i have seen recently that a lot of roms are now supporting ext 4 what are the benefit of ext 4 over 3 ????
Thanks
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ext4
The long and the short of it is that it really won't do anything for you in this application. The developers who are including it are doing so more out of a full-compatibility and/or "use it because its newer".
thanks ill just stick with ext3
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i'd like to ask the people who have
4 gig class 6 micro sd cards useing madaco's hero or drizzys hero to post the partitions from the 3 partitions in detail and i'd like them to post the user.conf configurations so i can compare them to mine cause my phone keeps freezeing....and i'd like to see some of this without sounding "demanding" thx in advance all i just wanna see if im doing something out of the ordinary once again thx in advance
I've been reading up a bit about all the Hero, Blur, Donut releases and whatnot, and they keep mentioning the use of swap as if it's a casual everyday thing to have.
Call me conservative, call me paranoid, (hopefully, call me incorrect,) but what I've also read is that having swap kills your SD card faster than anything, as it's not built to be used that way.
I'd like to hear some information from people who have actually experienced problems from having swap kill their card. I have a 16gb SD card which I don't want to trash, so I hope that I've read the wrong thing and that it is indeed safe to have a swap partition on your card.
Also, from what I've picked up, class 6 cards are the best to use with swap. I have a class 2 card. Can anyone explain the difference between the two and why class 6 cards are better for that?
While I'm already posting a question thread, I'll go ahead and throw this one in... do bluetooth and LEDs work yet with the current Hero builds?
My reason for asking about all these is I've just gotten into the whole 'switchrom' scene, so I have really nothing to lose and can jump around firmwares quickly and without much hassle. I'd like to test a few other builds, Cyanogenmod is stable now so I have something to fall back on
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I've been reading up a bit about all the Hero, Blur, Donut releases and whatnot, and they keep mentioning the use of swap as if it's a casual everyday thing to have.
Call me conservative, call me paranoid, (hopefully, call me incorrect,) but what I've also read is that having swap kills your SD card faster than anything, as it's not built to be used that way.
I'd like to hear some information from people who have actually experienced problems from having swap kill their card. I have a 16gb SD card which I don't want to trash, so I hope that I've read the wrong thing and that it is indeed safe to have a swap partition on your card.
Also, from what I've picked up, class 6 cards are the best to use with swap. I have a class 2 card. Can anyone explain the difference between the two and why class 6 cards are better for that?
While I'm already posting a question thread, I'll go ahead and throw this one in... do bluetooth and LEDs work yet with the current Hero builds?
My reason for asking about all these is I've just gotten into the whole 'switchrom' scene, so I have really nothing to lose and can jump around firmwares quickly and without much hassle. I'd like to test a few other builds, Cyanogenmod is stable now so I have something to fall back on
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using linux-swap (i recommend swapper from the market -- [AFTER YOU HAVE PARTITIONED YOUR CARD FOR LINUX-SWAP!]) yes, shortens the life of you sd card because its pushing it capabilities much further than normal. Personally, i use a regular 2gb (non-class 6 or class anything) for all my hero ROMs and they work fine with the ext4 and swap. As an analogy - if you drive you car everyday on the highway safely going 55mph, or if you drive you car everyday on the highway going 130 and slamming the gas out of red lights.. which one would ensure a longer life for your car?
Class 2/4/6 refers the the data transfer rate. Class 6 being 6MB/SEC. Your class 2 would work, however. Its a risk you'll have to take... I have had the same 2gb micro in my phone for almost a year, using swapper with hero and non hero roms and ext3/4. Still not dead. Im sure what brand card you have, also plays a role in the life of your card.
As for your ?s about the Hero ROMS both the Herver and Kingklick have the best hero roms out there, IMO. They are SPEEDY and VERY optimized. I am also pretty sure?? that BT is not working on these roms. The LEDs are working great though! The notification LED is an alternation of all the led colors and looks pretty cool.
Ive been using ext3 for quite sometime
And recently decided to go back to ext2 because on certain ROM's
It doesnt utilize the journal node or some S**t like thats
Therefore making some loadtimes of Apps2SD faster.
Now im having regrets form doing so.
Im currently running Cyanogen 4.2.3.1
With an ext2 for apps
Ive noticed a little increase in speed for apps loadtime
But not much of a bigdeal
Right now im trying to find the out which is the best for all ROM's in the longrun. So that my card wont have cross link device errors as fast it usually would.
So im making a final descision today.
I was considering ext4 but its sorta new
and many Devs dont have support for ext4.
So who has any ideal on which is best, down the line i have a class 6 sd card.If that helps in anyway on the descision.
4 or at least 3. all devs have support for ext3 and it is the standard
Have you used ext4?? And in your opinion. You think its better.
I've tried all of them, and settled on ext4. None of the ROMs I've flashed were incompatible, didn't have any other issues with it. By the way, in theory journalling should make the filesystem more efficient, not the other way around.
Does cyan support ext4??
I looked but didnt search lol
i was thinking of staying stable for awhile
then when hero eclair drops and gets stablenessness or when cyan gets the source code decide to mess with eclair.
I guess ill go with ext4 for now any last opions??
lol
Yes, CM builds support ext4. When asked which filesystem Cyan used on twitter he said ext4...
Well thanxs Adrain
Your a real help
First, many thanks to EVERYONE here. I have a Dash running Windows 6.1 thanks to this site.
Please, move this if it's in the wrong area...
I have ordered a Tmobile G1 and plan on putting on a new ROM. I am still very new to all of this and was wondering...
I like what I see so far the Cyanogen 5.08 and read that I should use a class 6 micro sd card. Is there a specific size that I can not exceed, such as 32 GB? I can not afford to screw this phone up so I want to make sure I get it right!
Any other suggestions or comments? I have been searching this site as well as Android Spin and the internet to find a good, user friendly ROM.
Thanks!
best thing u can do is take some time and read the "Rom Bible" in the stickies
I have been reading it, super informative!
i think 32 gb is the limit, and yeah class 6 or more (i think class 10 may be in microsd now (it is in regular sd for sure)) is highly recommended.
Also, cyanogen always has a nice mix of features and stability. Just wait for 5.0.8 to come out of test form (any day now)
There seems to be a lot of misunderstanding over class rating in SD cards, but the general consensus seems to be "16 GB Class 6 (or highest capacity/class available)." I'm using a 4 GB Class 2 card and CM5 runs smoothly with Apps2SD/Dalvik2SD, so I guess you don't need the best card unless using a Sense ROM as a daily driver. (Sense really does run badly on the Dream, no matter what you do about it.)
Size limits I'm very unsure of. You can definitely use 16 GB cards (everyone here seems to use one), you can most likely use 32 GB cards, and I don't know anything about 64 GB cards other than that's the max size the Nexus One can use.
Battery life is a huge issue on the G1, you should know. I can get two days' worth of battery (576/576MHz wake, 245/245MHz sleep, 0% brightness, sync+GPS, very few apps), but that's because I got that (very fattening) 2600mAh Seidio battery. With the original it wouldn't last an entire day.
For future reference "A basic Question" should be posted in Question and Answers post (Q&A). I'll request for it to be moved.
Thanks for the replies. I have read about the battery, that's on my list but the SD card and a case have to come first.
Binary, thanks. It looks like you have the exact setup that I was looking into.
6.1dash said:
Thanks for the replies. I have read about the battery, that's on my list but the SD card and a case have to come first.
Binary, thanks. It looks like you have the exact setup that I was looking into.
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You're welcome. And they are all links so you can click on any of them and it'll take you to a page that will help you accomplish it.
just wondering if there's any benefit to putting apps on your sd with froyo. I'm new to having a nexus. and i'm using a class 6 sdcard. thanks
I would recommend. Since N1 comes with "limited" storage internal. This also helps with large Roms if you decide to flash. It totally helped me out with evil's Desire HD Rom!