[T][SDCARD] Boot from your sdcard to get more space for apps!

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Hello guys :)

this is a special boot.img for @WhiteNeo Homebuild (1010) he did for us :)
with this you can boot from SDCard wich means you are able to get as much /Data (app storage) partition size as you want!

1. ge a sdcard with much space AND fast R/W speed (the better the SDCard the better your system will work)
--> here lets say you have a good 32GB card

now create 3 partitions on PC:

How to create the 3 partitions you need on external sdcard (with windows)

tutorial @Flashing_Expert (i changed it to our needs)

Before anything backup all your data from microsd on your PC!!

You will need some microsd reader into usb

on windows you'll need minitool partition wizard for partitioning

http://www.partitionwizard.com/free-partition-manager.html

*

- Now just open Minitool

- Minitool will show you all your harddrives and usb drives including microsd

so be really carefull with what harddrive you working on (you can check it by capacity)

- first you need to delete actual partition on microsd

click with right button on your microsd, select delete and then on Apply button (this step erase partition and all data!! no way back after this)

- let say you have 32Gb microsd and you want create 3Gb partition for System and 10GB for data

- click again with right button on microsd (should be now marked as unallocated)

- and select "Create" window will popup

- in "Create as" select Primary

- File system = ext4

- Cluster size you can leave on default or select manually 32Kb cluster size

- Unallocated space before = 0

- Partition size = 3072Mb (if you want 3gb system)

- Unallocated space after < this will be free space for next partitions

- Partition Align to = MB

- Click on OK and click on apply

- congrats your System partition should be now created

*

- now click with right mouse button on unallocated space on your microsd and again select "Create"

- do the same as above but now with as much MB as you want for data ( e.g. 10240MB = 10 GB )

- do the same with the rest to create your external_sdcard partition

- your work on PC is done Partitions created so you can put it into phone



NOW your SDCard is ready :)

we go further:

1. rename the bootnew.img you just downloaded to boot.img
2. push it per drag&drop to the cm12.1.zip from whiteneo so you override the old one
3.put your manipulated zip to internal storage of your phone
4. fastboot flash the boot.img
5. boot to recovery and change fs of /system and /data to F2FS
6. flash the rom + gapps
7. wipe cache and reboot

DONE :)
 
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    Hello guys :)

    this is a special boot.img for @WhiteNeo Homebuild (1010) he did for us :)
    with this you can boot from SDCard wich means you are able to get as much /Data (app storage) partition size as you want!

    1. ge a sdcard with much space AND fast R/W speed (the better the SDCard the better your system will work)
    --> here lets say you have a good 32GB card

    now create 3 partitions on PC:

    How to create the 3 partitions you need on external sdcard (with windows)

    tutorial @Flashing_Expert (i changed it to our needs)

    Before anything backup all your data from microsd on your PC!!

    You will need some microsd reader into usb

    on windows you'll need minitool partition wizard for partitioning

    http://www.partitionwizard.com/free-partition-manager.html

    *

    - Now just open Minitool

    - Minitool will show you all your harddrives and usb drives including microsd

    so be really carefull with what harddrive you working on (you can check it by capacity)

    - first you need to delete actual partition on microsd

    click with right button on your microsd, select delete and then on Apply button (this step erase partition and all data!! no way back after this)

    - let say you have 32Gb microsd and you want create 3Gb partition for System and 10GB for data

    - click again with right button on microsd (should be now marked as unallocated)

    - and select "Create" window will popup

    - in "Create as" select Primary

    - File system = ext4

    - Cluster size you can leave on default or select manually 32Kb cluster size

    - Unallocated space before = 0

    - Partition size = 3072Mb (if you want 3gb system)

    - Unallocated space after < this will be free space for next partitions

    - Partition Align to = MB

    - Click on OK and click on apply

    - congrats your System partition should be now created

    *

    - now click with right mouse button on unallocated space on your microsd and again select "Create"

    - do the same as above but now with as much MB as you want for data ( e.g. 10240MB = 10 GB )

    - do the same with the rest to create your external_sdcard partition

    - your work on PC is done Partitions created so you can put it into phone



    NOW your SDCard is ready :)

    we go further:

    1. rename the bootnew.img you just downloaded to boot.img
    2. push it per drag&drop to the cm12.1.zip from whiteneo so you override the old one
    3.put your manipulated zip to internal storage of your phone
    4. fastboot flash the boot.img
    5. boot to recovery and change fs of /system and /data to F2FS
    6. flash the rom + gapps
    7. wipe cache and reboot

    DONE :)
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    Hello guys :)
    this is a special boot.img for @WhiteNeo Homebuild (1010) he did for us :)
    with this you can boot from SDCard wich means you are able to get as much /Data (app storage) partition size as you want!
    Great, but where is the file?