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Re: More and More Questions

Uliwooly — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 02:43:33 GMT

keep them coming (questions)

1) it is fine if you use another launcher, but I wouldn't go to the extent of deleting the SE launcher

Re: More and More Questions

Uliwooly — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 02:46:37 GMT

I'm almost certain that you rooted your phone but if you haven't here it is again

This is how to root

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

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Re: More and More Questions

Infallible — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 02:46:46 GMT

You think it'd be alright if I tried freezing it at least?

Re: More and More Questions

Uliwooly — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 02:49:36 GMT

This is long but it'll be worth it, like anything make sure you

1) backup everything

2) backup your SD card

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

on your PC

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

2) swap SD cards, 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

Re: More and More Questions

Infallible — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 02:49:43 GMT

I have rooted it, and I did a check to see if it was rooted using Root Basic Check application. I'm not sure how acurate it is, but it told me it was rooted. I used the SuperOneClick program if that helps at all.

I even went as far as trying to use Gingerbreak directly on my phone but it was hours on end and it was still "rooting" it.

Re: More and More Questions

Uliwooly — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 02:51:12 GMT

now this is where it gets AWEOME-ER

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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: More and More Questions

Uliwooly — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 02:55:51 GMT

yeah Gingerbreak doesn't work anymore, it did with android 2.3.2

Re: More and More Questions

Infallible — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 03:01:42 GMT

Well I still used SuperOneClick on my phone. Didn't that work at all? I assume it did.

Re: More and More Questions

Uliwooly — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 03:04:50 GMT

after you use it, you have to restart your phone for it to work

Re: More and More Questions

Infallible — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 03:06:07 GMT

Oooh, I'm not sure if I did that or not. I guess I'll go ahead and try now just in case though. After my memory card is backed up.

Re: More and More Questions

Uliwooly — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 03:09:54 GMT

it should work

Re: More and More Questions

Infallible — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 03:14:36 GMT

All right, well the Basic Root Checker application says I'm rooted. Again I'm not sure how acurate that is. But I was able to use Titaium Backup and have Superuser installed. I assume if it wasn't rooted I wouldn't be able to use these.

Still can't seem to use Move2SD enabler. But let me go over your guide here as I'm assuming this and Link2SD will do the exact same thing, maybe even more so than Move2SD.

Re: More and More Questions

Uliwooly — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 03:17:37 GMT

Link2SD should do it

Re: More and More Questions

Infallible — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 10:28:25 GMT

Just wanted to give the heads up, that I finally finished this. It shouldn't have take so long. Except I messed up my memory card somehow and had to format it...and all kinds of things after that. I have it now and this is good...but I'm going to need a bigger memory card now.

Re: More and More Questions

Uliwooly — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 01:03:11 GMT

Excellent