cloud anyway so not critical, just keen on saving time if I can

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] doctor-who:
Use aparted from playstore... will resize your sd card and you can create second partition without to loose any data. Try it
[Android Apps and Games] ch3mn3y:
Can anyone tell me if it is possible to use pro without Google services? I have few devices and would like my Xperia play to be more "free-ram phone", so i want to delete what is unneeded, like Google services (i do9nt need all the time updates, can do it manually)

I'm just afraid the i will buy link2sd plus and than it wouldn't let me to use it without license check, and how can i check it without Google services?
[Android Apps and Games] -Jonny-:
I froze 'Google Play Services' and then used Link2SD Pro to link apk,dex,lib,data of an app and it worked fine.
[Android Apps and Games] ch3mn3y:
delieted whole gapps apks and libs from zip (its stock based gb, i compared with gb gapps package) and then flashed rom, so i cant (and more: i dont want) use google services to check license and than delete them

People from other forum told me about using lucky patcher, but i would prefer to make it work legal way (and i read that u cant patch new versions of link2sd, so i wont even try)
[Android Apps and Games] Stevemann:
Here's my vold.fstab and platform.xml, and the fstab.smdk4x12 files. What edits are done by Lnk2SD?
[Android Apps and Games] Link_of_Hyrule:
[MENTION=3258861]bakpinar[/MENTION] I love your app it works great however, on the Nexus Player which is an Android TV device you can't click any of the buttons in your app without a mouse. Your app is a really good design but of you could update it to support the Nexus Player remote and controller input for Android TV us Nexus Player users would appreciate it. I've already recommended your app to a ton of people after I bought it. Keep up the great work!
[Android Apps and Games] Abomo7sen:
Great app ,, iam going to upgrade but iam afraid of not working on desire 816 :S
[Android Apps and Games] cr2069:
Mark
[Android Apps and Games] degen1997:
Hello I bought link2sd plus 2 months ago and it was working great. Last time I checked though it gives me error_not_licensed.Please help
[Android Apps and Games] DerpusMaximus:
Trying to get this going on my Moto E with 32gb SD card.

If anyone could help I'd be more than grateful - what is currently the recommended way to partition a card of this size, with all the options available in the latest link2sd?

Ext 4? exFAT, NTFS? Which cluster and partition sizes are recommended? Have read the thread for a good while, but can't seem to find a consensus. Any help from one of you expert users would be very gratefully received.

Thanks ahead of time!
[Android Apps and Games] feby.adityawan:
Hi guys,

I hope I ask in the right place

I have link2sd plus. and it work as it meant to be, great app

But here's the problem:

I would like to do OTA update for my HTC 816 to lollipop

download it and install it on rooted (obviously) and stock ROM

but it give me this error: /system/bin/debuggerd has unexpected contents (status 7)

I open the debuggerd file and it shows me that Link2sd has anything to do with this file.

Am I right?

I think my original debuggerd is in /system/bin/debuggerd.bin

tried delete manually using adb shell, but link2sd debuggerd always come back every time it boots

thanks,

edit: additional info, I can't locate init.d in anywhere of my phone, worries the zip file will not make it right
[Android Apps and Games] cantenna:
yup, me too! wish developer would comment on this, used to work in prior versions/android versions
[Android Apps and Games] jeswinjv:
MOVe data Not working.... [emoji22] [emoji17]

via XDA Premium
[Android Apps and Games] albertusac:
Yea.. In S3mini running all ROMs, move data says "Link2SD package invalid".. Any idea?
[Android Apps and Games] cantenna:
So, I just switched from ext4 to ext2, anyone have any comments about this? Who is using ext2 as the link2sd partition?
[Android Apps and Games] albertusac:
That's not a problem.
[Android Apps and Games] cantenna:
Thanks but I was more looking for personal opinion which is better.

I have another question for those of us who do regular nandroids with twrp, do you back up your data partition? I always have but because I have so many apps link2sd I often find restoring a nandroid creates problems because of possible mismatches between data and extsd dir which is always excluded from nandroid

So I have started to think, why not just exclude the data Dir from my future nandroid? Anyone restoring nandroid but not the data partition? Are you running into any problems?
[Android Apps and Games] doctor-who:
Use cwm. Twrp is buggy. Ext2 I used only for stock rom. Ext4 for cyanogenmod based roms.
[Android Apps and Games] cantenna:
Thanks but I don't think twrp is the issue. Think the issue is restoring a nandroid that include data partition but excludes link2sd partition unless your telling me cwm nandroid see the link2sd partition. And backs that up too.??
[Android Apps and Games] eswa1068:
Link2sd Mount permission problem after lolipop 5.0.2

I have Mount permission issue after install 5.0.2 and root. While choose my ext4 partition Link2sd says Mount permission not permitted, Any one can help me in this?
[Android Apps and Games] cantenna:
Thanks for three heads up, will refrain from upgrading.

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Anyone know how to include the sdext2 partition in a twrp backup? I think that would be ideal
[Android Apps and Games] Uriens:
Hi All,

I noticed that the app "PicsArt" creates a huge folder named "PicsArt" under the main root of SD0 (internal card) but it is not recognized as data by Link2SD and, therefore, it is not moved to the second partition of my SD1.

I have a ZTE Blade S6 running Lollipop 5.0.2. I think that the SD0 is emulated.

Any possibility to move that folder too?
[Android Apps and Games] cantenna:
Use foldermount for that, but continue to use link2sd to handle all of your other obb and data binding needs, since android 5.0 foldermount as well as some other programs I use are plagued by licensing error bugs with play store!! Folder mount used to be good, now it's a pain in the ... To use, it continues to nag that you do not own a premium license despite having one. Same thing with the OurGroceries app and titaniumbackup...
[Android Apps and Games] ImploreSum:
Pretty Cool :good:
[Android Apps and Games] Anthony Finix:
Cant link apk. Please help !!
[Android Apps and Games] d12unk13astard:
V
[Android Apps and Games] blau77:
I have just bought a 128 GB SD card, the plus version of Link2SD, and I intend on filling the SD card with many and huge Google Cardboard apps (and force move them to the SD card) and also huge mp4 video files (2-3 GB per file).

Would you recommend that 90/10 ratio?
[Android Apps and Games] imanam:
2nd partition is not mounted

Hi ,

I have a Galaxy mini GT-s5570 with CM10.1 and Android 4.2.2

I previously had link2sd installed and it was working just fine. But now after that I flashed this ROM again, link2sd every time after reboot asks to select 2nd partition format and reboot and this will be repeated again after reboot. At "storage info" menu it's saying sd card 2nd part "not mounted". If I use quick reboot instead of normal reboot 2nd partition will be mounted and works fine but I should do this after every reboot.

this is what i did:

- format whole of the SD card (16GB) inside the Windows

- checked the sd card for errors using windows error checking tool and there wasn't any problem

- partitioned it using minitool and created a 11GB FAT32, 3.2GB EXT3 and 300MB for SWAP all as primary

- flashed stock ROM 2.3.4 then 2.3.6 then CM10.1

- installed link2sd from google play

this is same as what I did previously (except checking for errors) and I had no problem with link2sd on this ROM but for now I don't know what's happening :confused: , is there any solution? thanks
[Android Apps and Games] mtlxxnajixxmtl:
i keep gating error trying to convert to system app on Android M nexus 5
[Android Apps and Games] frost866:
guys having problem with creating partition on my sdcard

I cant make any ext2 partition on my sdcard.i have 16gb sc card.

any help guys?
[Android Apps and Games] bakpinar:
No, it uses "df" output and look for "/data/sdext2" to get size information.

Can you write your "df" output.
[Android Apps and Games] pingwin321:
Here it is. The result of "df" command:

Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on

tmpfs 82312 12 82300 0% /dev

tmpfs 4096 0 4096 0% /sqlite_stmt_journals

/dev/stl6 200996 152412 48584 76% /system

/dev/stl5 150644 124892 25752 83% /data

/dev/stl7 80576 13564 67012 17% /cache

/dev/stl10 7729 778 6951 10% /efs

/dev/bml8 4096 4096 0 100% /xbin

/dev/block/mmcblk0p2 505636 13564 465967 3% /data/sdext2

/dev/block//vold/179:1 7259488 6752096 507392 93% /sdcard
[Android Apps and Games] diimaan:
is it possible that can we use link2sd with data2sd enabled?
[Android Apps and Games] pingwin321:
Well, maybe if you partition your SD card to have more partitions (4 partitions for example) and mount the last partition to /data/sdext2 (see my last post on additional script in init.d folder) then the cooperation of App2Sd and Link2Sd would be possible...

The problem is that by default both App2SD and Link2SD share the same partition on SD card. Give them the separate partitions and they should cooperate peacefully. ;)
[Android Apps and Games] xperseus:
Can anyone please help me out a little bit?? I really want to use Link2SD. So far there is no one reply my post..

Thank again..
[Android Apps and Games] Kierrok:
Thanks! :D

bakpinar, I'm thinking in converting the ext2 partition to ext3 at least. What I have to change in Link2SD to support it? The script is mounting the partition in ext2 right now, do I have to edit it?
[Android Apps and Games] Mioze7Ae:
mount --bind works now!

bakpinar, 1.5.1 now works great with mount --bind for /data/sdext2! I've been able to disable my ROM's native app2sd--i.e. /data/app is not a symbolic link. The ext partition is still mounted to /sd-ext, but now I just mkdir /sd-ext/link2sd and then

mount --bind /sd-ext/link2sd /data/sdext2

and every thing works great!

Only one (minor) request: can we disable all dalvik-cache operations in Link2SD if /data/dalvik-cache is a symbolic link? Or add a preference to disable dalvik-cache operations?

Many thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] ervinlew:
Link2sd work fine on my mini's when i was runnnig on .054 fm..when i install .6 fm and install Link2sd 1.51 it cant detect my ext2 , ext3 , ext4 partition..but this ext partition work just fine for .054 fm.. any idea?
[Android Apps and Games] bakpinar:
Just convert your second paritition to ext3 and try. ext3 can be mounted with "-t ext2" at boot.

Open Link2SD, if it can not be mounted, Link2SD will not find /data/sdext2 mount point and will ask type of the second partition for the mount script. Select ext3.
[Android Apps and Games] bakpinar:
Thanks!

In version 1.5.1 dalvik-cache option selection is persistent.

That is, app remembers your last selection every time you open create link layout.
[Android Apps and Games] Mioze7Ae:
Oh, I see. I thought it was defaulted to "Link dalvik-cache file too" for each app. I should have been testing with two apps ;)