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[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xWhiskey:
Hi,

This is sort of a continuation to a thread I made a few weeks ago, which was about launcher redraw problems I had with every single launcher I tried. I'm on FroyoPro v2.5, and on the recommendation of a fellow board member (thanks, Dagger) I'm running Nemus launcher. Basically, whenever i install or uninstall an app, my launcher prompts me to either force close or wait, and when I choose wait, it becomes slow for the next five or ten seconds and then returns to normal. It was worse before, but ticking "Lock launcher into memory" solved the most of the problems. Seems that the lack of RAM was actually the source of the problem.

I was recommended the SuperCharger script. However, I needed a newer version of BusyBox to install it, so I scrapped the idea for the fear I might brick the phone.

I investigated further for a solution, and found the app called RAM Manager (free version), which was made by a developer here at XDA. I installed it, set the "balanced" profile, and it actually fixed the problem. No redraws so far, and I even think the launcher is a tad smoother than before.

Has anyone tried this app? Is it a good thing to have or would you rather recommend I try something else? Are there any apps like it that are perhaps more efficient? It seems that all I need is better RAM management for the issue to be solved.

EDIT: Forgot to add the link to the XDA thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1305060

So far so good. Battery seems more or less unaffected. No negative effects on AnTuTu and Quadrant benchmark scores. Played five games in total, seemingly no negative or positive effects. What are your feedbacks on this?
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dagger:
The ram manager is actually a substitute to the supercharger script.

I personally recommend it if you are having ram issues.

Also you may freeze or uninstall the useless apps(mainly system apps) so as to free more memory.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xWhiskey:
Hm, now two days into the testing I've noticed that launcher redraws still do happen on occasion. However, it also seems that this app does the job well the moment it started and several minutes after running, but its effectiveness sort of degrades afterwards. Two days after I don't even notice any difference than before. What's the reason behind this? Is it fully compatible with CM ROMs?

There's only one more thing that I would also like to try before dropping this whole issue completely. Obviously it's a RAM thing, because running the backup I made a day after flashing FroyoPro seems to have no problems until I choke it with more apps. Then the same thing starts occurring. Not much can be done with the limited RAM X8 has.

However, what do you think about tweaking the VM heap size and MinFree values in CM settings? Is it possible to alleviate the problem with some tweaks from there?
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jay-z-s:
Ahhhhhhh

V6 supercharger is just a ....beep.....

Before using that my antutu benchmark was 4005 - after installing script my score had a freefall @ ~3500~ ( lost 500 scores)

I'm using ram manager pro too, I can say that its awesome for setting to -multitasking option ( 3 apps at the same time)

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED :cool:
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xWhiskey:
Yes, and I might actually try buying this app. Even though it didn't resolve the redraw issue completely, the general feeling of better performance seems to linger. I'm going to keep running the free version for a few more days and see what would happen :)
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jay-z-s:
There you go...

Download "system tuner pro" or any similar apps from market.

Press "tweak " button

Set "hidden apps" option to maximum value (now its 24mb but u can raise it to 32 or higher )

That's it...

*launcher pro OR adw launcher are too light and don't need to increase memory (I use adw with Widgets without reddraws
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dagger:
Use thishttp://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1987032

It works for me.

Just install the apk and tick both yes and run at boot.

sent from my phone using hands and brain...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] red7255:
I am using CM10 Nightly (12/4/12) and my NFC isn't working. I have tried the several NFC fixes but none work. I have also tried going back to stock. When I was back to stock, it wasn't working either. (perhaps I didn't do something right when I went back to stock?) Perhaps I'm not using the NFC fixes correctly? (saving to SD, using CWM to flash zip)

I have tried searching and reading several forums, but to no avail. Can someone help me out with this?

Thanks!

Using an AT&T GS3
[Optimus 7 General] calahorn:
I'm having a problem where when I left the messaging app, the phone does not stay connected to the facebook chat portion of the messaging app. Sometimes I'll get notifications of new facebook messages and most of the time not. (Verified when I connect to facebook via a computer later to find a message had been sent to me hours prior). Is there any way to keep facebook chat on when I leave the messaging app?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] dodgethis66:
Has anyone found either a tpu or hard case with a credit card/ID slot on the back? I have found them for the S3 but not the N7100 yet.

Thanks!
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] sletts02:
I had the same query and after extensive research I came up empty. See here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2025257

The best suggestion thus far was: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007X5LK90 (add-on sleeve with 3M strips).

I gave up and went for a folio style case. Would prefer a card slot at the back when someone releases them however. Ideally with a flip out portion and a little rubberised finger holder to allow a good grip on the phone with one hand (see my crappy drawing).
[Samsung Captivate Glide] txterron:
So I did a very silly thing last week. I cracked the screen. I cracked it so bad, in fact, that is does not light up in any way. I did another silly thing. All my titanium backups were to the internal SD card, not to the external card like they ought to have been. So now, I am in a bit of a pickle. I need to get all my SMS messages and contacts,

I need the data but I can't get to it because I can't see anything on the screen to boot it into CWM recovery to mount as USB. The phone was running 2.3 (not ICS)
[Samsung Captivate Glide] txterron:
Finally figured it out!

Replying to my own thread for the next poor sap that comes across this thread and needs to know the sequence of button pressing.

Buttons are labeled as follows U / D / P (Up, Down, Power)

For CWMR 5.0 (GB)

D + P (to book into recovery, hold down for 5 seconds then let go of P, wait two seconds, let go of D)

U

U

U

U

P

U

U

P

In CWMR 6.0 (ICS) it goes as follows

D + P (to book into recovery, hold down for 5 seconds then let go of P, wait two seconds, let go of D)

U

U

P

U

U

P

Your phone should now be mounted as a USB drive.
[Samsung Captivate Glide] dudejb:
Let me guess you did it on another glide and then repeated it. New egg has Our phone at 249.99 if you want to get another:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16875176361
[Sprint LG Optimus G] _Epic:
I found this thread in the App Development forum, it has the keyboard (which works perfect) and camera/gallery from Android 4.2. They got these from the system dump from the Nexus 4, which is the brother of the LGOG. I flashed the keyboard using the APK provided and it worked perfect. It has the camera/gallery from Android 4.2 and says to flash the zip in recovery and the post says "deodexed applications"

Can i flash the camera/gallery on our stock LGOG? I am of course rooted and unlocked.

Here is the thread for the Android 4.2 keyboard.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1964663

This is the post containing the camera/gallery from Android 4.2.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=33577094&postcount=120

I am sure this is a simple question/answer but I am not very experienced in the whole odex/deodex thing.

Thanks!
[Sprint LG Optimus G] sheek360:
Seems pretty risky man, I'm surprised that keyboard worked considering we aren't deodexed
[Sprint LG Optimus G] _Epic:
That's what I figured. Works like a charm. How hard is it to deodex our current stock ROM?
[Sprint LG Optimus G] Rocket_Science:
It's not hard ...I had a working deodex until I screwed something up a couple days ago but I've been too busy to fix it and post. And yeah i'd doubt many of those would work without it, but it can't hurt to test if you have a backup.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] _Epic:
Tested and no go. Care to share the deodex if you get it working again? :D
[Sprint LG Optimus G] Rocket_Science:
Yeah I'll try to get it working today if possible, i'll be gone all day tommorow.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] sn0w:
Google Now is supposed to only be able to be installed on deodexed ROMs, but I got it working on my LGOG rooted and unlocked. I had to backup and delete my original Google Search app first.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] bose301s:
Have been an Android user since November 2009 when I got my OG Droid, was rooted and ROMed in January after the 2.0.1 update came out and dev's cracked it. I really want a Note 2 but want to be sure we will see ROMs, Kernels and recoveries. From reading the Dev section it seems SBOOT is locked and we can't even get kexec at this point. It sounds like the VZW version may just be locked down too tight to get anything other than just Root. So, given all this, what do you guys think is the liklihood of use seeing custom ROMs, kernels and recoveries on the VZW Note 2?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] imnuts:
Custom ROMs is fairly easy. The way the phone was rooted is how one would also do a custom ROM at this point. If we are to get more than that, we're going to need to find a way to unlock the bootloader, which so far, has been futile, but it was also people that have never really done it before trying. Hopefully, an unlock method is found, and we can then go with custom recoveries and kernels, along with easier to flash custom ROMs.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] bose301s:
So they would have to be just custom versions of the stock ROM correct, since you would have to continue using the stock kernel. Is AOSP basically impossible without unlocking the boot loader and getting custom kernels? I don't want to have to rely on VZW and Samsung for updates, at their pace 4.3 will be out and this will still be on it's current 4.1.1.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Hitman3984:
just gotta wait for a leak from someone important....hopefully it doesn't take as long as it did for the s3!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] DaWolf850:
You could do something that looks like AOSP, but no, I don't think you could get true AOSP until we get custom kernels.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] DaRkL3AD3R:
I've been in Android for a few years now, and I've always defaulted towards AOSP since I hate the heavy overlays that these OEM's place on our devices, but this is the FIRST time in a long time that I will be saying this: why would you even want custom ROM's for this device?

I mean that, honestly. It's perfect. Sure it's nice to get root and modify certain things, but for the most part I don't see any 3rd party ROM trumping stock for this phone. Just the S Pen alone is reason enough to never want to leave stock.

I wasn't really lurking the Note 1 ROM scenes so I don't know how well developers were able to port S Pen functionality over to ROM's like CM10 etc, but I don't imagine they'd ever be able to fully integrate it to the level it is on stock.

And given the immense battery life, top notch performance on stock, I don't see a need to "trim the proverbial fat" of the actual firmware anyway. It's just, perfect.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Its TwiX:
You can have custom ROMs without getting rid of spen features. I agree with you that I wouldn't want an AOSP ROM but shaving a little weight off this thing wouldn't hurt
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] roy5000x2:
Honestly, I'm just waiting for a rom that's debloated, deodexed, has unlimited multiview, wifi toggle, adjustable homescreen, etc. etc. Nothing major, unless some one comes up with some neat ideas on how to integrate the S Pen into the ROM for a better user experience. We've got a good dev community, so I remain optimistic that something cool will come our way.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] droidstyle:
i agree...i see no need for aosp on this device at this time. just need root and hopefully cwm recovery. samsung has touchwiz dialed in pretty well. however aosp will have its place when this device quits getting updates.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] xxxxmarkxxx:
I'd just like it open and custom kernels I don't mind touchwiz on this type of device
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] bose301s:
Honestly the S Pen is NOT at all what is drawing me to this phone, really couldn't care less about it to be honest. What IS drawing me to this phone is the bigger screen from my G-Nex, the faster processor, the bigger battery and the improved screen. Also the improved radios and data conenction from the notoriously bad G-Nex radios is a huge draw, but none of this is about the S Pen. I know I may be in the minority with my opinion here, but that's at least what I want, and to be honest, when is having more ROMs for a device worse than having less ;) That's why I want AOSP ROMs and custom kernels etc.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] cubsf4n:
+1

But I will admit that I am PLEASANTLY suprised at how nice TW is. With an AOSP JellyBean launcher and lock screen I am really enjoying this thing. I am not sure what could really improve this bad boy other than some cleaned up stock ROM and OC kernel.

Sent from my Super Famicom
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nrfitchett4:
What I'd a custom kernel going to give you over stock performance? A few added features maybe, but it didn't seem like this phone needs undervolting or overclocking.

Aosp roms are the hardest to get on cdma devices, plus isn't this chip a new one as well? Many hurdles to jump over before that happens.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] sleevasteve:
If we could have per app DPI on TW, that would be really cool. I'm confident we'll get this thing unlocked soon enough tho.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] blackbass595:
im with the others...im very impressed at this UI of this phone. i would like a recovery and perhaps and overclock but the overclock isnt even needed IMO. other than that (thought id never say this) the stock rom nailed it. its apparent the people at samsung not only know what they are doing but listen to the consumer. i dont know how many of you are boaters but phones are like boats. you will never find the perfect one. however judging from the reviews so far this is about as close as it comes...from my point of view anyway..

and to think i was hesitant about getting it. i stood in the store for 30 minutes contemplating it. the rep was about to give up when i said "okay im pulling the trigger". first time i have ever bought a phone and not been 100% sure when i walked through the door.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] bose301s:
I guess I have also been spoiled by the phones I have had, the OG Droid and the Galaxy Nexus, honestly I don't think any one phone has had a bigger and more vibrant community than the OG Droid, not even the Galaxy Nexus. I would like to be able to stay on the cutting edge of Android though, knowing that if a new version is released I should have it within 24-48 hours if not less. I am using 4.2.1 on my Nexus and quite like it, seems even smoother than 4.1.2 and also like the few new features, mainly the quick settings panel and PhotoSphere. I know the Galaxy series was one of the originators of the quick setting panel but I like Google's implementation quite a bit. Would just be weird to give up using CM after doing so for almost 3 years now. All decisions to consider. May pick up the phone at Best Buy and see if I like it an return it if I still prefer the Nexus.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] bose301s:
There is a thread about them trying to get CM10 on the Note 2, but the VZW version might be the hardest.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2019535

Would it be useful to start a bounty for a bootloader unlock and custom recovery or for CM and AOSP on it? If so I would donate, just wondering what you all think.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Loglud:
I have said in a lot of devices forums in the past that the amount people will be able to do is proportional to the amount of effort and the support the communities give. In this case you guys have already bought adamOutler a phone, and he has torn it down, we have started to analyze the bare bones, and I'm sure hes looking for an unbreakable mod. With this being said lets address a couple of the questions at hand:

First off it does not look like their will be an easy fix to the fact that the bootloader is locked. The way that it looks in the white paper are their are efuses that are used as both a hardware key and possibly a configuration bit. Once this is set it cannot be unset. All hope is not lost though. With adam's UART he has found a couple loading points that might be inject a new bootloader and kernels and such there. However this is a shot in the dark, as it utilizes the fact that there is some security code loopholes in the boot chain to allow for injections.

Secondly there is always the possibility of custom roms. Using subsystems such as 2ndboot and such you can always make it so that you load a new system image onto the existing one, though this means longer boot up times. Also there is another cool thing out there called kexec (this may or may not be enabled in the default kernel). If enabled in the kernel, the kernel can shut down proc1 and then re initiate with a new kernel ontop of it. If properly coded all phones with the root ability have the ability to do this if they can issue a kexec. Kexec has been ported over to many phones, and some of which dont have kexec enabled in the existing kernel. This makes it so EVERY DEVICES THAT HAS ROOT HAS THE POSSIBILITY TO HAVE CUSTOM ROMS. However with kexec not being enabled on ever phone, it makes it hard to program ever phone to have the right kernel injection points.

The last thing is that to the best of my knowledge the bootloader code is not public, which makes it very hard to find vulnerabilities, however it does not mean that they never get found. Time. Time is all we ask for, as this is not our only job and it takes alot of hard work from devs free time to work and develop. With all that being said im sure in time someone some where will find a link.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] bose301s:
Wondering if there is any way I can help. I am not new to Android, however I have never gone past using already fully known and documented things, standard rooting etc. I am interested in getting to know things better so if I can be of any help let me know.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] xXJay_RXx:
Man I think this will be the last time I buy a Samsung phone from Verizon. The way they force samsung to lock down the bootloader is crazy.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] TechBSwift:
+1, I will never buy another Samsung from Verizon or maybe ever at all. I love my nexus, S3 and Note 2 but I don't like the way Samsung allows Verizon to push them around. The DNA already has an unlocked bootloader!!!!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] B0nes424:
I think I will just leave Verizon... I have no issues with Samsung in particular... Other than the fact that they are spineless!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] thunderstruck!:
Ditto, unless an exploit is found. This cost Sammy 3 sales-a guy at work was looking for advice for next month when he and wifey are eligible for upgrades, and I also become eligible late next month. I told him yesterday either sit back for a while, or buy something other than a Samsung. Verizon's locking the phone down is ridiculous, unnecessary, and insulting. A mystery leak of an unprotected bootloader would restore their credibility, and I won't ask questions about where it came from.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jmorton10:
Do you really think they care about 3 sales?? LOL

Verizon has 100 million customers and 99.9% of them have no idea what "locked bootloader" even means....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] droidstyle:
I will still buy samsung devices on verizon because they have the best network. Also there has yet to be a sammy device that has not been cracked. Stop whining and have some patience. The device is literally 7days old... we got you guys root, chill out and enjoy your device and let the devs work thier magic.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] thunderstruck!:
A few here and a few there and getting people to start talking about the situation. I'm looking at it more from a standpoint of tarnishing their name than actually costing them a few bucks in sales.

Droidstyle-the devs shouldn't have to work their magic. I appreciate what everyone has done already, but it shouldn't be needed. The phone should already have the capability to be unlocked.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] droidstyle:
i agree, but ranting in a forum wont accomplish anything. the reason i made the comment i did, is because the folks that are talking about leaving verizon, came from the s3 forums. did you guys think this was going to be different. i bought this device with the mindset that it wont be unlocked...and if it is not no big deal.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Deckoz2302:
Dude it will be ok. This is the same cycle every phone takes when it gets released. Basically every Motorola phone still have locked bootloaders but we sideload. If we had an unlocked bootloader on every phone what would be the fun of it when we first got it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] xXJay_RXx:
I wouldn't call samsung spineless since they are standing up to Apple with the lawsuits unlike HTC who just wanted to work out a deal instead of fighting back

I hope you weren't referring to me cuz I never said I was gonna leave Verizon for this. I just dislike how Samsung just allows for Verizon to do this when no other carrier does. I'm very happy with the state my phone is now. I'm just itching to do some flashing which looks like Beans finally took care of for now :thumbup:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] droidstyle:
no i was not referring to you specifically...i know where you stand. I agree what verizon is doing is definately not right...but neither is making you wear your seatbelt by law. point is we as americans are losing are freedoms little by little. its like verzion is joined at the hip with our government. we are now being governed on what we can do with our device. we do have the option to leave this country or change carrier, but what is better? see where im going with this?? it sucks indeed, but i try to maintain a positive attitude and keep on keepin on.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] King_tee:
The reason the DNA's bootloader was easier to crack is because that's the phone verscumbags :crying: want you to buy. They have too much money tied into the droid branding and they need to cash in on their investment. Wont happen if the Note2 is selling better than the DNA. George Lucas has to get paid.

I for one cannot wait until sprint gets their act together then i'm out, so until then i'm going to enjoy this 42mb down and 20mb up LTE service i've been getting. :good: