Huawei Ascend G6 L models - increase 1GB MORE to /data partitions for User data

persona78

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Increase 1GB in /data partition for more userdata and apps.

!!!ADVISE!!! -> ----THIS DO A RESET TO THE PHONE !!! DO BACKUP FROM YOUR DATA (USE DEFAULT APP FROM THE PHONE FOR THAT)----
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/data partition

Also called userdata, the data partition contains the user’s data – this is where your contacts, messages, settings and apps that you have installed go. Wiping this partition essentially performs a factory reset on your device, restoring it to the way it was when you first booted it, or the way it was after the last official or custom ROM installation. When you perform a wipe data/factory reset from recovery, it is this partition that you are wiping.
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First check your partitions like they are with any app for that from Google Play, for example https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.kuder.diskinfo&hl=pt_PT , than check after the change.

It need TWRP recovery to flash the zips.

1º extract the zips from the main zip to external sd card
2º flash the zip Update-resize to increase 1GB to /data partition.
3º boot the phone and ingnore the settings
4º turn off and flash the zip with default recovery (L-default_recovery.zip)
5º boot in to recovery (the default recovery) and do a factory reset
6º done!

This increase 1024MB = 1GB in user data for apps, etc and decrease it in sdcard0.

I say L model because i think all L model have the same size for storage, i only test in L11, but i think it works in L22 and L33, if any one whant ot test please let a post.

you can check with any partition app from google play.

-Resize partitions L model
https://mega.nz/#!7xgTmb6J!sRG5_fIguL8I9jrM921EjpyeATRhXmkhOMhYTtx-zII

to go back to default, follow the the steps above but with Update_orig-G6-L11.zip, i dont test with L22, L33 models but the have the same partitions if any one try it let a post.

This is how it is in my phone after the change


 
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sleo38

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Hello persona78
I try with my phone, but the flash with update-resize doesn't work (abort).
My phone is g6-l11 b 370 and it is rooted
Could you help me please?
Thank you
Christian
 

sleo38

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Hello
The exact texte is:
--- OTA update
Finding update package. ..
Openning update package...
Verifying update package...
Formating /cache...
Installation aborded .
 

sleo38

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First i have used ROM Manager. Then TWRP with the same bad result.
TWRP doesn't propose g6-l11
Both with ROM Manager and TWRP lounch the same recovery
 

persona78

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Something is not correct, check if bootloader is really unlocked.
Twrp have a blue screen, use Google to find twrp screen, see is the same you have.
 

Lum_UK

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This is awesome, makes the phone a lot more useful.

Is it safe to put TWRP back on after using this mod? Also is there a way to switch to SuperSU?
 

yeolesourpuss

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Factory reset necessary?

Thanks a lot for this script.

Question: is it necessary to do the factory reset when resizing /data (including the flashing of the default recovery image)? Or, is this done implicitly by the script which removes and re-creates the partition?

Also, I may have had an issue with the update to /data not being effective because it was still mounted (by default on TWRP, it seems). Perhaps a "umount" could be added to the script?

---------- Post added at 07:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:37 PM ----------

Hmm... as for the umount, it seems to be there, maybe it was another issue...