All Hero roms I've tried on my myTouch3G (32B) have been pretty much unusable because they were so slow. I have a class 4 SD card. Right now I want to flash this rom (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=574526). Does anybody know how I should format my SD card or anything I could do to make it run as fast as possible?
It's best to use a class 6 card with either a decent compcache setup or a 64mb swap partition. Please keep in mind that the Hero has 96mb more ram than the 32 Magic, so don't expect too much.
did you partition your sd card to have fat32, ext, and at least 96MB of linux swap? You should also try running a class 6 card. I also recommend you looking in the sapphire forums because there are a lot more ROM's for the mytouch there. I recommend Qtek's 1.8 I have not yet tried the Hero ROM you are trying to run, but I will soon because I like CC's work. Hope this helps
iVisionX01 said:
All Hero roms I've tried on my myTouch3G (32B) have been pretty much unusable because they were so slow. I have a class 4 SD card. Right now I want to flash this rom (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=574526). Does anybody know how I should format my SD card or anything I could do to make it run as fast as possible?
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Mate, i've tried loads of Hero roms and they just do not bring enough to the table to warrent the slow speed.
Get on Cyanogen and you'll soon forget about Hero... I did.
Agreed. Not to mention all the fun themes folks are making for cm! I think I may delve into themes myself
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i partion w sd card w swap linux for my jachero 2.63 but i stil get the loading screen occasionaly it is faster but i wud like to make it mroe faster..is there a way i can add more of my memory to the linux swap and tke some off from apps2sd?
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k1293 said:
i partion w sd card w swap linux for my jachero 2.63 but i stil get the loading screen occasionaly it is faster but i wud like to make it mroe faster..is there a way i can add more of my memory to the linux swap and tke some off from apps2sd?
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Don't. Just don't do it. 32MB is the optimal size for the linux-swap partition. Any more or less will actually slow it down rather than speeding it up. Only way to get it faster is to update your ROM to newer versions with new optimizations.
Also, you really shouldn't be seeing the HTC Screen at all, I would check to make sure that the swap is being utilized:
Go to Terminal
type:
#free
If you get any zeros, your swap partition is not being used and that could be why its so slow.
sooo..... what is swap and what does it do?
its like adding extra RAM to your device at the expense of wearing your SD card quicker, it should still last a good, long while regardless though.
I'm assuming my problem must be the fact I'm still using the stock card that came with it. I should see a performance increase with a better class card right?
darkphoenix2012 said:
I'm assuming my problem must be the fact I'm still using the stock card that came with it. I should see a performance increase with a better class card right?
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definitely
ok guys. i am running a rooted g1 with the 2.6.3 hero build. i am running it on the 1 gb sd card that the phone came with. the speed of the build sucks and lags because of the card. i am going to purchase a 4 gb or 8 gb class 6 card today to improve speed and will also get on a newer hero rom. my question is, when i put all the data that is on my old card to my new card will i still be on root, and will i still be on hero? will it be plug and play basically? will i have to reformat to fat32 or will it already be on there? one last thing..how do you partition the sd card? i will need to do this so i can jump to a newer build of the rom..
anything helps.
thanks,
Nick
The rom and root .... is based on the phone it's self, not the SD card.
You are best to install an Ubuntu live cd .... and use G-Parted to partition your SD card.
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I'm assuming you are already running apps2sd right now. So when you get your new card you will NOT be able to just swap them out. Best thing to do is format your new card (just like other poster said in ubuntu, look in my sig for tut) in 3 partitions fat32, ext3, and linux-swap. Then load up your hero rom on your sd card and flash away. And yea you will still be rooted.
I am currently using Cyanogen 3.9.9.10 with apps to sd and a 32mb swap partition. My SdCsrd is not class 6 and i think it is slowing down my phone.
what rom is simply the fastest using just a straight fat32 partitioned sdcard?
ekeefe41 said:
I am currently using Cyanogen 3.9.9.10 with apps to sd and a 32mb swap partition. My SdCsrd is not class 6 and i think it is slowing down my phone.
what rom is simply the fastest using just a straight fat32 partitioned sdcard?
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i think you should at least use a class 6 sdcard if you are using a swap partition from your sd. that's if you want speed.
oh and the title of this is misleading...
I'd recommend Maxishma's ROMs. They are blazingly fast, however you need 3 partitions on your MicroSD card...
I use a class 4 with Linux-swap on a Hero ROM, runs pretty fast, but if you want top-knotch speed than try the different Cupcake ROMs.
I ordered a class 6
can always use more memory i suppose
if you want speed then steer away from hero roms. Cupcake based ones are more snappy.
Hi everybody, I just rooted my phone to Cyanogen's 4.2.4 after a long hiatus of being.. a well, non-root user (had to unroot to get a fresh G1 from T-Mobile!)
Anyways, I'm contemplating using app2sd and creating another partition, but Cyanogen clearly states to use nothing less than a Class 4 SD card.
In that case, is the stock 1gb microsd card safe to use (my G1 came with a Sandisk 1GB)?
You can try using it but if its not stable you should revert. Stock is a Class 2 card
it works just fine trust me
been running apps2sd in cyan roms for months now with stock sdcard.
although if u plan on running games you might wanna get a faster card but for apps its good enough
Hey, sorry if this has been asked before (I'm sure it has, but I couldn't find anything through the search). I just bought an 8gb class 4 sd card that I'm looking to upgrade to from the stock N1 card. What exactly do I need to do to have everything run smoothly? Do I just need to copy everything from my N1 to my PC then pop in the new card and copy back or is there something special I need to do? I'm running CM 5.0.5.2 (upgrading to 5.3 after card swap) and Amon Ra 1.7.0.
Thanks for any help.
Basically you answered you own question. Only thing is are you planning to do app2sd?
Hi,
Thanks for confirming. I just wanted to make sure that I wouldn't run into any problems just copy/pasting. I was considering apps2sd but I dont use the phone for games or anything big like that so I wasn't sure if I really needed it.
Also, I'm pretty sure I need to format the new card before I copy everything back, right? Will the phone prompt/perform the format or do I need to do that from a pc?
Format the card to fat32. I use the pc to format. If you do want app2sd, the card is easily partition using Amon_Ra recovery. I would suggest to do partition now if you know this is something you want to so. Little less work now that when you have a lot on the card. This is just my view point on the matter. I love app2sd. I have 75 apps and only use 10 mb of internal memory with cm rom it is fast.
thanks for the clarification. How much space is recommended for the apps2sd partition and can it be expanded later on?
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I dont have a computer with an sd card reader, is there another way?
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nvm, I can do it with the phone apparently
DreamScar said:
thanks for the clarification. How much space is recommended for the apps2sd partition and can it be expanded later on?
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I dont have a computer with an sd card reader, is there another way?
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512mb is all you'll really need. You can use recovery and do USB mass toggle to access it. But one thing I think u might need class 6 card for ap2sd
Ok, so I've partitioned the sd card (ext-2 size 512, fat32 remainder). Do I need to do the upgrades to ext-4 or do I leave it as is?
A2SD will work with either ext2/3/4...
I'm running cyanogenmod 5.0.5.3 with apps2sd and amon_ra recovery 1.70 on a 4gb sd card planning on getting a 32gb card how do I swap this out and keep my existing ext.?