[How To] Move Apps to your SDcard in Ermine

[rzYrOk]

Originally Posted by forko23

Try this link -

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=131491

Thank you for the link. Well, I actually did have the same dingo file. But it is not working. It never installs but instead the update.zip file is getting deleted from the sdcard.

[jamina1]

So I used clockwork mod to partition the sd card and it partitioned the sd card INSIDE My phone, not the external one that I inserted. Now my phone is basically wiped.

[Z36u86]

Thank you for the link. Well, I actually did have the same dingo file. But it is not working. It never installs but instead the update.zip file is getting deleted from the sdcard.
I unknowingly created two logins at the forum. Will ask the administrators to delete one.

[jamina1]

Originally Posted by ghentj

For those of you having a problem with the edge/pocket edge recognizing the partitioned SD card:
I could not ever get this working after trying many times, until I manually created this folder:
/data/sdext2

I also did mess with permissions (so I'll list them in case it was some kind of combination that fixed my problem)
for the link2sd to:
User RWX
Group R-X
Other ---

and changed the external/internal modified vold files to
RW-R--R--

Hope that helps anyone having the same problems/frustration I did.

It was located somewhere in here: http://tipstir.the-talk.net/t2993-li...roid-21-eclair on post from emmerick.

Thank you, this fixed my issue

[hector_joni]

Originally Posted by immjg

Didn't work for me. Can't seem to get it to mount both partitions. Get message that card is blank and it wants to re-format.

I can just only remarkably confirm this. I tried the steps with my pocket uncountable times two nights in the row; at first I thought the partition was the problem, then the permissions, and then the order of the executing steps. Then I tried the steps on the pocket of my friend, who hadnt have move the library (settings/storage device manager) into the SD-card and it worked perfectly. So I had to golden update my PE (The Problem has something to do with the install recovery file. I needed some how another specifications. Too complicated for me, anyway...)


By the way, I had the oportunity to check at the permissions before changing the files.
In my friends pocket the first two files had all the permissions on and the recovery file had:
xxx
x0x
x0x
Any file you copy from the computer to the edge will have the permissions of the owner automatically off.

Thank you guys very much for this tremendous teamwork and selfness!
Greetings from germany

[ghentj]

Glad to hear you all got it working!

[tekknogenius]

Has anyone else noticed that you sometimes loose the application? What I mean is that either the application gets uninstalled somehow or gets removed from the application list. When I re-install I get the message saying it will keep my existing data (proof that it was currently installed). Then sometimes the apps just re-appear.

[fgruber]

It seems that the latest version of link2sd does not create this install-recovery file. I tried copying it and it is just being ignored.

Originally Posted by kennyminot

I attached the three files that you need to modify. However, your problem sounds related to how you partitioned the sdcard. You MUST partition your sdcard into two parts in order for Link2SD to work. How did you go about doing this?

Also, are you using the latest version of Link2SD? Go into the program, hit menu, go to settings, and select "about." You should see "version 1.6.2." If you have an earlier version, it might only work with ext2 partitions. The newer one is more versatile and allows ext2, ext3, ext4, and fat32 support.

Finally, do you have the EXACT error message?

Hope this helps!

[hector_joni]

I wanted to confirm, that if some of you are having problem with some apps, that arent getting installed; try removing the sd-card and then try installing the app. I have now the last version of aldiko 2.0.2 working fine!

[ghentj]

hector_joni, are you saying that after you do the link2sd setup and then have an app fail to install because of some sd-card related message, then it may work if we remove the card?

I have some apps that complain about not being able to install to the sd-card...

[jfgirl]

Question:

Will this work if you don't root the PE and use the programs from the "Ermine + Market = Allmine" section of the forum?

[hector_joni]

Originally Posted by ghentj

hector_joni, are you saying that after you do the link2sd setup and then have an app fail to install because of some sd-card related message, then it may work if we remove the card?
I have some apps that complain about not being able to install to the sd-card...

I dont actually know for what reason aldiko was failing to get installed. I suposse, it was sd-card related. But yes I installed Ermine 1.02, did lin2sd setup and the installed aldiko. Another app that just could get installed by unmountig the s-card was SVOX german voice. Give it try and post back if it works!

This is not actually my idea, I think I read it somewhere here (Ive read to many stuff, to remember).

[elpegues]

Anyone have time to youtube this process or do this process "for dummies" in a very simple step by step way? The directions and possible glitches seem very difficult and I am so so lost. Especially the part in which I need to use Root Explorer to change file names or copy and paste text. I have a 16 gig sd card and I am almost out of room on my PE. I also read another method that only involves changing text commands in Root Explorer. Not sure the simplest way to get this done, I thank you so much for any help you can give me.

[Filark]

Hi elpegues

I don't have answers for you, but one of these days I will need those same answers myself, so thought I'd bump the thread.

Welcome to MobileRead -- or to posting here, anyway!

[ghentj]

Originally Posted by jfgirl

Question:

Will this work if you don't root the PE and use the programs from the "Ermine + Market = Allmine" section of the forum?

I'm pretty sure you need to have a rooted device to do this becuase it involves changing system files for the sdcard mounting (at least for using link2sd app).