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#4026 - 12/06/15 01:55 AM How to swap Internal Flash to External Flash
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How to swap Internal Flash to External Flash, to gain space in your box Flash Memory (using an external USB Flash Stick).

Install : enigma2-plugin-extensions-expand-memory_3.0_all.ipk

Tested with OpenATV 5.0 on DM800HDse,

TS

Code:
#!/bin/sh
# DM800se
# eB
# Expand-Extensions-share-python2.7-local
echo "Wait a minute, please!"
echo "flash memory is swapped"
echo "dreambox will reboot soon"

sleep 3
init 5
mkdir /media/usb/Expand
cp -r /usr/lib/enigma2 /media/usb/Expand/enigma2
cp -r /usr/share /media/usb/Expand/share
cp -r /usr/lib/python2.7 /media/usb/Expand/python2.7
cp -r /usr/local /media/usb/Expand/local
sleep 2
rm -r /usr/lib/enigma2
rm -r /usr/share
rm -r /usr/lib/python2.7
rm -r /usr/local
sleep 2
ln -sfn /media/usb/Expand/enigma2 /usr/lib/enigma2
ln -sfn /media/usb/Expand/share /usr/share
ln -sfn /media/usb/Expand/python2.7 /usr/lib/python2.7
ln -sfn /media/usb/Expand/local /usr/local
sleep 2
rm -rf /usr/lib/enigma2/python/Plugins/Extensions/Expand-memory
sleep 2
init 6


Attachments
enigma2-plugin-extensions-expand-memory_3.0_all.ipk.zip (181 downloads)
expand_scripts_hdd-usb.rar (150 downloads)

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#4035 - 12/06/15 01:29 PM Re: How to swap Internal Flash to External Flash [Re: Toysoft]
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Registered: 11/19/15
Posts: 32
Used until now this routine (giving 17MB free).

Code:
init 4
mv /usr/lib/enigma2/python/Plugins/Extensions /media/usb
mv /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages /media/usb
ln -sfn /media/usb/Extensions /usr/lib/enigma2/python/Plugins/Extensions
ln -sfn /media/usb/site-packages /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages 
init 3


This one give more (21MB) moving more. Nice.
Tested with OpenPLi 4.0 on DM800HD SE.
Thanks

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#4038 - 12/06/15 02:48 PM Re: How to swap Internal Flash to External Flash [Re: Toysoft]
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Thank you !!! Very welcomed and Thank you for sharing, a lot of members here will love it.

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#20052 - 11/26/19 04:53 AM Re: How to swap Internal Flash to External Flash [Re: Toysoft]
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Registered: 01/24/18
Posts: 11
Hi,
What doing this command, and why, please:
Code:
rm -rf /usr/lib/enigma2/python/Plugins/Extensions/Expand-memory

Thank you.

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#20053 - 11/26/19 05:38 AM Re: How to swap Internal Flash to External Flash [Re: Toysoft]
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It removes a plugin (the folder that has all software/files) that should be called "Expand-memory".

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#20054 - 11/26/19 07:11 AM Re: How to swap Internal Flash to External Flash [Re: Toysoft]
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Registered: 01/24/18
Posts: 11
Oh, OK.
I had no idea how he appeared there. The directory "Expand-memory" was created after installing the ipk.
Can I run script expand-usb.sh instead of installing an ipk?

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#20056 - 11/26/19 08:42 AM Re: How to swap Internal Flash to External Flash [Re: Toysoft]
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I don't know, try and give us feedback,

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#20059 - 11/27/19 05:36 AM Re: How to swap Internal Flash to External Flash [Re: Toysoft]
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Registered: 01/24/18
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Just ran the script and the flash is expanded.

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#20069 - 11/27/19 03:05 PM Re: How to swap Internal Flash to External Flash [Re: peco]
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Thank you for your feedback !

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Originally Posted By: peco
Just ran the script and the flash is expanded.
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