yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] dsexton702:
no tegrak also offers

anticapitory

bfq

and noop i believe

deadline and cfq seem to be the same, but i like cfq the best

and eric

2100 is still really good

maybe you should look into optimizing your ext4 mounts if you want a higher score(something that i have done hehehehe) ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] mikeDCMDVA:
So whats the battery issues?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] dsexton702:
its just a batter animation

whenever you turn your phone while having the ext4 and you plug in your charger

the battery that pops up to show its charging freezes up

BUT it still charges the phone

so its the img
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] mikeDCMDVA:
No problem! Still lovin it! Thanks a lot!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] dsexton702:
mike are you down to join me robbbbit and mad_fitter maybe godofwar to start trying the GB out
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] fknfocused:
thanks for the info. I was wondering why there was some complaint about battery. I also tried to cook up a new battery in UOT and flashed it, unfortunately....it didnt change, but at least i didnt screw anything up.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] dsexton702:
is anyone having fps problems with ext4

if so

i can fix them for you :D

while i was tweaking the ext4 mounts i learned that some tweaks can lower the fps rates while slightly boosting performance but it wasnt worth losing almost 20fps for 3d graphics
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] fknfocused:
I dont think im having issues, but id like to learn.

side note: have you tried updating apps in market? I think my links2sd is not allowing the updates? not sure though
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] GDofWR420:
No fps problems here. I wanted to make sure I still didn't have the cache issue when booting into recovery so......

Once in recovery I did not receive the cache error(the one with red text). So I slide on into CWM and go check my mounts and they are as follow (just so you know my prior cwm session I also didn't receive the error and I mounted the cache)

Unmount cache

Mount data

Mount sdcard

Mount system

So I just left it alone and my phone seems fine. Is it possible that it was just something the phone needed time to work out?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] dsexton702:
this is where i learned fknfocused

just so you know doing the following adb code will lower your fps if you do it to data but system should be fine

just snoop around this thread and you will find other adb codes besides SUPERCURIOS to tweak the mounts(like on page 3 lol)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=876069

and godofwar my mounts look like that too when i go into recovery :/ still get the error though
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] mikeDCMDVA:
Yeah for sure!

Just need to know what needs to be done and I'll help out!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Eric-1987:
I wanna try! Lets get more testers of GB in here.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] dsexton702:
get gtalk ill PM you my email so we can talk, we wont start today because im busy but sometime tomorrow or this weekend if you have time
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] mikeDCMDVA:
Cool! I'm on gtalk right now
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Eric-1987:
I added you on talk dsexton
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] nwpro3:
I tried the EXT4 update. Flashing the converter seemed to go OK. When I checked the mounts before restoring I could not get the SDcard to change to Unmount. Then when I ran the restore I got:

Install from SDcard complete

Error Umounting /SDcard

Error Umounting /SDcard

Error Umounting /SDcard

No files found.

Checking MD5 sums…

Restoring system…

Restoring Data…

Restoring .android_secure…

And it froze there. I had to power down/restart and got:

E: Can’t Mount /Dev/Block/stl11

(Invalid argument)

E: Can’t Mount CACHE recovery/command

#Manual mode#

--Appling Multi-csc…

Installing Multi-csc

E: Can’t Mount /Dev/Block/stl11

(Invalid argument)

E: Can’t Mount CACHE recovery:log/recovery.log

E: Can’t open CACHE recovery:log/recovery.log

E: Can’t Mount /Dev/Block/stl11

(Invalid argument)

Then there was the blue reboot menu above. When I rebooted a bunch more red text went by and it started. It looks like it’s working ok. I ran a Quadrant and scored 2185 with 1504 OC. Don’t know went if anything but it is up and running. :cool:
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] recepo1:
Another bug i ran across after i flashed EXT4 was that when trying to play flash videos it would give me an internal error message so i flashed the rfs-formatter.zip tried again and i could play flash videos ...is it something i should change in settings when i flashed to EXT4 to make flash videos play ?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] xj0nx:
Is adobe flash player installed? i had to install it on bionix and now it works.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] dsexton702:
Yea flash still works for me
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] RaverX3X:
good luck i have tried formating the card with ext 4 primary extended so on so forth umm it doesnt ever reconize it. even tried ext 3 and 2 no dice.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] drhonk:
You won't be able to use ext3 or ext2 since I didn't build those modules with Bali. only RFS and ext4 ..
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] RaverX3X:
i was just going though them all trying to get it to work with a linux native filesystem without mods. Point is atm no way to have a pure ext 4 card.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] ssh678:
what mounts should be done to have everything on ext 4??
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] fknfocused:
Prior to flash, make sure it looks like this

unmount

mount

mount

unmount

After flash just restore backup, then your good.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] makavelicruz:
Is that for the update?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Eric-1987:
I noticed it said system was optional. How do I check if I did make my system into ext4?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] makavelicruz:
Dsexton702, my bad bro but did you put a new update for flashing ext4? Or is it the same zip file from when u first post this thread up?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] dsexton702:
To figure out id your mounts are ext4 use adb and type mount

I only updated the guide and also gave you guys a rfs converter to convert back if you wanted
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Eric-1987:
I used adb mount and it brings up a whole bunch of lines of code or whatever it is. What do I look for?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] FBis251:
You can do

mount > /sdcard/mounts.txt

Then check your sdcard for mounts.txt on your computer, but I think your web browser (oddly enough) will do a better job if you open it. You're looking for /system, /data and /cache.

On mine they were lines 10, 11 and 12, they look like this:

/dev/block/stl9 /system rfs ro,noatime,vfat,log_off,check=no,gid/uid/rwx,iocharset=utf8 0 0
/dev/block/stl10 /data rfs rw,nosuid,nodev,noatime,vfat,llw,check=no,gid/uid/rwx,iocharset=utf8 0 0
/dev/block/stl11 /cache rfs rw,nosuid,nodev,noatime,vfat,llw,check=no,gid/uid/rwx,iocharset=utf8 0 0

Notice that after system it says rfs, the default filesystem. If you did it right, they all should say ext4 after /system, /data and /cache
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] makavelicruz:
I ain't never converting back. My phone is flying!!"
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] dsexton702:
You are billion% correct my friend :D
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Eric-1987:
RFS stands for Retarded File System?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] FBis251:
Linux is fun... I mean... Android, yeah that's what I meant **shifty eyes**

LOL... It might as well. Just tested my phone again with RFS using Quadrant,

Got 996 max with a 1.3 ghz overclock,

1978 with ext4 same everything else.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Eric-1987:
Whats this battery issue I read in the OP anyways?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] FBis251:
The battery charging animation doesn't work when the phone is off but plugged in and charging even though the phone still charges.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] dsexton702:
So my I/o performance went down with no ext4 partition, that must somewhat prove that it really helps beside the fact that it give you more space ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] adas1223:
O.. M.. Gawd.. how easy it was to make a nice phone super silky.. the quad scores are CRAZY

thanksX100000
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] dsexton702:
No problemo credit goes to dameon I just tested and leaked,

A thanks button would be nice though ;P
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] ssh678:
while i was flashing the ext 4 converter my battery fell out and then my phone got stuck on the galaxy s screen so i put it into download mode and put deodexed version of kd1 on it through odin and now it gives me errors in the recovery how do i fix it i still have restore points of when i was on ext 4
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] dsexton702:
Use the rfs formatter
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] nwpro3:
Imagine that…. Even with all the errors I had when going to EXT4, it looks like my mounts are right!!!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] fknfocused:
Edit, to late.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] ssh678:
do i just flash the rfs formatter?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] nwpro3:
Just curious. I'm getting:

/dev/block/stl3 /efs rfs rw,nosuid,nodev,noatime,nodiratime,vfat,llw,check=no,gid/uid/rwx,iocharset=utf8 0 0

Is the "/dev/block/stl3 /efs rfs" indicating the first partition on the SDcard?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] dsexton702:
That is correct
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] FBis251:
If I remember right, EFS is encrypting filesystem which is what that partition is pointing to...
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] FBis251:
Double post, but for good reason. Am I the only one who has used RFS formatter? It wiped out my SD card twice and it was a ***** 'cause I only had a really old NANDroid backup on my computer. Just be careful if you're gonna use it, not sure why it's doing that.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] dsexton702:
Wow someone didnt read the OP ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] nwpro3:
Rule #1 Backup before formating...

Rule #2 make sure your backuped before doing anything major...

I Know, It sucks and we've all been there...
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] FBis251:
Uhh,... I may or may not have skimmed through it. Please add huge, bold, red letters stating that it'll format your stuff and give you a huge headache? Haha.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] dsexton702:
Will do when I get home
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] cdsbj6508:
If I don't flash the rfs formatted zip will it be hard for me to flash ROMS later?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] nwpro3:
The reason to use the RFS formatter is to prepare your phone to accept a rom that is not compatible with EXT4 file system. It formats the system from EXT4 to RFS. That would be a ROM that has a Kernel that is non-EXT4. If you are flashing to EXT4 you don’t need RFS formatter, until you want to remove the EXT4.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] adobrakic:
^ That should be added to original post, for clarification. I had no idea what it was for until now.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] nwpro3:
He actually has this statement in the OP?

then heres a rfs converter which will rewrite your files back to rfs

BEWARE: when using rfs converter it will format SDCARD so back it up before converting back

He updated it last night
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] adobrakic:
Well, that's embarrassing. lmao. I must've skimmed over that part, sorry.

Could we maybe get some organization in the original post? e.g) breaking it up into parts, using titles, numbered lists, etc. to make it a bit easier to read.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] joedeveloper:
FYI not sure if anyone else experienced this but:

- I did a clean backup via CWM 3.0.2.8 pre-ext4 conversion.

- Then I rebooted into stock recovery, reinstall packages etc into K360 CWM.

- (I also tested the restore which worked flawlessly)

- Checked my mounts to make sure they were:

/cache : unmount

/data : mount

/sdcard : mount

/system : unmount

- Then I flashed the EXT4 conversion

- Then I immediately restored my backup (worked fine no errors)

- Then I flashed Bali Kernel 2.1 just in case (no issues)

- Reboot and boots up, and I waited 20 minutes before doing anything

Phone worked fine for the first day, needed to reset the battery stats to get it to work right, however I had some issues.

The phone would lock up randomly, and when I say lock up... nothing would work. Flat out freeze. Battery pull was the only solution.

Randomly it would lock up while opening up an app, facebook etc.

Anyhow I tried to uninstall and reinstall some apps but it didn't change anything. Still locked up randomly and for no reason. Sometimes it would lock up and then 10 minutes later reboot.

Needless to say restore may work, but I'm not sure how stable of a route it is to take as opposed to flashing a new ROM. Anyhow I just did a factory reset and data wipe, and i'll be restoring my apps and settings via Titanium backup. I'll see if it's running better now.

Still on ext4 and KD1 deodexed and rooted still, just wiped the data clean.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] dsexton702:
it might have been when you flashed the bali 2.1 over the restore

try only doing the restore because it should have the bali anyways

then get back to me and ill look into it myself :D

and i never updated OP yet

I HAVE ALWAYS HAD THE INFO ON THE RFS CONVERTER UP THERE

i would never want you guys to mess your phones up ;)

ill make it more clear and bigger letters with different writing or something!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] joedeveloper:
Haha thanks man :) No worries. I typically read all the directions and you have it all there. I just thought to flash the kernel as well, you are right though I did have it backed up so I will try just the restore as opposed to restore and apply kernel again.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] GDofWR420:
R u OC,d? When my OC was unstable I would lockup all the time resulting in a battery pull. Just a thought. I'm at 1.2ghz and stable with no lockup or overheating issues and I owe it all to dsexton702, what a guy;) *no homo*
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] ssh678:
Do you have to flash everytime you get a new rom???? Please reply asap I wanna switch my rom before midnight!!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] fknfocused:
yes, either through Odin or CWM. Use either one according to the thread.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] ComTrix:
How is your score so high?? Mine is 1457.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Sherms24:
Sorry I am still a little confused. What does this do for our phones? And what's the difference between this and a rom?

Sorry for the stupid question.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] orionshock:
can you edit your post ComTrix to something that dosn't scroll a book worth of pages down :)
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] mad_fitter:
ext4 (with all ext's) means extended file system. The reason?.....Speed and stability. The faster the kernel and OS can read the file system, the smoother performance and faster things will operate. Trust me, when you upgrade to ext4...you will see a HUGE difference in how smoothly your phone operates, and double the quadrant standard scores :p ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] danstheman7:
Changes are he had all of his bloat removed.

With all bloat frozen on my phone, I get in the 2200's as well; even after freezing two T-Mobile apps, I raised my score by almost 200 points.

Yes, bloat really does make that much of a difference.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Sherms24:
So i followed everything to the T and now my phone is bricked. I love it. Won't even open recovery.

Just chills at the Galaxy S by T-mobile screen.

Sigh. Knew i should have just left it alone.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] FBis251:
In the past week I think I've spent more hours with a bricked phone than without. Find a ROM you can flash with Odin and start over. Trust me, the ext4 is WORTH it. Hope you made a backup!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Sherms24:
\

Never even tried Odin. It won't load anything. I can't make a choice at all.

It has been sitting on the Galaxy S 4g exclusively from t-mobile screen for 15 minutes now.

Not even sure where to begin.

Not even a WEEK with my phone and i can't even use it now haha!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] FBis251:
You can try the Bionix ROM since it comes with the Bali 2.1 which has ext4 support.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1119986

You can read the guide here to learn how to use Odin to flash your phone

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1001759

Don't worry once you get comfortable with flashing your phone you'll have fun trying out new roms since you'll be able to go back to something that worked before.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] adobrakic:
@Sherms, you're fine man. I've got the phone to the bricked screen before, and still got it working. your health is more important than any phone, relax :P get odin, flash stock froyo from there.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Sherms24:
Thats the rom i flashed after i did the ext4 install. Problem is i didn't read to page 7 before i did it, and i didn't factory reset BEFORE i did the ext4 conversion.

So after i did the conversion, i just hit install Bionix and yah, didn't go so well haha.

But i am hoping odin helps me flash it to stock, then i can flash over the EXT4 and then the Bionix rom that i had running before!

Thanks for the help guys!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Sherms24:
So i downloaded the stock rom for odin, flashed it as instructed and now it just loops on the boot screen.

Odin says it passed and everything succeeded and it just loops. Sigh lol!

NVM Fixed it haha.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Sherms24:
Alright guys, so i am going to clarify before i do this again.

So if i want to flash the ext4 AND use the Bionix Rom i have to:

Do a factory reset

Install the ext4 flash

then install the bionix rom

Right? Is this the right order?

And what should the mounts be? I haven't seen anywhere a default mount settings thing.

And if it is different for each Rom then where on the Bionix rom page does it tell me? Cause i didn't see any!

Thanks again guys!

Edit: Just tried it again, with the same soft brick result. Was running the stock everything except i put CWM on there and opened the update.zip.

Booted into Recovery

Went into CWM

Choose to do a factory reset(Per the instructions for Bionix rom)

Flashed the ext4

Flashed the Bionix Rom

flashed the 2.1 Kernel

Changed mounts to: unmount - mount - mount - unmount

reset device

Samsung Glalaxy S screen for another 10 minutes.

I have no idea what i am doing wrong. This is just getting really frustrating. I know i can follow directions lol.

Anyone got any ideas?

2nd Edit: If i install the Bionix rom and then do a backup through CWM then do the ext4 flash, then just recover from the backup, shouldn't that be easier than trying to install everything afterwards?

Just a thought! Finally going to bed, so i'll check this in the morning! Thanks again guys!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] fatherof4:
I have had the same result as u on this and i did not have the issue when using the method per your suggestion at the end of your last post. I did all my ext4 conversions with using my backups instead of a new rom when doing the process and it works flawless everytime! Try it this way and see how it goes aight bro.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] GDofWR420:
You did it right except don't flash the kernel,bionix already has a kernel. The kernel will need to be flashed after you do a reboot and establish that you have bionix on your phone, after that then flash the kernel.(when flashing a kernel there is no need to adjust mounts).
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] MarkE08:
I actually did the backup before updating to EXT4 in CWM. I already had Bionix Frozen with Bali v2.1UV installed. I confirmed the ConvertToExt4 flash worked by typing 'mount' in the terminal after the phone finished booting. Steps listed below.

Anybody know how to get /system back to RFS while keeping the rest of the mounts in EXT4? I want the battery animation back when charging while the phone is off. Thanks :)

Booted into Recovery

Went into CWM

Did backup

Flashed the EXT4

Changed mounts to: unmount - mount - mount - unmount

Restore backup

Flashed the 2.1 Kernel (just in case)

Reset device & enjoy new mod

-Mark
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] nikmash232:
what's the battery issue that ext4 has?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] MarkE08:
I could be wrong but I think it happens while the phone is off. The ajax rotator is stuck and the battery doesn't animate when you plug in the USB charger.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Sherms24:
And how would i go about checking this in the terminal. Followed the above steps and it booted back to the Bionix rom, but i am not sure where this terminal is. PC or Phone?

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] MarkE08:
Checking Mounts

First way:

Download free mobile terminal from android market. Search for 'terminal' and download free app.

Open app

Press list button on phone to bring up options

Toggle keyboard so it shows

Type 'mount' on keyboard (and hit enter/return)

Press 'back' on phone (to hide keyboard)

Analyze output. Look for ext4, for example 'mount ext4 /block/... /system'

Second way is using adb...

My phone is off and charging so I can't list it the directions exactly. Hope this helps.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Sherms24:
So i verified i am using the ext4 and everything is working. My quad scores however are only up to 1450 or so. They were 994 before i installed so it is an emprovement. But some people are 700 higher than me.

I was looking at doing the FOTA thing but it says you can't update stuff until you flash to stock and such.

Any bad thing about this? Other than having to redo everything just to update an app?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] nikmash232:
If it's only when the phone is off that doesn't bother me. Are you sure?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] dsexton702:
it still charges its only the animation that freezes so your phone does charge while its off still

also if you want a high score in quadrant you'll need to be bloat free, get an ext4 partition on your sdcard which i made a guide for that as well, use fugu tweaks AND add some init.d tweaks

then your quad score should be around 2100
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] ComTrix:
How would I remove bloat??

Sent from that Guy's Galaxy S 4G using Xda Premium
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] FBis251:
Use Titanium Backup, or you can do it manually through ADB (after you mount /system as RW) or through any file explorer that has root support.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] dsexton702:
or use bloat freezer so you dont have to delete it and maybe mess up your phone
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] ala380:
I LOVE this. I used the converter with the Trigger rom and I had no problems at all with boot loops or freezing. The process went as smooth as could be. Thanks for all of the work you have put into this, it really makes my phone fly!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] cybok0:
Thanks with the combination of EXT4 and Black Ice I'm at 1519 without even OC.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] dsexton702:
ANYTHING TO HELP MY COMMUNITY!!!! i get my phone back today! lets see what i can pull out my ass :D
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] RaverX3X:
while your pulling i want a few 100s

lol
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] lenny hodapp:
I'm sure anyone getting higher then 1500 is overclocked.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] cybok0:
I'm over 1500 and I never overclocked my phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] dsexton702:
your right lenny but lets think about it

the droid x is getting 1700 rooted stock so our phones are doing pretty damn good, but im still on a mission to get even higher

the sgs2 gets like 4000

and some vibrants or i9000 are getting like 3000 as well
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] cybok0:
So the EXT4 OC the phone?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] dsexton702:
nope it doesnt :D
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] cybok0:
Then how did I get over 1500?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] dsexton702:
must be that the black ice rom has better tweaks then the other ones :D

i noticed krylon said framework tweaks probably the reason why
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Harhar321:
That score is possible just with ext4. It is a very fast file system. With oc you can get well over 2000.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] RaverX3X:
the file system that it converts to ext 4 is a linux native format over the phones stock file system which has a lot more overhead. Thats why u get the speed and score increase without an overclock.