A2SD GUI in CM6 Settings

[Guest anegin]

Apps2SD GUI

Version: 1.0

Author: anegin

GUI for console application Darktremor Apps2sd integrated to CyanogenMod setttings menu.

Allows to simplify change a2sd settings. And additionally allows to create ext/swap partitions on sdcard.

This app was written for Atomic MOD. That's why it was not distributed as standalone application.

Features:

1. changing a2sd settings:
   • view information about apps/cache install location, free space at ext and swap partitions
     
   • move apps/cache to sdcard/internal memory
     
   • turn on/off swap, set value of swappiness
     
   • clear dalvik-cache
     

[*]partitioning sdcard:

• view information about partitions at sdcard
  
• create ext (ext2/ext3) and swap partitions with any size
  
• format sdcard (delete sdext and swap partitions)
  
  

Almost all operations performs to reboot.

Requirements:

[*]Root - necessarily

[*]Dartktremor Apps2sd (v2.7.5.2 and above) - to enable a2sd functions

[*]Clockwork-recovery - for operations with sdcard

Warning: Use at your own risk!

Checked with some U8230 on next mods: clean CM6.1RC2_0.4, FLBMod 1.7, AIO v0.6, TwRock mod,, demidroll backup, AtomicMod

Download: a2sdgui_cm_settings.zip(Settings.apk will be updated)

Installing: flash zip from recovery

Screenshots:

Edited March 7, 2011 by anegin

[Guest iKrautDroid]

Apps2SD GUI

Version: 1.0

Author: anegin

GUI for console application Darktremor Apps2sd integrated to CyanogenMod setttings menu.

Allows to simplify change a2sd settings. And additionally allows to create ext/swap partitions on sdcard.

This app was written for Atomic MOD. That's why it was not distributed as standalone application.

Features:

1. changing a2sd settings:
   • view information about apps/cache install location, free space at ext and swap partitions
     
   • move apps/cache to sdcard/internal memory
     
   • turn on/off swap, set value of swappiness
     
   • clear dalvik-cache
     

[*]partitioning sdcard:

• view information about partitions at sdcard
  
• create ext (ext2/ext3) and swap partitions with any size
  
• format sdcard (delete sdext and swap partitions)
  
  

Almost all operations performs to reboot.

Requirements:

[*]Root - necessarily

[*]Dartktremor Apps2sd (v2.7.5.2 and above) - to enable a2sd functions

[*]Clockwork-recovery - for operations with sdcard

Warning: Use at your own risk!

Checked with some U8230 on next mods: clean CM6.1RC2_0.4, FLBMod 1.7, AIO v0.6, TwRock mod,, demidroll backup, AtomicMod

Download: a2sdgui_cm_settings.zip(Settings.apk will be updated)

Installing: flash zip from recovery

Screenshots:

Cool! But will this work on 2.1?

[Guest anegin]

Cool! But will this work on 2.1?

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Checked with some U8230 on next mods: clean CM6.1RC2_0.4, FLBMod 1.7, AIO v0.6, TwRock mod,, demidroll backup, AtomicMod

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[Guest iKrautDroid]

:( Ah yes! Reading!

[Guest twrock]

Wow! This looks really nice. I'll install now. Thanks.

Edit: anegin, this is very nice. This along with your camera fix just might be enough motivation for me to release one more update to my current roms.

Are you considering adding more a2sd settings, such as lowmem settings, to future versions?

This is a very nice addition to our roms.

Edited March 8, 2011 by twrock

[Guest anegin]

twrock, make a list of settings/functions/information and I try to add them in next version.

And it would be nice if you will describe needed interface and structure of menu.

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Sorry for my bad English.

[Guest Simon O]

wow, fantastic app. If you can make this a standalone app too so it'll work without the CM settings it'll be very useful for other devices too.

[Guest eckengucker1]

If you can add different languages I would translate it into german!

Options for removing (remove) A2SD and ZipAlign settings could be useful

Edited March 8, 2011 by eckengucker1

[Guest twrock]

twrock, make a list of settings/functions/information and I try to add them in next version.

And it would be nice if you will describe needed interface and structure of menu.

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Sorry for my bad English.

Thanks for considering this.

As an example, here is a basic script for the lowmem-moderate setting:

# Define the memory thresholds at which the above process classes will

# be killed.  These numbers are in pages (4k).

	setprop ro.FOREGROUND_APP_MEM 1536

	setprop ro.VISIBLE_APP_MEM 3072

	setprop ro.SECONDARY_SERVER_MEM 4096

	setprop ro.BACKUP_APP_MEM 4096

	setprop ro.HOME_APP_MEM 4096

	setprop ro.HIDDEN_APP_MEM 7680

	setprop ro.CONTENT_PROVIDER_MEM 8960

	setprop ro.EMPTY_APP_MEM 10240


	echo "1536,3072,4096,7680,8960,10240" > /sys/module/lowmemorykiller/parameters/minfree

BUT, I would suggest you do not let users choose every number in that script. That is too advanced, and there is too much possibility for them to really make a mess of something and make their phone unusable. I suggest you let the user choose between the options that the DT script gives them. That will give them a good range of possibilities, and make your coding work a lot easier.

"a2sd help" in terminal will show you the built-in options (lowmem-moderate, lowmem-optimum, lowmem-strict, lowmem-aggressive, lowmem-extreme, lowmem-ultimate, lowmem-default)

So I suggest that you have a menu item "Low memory killer levels". Then under that item you can have a simple list with a checkbox by each of the items above. ("Moderate", "Optimum", etc.)

One thing to note: I believe that a restart is necessary to return to the "default" levels. But I believe the other levels will be set immediately.

I hope that makes sense. I think this would be a good addition. Thanks.

Edit:

Then also under "Info" you could list the current setting like this:

Lowmem level: Moderate

(1536,3072,4096,7680,8960,10240)

Edited March 9, 2011 by twrock

[Guest peelie]

bravo great GUI! :(

[Guest arlindo.costa]

Nice job anegin... this is going to come in very useful! :(

Edited March 10, 2011 by arlindo.costa

[Guest anegin]

Does anyone have any more ideas for new features?

If you can add different languages I would translate it into german!

Options for removing (remove) A2SD and ZipAlign settings could be useful

"Apps Install Location -> Internal memory" is equals command "a2sd remove".

Of course I can add more languages. What would you need to translate it into german?

Edited March 10, 2011 by anegin

[Guest eckengucker1]

Maybe a file with all stings or simply post every text in your add-on here and I'll translate it

[Guest szszsu]

I run cyanogenMod 6.1 on My G1.

If I applie the "tiny gapps" ,then install A2SD GUI will fail.But If just run cyanogenMod 6.1 without gapps ,the A2SD will run well.SO please check how can I do for it?

[Guest dark8899]

Does anyone have any more ideas for new features?

"Apps Install Location -> Internal memory" is equals command "a2sd remove".

Of course I can add more languages. What would you need to translate it into german?

I can translate it into Spanish

:(

[Guest elgubbo]

haha funny ... i started developing about the same app a few weeks ago ^^

http://android.modaco.com/content/acer-liq...emor-s-apps2sd/

its in testing phase but its reported to work on other devices as well (n1 and desire at least with MIUI)

regards (also to fellow developer :()

elgubbo

Edited March 12, 2011 by elgubbo

[Guest anegin]

elgubbo, hmm, your app is much cooler) respect

[Guest sporting_exodus]

elgubbo, hmm, your app is much cooler) respect

It it nice, and appears to work fine on the CM6 ROM I am using. It doesn't have the partitioning functionality that yours has though :(

[Guest jbetro]

Kudos on the app! Works great, except I did find a bug...Swappiness must be activated and set everytime you boot up your phone. Hopefully you can work it out so it is permanent or autostarts.