a noob question ...

[zero7404]

not obvious to me,
what is the actual internal ram on the d2g ?

i thought it had 8gb internal storage, but dont see how to access or use it ...

i think system ram is 256mb, if im not mistaken.

i did a df at the command line in terminal and this is what output:

export PATH=/data/local/bin:$PATH
$ $su
# df
/dev: 244364K total, 0K used, 244364K available (block size 4096)
/mnt/asec: 244364K total, 0K used, 244364K available (block size 4096)
/system: 285040K total, 227178K used, 57862K available (block size 1024)
/data: 6853828K total, 280156K used, 6573672K available (block size 4096)
/cache: 188401K total, 13316K used, 175085K available (block size 1024)
/tmp: 2048K total, 4K used, 2044K available (block size 4096)
/pds: 3963K total, 1119K used, 2844K available (block size 1024)
/preinstall: 126079K total, 110576K used, 15503K available (block size 1024)
/mnt/sdcard: 7755968K total, 6019992K used, 1735976K available (block size 4096)
/mnt/secure/asec: 7755968K total, 6019992K used, 1735976K available (block size 4096)
/mnt/asec/com.rovio.angrybirds-1: 16612K total, 14484K used, 2128K available (block size 4096)
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[buryboi]

I think this:

/data: 6853828K total, 280156K used, 6573672K available (block size 4096)

is the "8"gb we are told about. I takes longer to wipe data as well (presumably because it is so large).

I thought we had 512 of system ram...but I've been wrong before.

Assuming these guys know their stuff (and I'm not, they could be wrong)
Motorola DROID 2 Global A956 Detailed Specs | Technical Specifications | PDAdb.net - Comprehensive Database of Smartphone, PDA, PDA Phone, PNA, netbook & Mobile Device Specifications

and

DROID 2 Global vs. DROID Pro Comparison | Wirefly Learn

But since wirefly got some other specs wrong ("24" gb total memory, apparently 8gb on board + 8gb micro sd = 24 now?...) I'm not sure I'd believe them either...

 

[TwoBuells]

8gb +16gb sd card = 24 gb storage. I'm 99% sure ram is 512k

 

[NiceGuysFinishLast]

There is 8GB of internal storage. 512MB of that is set aside as RAM. The rest is taken up by the OS and anything you install without moving to the SD card.

 

[buryboi]

Well crap...My D2G only had an 8gb sdcard, I swapped it for my Droid1's larger 16gb sdcard. I could have sworn the flyer at VZ store said 16gb micro SD, but when I got home it was only 8gb. Unlucky me!

 

[NiceGuysFinishLast]

Nope the D2G has always been marketed has having an 8GB card, for 16GB TOTAL storage.

 

[zero7404]

wat gets me is where is it in astro?
i see the sd card and can put stuff on it, but cant do that with internal storage?
so all that space is being owned by android for apps/etc?

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[NiceGuysFinishLast]

You need a root file explorer. The two most popular are root explorer and es file explorer, both should be easy to find in the market place, but I believe both are paid apps.

 

[zero7404]

i see ....

shouldnt the folders also be viewable in astro, or are all the folders i see below the mount point/ are scatered around in it?

dont dig paying for those apps, ill plug my fone into my ubuntu install to see what disk usage analyzer says

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[caspian]

You can access the folder from astro, but you won't have permissions to see or do anything in it, because the permissions on the directory are not public.

You can always change the permissions on the directory if you are rooted and run

chmod 777 /data

I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS AS YOU COULD SERIOUS MESS SOMETHING UP!

 

[zero7404]

trust me i dont want to mess anything up with permissions, so i wont touch the chown/chmod commands in terminal. just checking to see wat this ram is used for and got the answer.

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[douglasman100]

its 8 and 8 for droid 2/droid 2 global 8 and 16 for droid x

 

[zero7404]

its 8 and 8 for droid 2/droid 2 global 8 and 16 for droid x

... yes it is.
sd card can go up to 32 i believe in these phones. unless a 64 exists and someone has tried it ....

 

[TWOTx1503]

Nope sorry. 64GB only exists in narnia... product of unicorn farts ... trust me.

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