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[Asus Transformer TF700] lucius.zen:
I dont have any plans to use PMR to be honest, I do plan on figuring out how to apply the tweaks in PMR manually as they can be found amongst numerous threads in xda, just need to find them all. However, next on my list is voltage table tweaking, gotta get that done first :).

I explain how I did my reasearch and testing in post #2. It took months of randomly testing everything to develop an understanding of the impact of each of these tweaks and how I can test them effectively. The tools i use most often for measuring performance are Android Tuner, Quadrant, Nenamark, and network speed tests. I would have to write a guide twice as long in order to explain how to measure performance and identify patterns in the data so that you can understand the relationship bw a tweak and its impact. It would be easier to do up a video, which i may do if you are really interested. I dont have a tripod so i need to find someone who will film for me :s.
[Asus Transformer TF700] awilson77584:
A useful question. It would help us all. Thanks for the tweaks & write-up.
[Asus Transformer TF700] lucius.zen:
I ran network speed tests in addition to recording the number of timeouts, lost connections, or network errors followig input. When saving edited posts to xda I would often lose my connection while using westwood, same thing would happen when streaming videos online. responsiveness was subjectively tested, i could record the time b/w input and response but i dont need to, I can tell, the differnce is quite obvious. I used westwood for a few weeks and lp for a few weeks, cubic is default so i was running that for a long time. lp and westwood were tested in real world use bc they had the most promising network speed test results. I have been testing tcp algorithms for a month now.

If you doubt my results you can always run your own tests :)
[Asus Transformer TF700] undisputedfb:
I have been looking at applying these to 4.r.2, but they never boot from rom2sd for some reason. Any chance of a cm version of this for kit kat?
[Asus Transformer TF700] lucius.zen:
I dont plan on using CM. Not hating on it, it just doesnt suit my tastes. Even if all the issues are ironed out it has too many features I deem to be useless, does not suit my reductionist sensibilities.

I could try it out for the sake of others, however, as you have probably noticed too many hours have already gone into writing up this guide, so no, I will not port this to CM for the sake of others. Sorry lol. Not trying to be a ****, I just literally have a million things on my list of to-dos that are a much higher priority than testing a ROM I never plan on using lol.

All the best,

Lucius
[Asus Transformer TF700] undisputedfb:
Not a problem. I know the work the devs put in and always ask. None the less I appreciate your guide and use the CPU setting in cm which make a big difference. Maybe if cromi goes to 4.4 I'll go back.
[Asus Transformer TF700] lucius.zen:
Not gonna happen, sorry, see the following post - http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=48918549&postcount=65

The amount of time it takes to write a script a few lines long pales in comparison to the amount of time it took to put this guide together. Sorry but you've gotta do some work :).

You don't need a pc at all, I don't even own a PC. Read my guide to writing init.d scripts for details.

Update - alright I'm starting to cave, once I am done voltage table tweaking I'll upload a script :) it won't be for a while so don't hold your breath, id apply them yourself if possible.
[Asus Transformer TF700] lucius.zen:
CPU and GPU table tweaks are up, scripts coming shortly.
[Asus Transformer TF700] lucius.zen:
UPDATE

Uploaded a copy of the scripts I use, see changelog and my guide to writing init.d scripts for application instructions.
[Asus Transformer TF700] wnerw:
Sooo... I pulled my $hit together and finally made a fresh setup as described in this guide, with a little twist from me.

As result: 7500 at Quadrant is a minimum for my tf700 now. I expect to achieve a lil bit more after applying some small tweaks. I might drop a note about it after I do them.

All hail to Lucius, my tablet is freakin' flying now!
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
Please post your tweaks ;)
[Asus Transformer TF700] wnerw:
Well, so yeah, um... I created swap partition after ext4 on my 64GB class 10 microSD. Set swappiness to 10 now, will try 30 later to compare which could be better. I have no idea if this makes any significant difference. On my ****ty android phone I've disabled zRam and created linux-swap and it made a big difference, but on tf700 it may not work at all. It could be possible that OOM would kill background apps to free enough RAM and swap would only make performance worse. At this time it is only used while only 10% of RAM is left, so I doubt it. I hope it will help in keeping all necessary apps open while multitasking. Data2SD makes opening apps again so fast it's nearly instant, but sometimes I loose unsaved data, like progress in game or unsaved document. I made only 1GB partition, my card is much bigger than I need so I decided to give swap a try.

That's the only thing I applied that wasn't in this guide. Later (tomorrow?) I'm going to play a little bit with pimpmyrom and TricksterMOD. I believe there are some tweaks to be applied hiding all over xda, it's just a matter of trying to make some use of them ;)

Oooh, and one last thing - VIPER4Android. Imho best audio mod for android. It takes a lot of time to set it up to desired state, but using it with XenoAmp gives incomparably better audio experience than any other app/mod. Makes me wonder wy tf700 users have Beats, xLoud, DSP and no one ever propoes V4A. Maybe it's not working... I dunno :P Will tell you later :)
[Asus Transformer TF700] lucius.zen:
Haha thanks dude, glad things are working really well for you.

I get over 7500 in performance mode clocked @1.9. What performance mode and clockspeed are you using?

I tried using SWAP to expand RAM when I initially bought this tablet but I found it was unnecessary and actually drained performance. SWAP is much slower than RAM, even if it is on a fast microSD. If our device had less RAM using SWAP would help prevent the OOM (out-of-memory) manager from closing background apps and services but I have never run into this issue. Even after jacking up OOM values I never run into this issue. If SWAP is used unnecessarily it could hurt performance because using RAM and only RAM is faster than RAM + SWAP. If you are running into memory issues tinkering with OOM values would probably be a better idea. Giving less RAM to unnecessary background services and apps that are not used might help foreground and essential background apps run smoother. This is the whole idea behind the V6 supercharger script, if you have ever heard of it. In terms of OOM tweaking I am doing something similar but the values are much less severe. I still want to be able to multitask effectively, and running out of RAM on this device isn't a huge issue.

Will look into the Viper audio mod, sounds boss.
[Asus Transformer TF700] wnerw:
I get over 7500 in Quadrant in the same conditions - Performance mode @1,9GHz. I don't care so much about score though :p

Regarding SWAP - what you said is exactly what I thought. Funny thing - after three days on swappiness set to 10 not a single byte of SWAP was used. Useless! I've heard about supercharger. I used it some time ago on my $hitty phone, but I abandoned it. It's too confusing for me to trust it...

Today I tested Pimp My Rom. I've troubleshooted some tweaks that caused bootloops, applied some that sounded reasonable. I have no idea how they impact performance though :(

I know Viper from xda news feed. I looked a little bit into it, setting it up completly seems time-consuming...

I noticed that some worth to mention apps vanished from the guide. I still use SD Maid, lagfix... Aren't you, Lucius? I keep getting this feeling that there are still many things to be used to improve android.
[Asus Transformer TF700] lucius.zen:
I had to cut them out due to space reasons, there is a limit to the number of characters I can have in a single post, and I reached that limit a long time ago in post #1. That is why many sections have moved to post #2 or #3 as well. I still use sdmaid occassionally, though mostly during testing and experimentation to help come at things from a clean slate. I recently stopped using Lagfix as I tend to get bootloops since switching to Cromi-X 5.2.4.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Inline:
Viper4Android is an amazing audio mod and over on the Sprint S4 forums basically everyone uses it. It's very very simple to install now - just download the apk, install it, open it up, select quality (driver), and then reboot and your good to go.

There's plenty of pre-made profiles of settings for various types of music or uses.

Takes about two minutes to get it all set up and it is one of the things I do every time I re-setup my phone after a wipe. Highly recommend it.
[Asus Transformer TF700] lucius.zen:
Have you tested on tf700?
[Asus Transformer TF700] lucius.zen:
Major changes to script for CROMI-X users please discontinue using old script. Fixes compatibility issues with sdbags 50CleanTWEAKS script. See change log for details.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Inline:
Gonna test all the features tonight, I'll let you know - it shouldn't be a problem though, has run on countless of my devices no problems and it's meant to be universal!

Glad to see an update today hehe, thanks and good job, gonna go read through it now :D
[Asus Transformer TF700] wnerw:
Some small news.

After few days I've tested all pimp my rom tweaks. I've figured out which of them caused bootloops, broken wifi and other issues. I don't know how they impact performance, but I'm sure they do no harm. I have also upgraded to CROMi-X 5.3. I have also faced some real problems with init.d scripts. I have spent something like 6 hours to get Lucius's script working.

After running Quadrant benchmark a few times the lowest score I got was 7653, so there is noticable improvement :D

Regarding Viper4Android... I have installed it with no big issues, it just needed to get 2 reboots. Getting into detailed settings was confusing to me. I had to test out every option and its impact on audio experience. I could have just left it as it was, but I'm a perfectionist :P After listening to Bohemian Rhapsody a few times I was done with a setup that is much better than any Beats/FX/xLoud, imho.
[Asus Transformer TF700] lucius.zen:
What trouble did you have with the script?

To use my script just save it, remove the .txt appendage, remount /system as RW, move the script to tthe init.d folder, and set permissions for the script. Reboot. Voila!

I'll have tto give viper4android a shot I am always down for better audio :)

Don't think I am going to get into PMR again but nice benchmarks.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Inline:
Just go to Official ViPER4Android Audio Profiles and use those - no need to go through it yourself haha!

And yeah everything works fine with the TF700, definitely recommended over others.
[Asus Transformer TF700] lucius.zen:
Currently downloading CROMi-X 5.3. Will be testing everything shortly. Everytime a new version of CROMi-X comes out I do a completely fresh install on my internal and external storage so it takes a bit longer. I don't like testing after a dirty flash. Will update guide shortly.
[Asus Transformer TF700] wnerw:
I don't know when exactly, but I on my PC file got modified and every line had Windows end of line character instead of Linux/Unix one. This resulted in "no such direcotry" error. Most files weren't modified, mostly governor specific. Android Tuner helped me out with troubleshooting, but I was blindly looking for the cause of the problem for too long :(

No need to reconfigure now, but it would be nice if someone would recommend a profile for tf700 here. Maybe it something useful to put it the guide? Just a suggestion.

Haha, I prefer pure install too. I'm not going to do so as long as our becnhamrks are at similar level. I'd loose my sanity too fast if I had to wipe data on every update :eek:
[Asus Transformer TF700] LetMeKnow:
You can use the notepad++ to work on your script to avoid any special characters..;)
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
Yes I only use notepad++ now for building scripts. Ash [MENTION=3909556]flumpster[/MENTION] all the grief I gave him when none of my scripts worked when I first started out :D
[Asus Transformer TF700] kansasboy001:
do these tweaks still apply to kitkat?
[Asus Transformer TF700] lucius.zen:
Read instructions section in post #2. Read first, ask questions later :)

Their effectiveness shouldn't really vary. Some tweaks may not be supported by the kernel you are using.
[Asus Transformer TF700] kansasboy001:
where can I download the X-loud Noozoxide Audio mod? I have searched online, but have only found different versions of x-loud or noozoxide.
[Asus Transformer TF700] lucius.zen:
Sorry for late response been busy with school. The Sony X-Loud audio mod and Noozoxide are options in the CROMi-X installer.
[Asus Transformer TF700] lucius.zen:
Lots of updates, sorry for my long absence, been super busy with school.

More updates coming soooooon :)
[Asus Transformer TF700] lucius.zen:
Crap load of I/O tweaks added. Please use new scripts :).

Last update for a while. Got lots of school to do.

Peace,

Lucius
[Asus Transformer TF700] lucius.zen:
Updated Quadrant Scores - Added Screenshots

Updated Quadrant scores in the "CPU/GPU Profiles" section in post #1 and added screenshots for your viewing pleasure :).

Broke the 8000 mark in performance mode. Booyashaka.

Peace,

Lucius
[Asus Transformer TF700] Essentrix:
Hi mate

Haven't heard from you in a while.

You been keeping an eye on the developments of CROMi-kk? Any thoughts of "applying your craft" once they get it settled?

Cheers
[Asus Transformer TF700] lucius.zen:
Hey dude,

Its the end of the school semester so I have been insanely busy for the past few weeks and will be for a couple more. I plan on checking it out in a bit, hopefully things will be running smoothly by then as well. Although I am going to try it out and test it I probably will end up staying on CROMi-X, I have all the functionality I need and performance is insanely good so I don't see a huge reason to switch. Once performance on CROMi-kk catches up I will probably switch permanently.

Peace,

Lucius

Lucius
[Asus Transformer TF700] wnerw:
Catches up? I may be missing something, but isn't CROMBi-kks performance way more higher than JBs? I mean, benchmark is not everything, but 9000 points on Quadrant? Dear Lucius, either I am misinterpreting things or you are missing this fact :P

But then there is the fact that _that and Hunds kernels are ported and still experminetal and tweaks you applied come from kernel functionality...

Anyway, try kk out, it's worth a wipe :)
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
+1

I'm only 300 points away from hitting 10,000 ;)
[Asus Transformer TF700] lucius.zen:
I havent been online since the day after CROMi-kk was released, at that point it had a lot of catching up and a lot of bugs to be ironed out. If it werent the end of my semester at uni I would have tried it already. Going to be a few weeks until I finish exams and switch over.
[Asus Transformer TF700] lucius.zen:
Damn, cant wait for exams to be over.
[Asus Transformer TF700] LetMeKnow:
There will be a lot of testing for you when you are going to come back, haha. Good luck on your exams...:fingers-crossed:
[Asus Transformer TF700] Essentrix:
Good luck with those exams; yes CROMi-kk is rocking! :)
[Asus Transformer TF700] lucius.zen:
Hey dudes,

Got some bad news....

Dropped my tf700 on my way to class this morning and killed it. Checked online to see if I could find a replacement for cheap and its not looking very promising. Guess I am in the market for a new tablet now. Any suggestions? Must be a tablet that has some sort of hardware KB functionality made by the hardware manufacturer. No tablets with 3rd party hardware KBs.

Thanks,

Lucius
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
TF701T ;) With CROMi-X of course ;)
[Asus Transformer TF700] lucius.zen:
Its by far the best looking option thus far. The fact it has CROMi ready to go has me completely sold. See you in the 701 forums tmrw lol.
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
And shhhhhh but I just got the official cm11 base so there will be a crombi-kk as well ;) sssshhhhhhh
[Asus Transformer TF700] lucius.zen:
Thats unreal, would be nice to have the option to upgrade to kk right away.

One quick question though. I have heard online that the tf701 dock is plastic. If so, I am really disappointed. I hate plastic. I have spent the past 3 hrs online looking for tf700 replacements out of fear of a plastic tf701 dock.

WTF ASUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU RUINED EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Asus Transformer TF700] Bobg1231:
Newegg.com refurb $239. Cowboom.com (BestBuy) used $179.
[Asus Transformer TF700] lucius.zen:
Thanks for the tip but I am looking for something new. Found a new tf700 but can't find any docks. The prices were pretty brutal for a device almost 2 yrs old, Id like a tf700 if I could get a new one for a solid deal. Doesn't look like that's gonna happen, my options are limited in Canada. Have to stick with my order for the tf701, it's the middle of exams so I need something asap, guess I'll have to learn to live with a poorly made dock.
[Asus Transformer TF700] berndblb:
Oh, oh, oh, oh oh - sweeeeeeeeeeeeet

Yes, the KB is plastic and feels cheap compared to the 700. I even have that infamous disconnect issue if I go hunting for it. But Lucius! The tablet! The tablet is fabulous!!!!

I've been running CROMi-X for a couple of days now and I find myself getting off the couch to get the 701 when I have the 700 right next to me. I still cherish the 700, partly I think, because you devs made it 500% better. The 701 is great out of the box so there's not that pressing need to improve on it. Probably a major reason it's so quiet in the 701 forum.

Would be great to see you over there!
[Asus Transformer TF700] lucius.zen:
Dear fellow tf700 users,

In light of the recent loss of my infinity I have purchased a tf701. Thus, I wont really be around anymore, this is my final farewell. While I am somewhat excited to have a new device a large part of me misses my tf700 dearly bc of the awesome and supportive development community we have built. Through hard work and collaboration we have done some amazing things with our device, which I was very lucky to have observed and been a part of. This was my first android device, thank you for making this experience so memorable and enriching, it was a pleasure to meet and work with you all. Best of luck, hope to hear from you in the future.

Peace,

Lucius

PS - Its a celebration *****es, enjoy yo self :victory:
[Asus Transformer TF700] berndblb:
The 700 is dead. Long live the 701!

:D
[Asus Transformer TF700] varunpilankar:
Is your thread still active?
[Asus Transformer TF700] primaleph:
That doesn't answer my question. I wasn't clear, though, so let me ask it again: When I try to enable apps in Pimp My Rom with data2sd enabled, your guide says the zip files will be saved in internal storage instead of being flashed. But you don't say *where*.
[Asus Transformer TF700] glecko:
check the PIMPMYROM directory... ?
[Asus Transformer TF700] lucius.zen:
Haha sry I thought i made that clear enough, my bad. Glecko has it right tho. It is located in /storage/sdcard0/PimpMyROM.
[Asus Transformer TF700] primaleph:
Hundsbuah's kernel is a 4.1.1 kernel, right? It seems like some of these tweaks are not compatible with 4.2.1 kernels.

I'm running CROMI-X 4.3b4 with _that's new kernel, and several of these tweaks have led to boot loops or wifi not working. I'll post more when I've narrowed it down.
[Asus Transformer TF700] lucius.zen:
CROMI 3.4.7 and HK v2.2 are 4.1 based. I have tried 4.2 but have decided to forego staying on 4.2 until it is as tweakable as 4.1. The improvements I get from my tweaks far outweigh the benefits from being on 4.2. Until sdbags gets the full tf700 version of 4.2 and Hundsbuah gets his kernel working wwith 4.2 I do not plan on making the switch.

I can't stress this enough, although 4.2 is an upgrade from 4.1 I get far superior results with my tweaks. Its not even comparable at this point. It will be once things get ironed out in 4.2. But as it stands id rather have a much more usable tablet than a tablet with the latest version of android. Thats just me, but everyone is different.
[Asus Transformer TF700] lucius.zen:
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[Asus Transformer TF700] lucius.zen:
Attachments are up. Instructions have been updated and simplified :)
[Asus Transformer TF700] lucius.zen:
Compatibility

OP UPDATED WITH COMPATIBILITY SECTION

Have been getting some questions, hope it helps.
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
I cannot find any technical reason why this setting should have any effect at all. Can you post screenshots that show the difference?
[Asus Transformer TF700] lucius.zen:
I will, keep checking the results section (post#2), Im really busy studying for exams right now and wanted to make sure the OP was tight and understandable. When I enabled surface dithering text and icons looked sharper. You can notice the largest difference in TWRP. The text, buttons, and slider animations look nearly as good as android. I applied this after I extensively tested the Bravia2 Engine and noticed significant improvement.

Here is some info about image dithering, how it works, and sample pictures - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dither

Can someone please tell me how to embed pictures in xda posts. I have only been using xda for six months and posting pictures is not intuitive at all lol.
[Asus Transformer TF700] pipopipz:
A tweak made me lose my Wi-Fi connection after restarting. Now I can't figure out what tweak to disable to get my connection back to my tablet.
[Asus Transformer TF700] gvsukids:
Unpimp and go pace by page restarting and testing wifi.
[Asus Transformer TF700] lucius.zen:
It was most likely PMR. I havent had any connection issues, but if you are simply go to the "Network and Internet" section of PMR. Leave all the check boxes checked, scroll down to the bottom of the page, and select "Remove Selected Tweaks". Reboot your system when PMR tells you to. You should be good to go. Or you can download a rescue package in PMR. Flashing the rescue package will allow you to remove all the tweaks you have applied in PMR. I talk about this explicitly in the PMR section in my original post. Please read instructions before asking questions.

The CrossBreeder Mod changes network and internet behaviour. If you don't have it enabled the "Network and Internet Tweaks" I have posted may not work on your system. I suggest flashing the CB mod, then try enabling the "Network and Internet Tweaks" one at a time to weed out which tweak was the culprit.

If all else fails restore the Nandroid backup you made before applying my tweaks. I mention the importance of Nandroid backups multiple times in my post. This is the ultimate fail safe way to remove any of these tweaks.

If anyone fails to heed this advice I feel bad for you, but ulltimately you fcked up. If you follow everything in detail, like i say many times, you won't break anything. If you do it can be easily fixed within 5 min.

Much love,

Lucius
[Asus Transformer TF700] pipopipz:
- I used the Unpimp function earlier since I got to read the various warnings and tips beforehand. I just didn't want to start from scratch the tweaks made and I was thinking maybe someone had the same problem and knew the specific tweak to undo. But I had to bite the bullet and just clicked the Unpimp button. Connection is now back and I'm about to start redoing the tweaks.

Thanks to this well written post. Backups are a must. :)

More power to the OP. Gratitude.