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[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] rsolomon:
It took me a while to realize I'm confused, but it seems I'm confused about Hermes/WM5 memory allocation.

I've been using PocketPC's since PPC2000, there (and in PPC2002, PPC2003) the o/s resides in flash, and RAM is partitioned between storage and program memory. Thus, loading lots of applications to the device reduces the amount of program memory available for actually running programs. Those o/s had a slider to influence the balance of memory allocated.

Since I got my 8525 I've been assuming that it worked the same way, despite the loss of the memory slider. There have always been indications that I was wrong though - I never saw the memory balance shift, and nothing I've done seems to increase the program memory. Even removing several applications from Storage and installing them in Extended ROM didn't help. I'd LIKE to free up more program memory so apps like Mapopolis can use a LOT of it....

My Start->Settings->System->Memory page shows 56.22MB (Total) for Storage and 49.08MB (Total) for Program. When reading about the Samsung "stacked" (aka MCM) processor I realized that none of the variants listed had more than 64MB SDRAM, and 56.22+49.08 > 64!!!

It seems like either "Storage" now equals flash memory (vs volatile RAM in PPC2003 et al.) and/or there's more the 64MB of SDRAM in the Hermes or something. If all 64MB were available I'd expect more Program memory than 49MB....

I'm confused - Can someone explain or point me to an explanation of how the Hermes/WM5 allocates that SDRAM?

TIA,

Richard
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] pof:
Hermes has Samsung KD5657ACA-D090 chip provides 128Mb NAND Flash + 64Mb Mobile SDRAM. See here:

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_HardwareOverview
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] rsolomon:
Thanks pof! That's the one I thought it was - but I'm even more confused about the allocation of the 64MB now. If all of it goes to Program, how come I only get 49MB? If it gets split, how come Storage + Program is more than 64MB?

Ugh, I'm confused :(

Richard
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] gvoima:
These sometimes confuses people...

But, the stated "Storage: 56.96" is the 128MB part, in that resides the whole OS, ExtROM etc. So in the end there is only 56.96 available for the system to use, plus the other installed programs that cuts it down to about 30MB free after a clean boot (that's just the way it is thanks to our lovely microsoft programmers <3)

The thing is that when you boot your device, the machine loads the whole OS to the running program memory and allocates some of it to important system files, that's why there is 48.80 total and then there is the rest running programs that take space, and about 30MB is free after clean boot on my device.

That's the way it has been programmed, mobile device programming is alot frustrating than on desktop PCs, so the memory handling is very important.

And don't mix those two when you said "56.22+49.08 > 64!!!", they are two separate memoryes. (56.xx being the 128 part and 49.xx being the 64 part).

Don't ask why microsoft excluded the memory allocation slider, maybe the older devices and OSs were differently programmed (memory handling).
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] rsolomon:
That much is logical - not all 128MB of the flash is allocated to the file system mounted as "Storage" - clearly some is for Bootloader, Radio, etc.

Are you really saying the OS and user-writable storage share a filesystem? That seems counter-intuitive to me, though presumably there are user-inaccessible flags to prevent over-writing system files. In PPC2003 there was a ROM file system and a RAM filesystem overlaid so they appeared together. You seem to be saying that in WM5 the user filesystem lives in a portion of the flash - unlike a portion of RAM as it did in PPC2000-2003.

So you're saying WM5 hides ~16MB worth of RAM usage? Did PPC2003 execute O/S files in place then? I mean I can see that the o/s and running programs would take up space, but it's unclear to me why WM5 would report total memory lower than 64MB in that case.

TIA,

Richard
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] pof:
See also this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=278903
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] rsolomon:
Got it

Ok, that's got it - the MSDN blog links (that Lurker0 linked http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=1027392) at least squared me away. Lemme see if I can summarize my own questions:

0) Prior to WM5 most of the OS *was* eXecute In Place (XIP) - certainly on the devices I owned. Now most devices do not support XIP for most of the O/S so more RAM is used in general to compensate.

1) Prior to WM5, PocketPC "Storage" *was* in RAM (for user data), with WM5 it's ALL in flash. Thus there's no sense installing to ExtendedROM vs Storage, because you still can't free up any RAM :(

2) WM5 *does* hide ~15MB of RAM usage - because they want to. So "Program" really is RAM and it's just stupid that reported Total doesn't match physical Total.

I was tainted by my previous PPC exposure I guess. Half the RAM means that Mapopolis for instance will then always be slower on my WM5 device than on my PPC2003 device - half the SDRAM clock speed doesn't help here either :( (iPAQ 5555 vs Hermes)

Thanks all!

Richard
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] Lurker0:
1. There are still reasons to use Extended ROM instead of the Storage. The Storage is required for many tasks by the OS, it is wise to keep at least some megs of it free. But, as you can read around, not everything is recomennded for installing on a flash card. Here the External ROM can be in help, adding the storage that is always accessible by OS, and is not used by other means.

2. You may call it "hide" but WM5 actually uses it. Well, the way it uses such an amount of RAM makes it hidden from the tools that calculate total available RAM. But that paging pool is a wise solution. For instance, Symbian OS 9.1 phones (S60 3rd edition, UIQ3.0) use RAM uniformly, and, as such, the same 64MB is just not enough for all (OS, built-in apps, user installed apps). WM5, employing the virtual memory, uses RAM a smarter way.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] rsolomon:
Agreed - by "hide" I simply meant not reporting it. I'd be fine with MS showing 64MB total with 14MB used - I just got thrown by showing 50MB "Total". I grok their rationale for that reporting choice, I just don't agree :)

As I alluded above, I have a specific target app which performed well on a PPC2003 system with 128MB of RAM and which is performing much slower on a WM5 system with 64MB RAM. Reducing the app's dataset (maps in this case) brings performance back in line, so I believe I have a memory issue. I'm running an older version of the app due to a bug which is still outstanding against the WM5-certified versions, so I'm likely not getting any help the app COULD be giving the OS. Bummer for me :(

On the plus side, I've learned a bunch about WM5 memory usage which I didn't know yesterday....

Thanks!

Richard
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cterbay:
Hi , i have a doubt, i know its possibly to overclock the ram, but i dont know how.

My intensino its not increase the size, its boost the frequency a little bit.

Someone have some idea Where should I work or how to do it? sorry for my english.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lolvatveo:
one thing, what school or subject did the developers learn/study about the kernel? and know everything about it. give me the answer and we'll start quickly research kernel it together. since I'm not very good at English it will be difficult to find clue information on how developers learn about the kernel before working with it like overclocking.

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[Galaxy S III Mini Android Development] alin razvan:
This program was modified to add original root binary that is working with Chainfire's app .

Enjoy and remember to give a thanks after using it :) .

1) Install required drivers for your device

2) Connect usb cable

3) Disconnect your pc / laptop from the internet connection

(You do this because there are some "questions" beeing asked about this software like

does it steal imei from your device ? [ Thing which i do not believe ] ) the root program will start downloading phone drivers if you do not have it already installed in that case it will require internet connection .

3) Run the root program clicking on modRoot.exe

- Follow the instructions

- The program will hack the android system and add the binary to the system

4) Open google play and install chainfire super user !

5) After opening Chainfire's app , the chinese superuser

will ask for root permision press yes (Right button) .

6) On the update process the Chainfire's app will detect that other "app" is used

as a supermod client and will ask you to remove it , do so !!

7) After the install is done ,restart your device and remove the "chinese" apps that were previously installed.

And voila you are rooted with oficial superuser binary and Chainfire's client without beeing needed to "flash" some already rooted firmware or to flash cwm recovery image in order to root the phone .

The program was modified with a HEX editor + Resource Hacker .

http://www.4shared.com/zip/PZsKOZiVce/VROOT.html

The chinese client root app was extracted and modified than put back on the rooting program .

Here is the chinese client / root apk .. might help someone ::silly:

http://www.4shared.com/mobile/w2pr3-ZIba/chinese.html

To be known : the chines apk i have uploaded here [on the thread] is the modified one with the "right" su binary

Here is the link to the "original" rooting chinese apk extracted

http://www.4shared.com/mobile/X1wuCYeCce/original_chinese.html

[NEW] DSP SOUND MOD > FOR FLASHING THE xSoundFx_latest.zip FILE WITHOUT CWM , INSTALL [THIS APP] !!

AND RESTART PHONE AFTER FLASHING THE ZIP .
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Canard caché:
Hello...

My lg g3 told me to use "smart cleaning"... and told me i should "HIDE" the apps that i haven't used in a while...

For me HIDE = not desinstall... so where are the Hidden app that he hide???

Thanx.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Canard caché:
thx but 0 hidden app... Oo
[App Stores] avantgarde280:
Quickly View Saved Wi-Fi Passwords

Have you ever been in a situation where you needed to connect to a Wi-Fi network, but couldn’t remember the password? Or maybe there’s a network you’ve connected to with your jailbroken device, but now you need to access that network on your Mac or PC.

Well, the days of forgotten Wi-Fi passwords for computers may be a thing of the past. Wifi Password Manager is a new Google Playstore application that will list all saved Wi-Fi passwords that you’ve connected to from your rooted android device. Of course, in order for this app to be useful for the situation I mentioned, you must have previously connected to a specific network from your device in the past.

That being said, if you have built good list of remembered networks, and you need to connect to one of them from a computer, this little android application will definitely come in handy.

Once Wifi Password Manager is installed, instead of asking around for the Wi-Fi password, launch the app, tap on “Wi-Fi Password,” then select “Known Networks.” This option is made available via Wifi Password Manager and it will display a list of all known network names and their associated passwords.

Yes, my Wi-Fi password is “animalfarm.” Don’t judge me.

On top of that, you’ll be able to tap on a network in the list and copy the SSID or password. From there, you can sms or even whatsapp the information to someone or write it down and be on your way to connectivity back at your computer. It may not seem like much, but I can think of many situations where this little application would have saved the day.

The best part is, Wifi Password Manager is completely free. And for now ad-free! If this had been available in the past, I would have easily paid at least $0.99 to save me from a forgotten Wi-Fi password nightmare. Thankfully, it’s available now and you can install it via Google Playstore for free. There are no options to configure for this application.

Download

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.myrippleapps.wifi
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] Sliverme:
I'm getting frustrated with googling every term I can imagine and decided to reach out. My Nexus 7 2013 has never had a problem, wife let it drain and shut off when she fell asleep playing f****** Candy Crap and now it'll take a full charge but always says "please charge your device" and has the icon a red zero % kind of deal, Even though it says all that the device can be unplugged and used for hours without issue. I know there isn't a battery or hardware issue but my OCD wants that bastard to say 100% again. Any ideas besides a factory reset? BTW, it's not rooted and is still locked.

Thanks guys, Happy Labor Day!

:highfive:
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] Aerowinder:
I'm not sure I understand. Are you saying the device is fully charged but it is reporting 0% charge when you unplug it?
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] Sliverme:
Yes sir and once unplugged you can use it for an entire day, just never know where your level is at...

Since this happened (and there's no other issues besides this specific one) we've just been leaving it plugged in on the nightstand and only using it in the bedroom at night..
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] Aerowinder:
I think if you are not rooted (and don't want to root), the only possible fix is going to be a factory reset. There are some tutorials floating around on how to back up your apps with ADB.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] Sliverme:
Thanks for the input.

:good:
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] stevemw:
Please let us know if a factory reset corrects the problem. If it does not, a warranty repair/replacement might be called for.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Croize:
Hey, So i been using this phone 2 days now, And battery is not as good as i thought : S Not rooted & all stock. I havent been under 40 % battery yet ( might did not calibrate ), Should i ? How long until good battery kicks in ?? Cause i see some people get rly good battery from first use : S
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Envious_Data:
i am a heavy user and i get about 7 hrs of screen on with Z2,

-Android Phones auto calibrate the battery, Charge to 100% and normaly use untilll the phone turns off at 0, repeat this a couple time more
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Croize:
i read thats bad for battery :S But now im trying to stream a movie online with stamina, 3 % down on 15 mins, Souds bout right ?
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] se1000:
Battery life can depend heavily on a lot of different factors.

- reception - what carrier you use and what your average reception is can make a big difference

- settings - things like screen brightness, screen shutoff delay, etc etc

- apps - apps can make a huge difference, how many you have installed, what's running, and what's syncing

- usage - you're going to use wayy more battery looping a performance test than listening to music

Also, keep in mind a lot of the crazy battery life figures you see are people with basically EVERYTHING turned off. No syncing, stamina mode on, etc etc. For me, this isn't real life usage. By my rough estimates, I feel like I can get about 6-8hrs on screen time and about 2 days of standby time for my usage patterns.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Envious_Data:
just a note

i use Envi-Rom Stock+ simply because i removed all the apps i dont need and have tweaked the system

i usualy use wifi, with most things off exept mobile data LTE :D

on totaly stock rom i get 5hrs of screen on

deodexed 5hrs of screen on

debloated deodex 7hrs

the apps you have and how you use your phone affect your life as mentioned in the post above :D
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Croize:
i game alot :) But atm it seems battery is fine =) was playing dead trigger, And according gsam it took 11 % per hr, Will find a thread to post my batter time after a discharge :) Wowa, That rom looked nice =) So next step is a recovery, Is it any diffrence to install roms on a sony then lg ?? Backup, wipe , install , reboot? Also i saw the build number was 402, im on 314? Can i just write over it or .. ? And for a custom recover = unlock bootloader ?
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Envious_Data:
download rom

put on phone

install

factory reset/wipe

reboot

enjoy

non stock based roms require a unlocked bootloader
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Croize:
But yours dont ?? :) Cause i was just looking up how to unlock bootloader =) You forgot backup?? But i wanna try a diffrent rom aslong as its stock :) But i cant figure out how to install a custom recovery ( if i need for this rom ) it seems im on a bad build number :S And shouldnt i factory reset/wipe before installing ? :P
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] CHRIS_HAX:
Hello folks here I bring you the ND2 modem of the Boost mobile Galaxy s5.

Please hit the THANKS button
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] jlc403:
Is this compatible with the Sprint S5? Is there a compelling reason to use this over NE5?
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] mr.ab18:
Hello,

I have a carrier locked sony xperia e. I want to unlock it so that I can use any sim card from any carrier on it. Can you please tell me will flashing a custom rom will unlock the phone ? If not then how can it be done ? Thank you
[G3 General] radeonxt:
anyone already updated theirs to 10i via OTA? can you share your impressions here.

since i've read the threads, most are about 10h and 10j.

i have received notification of 10i update 2days ago but can't update cos of root and i don't want to unroot cos i need root for now.

will share mine once imei tecnique will show 10i.kdz since that's the time i can update via lg mobile tool or lg pc suite without erasing my data and apps.
[G3 General] teddy0209:
restored mine via lg pc suite to receive the v10i ota without data lost and rooted the easiest way (stump)...

just after, the v10i kdz appeared .... =)
[G3 General] radeonxt:
wow thanks.

so to be clear,

1. so you restored via pc suite and all data and apps are still there?

2. then you installed v10i ota and all data and apps are again still there?
[G3 General] teddy0209:
everything is there... unroot using the option in supersu, just to be safe and disable xposed if installed...
[G3 General] jodvova:
Where can I download v10i kdz ?
[G3 General] teddy0209:
if you haven't received the ota, the kdz should be here.....

edit; but i'm guessing if you haven't got the notofication, there won't be a kdz for you...
[G3 General] radeonxt:
no kdz yet via imei search.

only ota is available yet.
[G3 General] jodvova:
Just checked, latest for me is

Model:LGD855

Latest Firmware:D85510H_00
[G3 General] teddy0209:
for me, i got the 10i kdz... =)

D855, SEA
[G3 General] jodvova:
I'm on HKG
[G3 General] jhericurls:
Change log for i?
[G3 General] radeonxt:
finally 10i on imei search.

will update via lg pc suite.

hoping me and others will update this thread with their impressions.
[G3 General] cheetah2k:
I have been running 10i for just over a week now. Its not bad, battery drain is way more than 10e, everything seems smooth. No random reboots anymore, and seems to have slightly more ram available
[G3 General] nandihno:
been running 10i. for a while..

battery life is being very good...8 hrs usage and down to 61% ,,,,
[G3 General] jogfan:
Has 10i a new modem?

Gesendet von meinem LG-D855 mit Tapatalk
[G3 General] @home:
Is this update for EU versions of the G3 as well?
[G3 General] giorgosperi:
do you know if i can upgrade an other version directly to the i? i installed the A because when i used the kdz by my imei i had some issues with the sms. I have the D855 version.
[G3 General] ectoric:
may i ask which root method you used??

IOROOT? or purple?

---------- Post added at 12:14 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:12 AM ----------

may I know which root method did you used?

IOroot or purple?
[G3 General] Maesedroid:
D855 here TWN versión

Got yesterday latest v10i update I thought those random reboots found in V10h update still remaining .

The curious thing is that happens every time at the same hour 12.55 some body faces something similar?

Would you recommend to install from scratch V10i in order to avoid such problems?

Thanks in advance ☺
[G3 General] MMarkkk:
<model>LGD855</model> 16 GB

<suffix>A6DNTN</suffix> Indonesia

<sw_version>D85510I_00</sw_version>

http://csmgdl.lgmobile.com/dn/downloader.dev?fileKey=FW064606432109876543213/D85510i_00.kdz
[G3 General] malichevich:
Yes you can do random flashing without problems.
[G3 General] giorgosperi:
Thank you

It doesn't matter if the ROM is from different country?
[G3 General] malichevich:
Yes you can flash any .kdz for D855 without problems. Just be careful if you have 32GB version do not flash 16 gb version.
[G3 General] giorgosperi:
I did it basically this is the version that i am using. But its working fine.
[G3 General] radeonxt:
so far so good, no reboot on playing injustice straight 15mins with thermal daemon enabled.

dynamic lcd refresh is defaulted to 60fps.

phone isn't very hot but manageable.

governor still on default interactive.
[G3 General] alfablac:
Posted this on Q&A forum but maybe this is a issue on V10i, but my G3 started to not showing the current available wireless networks.

It only connect to networks that are saved on the phone. It won't let me connect to any other network on the area, not even opened ones.

Did I deactivate an option or freeze any system app that can cause this?

The browsing xp is working flawlessly and even give me good signal on saved networks, but it doesn't show any other on the WI-fi setting.

Also, I downloaded the app Wifi Manager and it found the wireless networks on the area, but on the stock setting menu it doesn't find any wireless.

Very strange, it seems to be not a hardware problem because I can find and connect on other networks with Wifi Manager, but on stock manager it only connects on saved networks (and it doesn't show any other network even other saved network on the area).

nvm guys. Found the solution.
[G3 General] jodvova:
Updated from v10h to v10i today via LG PC Suite.

Running root, ART, 0.5x animation, 60fps refresh and turned off thermal stuff.

No changes whatsoever.
[G3 General] teddy0209:
Stump... Though other might still work...
[G3 General] ruk212:
Only got my lg g3 euro 3/32GB today im running version v10i i updated today without thinking as the phone is brand new im coming from note 2 rooted and booted so im new to modding this phone but no stranger to jailbreaking' first impressions of this phone and software are good not had any issues and battery life seems decent just waiting for my new laptop to arrive then i can start breaking/ flashing roms n tweaks ' dont really know how far the lg g3 rooting community has come but im jumping on the gravy train anyways :)
[G3 General] fye85:
Hi, just received 10i here, D855 bought in HKG and bringing back in Paris

This update change log isn't very clear. It say : application ...

Do you guys notice any change?
[G3 General] Japultra:
Punctuation is your friend.
[G3 General] somesex:
VoLTE is a major change in this localized version.
[G3 General] fye85:
Volte ? What is it ? Can you explain please?
[G3 General] @home:
Anyone with an EU device got this update ota?
[G3 General] ber64:
4g works in France without it you need rooter and delete the two files?
[G3 General] fye85:
No need of root. Just activate LTE in the hidden menu.
[G3 General] HuEx:
Just upadted it Nw..
[G3 General] jhericurls:
That's the same changelog as 10h
[G3 General] stefan063:
Here is what I found new... Besides screenshots ... :) Much faster response,faster camera shoots,but... I think it has impact on battery performance now...
[G3 General] frooss:
Just got the update in Kuwait city

Whats new:

Power optimization

Apps

Knock on

But I can said the phone is a little faster and there are a new camera shortcut in the look screen exactly like the galaxy and Iphone

Also I'm not sure if it's new or no,, but now there are a weather info in lock screen

Like HTC some cloud animations