Increasing SD card capacity for Lineage OS on a Raspberry Pi 3
Increasing SD card capacity for Lineage OS on a Raspberry Pi 3
I apologize if I am posting in the wrong section. In advance: I am an absolute non-Linux user (aside from having a non-rooted Android phone) and I am doing this for a friend. My Linux/Raspberry Pi knowledge is extremely limited. A friend wants a small and low power computer running Android so he can run some weird Android apps on it. I was trying to follow this tutorial on how to install Android (Lineage OS) on a RPi3: Everything works fine when I try to do things like the dude in the video does except for one problem. Balena Etcher writes the image on my 32GB SD card, but it only writes the 4 gigs or so that it needs for the OS. The remaining 28GB remain unallocated. When I get to the second video on installing GAppStore, I am always without storage because the 28GB are not allocated. How do I resolve this? Thanks!
Adjust the data partition. Refer to the FAQ at konstakang.com for guidance.
Hi! Thank you for your message. Your approach seems to be working with storage allocation, but the installation error persists. It looks like the zip is expanding space but not affecting the actual system where GApps is trying to install. Since you're using Lineage OS 16 and have used this method before, switching to a newer version might help. Just follow the video steps carefully—let me know if you need more guidance!
The problem could stem from how operations are performed rather than the device itself. Given Android is a mobile OS, it’s unlikely the system can handle storage changes after installation since users can’t easily upgrade internal storage on a phone. Many custom Ras Pi OSes expand partitions before installation so the OS recognizes the full size. Consider reflashing with Etcher and using tools like GParted or Easus Partition Manager to expand the 4GB partition completely before connecting the device and installing the OS.