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hiaig · 11-08-2011, 10:46 AM

First, welcome to the forum.

with the IQ, apps are not installed onto the external card. They are installed on "internal memory" and that is why you see the "out of memory" message.

There are ways to increase the size of the "internal memory" to accommodate more apps.

If you remove your internal microSD card and mount it on linux, you will find 2 partitions. FAT32 and either EXT3 or EXT2 depending on how it was formatted.

Your apps are installed in the EXT3/2 partition of the microSD. Therefore if you increase the EXT3/2 partition, you will gain more space for apps.

I am not sure if the method still works for the newest firmware. It worked under firmware 2.05 and 2.06.

Bear in mind that if you make your EXT3/2 partition too large, your IQ will become unstable.

If you search "out of memory" in the older threads, you will find a way to increase your EXT3/2 partition.

Cheers

11-08-2011, 10:46 AM	#5
hiaig Addict Posts: 292 Karma: 428 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Toronto, Canada Device: jetbook and PocketBook IQ	First, welcome to the forum. with the IQ, apps are not installed onto the external card. They are installed on "internal memory" and that is why you see the "out of memory" message. There are ways to increase the size of the "internal memory" to accommodate more apps. If you remove your internal microSD card and mount it on linux, you will find 2 partitions. FAT32 and either EXT3 or EXT2 depending on how it was formatted. Your apps are installed in the EXT3/2 partition of the microSD. Therefore if you increase the EXT3/2 partition, you will gain more space for apps. I am not sure if the method still works for the newest firmware. It worked under firmware 2.05 and 2.06. Bear in mind that if you make your EXT3/2 partition too large, your IQ will become unstable. If you search "out of memory" in the older threads, you will find a way to increase your EXT3/2 partition. Cheers Last edited by hiaig; 11-08-2011 at 10:49 AM.