Installing Apps on SD

**Whosdaman** · #1 (**permalink**) 12-08-2009, 01:42 AM

Anyone found a way to do it? Limited space internally...32 GB's of freedom externally

Knuxr · #2 (**permalink**) 12-08-2009, 09:41 AM

Android will not by default install apps on a sd card, you can however root the phone and install a sd card formatted with ext2 (as android is linux based), Found this post over at xda in the Dream forum explaining how to do it.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=462882

I assume it would be the same for the Hero.. Looks complicated but might be worth a shot..

**thacounty** · #3 (**permalink**) 12-08-2009, 10:12 AM

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Stock on fresh Rom. Need 2 partition fat32 and ext2.

**Whosdaman** · #4 (**permalink**) 12-08-2009, 04:13 PM

Ugh brain hurts...

**flipzmode** · #5 (**permalink**) 12-08-2009, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Whosdaman

Ugh brain hurts...

Boot in to your recovery menu (green and black screen) in whatever way you like.

Choose "format sd fat32 + swap + ext2" off the menu. (Note: this will format your sd card so back it up first!)
Choose ext2 to ext3 conversion off the menu.
Install fresh rom
You are now running apps2sd

However unless you plan on installing 100+ apps, you should have no real need for it on the hero. Removing your sd card will break everything. This is a month old post from when I first integrated it, but it still applies: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...88&postcount=2

Let me know if you have any questions.

**Whosdaman** · #6 (**permalink**) 12-08-2009, 07:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flipzmode

Boot in to your recovery menu (green and black screen) in whatever way you like.

Choose "format sd fat32 + swap + ext2" off the menu. (Note: this will format your sd card so back it up first!)
Choose ext2 to ext3 conversion off the menu.
Install fresh rom
You are now running apps2sd

However unless you plan on installing 100+ apps, you should have no real need for it on the hero. Removing your sd card will break everything. This is a month old post from when I first integrated it, but it still applies: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...88&postcount=2

Let me know if you have any questions.

Well I was just curious, not really wanting to do it...just seeing if there was a way

fullgrown · #7 (**permalink**) 12-08-2009, 10:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flipzmode

Boot in to your recovery menu (green and black screen) in whatever way you like.

Choose "format sd fat32 + swap + ext2" off the menu. (Note: this will format your sd card so back it up first!)
Choose ext2 to ext3 conversion off the menu.
Install fresh rom
You are now running apps2sd

However unless you plan on installing 100+ apps, you should have no real need for it on the hero. Removing your sd card will break everything. This is a month old post from when I first integrated it, but it still applies: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...88&postcount=2

Let me know if you have any questions.

anyone really use apps2sd then?
cause it looks like a big hassle if you unmount the SD card from your phone, then you have to install all the programs again...

MrGoodtunes · #8 (**permalink**) 12-09-2009, 06:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Whosdaman

...32 GB's of freedom...

Whoa, time out (for off topic question). How'd you get to have 32 gigs!? Maybe something like this:
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/attachment...8&d=1237952092

Big Redneck3100 · #9 (**permalink**) 12-09-2009, 09:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrGoodtunes

Whoa, time out (for off topic question). How'd you get to have 32 gigs!? Maybe something like this:
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/attachment...8&d=1237952092

LMAO, looks like some redneck engineering hahaha, my kind of fix!!!!!!

drksilenc · #10 (**permalink**) 12-10-2009, 03:27 AM

i may have to try that on my origonal touch just to show it off lols...