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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
Placebo Removal Tool

Sorry I didn't get to this sooner, I've been a little overwhelmed with the latest Blazer release but I thought I'd make time for this to help the cause.

A Placebo removal tool:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=29551480&postcount=412

May as well share the script in case you want to know what's getting wacked and where LOL:

REV1.0

delete_recursive("/system/etc/init.d");

delete_recursive("/system/etc/wifi");

delete_recursive("/system/etc/wimax");

delete("/system/bin/idle_ms.sh");

delete("/system/bin/setio");

delete("/system/etc/resolv.conf");

delete("/system/etc/sysctl.conf");

delete("/system/xbin/DropC");

delete("/system/xbin/DropD");

delete("/system/xbin/FixP");

delete("/system/xbin/Index");

delete("/system/xbin/conserve.sh");

This will have to be updated of course as we go so please pm me Phakeer as soon as you release anything, especially if you add any new files that may not be listed in the deletion list I posted above.

Phakeer, please change that link on your OP to reflect this. I think it just says Blazer stock tweaks or something like that right now. Thanks.

Update Rev2.0:

Removed:

delete_recursive("/system/etc/wifi");

delete_recursive("/system/etc/wimax");

Added:

delete_recursive("/system/etc/log");

delete("/system/xbin/Black");

delete("/system/xbin/Black2");
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MiguelHogue:
Lol not sure what happened with yours O_o.. We almost have the same thing running

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mamouton:
What is the smp preempt?

@MiguelHouge which Placebo are you using?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MiguelHogue:
Found on Page 61**

The link:

http://db.tt/wFL0qtJy

You can flash it in recovery

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PhAkEer:
Aawwee come on! I give it a different name everytime because I secretly like watching people suffer :)

Anyway, iniz... This isnt flashable bit it can be run by itself. Its set to conservative with the settings that I used before.

I couldnt test it since i dont have conservative, or rather, it said it would work if I had it... It should be good to go but let me know if theres a problem

government script, amended to include conservative.

http://db.tt/5eIrStXO

(Oh, yeah, I almost forgot... Will the backups made when they flash not work to remove? Thats the only reason it was never a priority is because I thought thats why I was handing out flashable restores...)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] blackcanopy:
Only thing I can think is I have flashed every tweak that has been posted on this thread (only 1 at a time tho). Maybe I'll take advantage of that removal tool and try the latest fresh. Perhaps I'm getting overlap?:confused::D

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PhAkEer:
Im really sorry about the ghost settings and cpu spy... I was right though and it shouldnt be an issue starting with the next one.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MiguelHogue:
Weird mines just did the same thing as your set cpu and all I have is one tweak going.. But it just reverted back to normal.. Also I'm under clocked to 800 but set cpu is showing I'm using 1000 & 1200 as well... Weird :confused:

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
That's why I made it. Because I am too lazy to delete everything by hand every other day a new one comes along is the other reason. ;)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] blackcanopy:
It's all good.. No harm, no foul. It makes for interesting conversation.. Lol:D

EDIT: next one?:confused:

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MiguelHogue:
With the great battery life & sleep settings we shall forgive you this one time :D

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
I did look at one of the backups and it didn't look like it was removing everything that was getting installed and definitely not restoring anything that may have been overwritten.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PhAkEer:
Hey! I just somehow keep getti.g lucky and find more improvements.

I need a maid ... OP is only half as messy as SD....
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
You're just lucky that I happen to be a neat freak. :p
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mamouton:
So is it placebo or the kernel not playing good with this tweak?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MiguelHogue:
Everything is playing good.. It's just a ghost setting going on.. Nothing that interferes with the battery/performance

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PhAkEer:
Yeah, well... Im scared to see how different this thread will look starting tomorrow when my lady gets her epic...

You ..dont....know....neatfreak.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] blackcanopy:
Really, everything is running great. Still smooth, fast and plenty of battery left at the end of the day.

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MiguelHogue:
Correct.. I'm squeezing 2 hours 30 mins screen on time with my shot un calibrated battery... Can't wait to try this with my new batteries from amazon which I'm about to do now... Running on 3% O_O lol

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PhAkEer:
2 and a half!

I am getting over 5 hours of super demanding tests out of a cycle..

I need to evaluate this damn thing again . Lol see you guys tomorrow...

(jk, ill be back)

Idc if you only have the positive part of the battery! You need more juice and Im gonna find it
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mamouton:
Phaker I know you are tweaking a lot things with Placebo. I ran across a thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1801284 that is working on a better wifi app that controls wifi based on rules. What are the differences?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
PH - back to the battery drop thing. I've been thinking, I wonder what would happen if the battery script (built-in Samsung script) were deleted (and subsequently rebuilt) every time the phone got rebooted.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PhAkEer:
They have had a lot more

A) practice

B) time.

It looks promising.

I was actuay about to tear open a couple apps to what code makes em tick..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MiguelHogue:
Lol well thanks man for all your help.. Surely is appreciated I learned a few things on this thread

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] iniz94:
Tyvm.

So I put the government script in etc/init.d... is that the right place? I need to look up the difference between that and those other locations like system/bin :S. But is government a stand alone script? Or should I also have dietpill

Edit: Never mind! I forgot about the placebo lite
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PhAkEer:
Sorry, I just saw this now.

That's lame. The backup feature is the second biggest reason I use UFT.

1st being sloth of course .. I love never having to deal with update binary. lmao I'm sooo lazy but I'll stay up all night doing what google couldve done for me in seconds... I don't get it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PhAkEer:
The most recent diet pill will call on it. Or it is stand alone if you don't have it in init.d.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
No big deal dude, I just wanted to make it easier on everyone to have one removal option that was easy to use. Did you tag the post where I listed the deletes and locations?

I know that for certain locations like system/bin, the files get dropped in there and have to be deleted one by one but maybe you can go with a more standard file naming system so the same filenames get routinely used and a new script will overwrite an old one. This prevents users from accidentally leaving 5 different scripts trying to run in system/bin (or wherever they are) from old Placebos.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PhAkEer:
Oh of course.. the only reason I give them different names at all is so people don't spend a bunch of time trying to figure out which is which.

Im thinking about just reinstating Placebo's defenses... you may not ever know which settings to expect when you have multiples, but they would never conflict.

I took out that aspect when it started acting aggressive and finding placebo backups that werent even in init.d.. Idk if you remember that.. I think I already changed my mind. I'll leave that defense dead.

I can also just make it so you don't have to worry about it.

I'll have two main names, placebo, and diet pill. The version will only be distinguishable by the name of the zip unless you go into it. OOO I know. Different installments will generate the log file by their proper name. That way all you have to do is see the most recent time.

I don't know what to do about the other little things.. sysctl.conf will always overwrite itself, I already dropped setio and the .sh glu. .. . those extra scripts for cache drop and what not will never harm anything.. am I missing anything? you don't have to worry about the wimax folder. That barely does anything by itself so I'll discontinue that as well..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dblock3nine:
Using dietwifi with pegasusq on super galaxy rom, its working great. Keep the wonderful work coming sir.

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MiguelHogue:
Did a fresh install of my whole rom.(kuban) . Did a fresh app install (no data).. Noticed a big difference in my battery... Now back to diet pill fhi tweak.. Definitely have to give that a run again.. That conservative was feeling way too smooth!

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PhAkEer:
Nothing really impressive about this screenshot...

Except really!?

In a whole day of stats those are the only things still?

I didnt think I had it that tight. Lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Custodian:
Using which of your tweaks?

And what ROM , modem, kernel ..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PhAkEer:
Tough to say really,

I have FHV in init.d, with your sysctl sets,

But Ive also been running an older setup that I couldnt get working at the time..

Kernel: Agat's 4.2

ROM: My twFE10.

first time on this ROM for in a while.. Still the best Rom Ive put together lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] grandmastem:
Hey All,

So I have been running FG-XXII for a long time now- been running great. I definitely like a good mix of performance and battery, which this seems to be providing me. Should I update to the FHI Placebo lite? Any big changes in these new scripts, which I would benefit from? There are so many of these now, that I am having a hard time following :) What are the thoughts of those out there on what to upgrade for solid performance, along with decent battery (doesn't have to be great battery)?

-Grand
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PhAkEer:
Hey, hows it going.

Imho opinion there is no harm testing one of the newer ones.

I know that its confusing to follow and thats my fault, but I havent really had much negative feedback on any since DietPillR1 so any of them are a decent option.

All of the diet pills have better battery than the one youre on, but not QUite as zippy.

I personally would recommend DietWifi (stupud names..sorry..just try to summarize it in the name).

But others may say differently ;)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dblock3nine:
Not bad at all, with 2 hours of screen on and 2 hours of music with wifi on most of the time..

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mamouton:
Hmm where can we download this rom twfe10
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
Hey Ph, we want your woman!

Well, at least to do some light cleaning. ;)

The link on the OP should be here for the removal tool:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=29551480&postcount=412

I think you pointed it to my post announcing it, not the actual post where I uploaded it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dec3ption:
Okay this is strange. Anytime I try to flash DietWifi or Placebo-Lite-FHV I get an error that says one sdcard must be mounted, and to check my MOD.conf file.

Any idea what's going on? I flashed dietpillR1 without issue, but want to try the DietWifi!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] timmetal6669:
Love this. Keep up the awesome work man!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] aksa:
Ok, so I'm pretty new to this stuff, and I don't want to piss anyone off, but what is this thread even about? Like I know it says "OP being remodeled" but at this point I just don't understand what "PROJECT:PLACEBO" even is. I assume it's a ROM but still, I'm totally lost. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mamouton:
Phaker is tinkering with settings to improve the battery life and give us some power as well. It is an interesting and entertaining ride following this thread and installing the various tweaks. Phaker is very engaged and will answer any questions you have.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MiguelHogue:
Well after my fresh install under volting and under clocking this is my battery... About to try one of placebo tweaks now.. Just a matter of which.. Probably try the placebo fhv lite

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mamouton:
What are your underclock/undervolt settings? What kernel are you using?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MiguelHogue:
I under clocked to 800.. Under volted 75 across the board and I was using SmartassV2 govern with the SIO io scheduler

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PhAkEer:
You were saying that those are "before" pics, right?

Im anxious to see your results.. my tests on cycle life are usually unreliable because I do way too many speed/bench/placebo tests and the average user wouldn't be doing things that demanding as often.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PhAkEer:
Lol for the most part, yes, I will try to answer questions.

Mamouton summarized well.

Placebo itself is just the name I assigned to my little script, although that doesn't say much since I am constantly changing the the script setup and delivery methods.

Basically, I am trying to make my phone as fast as possible while still having reasonable battery life. And these kind sirs put up with my craziness and unorganized plethora of scripts that I throw at them every day. ;) thanks guys.

I have to do a little more RL work and then I am going to straiten out the OP once and for all... I will probably eventually reverse posts 1 and 2 so downloads are all clearly labeled and easy to access..

In post 2 I will try to, if I can, explain what is being done.

That is difficult since I learn by braking your phones. (jk, I hope)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MiguelHogue:
Correct those where the "before" pictures on my shot crappy battery.. I still haven't opened my new battery lol...figured I'd do all the testing on the old one

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PhAkEer:
Lol try to note that in the "after" pics if they are bad.

(if they are good... well, no need to say anything ;) ) lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MiguelHogue:
Well I went to flash the diet pill fhi (same way I did with the new Manufan &Phantom blazer rom) and my whole phone crash & froze :(:(

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] steve97ta:
Phaker this is really coming along! Haven't been back here in a bit. Will post back with results I still have my E4GT running latest blazer and agat 4.2

Great work!

Sent from my GS3
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PhAkEer:
Where is the "dislike" button? :(

Here, this'll make you smile ;)

Im a beast.

Lmao can you believe its even running?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MiguelHogue:
It's all good in the neighborhood though shhhh(censor the rest) T happens.. I just re flashed the ROM.. My dumb self should have made a back up.. But since the sio settings are gone.. Is this confirmation its active ? The placebo doesn't show up in the Kuban build number like it did in my previous ROMs

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PhAkEer:
Yeah, spent a little while last night trying to figure how to undo the disappearing scheduler.... I have everything else showing as normal agai except for that damn scheduler.

Lol, best sollution I have os

discard_granularity= 33333333

Lol,

"pfffdt, schedules... Who needs em.."

Ps, Placebo (D.P..w/e) should never directly cause a situation where you need to reflash a Rom...

Have you downloaded a copy of TDs removal script? That sucker crawls through phone and eats every pill it can find... Placebos... Riiiiiight...

That should always save you from placebo in the future.

I think Ill also post a scrIpt that just deactivates init.d ability...

If I boot loop and and flash over or -rm placebo I loose time and progress...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MiguelHogue:
The disappearing scheduler doesn't even bother me.. I never really noticed too much of a difference using the different ones.... But how good you made conservative run more then makes up for it.. Super smooth :D:D.. If If I ran conservative without placebo I'd rather turn my phone off & not use it lol

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PhAkEer:
Yeah, Im really pleased with that one.

You should my phone right now...

Ever notice that setting "VFS_cache-pressure" ?

Most people dont know that it is NOT a percentage.... At all.... Most set itbto like ten. Or if "they are ballsy" 80 or 100.

Yeah, im rocking 100000... Lmao... With a looooow sampling rate.

Basically I did my conservative governor in reverse with ondemand. :) slowwed it dowb and smoothed it out.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MiguelHogue:
The tweak is running smooth & keeping my phone cool.. But question about the screen off profile, which would be recommend to use? Or to use one at all? I usually use smartassV2 as a screen off profile but seeing as this tweak is based off conservative I was just wondering if it would still work because my phone is not deep sleeping well... It's just running in the, 200mhz a lot..* Pulled my wake locks

I Googled these & looked on xda.. Not sure what they are...... Grrrrr this is an uphill battle when I have one thing solved lol

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mamouton:
Ok so the lower the quadrant score with placebo the better? Everytime I open this thread I think about your title and smile and wonder is it truly a Placebo.

Placebo is a simulated or otherwise medically ineffectual treatment for a disease or other medical condition intended to deceive the recipient. LOL!!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PhAkEer:
lol, that pic was supposed to say,

"sorry your phone had some issues with, placebo... but at least your quadrant score isn't this ****ty."

But that quadrant was actually good news. I was using ondemand with no underclock or undervolt and my goal to slow down the on demand governor.

Well, that quadrant took like 4 minutes to run lmao...

And for your comfort.... you are in nooooo pain. I swear this is morphine... that bullet will stop hurting now..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PhAkEer:
I forgot about that! I mentioned that around the time I put one of the newer ones together,,, that I was trying to make it say nothing.

Good to hear that it worked :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dblock3nine:
By far this is the best battery life I have gotten using your tweaks and on this phone, right now I'm using Placebo-FHV.

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PhAkEer:
Awesome! Glad to hear it. :D

Edit: if you don't mind me asking, what was #2 & #3 as far as consumption.

I know that 16 hours is a long time, and I can tell from that everything is golden on sleeping (with regards to screenstate) but it seems like I could be doing more for you (in regards to wifi sleep)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] iniz94:
Also look at your partial wakelocks because your kernel wakelocks don't seem very unusual. For me, usually having Wifi on when the screen is off always keeps my phone in 200 Mhz for some reason - I set it so that it turns off when the screen is off.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MiguelHogue:
My partial wake locks are normal.. Wifi, I never really use.. Found out the issue was conflicting settings with set Cpu & my kernel (smh something so small lol)... Thanks for your reply btw :thumbup:

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Custodian:
Whats the super difference between placebo and zepps "the only memory fixer" v6 scripts lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dblock3nine:
I believe it was Android OS and Phone idle.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PhAkEer:
Lmao you saw his new thread title I take it?

What I find funny is that he changed it to that after I had told him he was more than welcome to some of my original tweaks and he thanked me and said hed take a look.

Lol, he says that the new thread title isnt about me but why else would he cap the "P".

Lol.

You should give V6SC a shot if you never have. It isnt the same, but it is what I started out with ;)

(nothin but love, Zeppe :p )
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dblock3nine:
Here is my latest battery run, seems like around 3 hours screen on time is the best I can do. As for my wakelocks, nothing really stands out most of them are normal but I don't know what AudioOutLock is. I was suppose to be undervolted by -50 across the board and CPU set to 1000MHz but once I check System Turner Pro, it showed different. I'm using ExTweaks to set CPU and Voltage but doesn't look like it was sticking. I'm thinking about trying a different governor (using Pegasusq), I may get better battery life but I just don't want to increase lag.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PhAkEer:
Maybe we should ask my fiancee what her secrets are.... Still at 30 on her first cycle ever.....

Also, I was asked last night which placebo was best to use for performance and since I couldnt remember ...

I made a new one.

I have no idea if its good or bad for battery, but it doesnt seem bad yet and it is definitely the cleanest delivery out of any placebo yet. Youll see what i mean of you run it and look at the log. Ill post it here in a few.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PhAkEer:
Alright, this is a pretty zippy little bastard.

Enjoy.

PlaceboOnDmnd

Ps. No more ghosted settings and CpuSpy is working again.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MiguelHogue:
gonna have to give this A Run =D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PhAkEer:
Hehehheee every wonder what I could do if I reeaaaaaally tried??

Give me two minutes.

Here

http://db.tt/ppLQ0c2K

All Im going to mention is this
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MiguelHogue:
gotcha..no rush!..and thats looking good!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PhAkEer:
That was actually alot of fun. I dont know if this one is going in the OP or not, I could see it causing a ruckus.

If you want it better grab it here before it gets buried.

This may be my favorite so far....

http://db.tt/aMaOyCbA

...

Maybe even better....

http://db.tt/s8bqRcbA
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MiguelHogue:
lol glad i just grabbed it..cant wait to flash it..right now im trying to get set up to decompile and compile apks to mod things..im failing hard so far lol :(
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Ttrain721:
I am running the universal placebo atm, do I need to do anything before I try another? I'm new to this and learning so forgive my ignorance.

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PhAkEer:
I always recommend removing any placebo script before adding another.

Also, I would NOT recommend you use this last one unless you are a little more experienced (not saying you per se, but you had said....)

You may like one of the diet pills a little better ;)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PhAkEer:
I may know a trick or two for ya ;)

Check pm
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Ttrain721:
How do I remove the script, just use the removal script in the first post? Nothing else? Sorry about the questions just like to be sure.

Sent from the one and only, Blu Kuban.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PhAkEer:
That should link you the page with the removal script. Yes.

Using that first, and then flashing one... You should be gtg.

(or you can manually remove with a root browsing tool if you go to "/system/etc/init.d/" )
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MiguelHogue:
I see there are more finals then normal.. Do we place that placebo file in the intid folder as well?

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