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*Solved* JAC's A2SD or JAC's SLOW SD?

I have a rooted G1
& i have jf's 1.5 build with CM's recovery
But the other day out of being scared that i bricked my g1
i flashed to jf but after i thought i "bricked"
i realized that was normal when installing Hero SPL/Radio
So im think of finally flahing to Hero
but theres two options for me
1. flash he spl/radio again then install JAC's Slow SD hero ROm
2. wait till i get paid next week and buy a new 8gb or 16gb
(does the g1 support 16???) then install Jac's Hero Rom but with Apps2SD
oh and if any body out there with JAC's Slow SD rom does it really differ from the A2sd rom(except 4 the obvious)
An does it give you a decent start off of memory like 70mb internal or something
And since i already installed the hero spl/radio do i need to reflash them in order to install the rom
or can i just go ahead and flash the Slow SD rom
And last does Swapper make a difference on the Slow SD Rom
Thanks in advanced
Because i wont beable to read the replies tonight(maybe)

watchyaself said:
I have a rooted G1
& i have jf's 1.5 build with CM's recovery
But the other day out of being scared that i bricked my g1
i flashed to jf but after i thought i "bricked"
i realized that was normal when installing Hero SPL/Radio
So im think of finally flahing to Hero
but theres two options for me
1. flash he spl/radio again then install JAC's Slow SD hero ROm
2. wait till i get paid next week and buy a new 8gb or 16gb
(does the g1 support 16???) then install Jac's Hero Rom but with Apps2SD
oh and if any body out there with JAC's Slow SD rom does it really differ from the A2sd rom(except 4 the obvious)
An does it give you a decent start off of memory like 70mb internal or something
And since i already installed the hero spl/radio do i need to reflash them in order to install the rom
or can i just go ahead and flash the Slow SD rom
And last does Swapper make a difference on the Slow SD Rom
Thanks in advanced
Because i wont beable to read the replies tonight(maybe)
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unless you have flashed another spl to your phone you still have the new spl. yes the g1 supports 16gb sdcards. i haven't tried the slow version of hero because i have a class 6 8gb sdcard but you should be able to flash the slow rom just fine. i think it leaves around 30mb of free space but i am not sure and swapper should make it run faster on the slow version set it to 32/30 (swap/swappiness) should give best results. you should invest in a class 6 sdcard though. also if using the swapper app make sure you put the swapfile in /system/sd so it will not corrupt your sdcard when you mount it. if there is anything else i have not covered just ask and i will answer to the best of my ability.

So pretty much since I already flashed the spl/radio from I think it was
Saphire ports or something like I'm able to flash to pretty much any ROM including JAC's Slow SD
With no problems??
And if I flash to JAC's Slow SD ROM today, can I reflash to the A2SD ROM next week when I get a new card
Oh yeah and is there a way to check my spl just to make sure I got the right one?
ohhh and I already know how to check my radio

Go into bootloader (camera+power) SPL:1.33.2005

david1171 said:
unless you have flashed another spl to your phone you still have the new spl. yes the g1 supports 16gb sdcards. i haven't tried the slow version of hero because i have a class 6 8gb sdcard but you should be able to flash the slow rom just fine. i think it leaves around 30mb of free space but i am not sure and swapper should make it run faster on the slow version set it to 32/30 (swap/swappiness) should give best results. you should invest in a class 6 sdcard though. also if using the swapper app make sure you put the swapfile in /system/sd so it will not corrupt your sdcard when you mount it. if there is anything else i have not covered just ask and i will answer to the best of my ability.
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Well if he goes to JACHero 2.36 he shouldn't use swapper. Just create the linux-swap partition on your sd card and everything is auto from there. You wouldn't want to have the partition and use swapper because that will mess things up. Plus having linux-swap partition compared to swapper makes a huge difference.

supremeteam256 said:
Well if he goes to JACHero 2.36 he shouldn't use swapper. Just create the linux-swap partition on your sd card and everything is auto from there. You wouldn't want to have the partition and use swapper because that will mess things up. Plus having linux-swap partition compared to swapper makes a huge difference.
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Erm...you mean JACHero 2.63

alritewhadeva said:
Erm...you mean JACHero 2.63
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Yep my bad. Its to early here at work. lol

So if I create a linux swap patition using paragon partiton ill select "linux swap'
And then flash the rom ??and then after I boot up I won't need to do anything??
Oh and since I will most likely flash to JAC's a2sd rom because I'm going to buy a sdhc card next week

watchyaself said:
So if I create a linux swap patition using paragon partiton ill select "linux swap'
And then flash the rom ??and then after I boot up I won't need to do anything??
Oh and since I will most likely flash to JAC's a2sd rom because I'm going to buy a sdhc card next week
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JACHero 2.63 will automatically see the linux-swap

Ok well I think I'm going to flash to slow sd for now then next week to a2sd
Oh and just to make sure my radio is 2.22.1.16 or something like that
And my spl is 1.33.2005 so am I all good to flash to jachero
and I have linux swap so I can flash right???
Oh and how would it most likely take to boot for the first time??
Thank you in advance

watchyaself said:
Ok well I think I'm going to flash to slow sd for now then next week to a2sd
Oh and just to make sure my radio is 2.22.1.16 or something like that
And my spl is 1.33.2005 so am I all good to flash to jachero
and I have linux swap so I can flash right???
Oh and how would it most likely take to boot for the first time??
Thank you in advance
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Yep as long as you got the spl and radio you good. You really don't have to have the linux-swap partition but if you do it will pick it up automatically. And it shouldn't take a long time to boot up the first time.

Thanks man I really appreaciate the help
And from everyone els to
Oh and one last ?
Since I'm going to flash to the slow sd rom
When I reflash next week to a2sd jac with my new 4 gig or 8 I'm not sure do I have to prep the card
With the recovery img
Fat32
Ext3 and the linix swap
And it would turn on fine??
Oh and is ext3 a replacement for ext2
So that meaning all my apps on ext3
Music photos etc.. on fat32
And linux swap is what??
I think I'm confused here
I just want to make sure that next week I don't muck up my g1

watchyaself said:
Thanks man I really appreaciate the help
And from everyone els to
Oh and one last ?
Since I'm going to flash to the slow sd rom
When I reflash next week to a2sd jac with my new 4 gig or 8 I'm not sure do I have to prep the card
With the recovery img
Fat32
Ext3 and the linix swap
And it would turn on fine??
Oh and is ext3 a replacement for ext2
So that meaning all my apps on ext3
Music photos etc.. on fat32
And linux swap is what??
I think I'm confused here
I just want to make sure that next week I don't muck up my g1
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You won't have to do anything with the recovery img because that is already on your phone. The ext3 is just like the ext2 but suppose to be safer for the card so yes all your apps will be on there and photos, music, videos and everything else on your fat32. The linux-swap is basically like giving your phone more ram. If you need help formating your card I have a tutorial in my sig on how to set everything up.

supremeteam256 said:
You won't have to do anything with the recovery img because that is already on your phone. The ext3 is just like the ext2 but suppose to be safer for the card so yes all your apps will be on there and photos, music, videos and everything else on your fat32. The linux-swap is basically like giving your phone more ram. If you need help formating your card I have a tutorial in my sig on how to set everything up.
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His tutorial is very good and I noticed a HUGE difference moving from swapper app to linux-swap as its own partition.

Oh how big do i make Linix Swap
Anybody??

32MB is fine for swap.

help with my sdcard
Hey guys I was wondering if any of you can help me out get more space on my phone i formarted my sdcard to ex2 and linux_swap and i still get 70mb plz help I nee dthe space I'm running the latest jachero

it saves to the sd automatically
i think
it doesnt show as merged internal/sd
it just saves to sd

help
is not showing anything it keep making my internal memory smaller

well idk what to say maybe
reflash hero then see if that works
oh and are you sure you didnt download his Slow SD ROM
if you dont know what that is its basically JAChero but with apps to internal memory maybe you did that
because thats what is sounds like

Best settings for CyanogenMod

Hey guys can you suggest me the perfect settings for my 2GB sd?
Do I need to use Swap? (now I have 64 mb of swap)
What kind of EXT it's best? (now I have ext4)
Thank you!

Krishath said:
Hey guys can you suggest me the perfect settings for my 2GB sd?
Do I need to use Swap? (now I have 64 mb of swap)
What kind of EXT it's best? (now I have ext4)
Thank you!
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I believe ext4 is best, as it's the newest linux filesystem. I'm currently using ext3, because most ROMs don't support ext4, but I'll probably upgrade soon.
As for swap, I also have a 64mb swap partition, but default it isn't utilized. CompCache is already enabled, but I'd also like to know how to enable it.
EDIT: Swap requires a userinit.sh I'm about to try it out...

AdrianK said:
I believe ext4 is best, as it's the newest linux filesystem. I'm currently using ext3, because most ROMs don't support ext4, but I'll probably upgrade soon.
As for swap, I also have a 64mb swap partition, but default it isn't utilized. CompCache is already enabled, but I'd also like to know how to enable it.
EDIT: Swap requires a userinit.sh I'm about to try it out...
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Yeah but what it's the best setting for this ROM?
EXT4 + SWAP 64MB are alright?
So swap partition isn't used by default? How we "activate" it?

Krishath said:
Yeah but what it's the best setting for this ROM?
EXT4 + SWAP 64MB are alright?
So swap partition isn't used by default? How we "activate" it?
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Isn't much difference between ext3 and ext4. Cyanogen himself uses ext4, so...
You need to make a custom userinit.sh, follow that guide I posted.
Swap size probably doesn't matter too much, as long as it's not too big. 64 will be fine, any speed increase from a different size will be minimal.

This is how I'm running 4.0.4...
- 32MB Linux Partition - enabled using Swapper.
- 528MHz set ALL the time - enabled using SetCPU(Makes the UI sooo much smoother. Didnt really notice a difference in battery life either).

Using userinit.sh I enabled CompCache with linux swap on a 64 partition and it does seem smoother. Also switched to ext4 now, don't really see a difference.

Will try it now

AdrianK said:
Using userinit.sh I enabled CompCache with linux swap on a 64 partition and it does seem smoother. Also switched to ext4 now, don't really see a difference.
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Can you post your usernit.sh?

AdrianK said:
Using userinit.sh I enabled CompCache with linux swap on a 64 partition and it does seem smoother. Also switched to ext4 now, don't really see a difference.
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i would suggest you stick to ext3 because it's more commonly used as of right now... also 64mb is a good sized partition, and linux swap is good, but compcache and Backing Swap is a lot better...

prince.siraj said:
i would suggest you stick to ext3 because it's more commonly used as of right now... also 64mb is a good sized partition, and linux swap is good, but compcache and Backing Swap is a lot better...
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Can I have some "made" files to put in my SD card? I have a "normal" 2GB microsd card with 64 mb of swap... I'd be glad for this

I really dont see anything wrong with ext4, Ive had a look in a few rom release threads and most of them have support for it. I use cyanogen mod 99% of the time anyway...
Krishath said:
Can I have some "made" files to put in my SD card? I have a
"normal" 2GB microsd card with 64 mb of swap... I'd be glad for this
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Are you talking about userinit.sh and user.conf? Just follow the link I posted earlier, took me about 10 minutes to set up.

for swap dont go over 45mb. i honestly can notice the dif. i us my g1 as a test dummy. ext2,3,4 honestly does not make a dif in my eyes. i have tried all. i use linux mint to partition my sd. which by the way is the easiest and sickest way to partition. just had to put that out there for lin users. root root lol!! but ya. over 45mb makes me feel its really trying to find the swap space. try it and give me your opinion. i have partitioned my sd from recovery mkpartfs, windows partition to linux partition editor. ya. trust me. i currently use 40mb swap. that is what really matters. use at ur comfort and day to day usage. fosho!!

Optimizing android performance

Hello, I would like to know what steps that I can take to increase the performance of android on my vogue. I am using myn's warm donut rom, with the system installed on the nand and the data installed on my ext2 partition on my sd card. I have heard that Its a good ideal to enable swapping, but I do not know how to enable it. I already have my 8GB class 6 sd card partitioned with one fat partition, one 256MB ext2 partition, and one 1GB ext2 partition (for Data). If anyone has any suggestions or tips, please let me know. Thanks!
PS: is there a way to overclock my vogue while using android? I have tried using the clock.sh file from mssmison's legendary build, but that didn't work.
EDIT: Can i use an ext3 or ext4 instead of ext2 for the partitions on the sd card?

Soon there will be an app for overclocking. Myn is currently working on it.
Other that that, make sure you're always on the latest nbh and Myn release.
Get yourself a task manager and be mindful of what processes you actually need.

Use clearcache often.

go into dev tools/development settings and set the window and transition animation to OFF. i noticed that not only does everything open super quick but it did increase the overal performance

you can't use ext3 or 4 no. First thing is to make sure if you are running data on your sdcard that you are using a fast sd card (not a cheap one).
That's what is giving you the biggest performance hit right now.
There is an OC app coming but to be honest it really should be running quite snappy for you.

Thanks guys for all of the info. I have just one more question. should I enable swapping on my android? Advanced task manager usually reports that I have around 46-40MB of free ram.

If you have a lot of free memory already, there is no reason to use swap.

Ok, I have one last question (I apologize if I'm being a bit annoying). I tried installing and using Adfree on my vogue, but when I run it, it says "Cannot locate the 'cat' util on your system". Does anyone know how I can fix this? also, when my phone is connected to my charger, my phone's 3g speeds are really good, but when It's not on the charger, the 3g slows down. Normally I'm ok with it, but it may make playing some games online a bit more difficult when off the charger. Is there some way I can fix this? Thanks!

slow88lx said:
Soon there will be an app for overclocking. Myn is currently working on it.
Other that that, make sure you're always on the latest nbh and Myn release.
Get yourself a task manager and be mindful of what processes you actually need.
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Can you install a new .nbh without updating the release you are running, or do you need to wipe the phone every time?

conanford said:
Can you install a new .nbh without updating the release you are running, or do you need to wipe the phone every time?
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you can flash nbh without wiping system or data

apps2sd newbie help?

just got my new class 6 card and want to set up apps2sd. im running fresh rom 2.1.2. as i understand apps2sd in built in to it. I will be doing a full wipe and reinstall of the rom. and wanted to set up apps2sd along with it since im currently starting to run low on memory. I was also wondering what the different options in RA are for and the difference between them "ext2 to ext3 and ext3 to ext4?" also which one do i use and do i need to use some space for a swap file?
thanks,

ext2?, ext3?, swap?

ive got an N1 running CM-RC3 and the 5.08 radio
only things configured are facebook, gmail and hotmail
ive got an 8GB class 6 card...
as always, backup the card to my computer so i dont lose anything...
i want to learn more about the ext partitions and swap partitions
correct me at any time if im off base
from what ive read i can create the swap and ext from recovery and that when i creat the ext2 i should convert it to ext3 for even quicker acess?
and that when i enable the ability for moving apps from the phone to the sdcard, the phone will magically know to put them in the ext space?
can the ext be made bigger if needed?
i know before i wiped my phone and installed CM-RC3, i was using modaco r21, and i thought i had all apps moved to the SD-card but only had 24mb free on the phone...
and the swap could be used like more cache for the phone...
how much should i add? is it even needed?
and what ever i dont use for the ext and swap to make fat-32 for my access and files...

now im reading more and it looks like the ext partitions are actually pre-FROYO, and im thinking i dont need to worry about them?
what about the swap?

Well, CM6 does not support App2Ext out-of-box. You need to use a script like Darktremor App2SD to get this working, though you might have to modify the CM6 kernel to get this working fine. AFAIK, CM6.1 will support App2Ext alongside the Froyo App2FAT.
FYI, there is no magic in App2Ext... it simply links /data/app (where apps are installed) to a folder in the ext partition on your SD card.
Do you have a lot of widget/live wallpaper apps? If not, the FroYo App2FAT should do fine for you now. CM6 Setting has a feature to allow you to move any app to 2 FroYo Apps2FAT partition.
As far as swap is concerned, I doubt it would be useful for the N1, considering the relatively decent RAM (it's good enough for everything for now). Swap was very useful for the older phones like the G1 which has very little RAM. I doubt you'd notice any difference if you added a swap partition.