Rooted G1 with Cyanogen... only 14 MB internal Memory left?

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Ok Guys, new to this site, hopefully y'all can help me out.

I recently rooted my G1, Installed the latest Cyanogen (4.7.2.1) and installed a theme ( Marks Theme). I dont have very many apps cause I didnt want to bog down the phone memory.....

I love the set up but it started running slower even after I started running the over clocker widget.

My phone is only showing 14.18 MB of free internal memory. I went through my applications installed and can only find around 25 MB being used from all installed apps ( including browser and messaging etc.)

I even tried to do a factory reset ( by going through the settings) and the factory reset is not working. It changed nothing.

Is there something that Im missing? I feel like I should have much more free memory.

I love the way my phone works and the set up, I just wish it had more free memory so that it would run faster.



Ive thought about doing the Apps2SD but I feel like I chould have much more memory on my phone even before doing something like that.


PLEASE HELP!!!!!!

This is a question, and as such belongs in the Q&A section. You'll receive a better response to such things there.

The internal memory you're referring to is your /system partition.

It is where the entire OS is stored, basically. Which takes up, in your case, a whopping 55 MB (out of 70 MB).

If you //really// want more room, follow the Apps-2-SD tutorials out there. You'll get /plenty/ of space.

You could always upgrade to the new amon ra and then let it partition the sd card for you.Then you can have all that free phone storage for whatever it is.Bext time just try to restrict yourself from posting in wrong section

-Best regards

Originally Posted by IConrad01

This is a question, and as such belongs in the Q&A section. You'll receive a better response to such things there.

The internal memory you're referring to is your /system partition.

It is where the entire OS is stored, basically. Which takes up, in your case, a whopping 55 MB (out of 70 MB).

If you //really// want more room, follow the Apps-2-SD tutorials out there. You'll get /plenty/ of space.

Thank you for the quick response. Is there a way to move this thread?

Also is there a better ROM that will take up less memory? I like this version but obviously it is wayy to large.

Anyone else running cyanogen 4.7.2.1 having this issue?

Most people using the Cyanogen ROM also utilize A2SD. Partition your SD card and you'll get more room.

Originally Posted by pewterwest

Anyone else running cyanogen 4.7.2.1 having this issue?

There is no issue, you just don't have an ext partition ergo, all applications are installed to your phone which is why you have low phone memory.

Originally Posted by pewterwest

Thank you for the quick response. Is there a way to move this thread?

Also is there a better ROM that will take up less memory? I like this version but obviously it is wayy to large.

Anyone else running cyanogen 4.7.2.1 having this issue?

Hello! app2SD will put the apps to ext...Then you will have more memory, why do you think people use it? To save even more money on geico?

Go here for the amon recovery...

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=566669

Hi, first of this has nothing to do with development, should be in Q&A. Please remember for next time :)

OK, when you're on a custom ROM, don't use factory reset. Instead boot in to the recovery image and perform a wipe from there, and that's exactly what I'd suggest. Be prepared to loose everything stored on the phones memory, but you can use a backup app from the market for that... No you really should way more space than that, I can't really explain why...

Originally Posted by IConrad01

This is a question, and as such belongs in the Q&A section. You'll receive a better response to such things there.

The internal memory you're referring to is your /system partition.

It is where the entire OS is stored, basically. Which takes up, in your case, a whopping 55 MB (out of 70 MB).

If you //really// want more room, follow the Apps-2-SD tutorials out there. You'll get /plenty/ of space.

The phone has two main partitions: /system and /data. It isn't /system that's filling up, it's /data (which makes sense...). The phone can't write to /system when it's unrooted, so it's not possible to store files there...

Everyone is trying to help but for a noob it can be a bit too much...4.2.7.1 is the best Rom available so keep that....RA Recovery is the best way to set up your memory card to accept your apps and keep them there freeing up a ton of space on the phone....simple way to fix is....Just format you sdcard with EXT3 using the RA-recovery v1.5.1 then once your card is formatted just reboot and Cyanogen's rom will move all the apps for you.....will not need to wipe any info on the phone that way...done it many times......Pm me if you need help!!!!

EDIT:
some threads to help:
Ra - Recovery:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=566669
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[REF] manual partition of sdcard w/parted,goto ext3/4 from adb. no liveCD req'd
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=534714