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[Hero CDMA Android Development] Robbie_G:
Performance settings?

What performance settings have people been using with this ROM? I've been using:

CPU 352-691 Ondemand

Compcache disabled

JIT off

No surface dithering

Allow purging of assets

VM heap size 32m

I just deleted my battery stats and got 23 hours on a single charge, the best I've gotten in a long time.

I don't fully understand what all of the performance tweaks above do, so do anyone have any recommendations?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] rubyknight:
That all sounds just right for the .35 kernel.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] 24601:
I'm sure you've already checked, but make sure there is enough room in your system for all gapps to d/l. Run df -h from terminal (after su and the # symbol) and check your system size. It could be that your system setting is too low . . . just a shot in the dark.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Majin101:
I did the df -h it says no directory... ?! what did i do wrong lol
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ch1naski:
in terminal emulator type:

su

busybox df -h

that oughta do it.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] PRGUY85:
Again sorry to hijack but still unable to do FR with Clockwork 2.5.0.7 and following every step down to a T.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] spleef:
was using the 22 version and the zta Te from market didn't try the Dev tools didn't even think of that... thanks for the speedy response am going to try again here in a few once I get the Kiddos to bed will let ya know how it goes

everything running slick as glass man the te you suggested worked the one on Dev tools wouldn't let me input numbers just letters so I grabbed the one you listed. just fyi am running the 22 build (tgf)data2ext ext2 honeycomb3d theme for the theme chooser and pushing ondemand 245/748 with 112 apps runs super fast no lag and boots quicker than any I've tried don't know what you did but it works. thanks
[Hero CDMA Android Development] rubyknight:
Been running this since day one with 0 issues so far. My battery life seems noticeably better than aospCMod which I wasnt expecting tbh. Everything is running smooth and fast with no issues. Im on the first build without the cmparts and mtd set at 110 18.

If there is any way to improve on this rom I wont ever need to upgrade again :D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ehusidic:
What are your cpu settings? What have you done to get noticeably better battery life?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Pyr0TeK:
Sorry to chime in here as I am running CM7 and not this rom currently but I would suggest loading AutoKiller and go under settings, advanced system tweaks and check the options you want. I have them all checked and I get great battery life on CM7. I am also running SetCPU at 176/691.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ehusidic:
Thanks I will definitely give this a try!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] fenghua520:
I'm so impressed that our "ancient" Hero is getting this much development action even now
[Hero CDMA Android Development] harpstar:
Excited to try this ROM out.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ch1naski:
Well, of course this gets updated today. I just downloaded the previous build last night. :p

π

sent from GB hero.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] bravo1565:
Is there a difference between this rom from jaybob and aosp rom
[Hero CDMA Android Development] coffeehandle:
Doesnt that conflict with the CMParts?

Or is that regarding CPU levels?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ch1naski:
Thanks for the update.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] raz699:
I would really like to give this a whirl but I am having issues. Rom installs fine but no sign of gapps anywhere with Firerats so I upped the Mtd to 110 and still nothing, no gapps. Installed without firerats and......still no gapps. Tried 3/25 then 3/7 Using CWM 3.1.0.1

Rom boots fast, looks great and is speedy as hell though. Any thoughts?

Edit. No Dialer for me either. Get a black screen for a few seconds then back to home. Home back and search buttons don't do anything either on any screen???? Weird!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] il Duce:
Re download the ROM, re wipe, re flash.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] raz699:
Still no go, tried Firerats though at 110 20

Edit No go without firerats either
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Drunkpilot:
Have you ever had this issue with any other roms before? I have with certain roms due to my phone and not the Rom itself. Try " fix flash" by savvyx4 in the hero cdma development section. It will let you know of any files are corrupted while flashing and fix those that are. You could try ruuing and then coming back to this rom as well. I have seen that used as a fix when this issue arises. I know the frustration.

Did you flash a new recovery when you tried without firerat's to blow the rat out or use the removal tool? Just some thoughts off of the top of my head.

Flashing IS a gateway drug!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] rubyknight:
I'm on 110/18 mtd and it works perfectly with the latest gapps from aospcmod.

I did experience the same bug with Evervolv and the omgb ports with the gapps. Md5 sum checked out so I don't think it's download related. I did a full wipe, installed aospcmod with gapps and no firerats then did a full wipe again and flashed omgb with gapps and firerats and it seemed to work.

I've been on the first version of this rom since the first hour Jaybob posted it and strangely and sadly this rom fixed my flash addiction. I quit following rom threads altogether. I don't know what it is but in my experience Aospcmod and every other rom i've tried always malfunctions in some way or another and within a week I experience some kind of memory leak or other minor issues. With this rom, nothing. It's very stable and fast and aosp/stock feeling. I love it.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] raz699:
Never had the problem before, recently upgraded to cwm 3.1 wonder if that is giving me grief. Having some nandroid issues with that.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] dastin1015:
I don't know if I'm reading correct, but are you flashing gapps? If not, that's why gapps don't appear cause they aren't built into the ROM.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] raz699:
Yes, I mentioned in the post the two gapps that I tried.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] raz699:
Has anyone flashed the 25th without flashing any other previous version? I guess I will try an older one and see if it works for me.

Edit. Tried all 3 releases with same result. This rom hates my phone or vice versa. Loved your builds in the past jaybob but I officially give up.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Majin101:
OMG, i dont know what i did but my market was finally installed, just logged in!! Storage total space = 338 MB WOOOOOOO
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ch1naski:
glad you got this great rom working with FR. now nand the *****. :cool:
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Majin101:
hahaha, i appreciate everyones help! glad u guys still here
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Majin101:
i spoke to soon, realized my market can't download now says unsuccessful
[Hero CDMA Android Development] PRGUY85:
Tried to use mtd 110 30 and still doesn't work. Still don't know what is wrong.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Drunkpilot:
What did you st the cache partition to? I have my partitions to (110 2), but I also use the s0be market fix which can be found in the op of the aosp/cm7 Rom in the "read me" link. The reason people use firerat's with an "18" cache instead of the "2" that is needed is to try and avoid the market issues that happened before fr 1.5.8, I am still 1.5.7 with clockwork 2.5.7 usually as my recovery. You can reboot recovery through advanced with the 2.5.x series as well.

If you overload your system partition you will run into numerous problems. This Rom is silky smooth and has fast become my daily.

Thanks JB

Sent from my HERO JBGB
[Hero CDMA Android Development] 24601:
Ok fellas, here's what I want you to try. Nand backup before doing anything:

1. Use TiB to backup all your user apps.

2. Delete your mtdpartmap.txt from your sdcard

3. Reflash CWM (whatever version you are using), this will erase all FR settings.

4. Go back to your sdcard and create mtdpartmap.txt and put in the file "mtd 125 18". [No quotes, of course.]

5. From CWM, wipe data/factory reset

6. Mounts and storage > format boot, format system

7. Advanced > wipe dalvik

8. Flash FR 1.5.8 recovery

9. Again, wipe data/factory reset, format boot, format system, wipe dalvik

10. Advanced menu > Reboot Recovery (don't reboot from adb)

11. Again, wipe data/factory reset, format boot, format system, wipe dalvik

12. Flash JayBob's July iteration of GB 2.3.4

12a. {Optional} If your Hero doesn't like .35 kernel, flash JB's .29 version now.

13. Flash the 03/25/2011 gapps

14. Flash FR 1.5.8 Boot

15. Reboot

16. When you get to the setup pages, do not let Google restore your apps (it's OK to let Google backup your apps, but for this exercise, you are going to restore your apps with TiB).

17. Once to the default launcher, go to Market (fingers crossed it is there) and d/l TiB first.

18. Use TiB to restore all user apps + data.

19. Reboot once all apps are restored.

Lemme know how it goes.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jmkarnai01:
Well said. Perfect!

Sent from my aospcmod 5/23 fr 130 20 .... plenty of space
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ch1naski:
Hope that works for the fella, 24601 (cant see why it wouldn't). that's a lotta typing. :D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] 24601:
Eh, I'm bored :D Whenever I've run into quirky issues, this method of full wiping has never failed. Using TiB to backup and restore ADW ex was the life saver. Didn't have to reset my entire launch sequence (pun intended). The only thing that changes is the newest and best roms. Thx to ninja for setting me straight on the optimal mtd settings.

*EDIT* Mild tangential thread jack; got the ASUS Transformer tablet, and using this rom with wireless tether to connect the TF to the internet. Honeycomb and a dual core processor are pretty sweet.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ch1naski:
no need to rub the dual core into our faces. :rolleyes: lol.

upgrade upgrade, when will you arrive?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] PRGUY85:
Going to try the FR Steps later on today.

Has anyone tested this new script for ram optimization with this ROM?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1111145
[Hero CDMA Android Development] 24601:
Mine comes August 1, but I may hold out until Christmas to see what's coming. Have you heard, the second generation Hero is on the way.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] youdug:
It didnt say its dual core tho. Just 1.2ghz qualcomm

Sent from Enrique Iglesias.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] chromiumleaf:
My GPS/Nav issues are actually just the graphical map freezing after 10-15 mins, but the GPS signal and voice directions would continue to navigate properly even though the main turn-by-turn map graphic would be stuck. Very weird, so I had a suspicion that maybe just the CPU couldn't keep up with the graphical map rotating. On my particular phone, simply upping my SetCPU settings big-time seems to have fixed this freezing/FC issue for me.

I figured out a setup that has so far worked on my phone (i.e. GPS/Nav no longer freezes or crashes):

SetCPU settings

CPU Gov: Ondemand

Min 576, Max 691

Sample Rate (in Advanced tab): 30000 (default is 50000, the lower the number the faster it samples so anything lower than 50000 may be fine)

(FYI though, I'm on Evervolv rom using SetCPU so this may not work exactly the same in the CM settings with this rom)

My default settings were 352min/652max, 70000 sample rate....so you can see I boosted up SetCPU quite a bit. But using these high settings, I haven't yet got any map freezes with even up to 25 and 30 minute tests over the past day or so.

I scale back down to default when I'm done Navigating so as to get back in battery saving mode. Maybe that will be annoying (and battery-draining) to some of you who use GPS/Nav all the time, but for an occasional user of it like myself this setup seems to be doing the trick so far.

Sorry for the long post, and for posting in this thread even though I'm using the Evervolv rom. Just wanted to share my results because I've seen several others dealing with Nav freezes/FCs.

EDIT: The true tests will be this weekend when I can try using it for a length of a couple hours or more on an out-of-town trip. I'll report back in a few days.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Majin101:
holy **** 24601, i followed ur steps (except for the tib steps) and i am able to download !!!! my market works wooo, storage space = 317 thank u! I hope my gps works and bluetooth now =P thanks man and anyone else who tried helping me
[Hero CDMA Android Development] 24601:
Glad to see it working for you. The method I posted is a clean wipe and reinstall. I use TiB so I don't have to re-setup all my user apps. Obviously, it isn't necessary, just easiest method for me. Appropriate thx to all in this thread and elsewhere, as everything in my steps was learned from others in XDA.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] 24601:
Oops, sorry if I mixed my device references. The TF is dual core Honeycomb; not sure about the Kingdom . . . I do like that name though . . . "Sent from my HTC Kingdom." LOL.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] rubyknight:
That site lied btw... The processor from the leaked information says its the 800 mhz 2nd gen processor from the Evo Shift. It only has the 5 meg camera so it would make sense that it is only a midgrade Evo Shift with no physical keyboard :(

Edit : I really hope that info is wrong though :/ The Hero is the original Sense Superphone. It'd be a shame to see the Hero 2 be some mediocre lower end phone compared to its competition.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ch1naski:
Yes. I have used it off and on, I sometimes think I notice a difference. Other times, not so much. It does create a swap..check it by going into terminal and typing:

free

nandroids are for

sissies
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ch1naski:
Why would they do that, they're already practically giving evo's away with new contracts or upgrades.....

nandroids are for

sissies
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Robbie_G:
[SCRIPT] The Best RAM Optimization

Did you notice a hit to your battery life while using it?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ch1naski:
Haven't noticed anything, no.

nandroids are for

sissies
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Majin101:
i actually got the ram to work also i finally see numbers in the swap =P
[Hero CDMA Android Development] rubyknight:
No idea... They just put up the Nexus S for $99.99. But according to that site and others the processor is the Qualcomm MSM7630, which is the 800 MHz processor used for the Evo Shift. And a 5 meg camera is a wimp compared even to the Evo's. So it only makes sense to assume that? Its not like its the first time Sprint has made a stupid decision(*cough*Virgin Mobile data throttling*cough*)

Edit: http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=cpu&id=a7630&c=qualcomm_msm7630

Edit of my edit: Well, I could be wrong though.. or something is screwy... The Kingdom is listed at 1200 MHz on that processor based on the leak(its asian so it has to be true :p ). So based on that, it looks like an overclocked Evo Shift? Which is still crappy for the rooting community because its still the same top MHz as the Shift. But its still single core. The front facing camera is a plus but its not a 3vo competitor

http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=2861&c=sprint_htc_kingdom <-Here's my main source btw
[Hero CDMA Android Development] hakujin:
I haven't gone through EVERY post since my last, but any luck w/ maps with anyone? I've almost all but given up. Regressed back to 4.6.0 recursively. Pro is it is far snappier with no hang per se, but far worse in that GPS fix flakes out far to quickly (almost clockwork) and it renders Navi useless until Rinse Repeat. Then in 30 secs, BAM, same thing. Have cpu set to min 480 as has been recommended elsewhere w/ interactive. Same thing.

Dag... I don't wanna go back to Froyo. I love this rom otherwise and this may sound fruity, but my #1 GB liked feature is the text input karat. But GPS is just plain necessary for me. I like to go on short road trips a lot and I loathe lugging a dedicated GPS device. It sure isn't the phone is 'old' because my last long road trip was simultaneous music (aux), gmail, messaging, and navi, no prob for hours; all on bloated Eclair! Sadly, something just doesn't add up in this category w/ Gingerbread, though every ROM since has been exceptional in virtually every other regard.

It's been a while, so hopefully AOSP Froyo doesn't give me too much trouble.

Still waiting for a miracle... since March of this year! Working GPS + G-Navi for the Hero FTW!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] 24601:
Total shot in the dark, this was posted on xda twitter earlier today > http://bit.ly/p77DoI. Maybe it could help.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] JeffW8:
Thanks 24601! I plan on trying that script soon. That may be exactly what I need.

Hakujin, I'm sorry I didn't post my results earlier - I am still kinda doing some testing, but I did get the same results that you got going to version 4.x. I went back to 5.7, and now GPS starts working immediately and works for 5 minutes or so, and then loses the GPS fix. I have started wondering if it's because I'm moving the phone around. I'm going to try a few other things and see what happens as well. If I ever figure it out... I'll post here with smiley faces.

(Posted while sitting on the train or on the... well, you know.)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] rubyknight:
I'm like a kid in a candy shop :) I bought a refurbished hero off of Ebay to replace my recently broken one and I had a ton of fun rooting it and starting over from scratch. My new one can't run at 800+ MHz like my old one but it still flies on this rom. Running the .35 kernel with 0 issues and a ton of speed. I've got LPP decked out like the HTC Sensation and everything is running like a champ. Love this rom!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] chromiumleaf:
I found a setup that so far has been freeze-free for me, two days and counting now, 25-30 min trips from home to work and back. I bump SetCPU way up to 576min/691max, interactive gov, and then set the sample rate [in Advanced tab] to a very small number like 30000 (default is 50000). I'm going to try it on a 2-hr trip this weekend and hope for the same good results.

EDIT: This is using the latest/current Maps version available, I haven't gone back to try previous versions.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] yournamehere484:
Can anyone tell me if a Hero flashed with this rom is capable of being activated on the Sprint network. I am having some difficulties at the moment. Thanks. Sorry if this not the place to ask this, I've done some googleing, but no luck.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] MrDowntown12:
Gotta be on a sense rom to activate
[Hero CDMA Android Development] hakujin:
Interesting.

I have gone back to latest (5.7.0?) as well, and the GPS fix problem came with it like dirty laundry, haha! I will try higher min and sample rate setting. Let us know what you find. :D

At least i'm learning my roads better now! <-- glass half full.

Man oh man is GPS a horrendous atrocity on any and all Gingerbread ROMs...:eek:
[Hero CDMA Android Development] rast4man:
Now that I have my partitions set up nicely, have the ROM configured perfectly and all my apps installed and backed up, I'm having issues with my service in a sense. My girlfriend has the Samsung Epic and I obviously have the Hero. We can both be on the couch and she can have full bars and I barely have one.

Can anyone point me to the latest PRL and possibly a generic sense ROM to flash in order to update the PRL then flash back to this awesome ROM, please???? TIA!

My PRL is 60677

Regards,

rast4man
[Hero CDMA Android Development] genuser:
I too am on 60677. There is one or two newer, I just haven't had the need to go get it. If you aren't experiencing dropped calls or bad connection you may want to just disregard the # of bars. The only time that I have seen a decent set of bars on my phone was back on Stock or Fresh ROM's (both are senseUI). All the non-sense ROM's I have tried, Froyo or Gingerbread, have all shown erratic numbers of bars.

I have come to terms with "if I don't have any reception issues but the bars are low, is there really a problem?". It's really similar to the saying..."If a man speaks and there is no woman around to hear him, is he still wrong?" :eek:
[Hero CDMA Android Development] genuser:
Well I took a couple suggestions from hakujin and chromiumleaf and ran GoogleNav today. Did it on two Hero's in the same car; both running this ROM.

One mine lost GPS lock twice and then rebooted (.29 Kernel). The other worked flawlessly (.35 Kernel). :mad:

On mine, the one that failed. I had JIT=OFF, setcpu set to 576/576 interactive with sample rate = 20000. Running the latest GMAPS from the market.

She told me twice that she lost GPS signal. That is the first time I have heard that on my GPS reboots. Is this a new feature in GMAP? Or is this a slightly different failure mode than have experienced before?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] genuser:
So due to my lack of success today, I was reading up on this AGPS script. Has anyone given it a try yet?

This post is interesting...

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=15835312&postcount=1006

Any thoughts on this Jaybob?

I will be taxing my GPS for the next week, so I either have to give this a try or run back to Froyo. :(
[Hero CDMA Android Development] hakujin:
what was the settings of the working one?

I lose GPS pretty uniformly now with either 4.x or 5.x maps. For the most part, the only difference is snappiness before gps loss on the 4.x. But 5.x seems to hold it's gps fix longer, despite that the actual navi view lags, progressively.

What are the default settings you folks leave CM 'performance' setting at (I forget what they are) and does SET CPU just take precedence? I've only ever used Colins_Ph battery tweak, for the most part.

Also, I went back to the .29 kernel, instinctively. Anyone have a link to the .35 kernel by itself?

For me, reboots have no effect anymore. The 1st GPS fix is lost just as easily as the next.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ch1naski:
Jaybob's .35 kernel

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1110418
[Hero CDMA Android Development] genuser:
The one that worked:

Recovery: CWM 2.5.0.7

ROM: TeamHeroC-2.3.4-08JUL.zip

Kernel: .35 that came with above

Firerat: Version 1.5.8, MTD 110 18

SetCPU: 352/691 Interactive was the profile running, advanced was default

Other: Compcache 18%, JIT=OFF, LockHomeinMemory=ON, VMHeap=32M

The one that didn't work:

Recovery: CWM 3.0.2.4

ROM: TeamHeroC-2.3.4-08JUL.zip

Kernel: KERN-2.6.29.zip

Firerat: Version 1.5.8, MTD 110 18

SetCPU: 576/576 interactive with sample rate = 20000

Other: Compcache 18%, JIT=OFF, LockHomeinMemory=ON, VMHeap=32M

The one that worked has only recently been rooted and therefore may not have the reboot issue that mine consistently has. I may have to arm wrestle for it!!!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] hakujin:
Thanks. I've tried the sample rates 30000 25000, and 20000, and higher min clock 546 (max is 652). Same prob, more or less. My last ditch effort will be maps 4.6.0 w/ .35 kernel and upping the minimum once more. Surprisingly, I don't feel the hit to battery life. If anything, it's been quite good w/ this ROM. I'll wipe davlick and cache once more. If this doesn't pan out (and at this point, I don't expect my phone to), I'm giving up and going back to my AOSP v2.2.1 from last year. I've grown very apathetic, haha!

Thanks for the contributions everyone!