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[Android Apps and Games] TheMasterBaron:
I believe that having the buffer match the fat cluster size would be a good balance as long as most of the files are greater than the cluster size.
[Android Apps and Games] iinga:
And over a large file the performance isn't the same...it is back to sd card reading speeds. SD Card Speed Tester (removed from the market because the dev replaced it with a paid app) is an alternative way to benchmark SD cards and reports realistic reading speeds (similar to what my read speed is from sd to pc).
[Android Apps and Games] ko0l:
anyway to test random access speeds?
[Android Apps and Games] bobloiy:
does data2ext2 make write speed/read speed slower? i have an adata class 6 card and it does only 19mb with this hack
[Android Apps and Games] rajendra82:
I have a Captivate stock KB1 rooted. When I manually change the value for the version 1 parameter from 128 to 2048, I get a huge increase in the read speed in SD Tools. But I can't get this change automated. I have tried the following:

1. Flash the update corresponding to 2048 through CWM

2. Put the 77sdcardreadfix script in /system/etc/init.d manually

My /sys/devices/ doesn't seem to have anything like the paths in version 2, so that is probably not the version for me. All permissions are right (root.shell and 750), and the other scripts in the /etc/init.d folders get executed. But after each reboot, the value for the read ahead buffer resets to 128. What next?

Edit:

This worked.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=12608221&postcount=3578
[Android Apps and Games] rori~:
very cool :) thanx a lot!
[Android Apps and Games] jayfallen:
Thanks again for this fix
[Android Apps and Games] mejobloggs:
I don't seem to have a /system/etc/init.d folder?

Do I just create one myself?
[Android Apps and Games] godiZFICTION:
Readings went from:

128k: 7.2/23.2

1024k: 7.6/91.5

Write speed stayed about the same throughout all tests. The other speeds raised the read speed a bit, but nothing significant. Huge increase in read speed when I went to 1024 though. Thanks OP.
[Android Apps and Games] goodolsen:
Try looking for just /etc/init.d.
[Android Apps and Games] H3llstorm:
You need Root Explorer - or a similar free alternative - to access this folder.
[Android Apps and Games] mejobloggs:
Hmmm I have ES File Explorer which says it has root access, but it never seems to request root access with SuperUser

Tried Root Explorer and it asked for SuperUser access as soon as I opened it

Root Explorer showed a lot more things, but still no init.d folder

Created one and put the script in, but didn't do anything. On reboot still had 128 in read_ahead_kb
[Android Apps and Games] jacksilverburgh:
Thanks for the fix..

For CM7 RC4 Nexus One does this the trick:

The original did not work for me.

#!/system/bin/sh
if [ -e /sys/devices/virtual/bdi/179:0/read_ahead_kb ]
then
/system/xbin/echo "1024" > /sys/devices/virtual/bdi/179:0/read_ahead_kb;
fi;
[Android Apps and Games] Auridran:
Definitely see improvements with 3072 using the SD Tools app. Don't see them anywhere else. Tested with Antutu Benchmark and my read speeds are the same as they were before.
[Android Apps and Games] tnpapadakos:
cant get this to hold its new values after a reboot no matter what i've done on CM 6.1.2 RC2
[Android Apps and Games] iinga:
I believe its because other benchmark apps also benchmark large file writes. When you can precache a small file, it will speed up read speeds eg gallery and thumbnail caches. Sd tools seems to just benchmark small files

Sent by Owl Post
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] richiehd:
Sorry, I'm sure this was probably asked before. Is it drivers or just the parts used? I notice HTC devices seem faster to hack up. I'm going to be upgrading my device sometime in the next 6 months and would love a Galaxy S2 but if the same hardships faced with the Vibe will be present again- I think I might go back to HTC. :( missmysamoled.jpg

Lol. Again, sorry if this has been beaten to death.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blizzard1017:
Samsung lol. That's about the most fact-filled short answer you can get. Their releases are horribly late. Vibrant just got 2.2 OTA, CM is at 2.3.3. HTC has been far more supportive of AOSP as well. Samsung......not so much.

I recently moved to Sprint from T-Mobile and as you can see(sig) got me the Evo. I wish I had waited a few months for the 3d but maybe I'll sell the Evo and do my own upgrade when the time comes. I won't say I'll never buy Samsung again but I will be fully aware of what I am getting if I do.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sixteenbit:
My best answer.

It has to do with HTC phones run with stock Android and so the devs can work with the new source code faster cause they don't have to deal with proprietary or manufacturer's modded source.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blahbommer:
I thought htc used sense
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iynfynity:
It's because cyanogen team knows what to do with htc phones plus htc releases source codes unlike samsung.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gatesmarch123:
You are correct. The only htc phones I know of that are AOSP are the G2 and N1. That's off the top of my head though.

Sent from my "TriggerHappy" Vibrant!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
There are a lot of differences between how HTC and Samsung do things... these guys also started and know HTC a lot more. HTC IS better about releasing source. Heck, Samsung doesn't release everything even when they do (driver source).

All that said though... I really do not understand why someone has not been able to get a solid RC for us. I honestly do not even know who is working on CM7 for the Vibrant, and it's not officially supported...

I know a lot of progress has been made, but the CM7 we have still has a lot of work to do. Just wish those more in the know could really get that ball rolling, instead of using leaks (esp I9000 leaks which have proven to be terrible on our battery).

I don't know enough, but I know people on here do....
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sakpase:
Hey! I purchased an htc evo from a friend of mine who fail to pay his phone bill, so the phone have a bad esn. Can someone guide me thru flashing it to boost mobile please. I look all over and couldnt' find nothing on flashing htc evo too boost. I found something on epic to boost that's about it. I heard writing the meid is different can someone please help me out. thanks. I purchase a boost incognito as a donor phone.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CheesyNutz:
i have seen guides but from what i read it a royal pain the ass and don't work 99% of the time
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nsxla:
I bet its a stolen phone
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blakeboys:
HERE'S a tutorial on flashing to metro. It will be a good start but you will need to change the addy from metro to boost. A little google searching should help you out but like I said, start here.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nsxla:
I know two people, that got there evo stolen too bad they can sorta still activate it on ghetto metro.

Any talk of boost/metro flashing should be banned >=]
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] untruestory:
The information in my post here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1008909 may be helpful.

I completely agree with both nsxla and weehooherod... stolen phones shouldn't be able to be able to be activated. At the same time the way providers tie you into using their devices is as ridiculous as Apple's software copyrights not allowing you to use software you purchase on non-approved hardware (that's another topic). I have an acquaintances that is a area sales manager for a big cell company and his only argument for carriers not accepting outside phones is that they are not optimized for the individual provider's network and hence can bog it down. Yeah... mmmm hhhmm
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Khilbron:
Flashing to Metro is perfectly fine, because you don't need to illegally modify your phone, hell metro openly flashes evo's to their service.

However, putting an evo on Boost is outside of the legal guidelines since it requires a donor phone to clone onto the evo.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] untruestory:
As far as MetroPCS and other pre-paid services bashing them is just plain ignorant. In some states you'll get better coverage with Metro than you would AT&T or some other contract providers and the prices are good.

To the OP: Metro has better coverage than Boost in my area so it might be worth checking out where you live.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] idkwhothatis123:
I've seen hdmifull and hdmwin out there, but my questions are one, is playback upscaled, and two, which app really works best. Any input would be great. Thanks!
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Steady Hawkin:
I haven't connected via hdmi but from what I understand no app is needed, it's a full mirror. I would imagine it also upscales accordingly.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] PaulG1488:
Thst is correct you get the full image on your tv and xoom at the same time with no app needed just plug in to your hdtv and your set
[Xoom Themes and Apps] tinpusher:
Yeah, piece of cake. I've had no issues including playing Super Mario Bros 3 on my 65" DLP :)

There is a slight overscan but doesn't really affect it. And it is still displayed on the Xoom at the same time.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] idkwhothatis123:
Nice! Thanks guys!
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Isun:
Does the Xoom output 720p or 1080p?
[Xoom Themes and Apps] sangreal06:
720p. I don't know if apps have the ability to increase that though
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Isun:
This would mean that there is no real benefit to having 1080p videos playing from it because even if you have a 1080p T.V. the Xoom is only outputting 720p. I was going to share some of my converted movies at a friends house from my Xoom and this means I can just do a batch conversion to 720p instead and save space which is great.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Elementix:
Does the xoom screen have to stay on while outputting hdmi? I'd like to save some battery and also not have it shining away while watching a movie in a dark room etc. What happens if you hit lock while it's outputting?
[Xoom Themes and Apps] jdenman03:
yes I am hoping for an update or an app in the near future that will allow this. Sometimes I don't want it playing on both (especially if its a movie).

Also another benefit would be great if we could have 2 different screens going on (it is dual core afterall) in games. This would allow us to have controls on the xoom's screen, and have the actual screen play image on the tv. Just a thought....
[Xoom Themes and Apps] wase4711:
is root needed to do this, or will it just work on a stock XOOM wifi?

thanks
[Xoom Themes and Apps] ihtfp69:
It works on stock. That's what the hdmi port on the bottom is for.

Has anyone had an issue with the connection at the xoom being loose or do I just have a junk cable? If I move it the wrong way playing a game, I lose the picture. Pretty crummy. :'(
[Xoom Themes and Apps] jdenman03:
I haven't had that issue. I have the OEM cable from Moto though (bought it when it came out for the Droid X).
[Xoom Themes and Apps] snowspomer:
I need to get me one of those! That would be awesome to carry around...
[Xoom Themes and Apps] wase4711:
thanks man; ordered a cable from monoprice for my EVO, and I believe its the same size port, so will report back on the quality once it gets here..
[Xoom Themes and Apps] babblin5:
I picked up a great cable that's HDMI certified from Amazon for $9 and free shipping. Works great 8)

XoomTech.net
[Xoom Themes and Apps] 760hacker:
I have the same issue, I doubt we both have a bad cable. Seems odd to me that it would do this. Will be interesting to see if this is common or if we are just an isolated few.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] hellboy2232:
Same here mine does the same thing. I have both a cheap Ebay cable, and the one that came with my DX. They both do the same thing. IMO all the connections on mine are loose but the only one that will stop working is HDMI. I'm wondering if more people have the issue, or if I should return mine
[General Questions and Answers] ...kara...:
hi guys,

been rocking my nexus s for a while now but only got round to trying to transfer some data!

I cant seem to get any form of usb mass storage device!

searched and searched the net and cant find anything.

tried installing drivers but nothing and device mangement etc but nothing!

Im not new to the phone game! I actully work in the business and this has baffled me!

any ideas?

thanks

xx
[General Questions and Answers] GPhoenix:
If you could provide more details as to if your phone is stock or if it has been rooted, etc. I'm sure others can help but have you tried searching or reading the Samsung S specific forums for others that may have the same issue? For the time being you could signup for Dropbox and install that to sync or move data from your phone and computer.

XDA Samsung Nexus S forums
[General Questions and Answers] ...kara...:
Thanks for the reply,

Not been rooted but is unbranded.

I actually had a galaxy s which had similar problems. I could transfer files just couldn't update to 2.2 due to issue with it being a 16gb and the internal memeory card issue.

That got resolved by rooting if any one has same issue btw.

Does the nexus require kies? From what I found it needs Google version 4.0? Which I can't seem to find anywhere.

Anymore info that would help just shout, I'm new to this forum melarky lol

Thank x
[Vibrant General] GoodVibrant-ions:
Check it out. Don't know if that's good for Vibrant owners but it can't be bad

http://www.androidcentral.com/offic...mpaign=Feed:+androidcentral+(Android+Central)
[Vibrant General] EpicSurge:
no crt shutdown :/
[Vibrant General] Abu-7abash:
Already posted in the Vibrant forum. Actually more than once.
[Vibrant General] Whitehawkx:
Oh it's there. Samsung just felt the need to disable it. I'm running the official build now with crt shutdown enabled. ;)
[Vibrant General] Jerzeeloon:
whitehawkx,are you running it on vibrant?And if so hows the stability?what is and is'nt workin?
[Vibrant General] neobuddy89:
cmon someone release good Gingerbread for Vibrant!!
[Samsung Mesmerize] King Mustard:
Will a battery for a Samsung Galaxy S work with a Samsung Mesmerize (US Cellular), seeing as they're the same basic phone?

If so, what battery model/code am I looking for?
[Samsung Mesmerize] add144:
Why don't you just get a Mesmerize battery to begin with and avoid the game of chance?
[Samsung Mesmerize] King Mustard:
Sorry, the question was are the batteries the same in both models. After further research, it turns out they're not the same :) I believe I need SCH-I500 batteries.
[Samsung Mesmerize] Sc0tt777:
I know for a fact that the batteries are different accross the Galaxy S line!
[Samsung Mesmerize] monthlymixcd:
WTB Replacement batteries... as good or better than OEM

What batteries are you guys buying for your Mez?... and where are you getting them?!?

On rapeBay I can get 5 OEM batteries shipped for $33. There appear to be generic offerings for $4.50/ea incl. shipping as well. In reading the feedback on those auctions I have gleaned that quality of both is a mixed bag.

BTW - I'm going on a week-long cycling tour at the end of July and thought I'd pick up several batteries to make sure that I had enough juice. I know enough people with the Mez that I could sell the batteries off once I'm done with them. My charter has a charging station for portable electronic devices, but it only does 50 at a time and there are 200+ on our charter, so... I'd rather be the guy drinking in the shade watching ESPN highlights on his phone than waiting in line to put my stuff on the charger.

On a related note... can anyone recommend a high-quality reasonably-priced solar charger w/ USB output that I could strap to the top of my Topeak trunk daily?

Thanks,

Roy
[Samsung Mesmerize] sageDieu:
If you're on US Cellular you can get a free battery with the belief plan.

Sent from my CM7 SCH-i500
[Samsung Mesmerize] monthlymixcd:
Explain?
[Samsung Mesmerize] scarmon25:
You just take you phone into a USCC store and they will swap your battery for free. No questions asked. Ive done it many times when out with no charger and a dead battery.
[Samsung Mesmerize] monthlymixcd:
I guess I knew about that... but not exactly a Plan A when small town Iowa probably won't have a USCC store and even if they do DEFINITELY won't be able to handle the demand of their customer share of 16,000+ cyclists.

So, back to my original question...
[Samsung Mesmerize] scarmon25:
Know the feeling. There isn't very many where I live either. As far as batteries go this is what I know.

Only use batteries that are for the sch-i500 mesmerize. Others may work but theres no gurantee and if your buying a battery. Might as well get one designed for our phone.

Non OEM batteries will only work one of two ways. Either you will have to charge them in an external charger, or have a kernel flashed to your phone that has the OEM battery check patched out. Without that your phone will not charge the Non OEM battery. But it will use one hence the external charger.

Now there probably is another galaxy s phone that uses the same battery as the Mes does. If there is it is probably the fascinate. I cannot swear to this but it is the closest phone to ours in relation. But if you are going to be buying batteries. I would probably just go ahead and get one's designed for the mesmerize.
[Samsung Mesmerize] monthlymixcd:
So, here's what I'm gonna do for my cross-Iowa bike ride next week: I bought two plastic 4xD-Cell battery holders at Rat Shak for $3 total. Using scrap wire and connectors I made pigtails so I can either use one 4-pack to run a 120mm PC case fan at 6v to cool me in the tent at night so I can get to sleep (It's hot here folks!) or slave it together with the other 4-pack to give me a functional 12v accessory socket (salvaged from an older splitter I had around) that will take my Mez car charger and/or a 2xUSB socket adapter to charge up my headlight/tailight or anything else that charges over USB.

From dead phone state the 8xD-Cell array charges my Mez in about 3 hours. Probably get around 5-6 charges out of 8 batteries. Also did a DMM test with the fan on one 4-pack and the current draw is very low so I should get a lot of fan time as well.

Not very green, but I had a box of D Cell alkalines lying around so I thought that I'd put them to use. I'm not packing these on the bike every day since they'll be on the charter with the rest of my camping gear, so weight wasn't a concern. Solar would have been an ideal solution, but too pricey.

Back on topic, I found an eBay seller that will accept a best-offer price of $8 shipped on OEM Samsung batteries. I might grab a couple down the road, but feel that this solution will work for next week. Worst-case scenario... if I run out of juice I can wait in line and throw my Mez on the charter charging table.
[Samsung Mesmerize] sageDieu:
Worst case scenario if you can find a USCC store they will give you a new battery for free.

Sent from my MIUI SCH-i500
[Samsung Mesmerize] monthlymixcd:
Update: My charging solution worked better than expected, but just for kicks I sought out the US Cellular dealers along my 454mi. route and NONE had batteries available... as I suspected. Kudos to USCC for coverage though... my buddy had an iPhone on AT&T and had NO service at least 80% of the time we were out on the county roads in rural Iowa. I only lost signal once that I can recall... and that was at the bottom of the Nishnabotna River valley in the middle of nowhere... as soon as we climbed out of that I was good to go again.
[Samsung Mesmerize] herold80:
Battery Solution

I needed a second battery while traveling to ensure all day usability. I went to my Verizon store and purchased a battery for the Fascinate. It also came with a USB charging unit. USCC will not sell a battery to you. They only exchange them or at least that is what the store in my area said.
[Samsung Mesmerize] akellar:
If your traveling why dont you just get a car charger?
[Samsung Mesmerize] monthlymixcd:
My USCC has the $40 battery and charging case that Samsung makes for the Mesmerize and/or Fascinate. (But I'm cheap.)

... yeah, that'd work great on my bicycle... thanks for the idea! :rolleyes: Seriously though... I did use my car charger in the end... plugged it into the 12vdc battery pack that I made every night and had a fully charged phone every morning. Saw several people rocking the solar panels on the ride... and one vendor in the expo. area selling a tri-fold panel device for $120. Again, I'm too cheap to buy something like that, but might try to DIY something similar for next year...
[Samsung Mesmerize] akellar:
Check the quoted text man - I wasn't responding to you :rolleyes:
[Samsung Mesmerize] dicknavis00:
well i know if you get a fascinate or showcase battery you have to have a different kernel to charge them with the cable, otherwise u have to use a stand charger or something like that...i ran into that a while ago when i was still using a TW based rom...but i'm pretty sure the most recent of JT's tw kernels has the battery update.
[Samsung Mesmerize] MyMesmerize:
I know I have went to a Verizon store and got their extended bat for the Fascinate and it works perfect in a stock USCC Mesmerize. It charges just like the OEM bat that came with phone. Cost $50 bucks and came with an over-sized rear bat plate cover to accommodate the extra thickness of the extended bat. I just plug my phone into my computer's usb port with the cable that came with phone or plug it into the wall wort that came with phone and it charges perfectly normal.
[Samsung Mesmerize] Apodidae:
The stock battery that came in my Mesmerize says i500VZW, so apparently the battery for the Fascinate should work just fine.
[LG Optimus 2x] Gilg@mesh:
Hi

Anyone knows how to remove the music control in statusbar? I deleted music.apk because I use PowerAMP and the music control don't work so I want to remove it.

thanks
[LG Optimus 2x] Fredouye:
Hi

you have to launch stock music app to disable this statusbar (in settings).
[LG Optimus 2x] Gilg@mesh:
I have removed it :D I'll try to adb push it.
[Android Apps and Games] hotboyray:
how can amazon do this with their appstore?
[Android Apps and Games] Destke:
Partner Ships and Advertising. Not more, not less.
[Android Apps and Games] hotboyray:
can u refriase that? im confused about what you just said.
[Android Apps and Games] syrenz:
I wish I could get these free apps. Why's it limited to U.S? :(
[Android Apps and Games] craigbailey1986:
They are working with the devs of the apps to advertise them for a short while to increase traffic. Once that time frame is up more ppl will know about the app and can then generate more revenue for the developers.
[Android Apps and Games] hotboyray:
im pretty sure its not going to be like that forever... they should be expanding soon.. they are probably just testing it out in the u.s
[Android Apps and Games] hotboyray:
thats what i wanted to know
[Android Apps and Games] little8020:
From what i heard they still give the dev 20% of the cost of the app for every free app. i.e. a $.99 goes free amazon gives dev $.20ish. so the dev's still get a little bit
[Android Apps and Games] younggangsta_s:
Are the apps they give away decent or upgradable through the market?
[Android Apps and Games] dansal28:
So far I got doodle jump free , shazan encore(4.99) free, dinner dash free , .farm frenzy for free. Not bad. They free and this are good apps .
[Android Apps and Games] 2sslow:
These apps require you to keep the Amazon app store installed on your device. If you remove Amazon app store the apps you downloaded will no longer work.

I do not know about paid apps but the free ones that are showcased daily will not work if you remove the Amazon app store.
[Android Apps and Games] big790:
Do you have to put a credit card number to even download a app????
[Android Apps and Games] hotboyray:
yea you do or u can use amazon giftcard