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[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] arpitnathany:
just tried the new kernel and i'm amazed at how fast it is, i never thought the rom could get faster and with the new kernel it is more fluid and more responsive, also the little choppiness in scrolling when using apps like opera mini and engadet is gone and this makes it hands down the best rom for performance, smoothness and battery life. awesome work nik3r.

do i need to reapply the dataswap mod after flashing the new kernel.

on a side note what is the default cpu and governer settings in this rom and also is it undervolted by default. the op mentioned recommended settings but not the default.

thanks
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Rozza C:
Have to admit, I didn't notice much of a difference with the new kernel.

But then...I've never had a snappy phone, so I'm used to seeing slowdown now.

One day, I'll find the problem and fix it...but for now I'm just dealing with it...
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] rirozizo:
150+ apps? if so, you're like me bro!
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Kueber:
Wow - browsing is fast now. Thanks niker, thats just awesome.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Rozza C:
I'm not actually sure how many apps I have.

I'm fairly certain it's nowhere near 150+ though..
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] kbeezie:
Hrm around 175 or so here.

Or so says the "upgrading android" prompt after clearing dalvik-cache.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] nik3r:
The compatibility version should work everywhere ICS, but nandroid backup anyway. I'm not infallible.

DataSwap suvives everything but ROM reflash.

Default kernel CPU settings is Smartass2 @ 122-1228MHz (this has built-in sleep profile and should give you very good bang per battery % without anything else).

It is slightly undervolted compared to stock CM9 kernel but of course custom undervolt will be much better.

It only takes ONE to slow down everything. Memory leaks are a bi*ch ;)

I have about 250apps installed (~ 850MB of apks total) and it's zippy like freshly flashed. But I got rid of Facebook for Friendcaster and Twitter for Tweedle (this will become standard in next ROM version). And I try not to use any 3rd party camera apps (most of them leak memory a LOT and irreversibly though some work well).

Also NOT using swap helps with raw performance, although I have to say with the latest kernel I finally hit the sweet spot in memory management and 64MB DataSwap works well. Still no swap will be even faster (for a price in multitasking of course).
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] btrst:
Yozgatg one v port has no text glitches and fully working camera and faster than sense 2.1.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] =JKT=:
Yes, exactly! I've posted this before, and I'll post it again:

uninstall facebook and see how much better your phone performs!!

Unfortunately, it's hard to replace the functionality of the official fb app...
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] rirozizo:
yeah, i get like 186 apps in that prompt, but that's user and system apps... usually lots of user apps slow down the phone... i've never had a snappy phone too, not even on CM7, minly because of the "too much running processes" like facebook, tasker, where's my droid, maybe maps too.

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i didn't mean to mock you or to offend you in any kind of way
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Rozza C:
Only reason why I keep Twitter is because it's the only app wih Push Notifications so far...

There are a lot of up and coming Twitter apps (I'm personally using Tweet Lanes) which I'm sure will eventually be able to replace that.

I'll give Tweedle a whirl and see how that fairs...
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] arpitnathany:
I am having low signal on wifi, where i used to get 2 bars minimum in mimicry and andromadus i now get 1 to zero bars which makes surfing difficult and also eats battery.

otherwise rom is working fine.

BTW wifi in sense roms is really good i.e. i get 3 bars where i get 2 in aosp roms, why is that. I thought the drivers were same.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] kbeezie:
You should probably use an app such as wifi/network quality or such rather than relying "number of bars" bars are rarely an accurate indicator of quality and may change from rom to rom even if the signal strength and quality remains the same.

also when reporting problems like this, it helps quite a bit to mention what radio you have, and if you've flashed any patches for it.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] dxaxn:
Yes, I can confirm that ^^^. Sitting next to router and icon showing one bar but net is flying. I had this with all ics roms. So your wifi signal should be fine.

Testing new kernel now, all looks perfect...

Btw since I'm using this rom my friends are surprise how quickly I'm able answer call. So big thanks to dev for hard work...
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] JDogg1329:
Is the new kernel part of the latest rom download or do I have to download and flash it separately?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] nik3r:
Separately unless the datestamps match.

Sent from my Desire Z powered by EliteMod.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Xardejn:
Is the camcoder working in 720p?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] kbeezie:
No ICS rom for G2/DZ I'm aware of has a working camcorder in 720p, when one does I'm sure people will be very vocal about it.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Xardejn:
Is it hard to compile or do stuff to get camcoder from sense 4 roms? Because there is working camcoder on sense 4 roms, without having problems with wifi and else.

Send from HTC Vision using Mimciry 1.4.0 PL
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] rirozizo:
same here. so why bother do it?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] kbeezie:
What working camcorder on the sense 4 rom? Last I checked the camcorder couldn't do full 720p, and crashed if you tried to use audio. 720x480 is not 720p, 1280x720 is 720p. Also Sense != AOSP. It's about drivers provided as well as the blobs/interface for it none of which have been officially released for the G2/DZ (as there's been no official ICS release for DZ/G2).
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Xardejn:
Now i get it ! Thank You.

Send from HTC Vision using Mimciry 1.4.0 PL
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] m1k30rz:
Strange, so I did a total wipe, ext4 blah blah, flashed this rom, gtalk and dataswap, restarted, setup time, date, google account, selected restart required and did it, now my phone is constantly in a reboot loop. what gives?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] kbeezie:
No adb logcat output?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] JDogg1329:
Can anyone explain how or why you update your radio/rils?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] kbeezie:
In regards to how, check the radio link in my signature.

As to why, there's a number of different reasons but for example the 26.13.04.19 radio, for the T-Mobile G2 not only improves battery life but can in some cases improve reception.

But the specific reason I upgraded to the newer radio is because the T-Mobile Wifi calling app/patch by EDKeys only works with that radio.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] JDogg1329:
Thank you, but I've heard about rils and can't really make sense of it from what my search have dragged up
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] kbeezie:
The ril/so patch is used to patch up the drivers/etc for a specific radio. You can usually get details of it by reading up on the ril threads. Normally you don't need them with radios older than the 26.13.04.19

Generally speaking, if you are having no problems with reception/quality on your current radio, then it wouldn't make much sense to change the radio. Also needlessly flashing radios to try them out can be dangerous.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] JDogg1329:
I've got the latest radio on my phone and have for a while, but I've noticed that sometimes I'll have no signal and have to restart my phone to fix it, or wipe cache and dalvik then restart, not sure if its the rom or the radio, thankfully doesn't happen too often.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] trollsperm:
Really smooth and awesome room!!

Anyone know which weather service that is the source of the weather information on the lock screen? It appears to be more accurate than the three services available in Minimalistic Text. It was raining with lightning and thunder, and the three different MT-services reported "cloudy", "rain" and "possibility for rain".. Lock screen weather said "scattered thunderstorms".. :P
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] rirozizo:
I think it's yahoo! Weather

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i didn't mean to mock you or to offend you in any kind of way
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] parkave85:
I hate to beat a dead horse, but I suppose it's my job to be vocal in saying that the jb test builds now have working 720p... idk if it will help, or if it matters.... obviously there's still no official jb release either.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] kbeezie:
Are you sure you're not confusing 720x480 with 720p which is actually 1280x720?

Sent from my T-Mobile G2
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] prairie-dad:
Now running EliteMod ICS and the 08/15 kernel...but have questions, too!

VISION PVT ENG S-OFF

HBOOT-0.76.2000 (PC1010000)

MICROP -0425

RADIO-26.13.04.19_M

eMMC-boot

Aug 20 2010 16:51:01

(the first one is, why can't I find where to put the text above into my xda-dev sig?! Not to be found in my Control Panel/Profile!)

Anyway, was bothered by frequent slowdowns in Mimicry 1.4.0 so moved to EliteMod...mentioned in another post in that forum that the comparison is apples to oranges, since I also upgraded my SD-card and went to using sd-ext on the newer, bigger and faster device, so maybe that's the only speed upgrade...we'll see.

EliteMod is working out nicely, no slowing yet to speak of...and I think I have some tuning still to come.

Question 1) _how_ do I tune? I see that I have the IncrediControl...but it's not clear to me how I convert the suggest values in nik3r's OP into settings in that app...which he doesn't seem to use himself (rather SetCPU.)

Question 2) Are there other constraints on adding (subtracting?) apps from this mod? Nik3r warns against flashing another gapps version, for example, or tinkering with Opera...but can I add a different browser and expect it to work ok? (I am rather partial to the Boat Browser, which does the best job of zooming/text wrapping I know.) And I was surprised I couldn't get rid of Twitter...since I don't tweet, isn't it a nuisance to have? Several folks have mentioned removing via Titanium...is there a no-cost alternative? If not, will freezing it in Settings->Apps keep it permanently off?

Question 3) There has been a lot of battery talk here and in another, batteries only, thread. As I understand it, the "good" battery apps don't do anything beyond telling you a) what apps use power, and b) how much power your battery actually has (I will be sure to fully discharge and recharge mine, thanks.) And the apps that are supposed to help you manage your power usage (Juice Defender, Green Power, etc.) are "bad" apps, that truly don't do much...is that correct?

Many thanks to all, I've learned a HUGE amount in the few days since rooting...great stuff.

p-d

ps had a camera problem...but it seems to have rectified itself...and I didn't even reboot.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] demkantor:
hey again, glad your comming along nicely in the android world

sig from tapatalk in more>settings>sig

on pc I think its under quick settings or something, been about a monh now with computers in a box burried in a closet (busy with all sorts of stuff lately)

if you had apps on sd (fat32) in mimicry no doubt it was slow moving, but elitemod is quite fast too and I'm hard pressed to say which one I like better (mostly use elitemod) but keep trying these amazing roms out and pick what you like!

truthfully I don't think you should do any tuning with this rom, don't play with voltage at least as I think nik3r has it about perfect. feel free to use setcpu (my preference) or another app to set over/underclocking profiles but again the dev has it pretty well perfect stock

don't flash any gapps package, again what works best is in here and download from the market what you need. leave opera alone if you don't like it, use whatever works for you as your defult browser. you can remove system apps many ways, easiest is with titanium backup or root explorer or any editer that has root and read/write permissions

if you get realy into android I suggest buying these apps to support the devs but your choice and there are free versions (well not of root explorer)

so if you can get root explorer, titanium pro, and maybe rom toolbox pro, that and tapatalk are 4 of maybe 7 apps I've ever paid for and they have all been so well worth it

using stock everything elitemod has been by far the best for battery life, I wouldn't touch anything in this regard

just checked, over 14hours since unplugged with over 3hours screen on time using stock battery almost 2 years old, and I'm @56% battery remaining. I'm on elitemod cm7 right now, not ics, but ics elitemod seems close

glad your doing well!
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] parkave85:
From the jb test build topic...

[QUOTE ] 77 is up...

Camcorder seems to be working, I've yet to try some long recording's but the ones I have tried seem fine in both 480p and 720p.

There are still some gremlins in overlay causing some graphical glitches when doing video/camera preview stuff.

Whatever CM patched...

some kernel KGSL updates from fyodor...

Whatever else got fixed along the way ￼

Nick.

So perhaps someone is confusing them...I personally haven't used the rom.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] arpitnathany:
can anybody tell me what drain they are getting in standby

my phone drops 3-4 % per hour with just gmail and whatsapp and nothing else is this normal

even on other ics roms my phone never used to consume more than 1% per hour usualy 5-6 % overnight (8 hrs)

did a calibration to no effect

surprising thing is with usage i can easily get 5-6 hours non stop. there is no wakelock checked with better battery stats.

i am using sd-ext with dataswap 64mb latest kernel
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] dragon-son:
When I was using EliteMod my battery was awesome. Standby for me was usually about 1% an hour if I wasn't checking phone all the time.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] arpitnathany:
i tested all day today and i am getting 2-3 % drain on standby.

meanwhile i installed better battery stats and it showed me that my phone was in deep sleep for the majority of the time, the only awake time was when i used the phone and a few minutes more when the phone was asleep. but in standby 97% of the time the phone was in deep sleep where i assume it should be, so if all is normal why am i getting this drain. without this drain i would be able to ek out around an hour and a half to two hours more usage which would make a big difference. also in the partial wakelocks section i found this

is this normal behavior should android system be consuming this much under alarm manager and sync loop wakelock
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Rozza C:
Looks to me that you need to remove whatsapp and/or sort out your sync options..

Sent from right behind you...
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Kueber:
Does 'Awesome Beats' not work with some apps (e.g. youtube)? .. Thought it's a modification of 'DSP Manager' which is always active, regardless which media source is playing sound.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] arpitnathany:
thanks for the reply but i have had whatsapp like for ever and it has never caused me any trouble before also the same version running in mimicry never causes any problems. besides whatsapp the only other thing i have syncing is my google account (calendar, contacts, gmail, backup disabled)

i am experimenting with disabling/enabling sync options to diagnose the problem.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Rozza C:
They released a new version of WhatsApp recently.

I use WhatsApp PLUS and that's a little behind in the updates. So I'm not sure if it's the new update that caused the problem?

Unless this was going on before you updated WhatsApp to the most recent version?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] arpitnathany:
the new version does not cause any problems in g-lite and mimicry so i doubt it would in elitemod

could sd-ext or data swap be the cause of my drain i imagine sd card would need to be activated all the time if sd-ext was active, i also have gtalk and gallery mod
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Rozza C:
I used to have dataswap on here and while the battery drain was greater than it was without....it definitely didnt drain that badly...
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] kamild_:
I have to flash/install DataSwap before or after starting newly installed EliteMod ROM?

---------- Post added at 09:21 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:02 AM ----------

It was restarting in the loop:

- HTC logo,

- boot animation

- lock screen for one second

- turns off

but after ~10 loops the system started.

I'm testing it now.

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That ROM is really good! But why in some apps I see a red underline in text?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] CedricAnne97:
Does the kernel support loopback?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] x.para:
GPS again

Hi, I again faced the issue with GPS. Again no icon in bar, no application was able to initiate GPS. Again workaround was the same. Restore CM9 backup, start any app using GPS, than icon appered immediately GPS was working just fine and than restore this ROM back. I don't know what could be a problem, but for sure i did not see it having 10 different ROMs before.

Important to say, that this ROM is despite GPS tricky behaviour still the best I ever had installed at my curent device.

any hints?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] demkantor:
Well are you doing full wipes between flashes? Not just factory reset wipe data/cache/dalvik. If you want to insure no residue/confliction from a previous rom you are best to superwipe/reformat partitions/fastboot -w (fastboot being the cleanest)

Also can you give info such as radio and if you did any modifying (such as edkeys ril)

Also posting a logcat while attempting to turn on wifi may help narrow it down.

Never had an issue with this rom, so yeah more info needed
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] JustaBowla:
Has anybody tried this on an Inspire? Will it work on an Inspire?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Rozza C:
Question, if I may.

I noticed that opening Incredicontrol takes an age, but once it eventually opens and I get to the voltage setting tab and press the update button at the bottom (don't even need to change the numbers), the whole phone becomes a lot snappier...

This is probably just something that I'm experiencing, right?

Sent from a hole...
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Alaq:
No it won't work, and you might end up bricking your inspire.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] KeepTriin:
Hi,

Has anyone looked at the impact of dataswap on battery life? Is there any impact of note? I've got 200+ apps and use dataswap as it provides imho a better overall feel with fewer apps force-closing to make way for others. I use a significant amount of data OTA in low signal areas, so I'm lucky if I get 24hrs without the need to recharge

I'm just curious to know if anyone has evaluated the impact of dataswap... if I can gain more life at the expense of more FCs/swaps, that might be something for me to consider.

Loving this ROM though. Mmany thanks
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] infernix:
I'm a sucker for the CM feature set and am missing a number of things that aren't in AOKP. Do you have a github where I can pull this from so I can build (preferably both AOKP and CM)? Or if not that, upload this rebase somewhere so I can install and take a look at it while it's running?

Thanks!
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] demkantor:
Maybe just try using nik3rs kernel on a cm build.

Out of curiosity what do you miss from cm that isn't in aokp? Of hand I can't think of anything
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Rozza C:
OMG!

I think I just found the cause of my slowdowns in this ROM.

I was using the SetCPU free version from the XDA thread.

I uninstalled it as I decided to get the paid version (because that seems to be more up to date, and I like the app, so I want to do my bit) and as soon as I did, my phone felt normal again!

This could all be a placebo, but I did notice a significant increase in responsiveness.

Just in case anyone is using the free SetCPU from here and is noticing slowdowns, then it might be worth trying to remove it.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] buxtahuda:
Finally took the dive, installed 4ext, latest EM + latest kernel + large dataswap. All ext4 partitions.

Running like a champ so far, very responsive.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] demkantor:
Yeah if you were coming from elitemod cm7 it is definitely a change, and mostly for the better. This is one of the best ICS roms out there, I still mostly use the gingerbread elitemod as its just perfect, but this is nice for a change and still can be a daily driver for most everyone.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Som3guy:
I also got the problem with no GPS working. The only thing I did was the factory reset and data etc. wipe. So how do I reset it now to ensure it works fine? This superwipe etc. you are talking about.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] demkantor:
You may want to wipe your efs, there is a superwipe script that also wipes efs if you'd like, just google search or search xda for it
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Som3guy:
Ok so I downloaded this vision_wipe_efs-signed.zip(not sure if I had to take this one out of those three) here. Went to recovery, did a factory reset and wipe and then installed this zip. After a reboot I went through the setup and tried GPS but it is searching again :/ Did I do something wrong?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] demkantor:
First time can take a while, there is also this thread to read up on

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=25601235

And also this one

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=22002497

Just do a little research and you'll get it
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] parkave85:
When are we gonna see any updates on this rom?? I love it and has been best all around ics or any rom for that matter I have used so far... just looking forward to update.... I know its a foul to ask but.... I'm impatient....
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] nik3r:
Snce there's no new AOKP port and little changes in CM9 kernel and JB is not mature enough, there is liittle to update uness I rebase the mod on another ROM like andromadus.

Sent from my Desire Z powered by EliteMod.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] parkave85:
What about using the 3.x kernel from cm9?? Would it ruin my rom? I know there's a difference.... jw looking to start something new.... ya know flashaddict lol
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Rozza C:
Does anyone have trouble with Bluetooth Headphones on this ROM?

Reason I ask is because for a while now I've been experiencing my music just randomly stopping and the connected headphones becomes unresponsive for a short time.

It might be that I just need a new pair.

Nokia BH-503 bluetooth headset, if it helps any...
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] ALERTua:
same headset, same problem with this ROM
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] trollsperm:
Can anyone confirm the source of the weather on the lock screen and status bar? I don't think it is Yahoo, as was suggested when I asked a few weeks ago..