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memory card problems

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 06:08:38 GMT

hi guy i bought sony xperia x8 can anyone tell me from where i find the games and application install in my memory card i cant find my memory card in my phone plz tell me in which option of phone i find memory card applications.

Re: memory card problems

uliwooly-wooly — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 06:56:09 GMT

you can't

X8 runs on 2.1, you can NOT move apps2sd

Re: memory card problems

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:00:14 GMT

so wt can i do to see my memory card sd application can i update my software to 2.2

Re: memory card problems

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:03:13 GMT

or the memory card application or games directly install on my phone

Re: memory card problems

uliwooly-wooly — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:13:23 GMT

you can NOT, this phone is dead

http://talk.sonyericsson.com/message/121814#121814

Re: memory card problems

uliwooly-wooly — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:14:02 GMT

you have options

1) use a method to allow apps2sd

2) flash a custom ROM that will run 2.2 or 2.3

Re: memory card problems

uliwooly-wooly — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:14:25 GMT

some people use this

Link2SD

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.buak.Link2SD&hl=en

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Re: memory card problems

uliwooly-wooly — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:15:20 GMT

but I prefer this

this is how to add more Internal Memory it's a long process but its worth it

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1) backup everything (Check above)

2) backup your SD card

on your PC

1) open any folder -> click on tools -> properties -> view -> show hidden files

2) mount the SD card, go to your SD card, press Ctrl + A then Ctrl C, on your desktop create a new folder, open it, then press CTRL + V

now this is where it gets AWEOME-ER

Guide to using Link2SD on your Xperia smartphone

This guide may seem lengthy, but trust us when we say it is straightforward. All steps have been documented which makes it look daunting. Read each section carefully and follow the steps outlined to install Link2SD.

1. PREPARATION
Please make sure you have completed all of the following before starting the tutorial.

On your PC:
– Install the necessary drivers for your Xperia smartphone onto your PC/laptop. The easiest way to do this is to ensure that Sony Ericsson PC Companion is installed on your PC. Once installed, connect your phone to complete the process.
– Download and install MiniTool Partition Wizard onto your PC or laptop.

On your Xperia:
– Enable USB de-bugging mode: Setting –> Applications –> Development –> Tick ‘USB debugging’
– Enable the ability to install unknown apps: Setting –> Applications –> Tick ‘Unknown sources’
– Install Link2SD from Android Market onto your Xperia smartphone. It is a free download.

2. ROOT

3. BACKUP MEMORY CARD
As we will be creating a partition on your microSD memory card, make sure you create a backup just in case anything goes wrong.

a) Create a new folder on your PC and name it anything you want, such as ‘SD_Backup’

b) Connect your phone to the PC, navigate to your memory card and copy the contents to the backup folder.

4. CREATE SECONDARY PARTITION
You now need to create a secondary partition on your microSD memory card that will enable you to use Link2SD.

Note: We will use MiniTool Partition Wizard to create a secondary partition on your microSD card. This partition can be ext2, ext3, ext4 or FAT32. We will use FAT32 as it is supported on all phones and should lead to less troubleshooting later. You can use any partition manager of your choosing, but the steps below guide you through MiniTool Partition Wizard.

There is no need to wipe your memory card when going through this process, just ensure you have at least 0.5GB to 1.0GB of free space to make it worthwhile. You also do not need to use a microSD card adaptor as the process below creates the partition whilst the phone is connected to your PC.

a) Connect your handset to the PC via USB and then launch MiniTool. You should see the details pop up under ‘Disk 2′.

b) Click on the memory card under Disk 2 in MiniTool and then in the left pane, press ‘Move/Resize Partition’. On the blue bar under ‘Size and Location’, move the right arrow towards the left to create the size of the secondary partition desired. In the example below we created a secondary partition with 1018.63MB of space. This value can also be typed in manually in ‘Unallocate Space After’.

c) Once this is done you should see that your memory card is now split into two partitions under Disk 2 of MiniTool. Right click this new partition and then press ‘Create’.

If you see this pop-up below, just press ‘Yes’ to continue.

d) You should then see this ‘Create New Partition’ window. Under ‘Create As’ click Primary and then under ‘File System’ click FAT32. Leave the cluster size as default and you can assign whichever drive letter you want. Once finished press OK.

e) This should bring you back to the main MiniTool screen. Now hit the ‘Apply’ button on the top-left of the screen, denoted by a tick symbol.

This will bring up another pop-up window and will take several minutes to both resize and create the secondary partition.

If successful, you should see message below. Congratulations your card is ready to use in conjunction with Link2SD.

5. LINK2SD
This application makes it easy for users with root privileges on their phone to move applications to the SD card.

a) Open the Link2SD app on your phone. You should be greeted with the following menu, check the FAT32 option and click OK.

You will then see the Superuser Request, click ‘Allow’.

Once you see the following message, restart your phone. The app should now be ready to use.

b) To make sure everything is installed correctly. Click the Menu button and go to ‘Storage Info’. This will show you the internal memory and your two partitions on the memory card. In our case, you can see that the second partition has 1GB free.

c) Now you need to move the apps of your choice to the memory card. Click the Menu button and press ‘Multi-select’.

Choose which apps you want to move by clicking the tick box next to the app. System apps are greyed out and cannot be selected. Link2SD can only move apps that are already on the internal memory. If you have apps already on your SD card, you will need to move them back to the internal memory before you can link them with Link2SD.

If you want to move all of your apps, pressing the menu button will bring up another menu allowing you to do this.

d) Once you have chosen which apps you want to move, you then need to hit the menu button and press ‘Actions’, which will bring up the following menu. Press ‘Create Link’.

Leave all three check boxes ticked and press OK. Link2SD will now do its work and move/link the selected apps to your memory card.

Once finished, you should see that the apps you have moved have ‘Linked -> SD Card’ in red font in the Link2SD app list. Reboot your phone.

e) Congratulations your phone is now using Link2SD! You should now go to Settings by pressing the menu button and configure how you would like Link2SD to work. The main decision here is whether you want to Auto Link newly installed apps to the memory card. Given that you’ve gone through the hassle of installing Link2SD we suggest you enable Auto Link and make worrying about your internal memory a thing of the past.

Special Thanx to the Xperiablog

http://www.xperiablog.net/2011/12/12/link2sd-guide-never-worry-about-internal-memory-limits-again/

Re: memory card problems

uliwooly-wooly — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:18:46 GMT

This is how to root

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1312859

you can unroot anytime either by using the rooting method again or by using PCC or Update Service

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Make sure you backup everything

Settings -> privacy -> Back up my data and Automatic restore should be selected

and also

Use one of these links to download the

Backup & Restore app

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1193802

http://www.elita-clan.com/downloads/backup_and_restore_v010935.apk

http://www.elita-clan.com/downloads/backup_and_restore_v010935.apkor
http://www.mediafire.com/?1n07llajeaoo03y

How to install it

You need to

go to settings -> applications -> check unknown sources

download IO File Manager

https://market.android.com/details?id=org.openintents.filemanager&feature=search_result

download the backup & restore app, transfer it to your SD card, use OI file manager to find it -> tap on it -> install it

Contacts

just to play it safe sync your contacts w/ google if you haven't already

open your phonebook

press MENU button -> tap on Send Contacts -> select all -> send it to your email

on your computer

-> download the file -> go to your gmail -> click on contacts -> click on more actions -> on the drop down menu click on "import" -> choose the file -> and click import

Apps

Don't worry so much about backing up your apps

on your computer go to

market.android.com -> log in -> click on My Library -> and send all your apps to your phone

SMS/MMS

if you don't want to use the backup & restore app then

Install "backup SMS" to back up your SMS and MMS to your Gmail

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.zegoggles.smssync&feature=search_result

or your SMS use

"backup & restore SMS"

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.riteshsahu.SMSBackupRestore&feature=search_result

or for your MMS use "Save MMS"

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.schwimmer.android.mmsextract&feature=search_result

Call Logs

And for call logs this is great

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.yang.android.ansta

Re: memory card problems

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:23:10 GMT

can i also do like that tht i download astro file manager from anoroid market and tell me when i download anroid games from anorid markets so that install directly on my phone or i need to install that manually

Re: memory card problems

uliwooly-wooly — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:27:03 GMT

if you want 2.3.7 on your phone

http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/32779-cyanogenmod-7-for-the-xperia-x8-v710-11-oct-2011/

Re: memory card problems

uliwooly-wooly — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:27:34 GMT

Other ROMs available for X8 and W8 users

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1379754

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=914513

Re: memory card problems

uliwooly-wooly — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:28:52 GMT

you can get the APKs here

http://www.androiddownloadz.com/

http://www.freewarelovers.com/android

http://www.freeandroidware.com/

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Re: memory card problems

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:59:33 GMT

means i can do all these thing in my pc there is no need to have internet on my mobile phone i just need to attached phone to my pc

Re: memory card problems

uliwooly-wooly — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:06:49 GMT

exaclty, but if your computer has wifi connection then you can share your laptops internet connection w/ your phone

Re: memory card problems

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:14:13 GMT

when i go on anroid website and login in tht and when i try to install some thing its give the error tht

There are no Android phones associated with this account. Please sign in with a different account.

did i should attached my x8 to pc via usb then its install from anorid market

Re: memory card problems

uliwooly-wooly — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:39:06 GMT

no, you can NOT download the apps to your PC from the android market

Re: memory card problems

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:43:14 GMT

so wt i do its must to have internet in the phone to download the app from anorid market or i attached my phone to pc then i can download the application to my pc and then i transfer it to my phone

Re: memory card problems

uliwooly-wooly — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:51:09 GMT

you can download apps/apks to your PC from those 3 links I gave you, then transfer them to your SD card, but yes you will need to download at least ONE app before you can install the rest

you need a file manager, like OI file manager or Astro, after that you can download them on your PC transfer them to your Sd card and then install them

Re: memory card problems

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:55:23 GMT

can u plz send me the link again and that means i cant download the application of anorid market to my pc for tht i must have internet on my mobile right