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[THEV1LL4N]

/\ You need to clean your caches. CM5.0.8 and CM6 have been fast as fuck to me. Also go into recovery menu and wipe the dalvik cache.

there is no cache to wipe. i downloaded the cachecleaner app and it only cleared about 33kb yesterday. and i currently only have 8.65MB of free space left on the internal memory.
im guessing that the latest google apps such as maps, which when updated, actually take more space up on the phone memory. to confirm, i have allowed apps2sd on the rom.

Right, but for those that want the latest and greatest and betas and all, rooting helps them get the custom ROMs for 2.2 and Gingerbread (eventually) without having to sit there and wonder if their carrier will ever have it for their phones. I guess it won't be an issue for 3.0 for the Galaxy but after that, they won't have to wonder if they'll ever be OTAd ever again. Cyanogen will have them covered.

correct me if im wrong, but doesnt cyanogen only code for HTC handsets?

 

[Casey]

there is no cache to wipe. i downloaded the cachecleaner app and it only cleared about 33kb yesterday. and i currently only have 8.65MB of free space left on the internal memory.
im guessing that the latest google apps such as maps, which when updated, actually take more space up on the phone memory. to confirm, i have allowed apps2sd on the rom.



correct me if im wrong, but doesnt cyanogen only code for HTC handsets?

Complete and utter shit.

I have all the latest Google Apps, and Apps2SD, and over 150 apps installed with more than 60MB free on my internal memory still. You have done something wrong. You probably did not move the dalvik cache to the card. Also, you can't clean the caches with an app. You have to go into the recovery menu to clear the dalvik and some other things.

And you can get CyanogenRom for the Droid, so no, it's not just HTC.

 

[dilla]

I dunno too much about Cyanogen as I just rooted last night. I'm not too impressed with them.


I was running two FroYo ROMs, the 6.0 and then another by Kaos. I ran Linpack to benchmark the phone and I was hitting 4.9 MFlops consistently with Kaos. With the Cyanogen 6.0 I'm barely scratching the 3.0 mark.

How do I increase the MFlops on my phone? I think the ROM has me overclocked to about 820+Mhz, but there are others on the charts that are running the same ROM as me with the same Mhz yet are hitting about 5.2, about .3 MFlops higher. Whether the difference is notable/negligible, I want to try and hit the top 10 on the charts just for shits and gigs. I guess I'm still new so I shouldn't be going into it so fast, but....

 

[dilla]

4.98 MFLOPS is my highest. What's you guys'?

Edit: 4.994

Do you think there will be 3.0, 3.0.1, and 3.2 ROMs soon? I realize that's soooo far away and that older devices will not handle it stock, but with some cutting and pasting, you think we'll have something that's at least a bit more efficient (faster) and maybe not all the bells and whistles in relation to features?

 

[Casey]

Cyanogen is EASILY the best ROM available. Btw, I got your message earlier. You didn't flash the Google Apps add-on. You need that for the Google Sync, Market, etc.

The Eris version of Cyanogen though is a port, so it's not actually made by Team Douche (Team Douche is the team behind CyanogenMod). Some Eris guys have basically ported a version, probably the Hero version.

The devices officially supported by Cyanogen/Team Douche are:

HTC Dream / G1
HTC Magic / MyTouch
HTC Hero
HTC Espresso / MyTouch Slide
Motorola Droid
Nexus One
HTC Incredible
HTC Evo 4G
HTC Desire

If you wanna increase your MFLOPS you could try enabling JIT.

 

[dilla]

If you wanna increase your MFLOPS you could try enabling JIT.

Did that. Without it I was in the 2's and 3's on Kaos. JIT didn't do much on CM's ROM.

How often should I make Nandroid backups? I just made one before flashing my first ROM ever. Is that ok? Some make it before each flash?

 

[Casey]

Did that. Without it I was in the 2's and 3's on Kaos. JIT didn't do much on CM's ROM.

How often should I make Nandroid backups? I just made one before flashing my first ROM ever. Is that ok? Some make it before each flash?

Up to you, really. I make one before I flash a new ROM. I don't keep multiple Nandroid backups, one is fine.

 

[dilla]

Where do you go to find ROMs for your device?

 

[Casey]

Where do you go to find ROMs for your device?

xda..

 

[dilla]

xda..

Ah ok. I've just never heard it mentioned much in this thread so... just wondering.

This may sound like a silly question, but I'm continuing my push for that Droid. I have rooted the Eris and have a newfound interest in it but I still hurt knowing that LWP and overclocking potential is higher with the Droid and then Flash 10.1 has been incorporated into ROMs which is something the Eris won't get. But should I make that push for the Droid still? There are a good number of members on AF that have complained about the Eris dying on them, and free of charge, got Droids as replacements.

I don't think it uses your upgrade either, which I think I'm due for this November, but until then I want a capable device. It'll probably help me save my upgrade until sometime next year when a groundbreaking phone comes through. That 2 Ghz OMAP comes to mind.

I just want a phone that works and also kicks ass when OCd and running ROMs.

You know that list on Greene's Computing with all the devices and their MFLOPs? Say I were to do a simple ROM OCd, what numbers, in relation to that list, should I be expecting? I see that there's one Droid with a 54 MFLOP stat, but there are also many lower. Which one would be of a stable ROM I could use everyday?

 

[Casey]

If you can get a Droid, by all means go for it. I would be trying to get one if I was in your position.

And I'd absolutely 100% put CyanogenMod on it.

 

[dilla]

Yeah, those phones have been rooted for a while so I assume there are more ROMs floating around for it. Right now, I really can't find more than five big-name ROMs for the Eris. '

By the way, I think KaosFroYo still has something to do with Cyanogen. When I go to Settings, it has "Cyanogen Settings" in there.

 

[THEV1LL4N]

i know i can wipe the dalvik cache from the recovery menu. can i also move the dalvik to the sd from the recovery menu too?

 

[dilla]

Casey, how much life do you think the Droid has if it's rooted? As long as the G1 has, currently eighteen months? I have a feeling the hardware specs of the Eris won't let it enjoy 3.0, or at least not as much if the Droid gets it too. The Droid also has Flash 10.1 and there is something on the way for the Eris, but why settle for that?

 

[Casey]

KaosFroYo is likely based off CyanogenMod. Many ROMs are. In fact, at this stage it makes the most sense to do that, as so much work has been put into CM by so many top devs who are now part of Team Douche.

Sandeep - yes, you can.

RE: Droid - at least another year IMO. Possibly longer, as they really went all out with the spec on that machine in comparison to other handsets released around the same time.

 

[THEV1LL4N]

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[dilla]

Is there ever a phone that is released that doesn't have defects on a good portion of their phones? Now there are reports that the Droid X has a defective screen on some units?

http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/some-droid-x-handsets-have-defective-screens-video/

 

[Pittsey]

Is there ever a phone that is released that doesn't have defects on a good portion of their phones? Now there are reports that the Droid X has a defective screen on some units?

Some Droid X handsets have defective screens? (video) -- Engadget

You worry too much.

I played around with my mates Iphone 4G for 15 minutes and couldn't alter the signal quality.... So just buy the phone you want and worry about it later.

 

[dilla]

You worry too much.

I played around with my mates Iphone 4G for 15 minutes and couldn't alter the signal quality.... So just buy the phone you want and worry about it later.

Nah, I'm just saying in general.
First the Nexus One had 3G issues, then screen issues. The Incredible is on shortage because of parts, the EVO had its issues with updates and other things, now the Droid X with its ridiculous screen issues. Seems like the high-end phones have this problem and not shit ones likes the Devour. Or CLIQ.

BTW, I called VZW. The tech support fuck wouldn't switch my phone out. Said warranty only covered the same phone. Understandable, but when tons of others on forums are getting upgrades to free Droids and even Incredibles or allowed to move their upgrades early to buy the Droid X, I think it's kinda shitty I'm stuck with this phone and its bugs.

 

[THEV1LL4N]

Adobe’s FlashTime Brings Peer-to-Peer Video Calling to Android Soon | Android Community

ADOBE’S FLASHTIME BRINGS PEER-TO-PEER VIDEO CALLING TO ANDROID SOON

So, video calling is a big thing now a days. With Apple’s own variation out and about, and the EVO 4G doing quite well for itself with its own front-facing camera, and considering there’s still more devices coming down the pipeline with the hardware, we can figure that a lot of companies out there are going to want to get into the action. Adobe is no different. And, after titling their new software platform FlashTime, we imagine that they’re obviously
just going for the jugular here. We welcome the fight.

FlashTime is built with the still incoming Air 2.5, and it’s built to a be a peer-to-peer video calling application. Instead of having a camera specifically built for video chatting, it’s the other way around. The software will just use whatever camera you have, which doesn’t make that much of a difference, but it’s worth a bullet point.
The real point here is the fact that it’s using Flash, and that means that it’s going to be able to do cross-platform easily enough, as well as make it onto new versions of Android just as easily. So, no losing the ability just because you change phones (hopefully).