HELP Memory Card Dead - G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey Guys,
Was running CM 5.08 on my Dream.
My class 4 memory card died.
My class 6 memory card is still on its way (shipping).
(don't know when I'll be getting it).
In the meantime. I'll be running on the class 2 mem card that the phone ships with.
Any suggestions on what rom I should be running?
(probably won't want to be running APPS2SD or Swap)
So probably want to run a rom that's nice, trim and snappy.

rubensun said:
Hey Guys,
Was running CM 5.08 on my Dream.
My class 4 memory card died.
My class 6 memory card is still on its way (shipping).
(don't know when I'll be getting it).
In the meantime. I'll be running on the class 2 mem card that the phone ships with.
Any suggestions on what rom I should be running?
(probably won't want to be running APPS2SD or Swap)
So probably want to run a rom that's nice, trim and snappy.
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Take your pick. You shouldn't be using swap anyways. Apps2sd won't hurt -- it'll just *might* run external applications slower than they would internally. Note that the SDCARD's CLASS is not an indication of its MAXIMUM speed -- it is an indication of its MINIMUM speed. A lot of C2 cards are actually FASTER than a lot of C6 cards.

thanks for your response.
speak of the devil.
my new transcend memory card just came in the mail.
Still would be a good thing to know for future's sake.
Is it true, that I shouldn't be running swap? What does that mean? Feel like most people run their Dream / G1s with swap.

Related

Class 2 sd card with apps2sd slow?

Is the fact that I have a class 2 sd card with apps2sd slowing me down so much that games like papijump or abduction are slow and unplayable? same thing with my desktop and the touch screen.
i'm rooted running CM 3.9.7 or whatever the newest is.
When I re-flash it seems to be fast again. I'm just trying to figure out whats causing my phone to lag on this fast rom.
I'm running ext 3 and no swap file.
More then likely..
Ya id say the a2sd on a class 2 is probably gonna bog the crap out of your phone. The reason people recommend a class 6 is because of the speed. Class 2 just cant move data fast enough to keep up. Get a class 6 or keep the apps on the phone.
Also this is just my theory. I could be wrong.
Yep class 2 you will experience lag. Get a class 6 they only $15 on newegg for a 8 gig.

SDCARD Classes?

Hello Everyone,
I plan to root and install jacxhero1.7r2 onto my g1 which hasn't been modded at all. All I have is the sdcard that was in it. (1gb) I see people with sdcards saying the class of it. Does it matter? Can I use my 1gb card and still run hero the best possible with three partition thingy on it? Does the class of it matter? Please let me know.
Thank You
The better the class, the quicker it can access the card(read/write) I suggest a bigger card than a 1gb, you will fill that up quite quickly. The higher the number, the faster it works
yeah a 8 gig class 6 is like...what most people accept as the preffered sd card. but i have a 4 gig class 4 and am running jachero whatever just fine. you just need to partition it

Do bigger microsd cards have slower read/write speeds?

I own both the SanDisk 1GB microsd card and the SanDisk 2GB microsd card, and I wanted to know which is faster, or if there is someway I could test their speeds. I am currently using the 2GB card, but I don't need that much space, as I have no movies or pictures because my g1 camera is broken.So I was wondering if I should instead use my 1GB card. I have heard that having a faster card is better. Or does this apply more to Hero roms? I have JACxrom installed. Also, what exactly does swapper do? What does it speed up? Does it slow anything down? Is it even a good Idea to use swapper if I don't have an SDHC card? What setting do you recomend for a slower card like mine?
Sorry for so many Q's
Thanks in advance
Seeker14491 said:
I own both the SanDisk 1GB microsd card and the SanDisk 2GB microsd card, and I wanted to know which is faster, or if there is someway I could test their speeds. I am currently using the 2GB card, but I don't need that much space, as I have no movies or pictures because my g1 camera is broken.So I was wondering if I should instead use my 1GB card. I have heard that having a faster card is better. Or does this apply more to Hero roms? I have JACxrom installed. Also, what exactly does swapper do? What does it speed up? Does it slow anything down? Is it even a good Idea to use swapper if I don't have an SDHC card? What setting do you recomend for a slower card like mine?
Sorry for so many Q's
Thanks in advance
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You can check what class they are. Look for a number within a 'C'. The higher the number, the faster the card.
Seeker14491 said:
I own both the SanDisk 1GB microsd card and the SanDisk 2GB microsd card, and I wanted to know which is faster, or if there is someway I could test their speeds. I am currently using the 2GB card, but I don't need that much space, as I have no movies or pictures because my g1 camera is broken.So I was wondering if I should instead use my 1GB card. I have heard that having a faster card is better. Or does this apply more to Hero roms? I have JACxrom installed. Also, what exactly does swapper do? What does it speed up? Does it slow anything down? Is it even a good Idea to use swapper if I don't have an SDHC card? What setting do you recomend for a slower card like mine?
Sorry for so many Q's
Thanks in advance
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well both your cards are the same speed. they are just basic sd cards until you get to 4gb or above is when you get classes 2,4,6. the cards you have are not ideal for swap or a2sd because they have slower read write speeds. but size does not matter.
OK, thanks. I might buy a 4GB microSDHC class 6 card soon.

Maximum storage card capacity

Hi,
I want to buy a micro SD : I have seen that the maximum storage for micro sd was of 16 GB.
Someone has already tested a 32 GB storage card?
If yes, Does it work correctly?
Thanks for your answer.
it's works i don't now how becouse i just test my friends card.
Sorry for my English
Maybe it's was on android 1.6 (max 16), but 2.1 should be supported with 32GB
well, i got my X8 only a week ago, it's my first smartphone.
seriously, what do you guys want to store with 32GB card?
i can't imagine what to store in such space, i figure one could make a portable toilet out of it and still got some more space.
Movies (avi, wmv, etc). HD photos from professional photocameras, hi fi music like wav. Download a lot of stuff with torrent client and else. 32 GB really need for me.
i_hate_sonyericsson said:
well, i got my X8 only a week ago, it's my first smartphone.
seriously, what do you guys want to store with 32GB card?
i can't imagine what to store in such space, i figure one could make a portable toilet out of it and still got some more space.
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Question was not what I do with all that storage.
Is it possible to have 32GB card in X8 I think that it support up to 16GB ??
I couldn't tell you, because I've bought an 16GB card (class10).
With the price of a 32 GB microSD, I could not fool me.
I think that 32GB is more money then the Phone
You are able to mount 32GB card I've just checked it out but the results are horrible - 500 MB of freshly copied music on the card, and now it is showed as "damaged" on the notification bar. I wouldn't recommend it to you.
romcio47 said:
You are able to mount 32GB card I've just checked it out but the results are horrible - 500 MB of freshly copied music on the card, and now it is showed as "damaged" on the notification bar. I wouldn't recommend it to you.
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I think the X8 will also work extrem slow with a sd card of 16 or 32gb
And with 32Gb class10? The read/write speed is biggest?
I believe that is not a question of card's speed, but more of device's ability to comprehend such a huge space. Just like with enormous hard drives in older computers.
ok.. maybe this out of topic..
what brand of SD card with class 6 or 10??
n where to buy??
im just unable to find it in my country.
in my opinion, 32gb can be handle with very well if this SD card are good.
i mean good SDHC
i found it in my country, designed for camcorder and etc..
but price also different
i just want 8gb with class 10..
currently i have 8gb, no class
my quadrant almost same with droid x, so i think if i have good SD card i can overlap droid x.
where to buy???
32 gb for a phone is a lot of capacity
Im using 32gb sandisk class 2 memory card in my galaxy s initially when it was 2.1 it was slow. But now after 2.2 update its okay. Only startup and shut down process Will take long time. class doesn't matter on phone it matters only when data is to be transferred from pc to phone . Max transfer speed Will be 2mbps in class 2.
haripreeth said:
Im using 32gb sandisk class 2 memory card in my galaxy s initially when it was 2.1 it was slow. But now after 2.2 update its okay. Only startup and shut down process Will take long time. class doesn't matter on phone it matters only when data is to be transferred from pc to phone . Max transfer speed Will be 2mbps in class 2.
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where u buy it???
i still believe class give effect to apps if we move it to SD
evilteater said:
ok.. maybe this out of topic..
what brand of SD card with class 6 or 10??
n where to buy??
im just unable to find it in my country.
in my opinion, 32gb can be handle with very well if this SD card are good.
i mean good SDHC
i found it in my country, designed for camcorder and etc..
but price also different
i just want 8gb with class 10..
currently i have 8gb, no class
my quadrant almost same with droid x, so i think if i have good SD card i can overlap droid x.
where to buy???
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there's a lot of good brand to choose actually, personally i'm using transcend.
what city are you in? in Bandung, you can try BEC. i bought mine from kaskus though, it has almost everything we look for
class.. hmm IMO it's unnecessary to use such a high class card. class 6 (6MB/s) is sufficient enough, because android apps are usually not really big, only 10-12 MB at most so no need for such a large data transfer rate.
Has anyone had good success with the 32Gb card? I dont want to buy one if it's just gonna not work properly.
thanks
Won't work
Chances are, it wouldn't work.
The Xperia X8 currently only supports up to 16GB of memory. If you go higher than that you would experience problems. You might be able to make it work for a few minutes then it might not be able to read the mem card.
Hopefully, in future updates we could use 32GB cards.
I've searched around, no walk-arounds on this yet. If I were you, I'd stick with 16GB. That's a lot of storage!

Is external gapps critical for speed of jb?

still feel JB (evervolv) freezing sometimes. Is external Gapps helping much?
mailxd said:
still feel JB (evervolv) freezing sometimes. Is external Gapps helping much?
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I don't use the external Gapps method anymore. I find that using m2sd with options rmount, dalvik cache, and swap is the best. This way you have all your apps on the SD card where you only need fast read speeds. You move the dalvik cache back to NAND where write speed is important. And lastly SWAP will prolonge the life of your phone's NAND, albeit at the expense of your SD card. But SD cards are easily replaced, the NAND isnt.
Also, make sure you have a decent SD card. The one that comes with the N1 won't work well since it is a low class (I think onlyclass 4?). Get a class 10, it's worth the money. Best of luck!
m2xtreme said:
I don't use the external Gapps method anymore. I find that using m2sd with options rmount, dalvik cache, and swap is the best. This way you have all your apps on the SD card where you only need fast read speeds. You move the dalvik cache back to NAND where write speed is important. And lastly SWAP will prolonge the life of your phone's NAND, albeit at the expense of your SD card. But SD cards are easily replaced, the NAND isnt.
Also, make sure you have a decent SD card. The one that comes with the N1 won't work well since it is a low class (I think onlyclass 4?). Get a class 10, it's worth the money. Best of luck!
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If I understand correctly:
260MB system for JB/Gapps
sd-ext for everything else
What microsd card are you using? Does it make much diff between SanDisk Class 10 (16GB) and ADATA class 6 8G (current) ?
Thanks!
mailxd said:
If I understand correctly:
260MB system for JB/Gapps
sd-ext for everything else
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That's right, though not **all** Gapps go to /system/ some of them are treated as regular apps and just go to /sd-ext/ Just use the recommended hboot settings that texasice suggests and you should be fine.
mailxd said:
What microsd card are you using?
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I'm currently using an UHS class 1. This is a step above a standard class 10 sdcard which some may consider to be a waste of money. But I bought the UHS class 1 card because I found one for the same price as standard class 10 cards so I figured I mine as well. It doesn't hurt to have an over rated sdcard. This is the one I got for about $25 (32 GB is the max our N1 can handle).
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009QZH7BU/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&redirect=true&smid=A3FPRP7I8FTOOJ
mailxd said:
Does it make much diff between SanDisk Class 10 (16GB) and ADATA class 6 8G (current) ?
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From my understanding, there is no set way to classify sdcards so in some instances different classes of sdcards might be equivalent. That being said I cannot say for sure how your card compares other than the obvious difference in storage capacity. Since I upgraded to a UHS class 1 from class 4 I have seen a huge difference tho! You should consider upgrading if your performance is really that bad. Or just upgrade your phone

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