[MOD][GUIDE]Partition your internal SD for better App management 16GB & 32GB Models!

[XxPixX]

Sorry, I deleted the file, yes it was i9100!

Plus i tested it out on my i9100, the preload area's appears to be untouchable, so I reckon its blocked from alteration sadly

That's a shame But thanks a lot for giving it a go and testing it

 

[metalgearhathaway]

That's a shame But thanks a lot for giving it a go and testing it

nope go back a page and read again, updated!

 

[metalgearhathaway]

That's a shame But thanks a lot for giving it a go and testing it

Right here is your file, it should work as it did for my i9100. You may have to go into recovery and use the mount usb option and let your pc format the emmc area.

These are the changes:

Entry Memory Address: 0x5C8
----------------------------------------------------------

Binary Type: 0 (UNKNOWN)
Device Type: 2 (MMC)
Identifier: 11
Attribute: 1 (READ / WRITE)
Update Attribute: 0 (UNKNOWN)
Block Size: 2,293,760
Block Count: 8,388,608 - 4gb data partition
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: DATAFS
Flash FileName: data.img
FOTA FileName:
----------------------------------------------------------
Entry Memory Address: 0x64C
----------------------------------------------------------

Binary Type: 0 (UNKNOWN)
Device Type: 2 (MMC)
Identifier: 12
Attribute: 2 (STL)
Update Attribute: 0 (UNKNOWN)
Block Size: 10,682,368
Block Count: 20,043,824 - 10gb internal sd
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: UMS
Flash FileName: ums.rfs
FOTA FileName:


----------------------------------------------------------
Entry Memory Address: 0x6D0
----------------------------------------------------------

Binary Type: 0 (UNKNOWN)
Device Type: 2 (MMC)
Identifier: 13
Attribute: 1 (READ / WRITE)
Update Attribute: 0 (UNKNOWN)
Block Size: 30,726,192
Block Count: 40,960 - 20mb Pre-load!
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: HIDDEN
Flash FileName: hidden.img
FOTA FileName:


This means we have now reclaimed an extra almost 500mb ( 1/2 GB) of storage from the dead!

IMPORTANT, THIS PIT ONLY WORKS FOR CUSTOM ROMS! SAMSUNG ROMS NEED PRE-LOAD! IF YOU NEED TO GO BACK TO SAMSUNG ROM PLEASE FLASH STANDARD PIT FILE ATTACHED ON OP!

 

[NoteboyTech]

Does doing this improves phone performance??? Just asking

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[nokiamodeln91]

Does doing this improves phone performance??? Just asking

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Ha.. this will let you install more apps..
So what happens when you install a TW rom which has more than 20MB of apps in preload. Many custom roms have symlinked apps. Manually edit the zip? Great for AOSP/CM though...

 

[metalgearhathaway]

If people have some specific requirements let me know and I'll build a pit to suit

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[ryomakun]

just want ask in 4a have to flash with stock official samsung jellybean rom, where can i get that?? because i usually use custom rom. thank you

 

[vuhothang]

i was odin pit with ur pit but always failt to mount emmc, i have 4GB data partition but don't have sdcard internal!!!!, may i much download pda 8xxMB on samfirmware to odin again?, i was chose pda with philz_touch_6.12.8-n7000.tar.md5 but always failt to odin, i was odin with pit only passed but don't have sdcard???
Now i pit odin to return 2GB data partition and down newset full pda to odin again.
But thank you very much!

 

[maktama]

i was odin pit with ur pit but always failt to mount emmc, i have 4GB data partition but don't have sdcard internal!!!!, may i much download pda 8xxMB on samfirmware to odin again?, i was chose pda with philz_touch_6.12.8-n7000.tar.md5 but always failt to odin, i was odin with pit only passed but don't have sdcard???
Now i pit odin to return 2GB data partition and down newset full pda to odin again.
But thank you very much!

After flashing 4gb pit file(with custom tar.gz kernel), go to cwm–mount and storage–mount usb storage , windows says something like "format to use bla bla partition". format with default choices, fat32 file system and uncheck fast format. Ta daaa... u have a internalsd Don't format mistakenly your external sd(plug out before that).

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[XxPixX]

Right here is your file, it should work as it did for my i9100. You may have to go into recovery and use the mount usb option and let your pc format the emmc area.

Thanks a lot! I am backing everything up now and I will try and do it tomorrow in the morning.

EDIT: So I backed all my files up, smses, synced everything and created a nandroid. Then I flashed it in Odin but I also by accident flashed a samsung stock firmware... which of course wanted to probably use about 400MB of that preload partition but it didn't report any errors 0_o. Of course I got a bootloop afterwards (I tried a factory reset - that didn't work so the preload probaly is smaller).

Now I have got all my files back on the device and I will start restoring, I'll update this in about 1h.

 

[metalgearhathaway]

Thanks a lot! I am backing everything up now and I will try and do it tomorrow in the morning.

EDIT: So I backed all my files up, smses, synced everything and created a nandroid. Then I flashed it in Odin but I also by accident flashed a samsung stock firmware... which of course wanted to probably use about 400MB of that preload partition but it didn't report any errors 0_o. Of course I got a bootloop afterwards (I tried a factory reset - that didn't work so the preload probaly is smaller).

Now I have got all my files back on the device and I will start restoring, I'll update this in about 1h.

Mistakes are how us mere humans learn :good:

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[XxPixX]

Good news: the preload partition is exactly 20MB and the data partition is 4GB (just under).

Thanks a lot for all your help

 

[metalgearhathaway]

Good news: the preload partition is exactly 20MB and the data partition is 4GB (just under).

Thanks a lot for all your help

Cool pleased it worked out! Just remember if you go back to stock or to a custom rom that does use preload, you'll need to flash my regular files

Have fun! :good:

 

[vuhothang]

After flashing 4gb pit file(with custom tar.gz kernel), go to cwm–mount and storage–mount usb storage , windows says something like "format to use bla bla partition". format with default choices, fat32 file system and uncheck fast format. Ta daaa... u have a internalsd Don't format mistakenly your external sd(plug out before that).

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Thanks!. I will again to have internal sdcard and report later!

---------- Post added at 12:55 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:36 AM ----------

Ok thanks! after just odin n7000 16gb variant - 4gb data - 20 pre load - untested.pit only now in cwm in kernel before (AryMod 4.5) use mount and storage-> mount usb storage my pc can format this partition 9,45MB. Now reflash AryMod 4.5!

Thank you so much maktama.

 

[Kamy]

Thanks!. I will again to have internal sdcard and report later!

---------- Post added at 12:55 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:36 AM ----------

Ok thanks! after just odin n7000 16gb variant - 4gb data - 20 pre load - untested.pit only now in cwm in kernel before (AryMod 4.5) use mount and storage-> mount usb storage my pc can format this partition 9,45MB. Now reflash AryMod 4.5!

Thank you so much maktama.

I think you are not following what it is said.

Just remember if you go back to stock or to a custom rom that does use preload, you'll need to flash my regular files

AryaMod indeed is using preload folder so you would face some problem. That pit is for non-tw roms or tw roms which got few symlinked apps so that total size mustn't exceed 20 MB. I recommend flashing this pit: n7000 16gb variant - 4gb data.zip if you are on tw rom.

 

[ShonkUK]

Something i would be interested in

Cache partition = 100M from 200M = -100M
Hidden partition = 1M from 512M = -511M
System partition = 1024M from 852M = +172M
that should recover 439M
recovered space added exactly to the data partition

I would then make an LTC image matching the parition layout that would be odin flashable
and would move anything that is still in hidden to system

 

[vuhothang]

After odin with n7000 16gb variant - 4gb data.pit and ref lash AryMod 4.5 now screenshot from Partition Table.

with n7000 16gb variant - 4gb data - 20 pre load - untested.pit 20MB for preload not enough !

 

[farinacci_79]

two question:

1.- is it possible to resize partition without data loss as on PC? It can be very useful

2.- is there any known issue using this partition "mod" and Asylum Omni Rom?

Thanks

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[RivakDebbie]

Hi metalgearhathaway

If you have the time, can you also make a 6gb data pitversion ?
Guess, I am a real appjunkie

And again, I would be very grateful

 

[metalgearhathaway]

I will be making new pits and updating my guide to be more user friendly over the weekend

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