How To Run Android Apps that require SD Card Without SD Card

If you are unable to access your SD card on your Android device because of a damage, this guide will teach you how to run apps that require a functional SD card. How is it possible? Mount it to the phone’s /cache partition as an /sdcard partition. Knowledge on ADB and Linux commands is helpful to execute the process, but not entirely necessary. Read on for the instructions!

Requirements:

ADB installed and running on your PC

Terminal Emulator installed on your phone

Instructions:

Step 1: Plug your phone into the PC, ensure USB Debugging option is checked. Check it by Settings > Application > Development.

Step 2: Open Command prompt on your PC. Enter following command:  adb devices

Step 3: If you see your device listed, enter this command: adb remount

Step 4: Upon receiving a string “remount succeeded”, run Terminal Emulator on your phone. Enter these commands in the terminal hitting enter after each command:

umount /sdcard

mount -o rw,remount /

umount /sdcard

ln -s cache /sdcard

Viola!  Run the app or widget that requires an access to the SD card; it should work now.

Please note that once you reboot, the process needs to repeated, and is only temporary. Few apps like, ROM Manager or the Camera will not work with this solution.

How To Install Honeycomb Boot Animation On Droid X

How To Install Honeycomb Boot Animation On Droid X

While Honeycomb aka Android 3.0 running on XOOM is the most popular subject of conversation, today. Its SDK has been ported to several devices in fairly working conditions. However, it’s hard to tell how many phones would taste the sweet honey. So here, we are with yet another tutorial on Honeycomb as boot animation on your Droid X.

Prerequisites:

• A rooted Motorola Droid X
• Root Explorer
• Honeycomb Boot Animation
• Honeycomb Boot Animation with Sound
• Half Speed Honeycomb Boot Animation
• Half Speed Honeycomb Boot with Sound
• ClockworkMod Recovery on the device

Procedure:

Step 1: Download the preferred Honeycomb animation.

Step 2: Place the zip on your SD card.

Step 3: Download and install Root Explorer on your device.

Step 4: Go to the Data/Local folder and copy off ‘bootanimation.zip’ to a safer place on microSD card so that you have a backup if you want to revert.

Step 5: Mount the system in read/write with Root Explorer.

Step 6: Rename the downloaded Honeycomb animation to ‘bootanimation.zip’ to copy it to the Data/Local folder.

Step 7: Exit Root Explorer and reboot your device to see the new boot Animation.

Step 8: For adding sound to your boot animation, download the appropriate animation link from above.

Step 9: Boot into ClockworkMod Recovery.

Step 10: Scroll down to Install zip. Select and install the downloaded zip file.

Step 11: Reboot after the installation is complete.

Bingo! Have fun with your new Honeycomb animation.

For any issues, suggestions and update, head over to the Droid X forums thread.

How To Install CyanogenMod 6.1 On myTouch 4G

CyanogenMod 6.1 is the most stable built on Froyo aka Android 2.2. Here’s a guide to successfully install CMD for first timers and pros.

First CyanogenMod install Instructions:

Step 1: Download ROM

Step 2: Connect your phone to the computer via USB, mount the microSD card and copy the downloaded ROM to the root of the SD card

Step 3: Your device must be rooted to install ROM. If you haven’t already done so, please root your myTouch 4G

Step 4: Clockwork Recovery must be installed on your device as well. If not done already installed, install it via ROM Manage.

Step 5: Reboot your phone in recovery and perform a NANDROID backup.

Step 6: Wipe your phone using the options given in recovery.

Step 7: From recovery, tap ‘apply zip from sd card’, select the copied ROM to the SD card. Follow the instructions and confirm any displayed prompts.

Step 8: Once the ROM has been flashed, reboot the phone when prompted and CMD is installed successfully

For Google apps, copy the downloaded zip file to your SD card, boot your phone in recovery again, tap ‘apply zip from sd card’, select the zip file that you just copied to the SD card, and follow the instructions, confirming any prompts that you get.

Upgrading from an earlier CyanogenMod installation:

Step 1: Reboot your phone in recovery and perform a NANDROID backup.

Step 2: From recovery, tap ‘apply zip from sd card’> Select the ROM that you copied to the SD card> Follow the instructions, confirm any prompts that you get.