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Just wondering... is 512MB going to be a problem with ICS?
(It's a simple question I know)
Scougar said:
Just wondering... is 512MB going to be a problem with ICS?
(It's a simple question I know)
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I'm writing this from CM9 ICS alpha and runs perfect, don't worry for that
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No, it shouldn't be a problem.
But please post such things in the ICS discussion thread!
Flix123 said:
No, it shouldn't be a problem.
But please post such things in the ICS discussion thread!
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Thanks and apologies. I had wondered if getting a 1GB model phone would have been a significant advantage.
(Mod feel free to move the question to a post in the discussion thread).
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Thanks and apologies. I had wondered if getting a 1GB model phone would have been a significant advantage.
(Mod feel free to move the question to a post in the discussion thread).
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You can almost guarantee that a 1GB model will be better. The Optimus 2X does struggle with it's 512 mb, because 128mb is attributed to the GPU. Lukily, some kernels, like IronKrnl free some of that memory up and give it back to the CPU, but it's still losing 80mb.
Also, it's worth noting that, if you want to run ICS, if you look at the phones out that have 1gb of ram, you'll see they're all actually better phones- especially what Samsung make.
So, while the O2X is a cheap dual-core device. The best experience will come with something with 1gb of RAM, as it's much more likely to also get ICS. (Due in part because most 1gb phones have already had an announcement, and for it to be soon)
ICS is very hungry in memory. On my Asus Tablet running official, my 1GB RAM is fully used, as usual in Linux but at a higher level than in GB.
To run ICS correctly on O2X, you must use IronKrnl, the 48mb ramhack version is correct (means it steals 48MB to GPU, leaving only 80MB to it), and modifying memory killer values to a sort of aggressive profile.
Yea right, so this is why I had less free memory on GB. And now I have CM kernel on ICS. I doubt you actually tried CM9 alpha on O2X if you are talking crap like this about performance.
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The browser in ICS works better even though we have 512MB. It always returned to where I had left. 512 and less is enough for full desktop environments on PC even.
Ph4nt0m_ said:
Yea right, so this is why I had less free memory on GB. And now I have CM kernel on ICS. I doubt you actually tried CM9 alpha on O2X if you are talking crap like this about performance.
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See my sig and stop arguing. I run CM9 since first day Ricardo published SK0, and now running SK2 with latest Ironkrnl. Setiron himself admitted on Google+that ICS is a memory eater.
Dont know how much free memory we're talking about here but I'm on SK2 with original CM9 kernel. Using Adv.Task Killer from time to time and I always have around 200-240 Mb free memory. Just sharing my experience
Running CM9 aswell and its sooooo smooth, faster than any rom ive tried
OK, so what happens when you want to run Tegra games? (like Dungeon Defenders for example). A shame you cannot dynamically set the ram hack :-(
Scougar said:
OK, so what happens when you want to run Tegra games? (like Dungeon Defenders for example). A shame you cannot dynamically set the ram hack :-(
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That's the real question... Free memory when phone is idle means nothing. Plus you have to consider the lowmemkiller values you have set, I personnally use aggressive values: 16 24 32 90 100 110 to free the most possible memory.
Many users report freezes with games that run perfectly on GB. The problem or ramhack is choosing the right value for gaming, it seems 48mb version is the best compromise. A 'on the fly' feature was not planned for the moment by Setiron in one of his G+ posts.
Mjuksel said:
Running CM9 aswell and its sooooo smooth, faster than any rom ive tried
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That has no direct link with OP. But it's true it's smooth lol.
Striatum_bdr said:
That has no direct link with OP. But it's true it's smooth lol.
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It does. In low memory situations ICS seems to keep running better and smoother compared to GB. If you get under 40mb free on GB everythings gets very slow, with ICS it seems to handle it a bit more elegantly from a user experience.
Please don't think I'm pesimistic here, I'm just going off the comments: Given that OEM releases tend to be bloated and memory wasteful, it's not looking great for an LG ICS release that is 'fully' working. If they pull it off and allow tegra games to run, then I'll be impressed
the official release from LG should be more efficient, and once you remove bloatwares, it should be quite a charm
Hi,
The Google Nexus S also has only 512Mb, and a certain amount of those allocated to GPU (though I don't remember how many), and ICS works like a charm on it... So I think it shouldn't be a problem on our O2X! :-D
hearoy said:
Hi,
The Google Nexus S also has only 512Mb, and a certain amount of those allocated to GPU (though I don't remember how many), and ICS works like a charm on it... So I think it shouldn't be a problem on our O2X! :-D
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It has the same config (128 for the GPU, 384 of available RAM) and works really fine.
Obviously a full gigabyte would be awesome.
Cheers!
Im typing using my optimus one running icss.
NOTE: my phone can only be over clocked till 729mhz.
So for our 2x it will be no prob.
Just need propriety files.
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Hi all, I have a couple of questions before I get my new sd-card.
1. I got my eyes on the SanDisk Ultra UHS-1 8gb class 10 sdcard with a write speed of 30mb/s(advertised). I was just wondering if there would be a noticeable speed difference (i.e. App loading time) if I partitioned that sdcard, as compared to my current class 4 Kingston sdcard.
2. Also, I've read from many forums that some devices don't see noticeable increase in speed from class 6 onwards... Is that true for our device too? (SGM)
3. Is ext4 partition better or ext3 partition better?
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Hi, any help? It's been here for a few days already and I really want to know some details before I get my new SDcard so that I won't be disappointed or regret anything.
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Hi all, I have a couple of questions before I get my new sd-card.
1. I got my eyes on the SanDisk Ultra UHS-1 8gb class 10 sdcard with a write speed of 30mb/s(advertised). I was just wondering if there would be a noticeable speed difference (i.e. App loading time) if I partitioned that sdcard, as compared to my current class 4 Kingston sdcard.
2. Also, I've read from many forums that some devices don't see noticeable increase in speed from class 6 onwards... Is that true for our device too? (SGM)
3. Is ext4 partition better or ext3 partition better?
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1. Well u surely won't get the advertised mb/s, but it will be a reasonably fast speed, as speed depends on your cable too (for trasnfer). I'm not sure, but yes u will notice that apps load faster (im basing this on what michie said in the swapping section of the performance thread, so its probably the same for loading from external partition)
2. Yes probably little difference between a class 6, 8 and 10. Maybe because most devices can't read beyond a certain speed or even if they do, that threshold speed is enough and lies in the range of class 6 upwards.
3. I don't really know, but i would suggest ext 4 as i see it recommended in many app to sd apps. Someone could clarify this.
kirakun said:
1. Well u surely won't get the advertised mb/s, but it will be a reasonably fast speed, as speed depends on your cable too (for trasnfer). I'm not sure, but yes u will notice that apps load faster (im basing this on what michie said in the swapping section of the performance thread, so its probably the same for loading from external partition)
2. Yes probably little difference between a class 6, 8 and 10. Maybe because most devices can't read beyond a certain speed or even if they do, that threshold speed is enough and lies in the range of class 6 upwards.
3. I don't really know, but i would suggest ext 4 as i see it recommended in many app to sd apps. Someone could clarify this.
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Alright, I don't really care about what michie said (no offence), i just want to know if it really works as michie said (personal experiences). I don't wanna buy a new sdcard, just to realise there's not much difference...
tietganFTW said:
Alright, I don't really care about what michie said (no offence), i just want to know if it really works as michie said (personal experiences). I don't wanna buy a new sdcard, just to realise there's not much difference...
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I don't guarantee anything though Just hope it does the trick!
Try Sd tools free on playstore to test your sd speed write/read before partition
(I try Speed Write true normal like sd class : 10Mb/s (class 10)
and test again after partition.
(I Test it & The Result Sd speed write reduce to 8Mb/s after partition but sd read Increase, test on my sd class 10)
If you want to boost more speed you can try free app called sd booster on playstore.
Good app to gain more speed.
Give a try...
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Jeffrianz said:
Try Sd tools free on playstore to test your sd speed write/read before partition
(I try Speed Write true normal like sd class : 10Mb/s (class 10)
and test again after partition.
(I Test it & The Result Sd speed write reduce to 8Mb/s after partition but sd read Increase, test on my sd class 10)
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So buying a class10 sdcard does help increase the apploading speed in a2sd?
Maybe yes maybe no? some sd different so you must try in my case. yes the speed reduce.
From 10 to 8Mb/s
but Read Speed Increase from 23Mb/s to 28Mb/s
if I use sd booster and set it on 6Mb. my sd write reduce to 6.8 mb but Read speed increase to 32,1 Mb/s
and I got more speed read to gain more smooth performance to play game and more.
also speed up booting on your phone.
but decrease performace make a file like recording and take a photo.
but speed app is awesome.
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Jeffrianz said:
Maybe yes maybe no? some sd different so you must try in my case. yes the speed reduce.
From 10 to 8Mb/s
but Read Speed Increase from 23Mb/s to 28Mb/s
if I use sd booster and set it on 6Mb. my sd write reduce to 6.8 mb but Read speed increase to 32,1 Mb/s
and I got more speed read to gain more smooth performance to play game and more.
also speed up booting on your phone.
but decrease performace make a file like recording and take a photo.
but speed app is awesome.
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You didn't get my point. I'm talking about app-reading speeds in app2sd in an ext4 partition. As in app-loading time. Would it decrease?
Yes off course Increase If you boost your memory... more speed you have but low write.
I'm use ext4 partition too as my Internal memory with Internal HACK memory and OC.
Take a look.
Iam using sd class 10 transcend 16GB.
and use ext partition as default memory and now all of my app in ext4.
app speed & booting is great after I use sd class 10 then my old sd card sandisk 4GB class 4.
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Jeffrianz said:
Yes off course Increase If you boost your memory... more speed you have but low write.
I'm use ext4 partition too as my Internal memory with Internal HACK memory and OC.
Take a look.
Iam using sd class 10 transcend 16GB.
and use ext partition as default memory and now all of my app in ext4.
app speed & booting is great after I use sd class 10 then my old sd card sandisk 4GB class 4.
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So the app-loading speed does increase huh... Alrighty then I'll consider getting a new one. Thanks much.
how to make virtual ram in galaxy ace rooted s5830.....running ics'ed by snowpluralism....
n do it helps in smooth runnings...
and any disadvantages:highfive:
Ashish924 said:
how to make virtual ram in galaxy ace rooted s5830.....running ics'ed by snowpluralism....
n do it helps in smooth runnings...
and any disadvantages:highfive:
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Well, you can use a swap partition. CM7+ also has ram compression.
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NathanBookham said:
Well, you can use a swap partition. CM7+ also has ram compression.
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can u help me in that...i dont know how to do it...n also is it safe and effective....thanks
Ashish924 said:
can u help me in that...i dont know how to do it...n also is it safe and effective....thanks
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I've tried swapper 2, it's good. But have to understand each term they use in the app. Currently I'm now on RamExpander. Very good.
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I've tried swapper 2, it's good. But have to understand each term they use in the app. Currently I'm now on RamExpander. Very good.
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For me Ramexpander say is not compatible with Ace.
I heard swapping partition from sd card to increase the ram, sd card might get damaged!!, is it true?
Reduces SD Life so yes.
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but i guess you will change your sd card before it gets damaged so much, that you will notice.
i only had this once on a USB pendrive. it loses data since some weeks ago. but its about 8 years old.
lets say that todays SD cards have better lifetime than years old USB sticks. lets also say that you use your sd card more often than i used this stick (backups later car-radio). so we can say your SD card might have a bit less lifetime. lets say 6 years. in 6 years you will (most likely) have a new phone, sd cards are "oldies" and if not, 1TB cards are state-of-the-art.
so....yes you loose lifetime but i dont think you will use it till it "dies"
CJCord said:
but i guess you will change your sd card before it gets damaged so much, that you will notice.
i only had this once on a USB pendrive. it loses data since some weeks ago. but its about 8 years old.
lets say that todays SD cards have better lifetime than years old USB sticks. lets also say that you use your sd card more often than i used this stick (backups later car-radio). so we can say your SD card might have a bit less lifetime. lets say 6 years. in 6 years you will (most likely) have a new phone, sd cards are "oldies" and if not, 1TB cards are state-of-the-art.
so....yes you loose lifetime but i dont think you will use it till it "dies"
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It really depends on use. When I swapped i ate through my sdcard in less than 6 months.. so there you go. Keeping low swappinness will increase sd card life, but it does depend on use.
increasing ram by swapping sd card is effective to what extent...can any body tell me....does it bridge the gap of our low ram...
AND ANY OTHER DISADVANTAGE THAN REDUCING SD CARD LIFE
Blackstard said:
For me Ramexpander say is not compatible with Ace.
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Huh? I Don get u cozy mine is working fine. Downloaded from blackmarket
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Ashish924 said:
increasing ram by swapping sd card is effective to what extent...can any body tell me....does it bridge the gap of our low ram...
AND ANY OTHER DISADVANTAGE THAN REDUCING SD CARD LIFE
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That why the requirement need class 10 SDcard
You can use CM7 that uses less RAM!.. I just went from CM10 to CM7 and it really is an improvement for ACE as it uses a bit less RAM and that is noticeable.
thanx but no cm7
Jimmyslam said:
You can use CM7 that uses less RAM!.. I just went from CM10 to CM7 and it really is an improvement for ACE as it uses a bit less RAM and that is noticeable.
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thanks...but i dont want cm7 as i dont like it....i want it in a stock rom...btw thanx
Ashish924 said:
how to make virtual ram in galaxy ace rooted s5830.....running ics'ed by snowpluralism....
n do it helps in smooth runnings...
and any disadvantages:highfive:
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there are quite a few apps for increasing the ram like ramexpander and swapper...
but before using these apps remember that the read and write speed of sd card(which is secondary storage) is vey less as compared to that of the internal ram.. and probably thats why ram is very expensive as compared to sd card...
so if you use these apps may take a bit longer to start and even the best of sd cards i.e. the class 10 one won't last longer than 6 months...
Increasing ram
Hi i install ram manager pro apk on gts5830i then i create a swap file 128mb using this apk, then on sd card i see swap file img does it mean my phone ram increased.... i didn't install any kernel for it... plz does tell me if it increase ram or not...
I tried something on a other phone from my neighbor. is a huawei with same specs than the galaxy ace..
I moved apps to SD card with link2SD and created a Swap file in the internal storage.
The internal storage is much faster than the SD card and much better for swap file.
sahil chandel said:
Hi i install ram manager pro apk on gts5830i then i create a swap file 128mb using this apk, then on sd card i see swap file img does it mean my phone ram increased.... i didn't install any kernel for it... plz does tell me if it increase ram or not...
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What is RAM
Random Access Memory (RAM) is temporary data storage that the CPU uses during calculations. The more RAM a device has, the more calculated results the CPU can store - which means less time the CPU has to do the same thing over and over again. In other words, the CPU can check RAM to see if it has already made a particular calculation in the recent past. If it has, it can use the pre-computed results instead of wasting processing time recomputing the same calculation. In short, more RAM means a more efficient (and faster) device.
SWAP
What is SWAP
Swap is, in short, virtual RAM. With swap, a small portion of the hard drive is set aside and used like RAM. The computer will attempt to keep as much information as possible in RAM until the RAM is full. At that point, the computer will begin moving inactive blocks of memory (called pages) to the hard disk, freeing up RAM for active processes. If one of the pages on the hard disk needs to be accessed again, it will be moved back into RAM, and a different inactive page in RAM will be moved onto the hard disk ('swapped'). The trade off is disks and SD cards are considerably slower than physical RAM, so when something needs to be swapped, there is a noticeable performance hit.
Unlike traditional swap, Android's Memory Manager kills inactive processes to free up memory. Android signals to the process, then the process will usually write out a small bit of specific information about its state (for example, Google Maps may write out the map view coordinates; Browser might write the URL of the page being viewed) and then the process exits. When you next access that application, it is restarted: the application is loaded from storage, and retrieves the state information that it saved when it last closed. In some applications, this makes it seem as if the application never closed at all. This is not much different from traditional swap, except that Android apps are specially programed to write out very specific information, making Android's Memory Manager more efficient that swap.
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For a while no i've noticed my SD card getting slower when i transfer files.It's also picked up by antutu as well.It's a class 6 8gb Transcend.I don't use Swap or anything like that since i don't feel it neccesary for my needs.
Scores in antiutu went from SD read (110ish) to 30ish.Its performance has come down to that of a class 2.
Should i format it?What method should i use?
Any other suggestions?
Antimony said:
For a while no i've noticed my SD card getting slower when i transfer files.It's also picked up by antutu as well.It's a class 6 8gb Transcend.I don't use Swap or anything like that since i don't feel it neccesary for my needs.
Scores in antiutu went from SD read (110ish) to 30ish.Its performance has come down to that of a class 2.
Should i format it?What method should i use?
Any other suggestions?
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dont take antutu's score very seriously because they are just BENCHMARK they are just tool to know the average performance . performance still depends on how you use it. but you can try reflash rom/ wipe sd using pc or reinstall antutu
Yes, format it.
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Go to cyanogenmod settings->performance->scroll down till you see as card cache size.
Set it to 2048 and then reboot.
The read and write speed of your sd card must increase..
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I don't take antutu seriously,especially since i get about hte same scores with both top GInger Bread ROMs.But there's a huge difference in performance.
Obviously i should format it but which way is better?Through PC or the phone itself?
PS:FFFFFF i have to find 8gb of free memory D:
Have anyone seen the AnTuTu benchmark scores of the Samsung S5830?? ( I know it doesnt mean much, but where smoke is must be a fire)
Ok, so if I but my Ace's clock speed to 612MHz,my speed on the SD(read and write) is abought twice as fast as when I put the max clock on 883MHz.
How does this make sense??
Trancend 8GB class 10
May be... But what's the point ? Does it really matter why you get that speed as long as you get it ?
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Venomous Viper 119 said:
May be... But what's the point ? Does it really matter why you get that speed as long as you get it ?
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it just because I use my sd card as memory, if I OC my cpu to ply games, my " internal " memory gets slower..... not good
benna said:
it just because I use my sd card as memory, if I OC my cpu to ply games, my " internal " memory gets slower..... not good
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A weird thing. If you don't uc, you can't get a greater read speed and can't play heavier games if you uc. No answers in my mind ! Try a different SD card.
One more thing, don't go much on these benchmark softwares. They gave me wrong results. It showed a good speed for my sd when the actual write speed was merely 34kbps !
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perhaps high frequencies you setted are getting crazy your device's processor
haha shame. The little Ace was not made for perfomance, but nothing will ever be fast enough.
Any new way to increase SD speed except the read ahead value that google does not find? An using a class 10 card