Indeed so similar I suspect main developer of GNURoot Debian may be involved. There is a newer kid on the Linux on non-rooted Android front: It is a bit odd how the phone reports 14 GB available but really only give 1 GB but alas I know nothing about Androids.ĮDIT2: I think I understand the problem you describe now, though have no idea how you can re-partition the reserved Apps area:

Again, I doubt the Debian OS can help here since will be limited to whatever the phone provides userland I expect. I realise now that your issue is simply that you want to be able to use that 16GB storage (that it is being somehow limited by the phones firmware). The phone apparently has 1GB RAM, but 16GB internal 'memory' (meaning storage in this case). Also, what you are looking for is more RAM is it not, whereas partitioning is to do with storage space? I'm left wondering what the 12GB available on your phone is exactly is it actually possible RAM or just ROM or some kind of electrically re-programmable ROM, which would just be for storing programs and not RAM per se? Hopefully an Android OS expert will see your post and suggest any mechanism that might do what you want.ĮDIT: Okay, so I checked the specs and re-read you post, David. Not being rooted I doubt therefore the Debian OS would have sufficient rights to re-partition anything.

Seems unlikely this Debian app would prove to be a solution since it runs in userspace on the Android, which doesn't even need to be rooted. Is this simple re-size 'solution' feasible, or is there an alternative for fixing this internal memory restriction (that doesn't involve buying a new, actually-'Smart' phone )? Would GNURoot Debian allow this in some way? I briefly tried installing GNURoot Debian but ran out of memory! A second try could be more successful by removing stuff in 'Internal memory', if warranted. I think all I need to do in 'Puppy' terms is to resize the phone internal memory partition with GParted from its 1GB to say 10GB? Whirlpool told me an updated update.img file would fix the phone's memory 1GB 'limit' but the phone now lacks support from Bauhn or Aldi, so no update.img file available. With Google Play Store, etc., this now runs out very quickly, even though I have set the 32GB SD card to be the install location for added applications, videos, photos, and so on. However, its original un-smart set-up had limited the usable 'internal memory' to 1GB. Its catalog specification was 16GB phone memory and today the phone 'settings' reports over 12GB 'Total space' and 'Available'. I'm looking for advice regarding a Bauhn SphereB5 phone (Android version 4.2.2) now about 4 years old.

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