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[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] The_Chrome_Coyote:
2.9.6 w/ the a2sd and swap patches was working well for me tonight with only the occasional hang on wake.

I was having issues with advanced task manager and twitdroid. I prefer ATM over Taskiller, but it was causing major system instability.

I wiped and flashed 2.9.6x w/o a reformat of the SD card and it was nothing but trouble. I was out and couldnt reformat at the time so I know it was a risk. Just reporting the issues. Frequent FC issues, mostly w/ phone and android.core
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Reignzone:
I hate to be the bearer of bad news...but if you honestly DO NOT see what was outrageous about what you did, then you should NOT be flashing any ROM at all.

The ROM v2.9.6 and v2.9.6x are completely different builds. NOT an "upgrade". Therefore you must WIPE and FLASH! The reason for your consistent force closing issues is due to corrupted system files and allocated data from the previous ROM that was operating.

Your device will be right as "Reign" after a clean wipe, and re-flash. :D

PUN INTENDED!
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] The_Chrome_Coyote:
haha, dont worry Reignzone, I know I should have reformatted the SD Card. A data wipe got me up and running fine, but just had FC issues which werent shocking. Im sure others will have tried it without realizing so I was posting my minor experience with it.

Im actually looking towards a potentially corrupted SD card as the source of issues I was having with 2.9.6 w/ patch. I have a lower class card (all I had laying around) that is actually yielding more stable results so far.

With a build that relies so heavily on swap space, I can see how something like a fading card would severely affect performance.

I do have a question for you specifically about the userconf/userinit files, should I format my swap space to 96 MB? or larger to take advantage of the code, I had 64MB before, but I saw that the latest swap space fix bumped that up and listed 96MB in console. Is there an issue with having a dedicated swap partition that is smaller than the userinit file is coded for?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] StreetGuru:
Hi eViL,

I'm coming back to try your rom after some time away but am finding a bit confused a couple of stuff:

In your first post you say it is required to have 3 partitions

altough the title says it is no A2SD, so i imagine no ext2/3 needed... a bit confusing, should we have ext2/3 or not? maybe some editing needed on the first post?

where do you have swap configured, to a file or partition? if to a partition, which number, mmcblk0p2 or mmcblk0p3?

Thanks in advance
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Reignzone:
Okay, I'll take this one.

Yes, sure...the OP states NO A2SD, that's only because he has the script altered to "look for" mmcblk0p4, which obviously does not exist. Technically, no harm is done from the system searching for that specific partition...so nothing to be concerned about there.

Unless you alter the organization of priorities amongst the SD card scanning script...you WILL need to have a second partition that is a "swap partition" regardless of whether or not A2SD is enabled at the first boot. Your best bet is to create that second partition, make it smaller than usual if you wish. :D
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Reignzone:
Well, if you're referring to Amon_RA's latest recovery image...yes the swap space creator is in fact offering the 96MB amount now. There's potentially an increase of performance...pending the percent of swapiness you have set. If you are currently using a 96MB swap partition...then 80% swapiness is suggested. It will read and write regardless of system processes, which of course will cause card wearing (over the course of time) but nothing significant enough to render your SD useless right away. But, if you prefer a more efficient writing of data then use CC with back swapping enabled. It's theoretically faster. My suggestion for that would be CC RAM space used - 48MB / 16MB memory limitation for the back swapping. :D
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] StreetGuru:
Hi Reignzone,

Thanks so much for coming to help but your answer left me even more confused. I deduce then that I'll need 2 partitions in my sd, one fat32 and the other linux-swap, right? and how should i map my sd, with linux-swap set as mmcblk0p2 or as mmcblk0p3 (for example, swapper will assume always the swap partition to be mmcblk0p3, so if i partioned my sd through parted and ended up having linux-swap as mmcblk0p2 i had to manually configure swapper... my question is, how do you have the userinit configured to look for the swap-linux partition?)

Thanks in advance for your help reignzone
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Reignzone:
Understandable.

If you would like the more simplistic answer: Swapper allows for user configuration and settings to manually "select" and direct the application to a particular location on your SD card.

As for your questions regarding the partitions...you must create the standard, expected, and completely typical partition list.

FAT32, EXT(?), Linux-swap.

I was referring to making your extension partition "small" because on Evil's latest build...IT IS NOT BEING USED! It's not a "swap space". It virtually serves no purpose at this point...unless like I said you edit the custom A2SD script within the /system/bin. :cool:
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] The_Chrome_Coyote:
Actually Im referring to when I used the "free" command to make sure the swap space was working on 2.9.6

with "swap fix" it was showing:

system: 107

swap: 96

I had a linux swap of 64, which is what it showed there before the swap fix

w/ 2.9.6x I just tired slotting a card with a formatted linux swap of 192 and now its reading

system: 107

swap: 219

maybe this gets into compcache interpretation, but why are the numbers higher than the dedicated swap spaces to support them on mmcblk0p3

Thats why I asked whether it was okay to run a smaller mmcblk0p3 swap with the system seemingly viewing it as larger.

Thanks for all your answers btw, youre an amazing resource for this.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Reignzone:
Dammit. I hate the RAM hack. See, the BFS-300 patch from CC's source provides the RAM hack as well. Which is why your system is reading as an available, "107.3MB" available. Normally, there would only be 96.3MB available. That addition of RAM memory leads to the cause of a virtual memory crash. It's taking away from the virtual resources. The RAM hack is part of the reason that the latest BFS-kernels have been causing "random reboots", the inability to "wake up" your device, the "black screen of death", etc. CC is working on a 32B "RAM hack-less" version of a BFS-patch. That will solve a major of the problems with the kernel and system configuration.

Anyway, that has nothing to do with your situation. So, after letting that be known...that outrageous swap number is possibly caused by the combination of your swap space and the amount of RAM the CC feature may be utilizing simultaneously. :confused:
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] The_Chrome_Coyote:
Thank you, that was very concise. I cant wait to use a RAM Hackless version, if the virtual memory leaks and failure to wake from sleep issues are fixed this would be the ideal ROM, Hero functionality, but fast!

Update: after full reformat, wipe, and clean install of 2.9.6x tonight it started to randomly reset after about 4-5 hours of stable, consistent use. Last things I did before it got to this point was update google maps and begin to install apps 1 by 1. Facebook was the last app I was able to install.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Reignzone:
Submittal of a formal request.

Hey Evil,

So...here's a list of "user requests" for potential additions to your ROM that I've managed to track down and compile. I figured that you might be interested in seeing these. ;)

The textured & transparent notification tray from JAC/ski's ROM.

Render the color of "Rosie" to black in exchange for the faded blue color.

Add the Meltus "Generation v7" files of the latest audio hack.

Remove the "MotoBlur" animations.

Add the "framework resources" from "MotoBlur" to provide the RED ON BLACK/GRAY affects for the selection and settings menus.

Add the updated version of Wireless Tether. (1.60)

Edit the "a2sd" script to re-enable auto-A2SD on the first boot.

Edit the build.prop to the "correct" 2.83 build number and release-keys.

Edit the boot_animation.xml for audio enabled by default.

Enomther's "expsetup" script that can be run as a command from the terminal that provides a "laundry list" of user settings for customization.

Have the build ONLY move user applications to the SD when using a myTouch.

Keep the system applications and dalvik-cache set to remain within the internal device storage.

Adjust the LEDs brightness to 100% by default.

Add the "MotoBlur" wallpapers.

Add HTC Tattoo wallpapers.

The BOLD listed items are personal requests. :rolleyes:

If any of this could be accomplished, especially some of the "lesser" or easier to incorporate items...then I'm sure the user feedback will be through the ROOF! :D

PLEASE, repost and edit this if you agree and/or have productive additions to make to this list.

Thanks guys.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] djmadness:
When car handsfree works it will be the best rom with difference. Thanks for all this work.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] DrewDanger:
How about the picture messaging fix?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] eViL D::
The textured & transparent notification tray from JAC/ski's ROM.[/quote]

I don't have enough space for PS at the moment, nor am I proficient with it. If I were to find or offered one that worked well, I'd consider it

Give me a screenshot, I don't use exchange anymore

The last time I implemented this, audio recording stopped working

Meh, I like it, you can always turn off animations

Well, I don't have much to work with right now. And, the current implementation has red AND green.....

Already have

Maybe 2 different releases

A little picky here now.... the build actually has a mixture of elements from other builds

It's to loud with the current volume hack

Haven't seen this

I would have to explore this

If I were to do an apps to sd release again

huh?

I'll look at this more

Haven't seen them, or don't remember at least
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] eViL D::
2.9.7 is now online. Full flash, no upgrade.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] robotician:
Yeah... now flashing...;)

04:00 JST

There was a FC of touch FLO after completed setup while loading home screen.

But, there is no market issue.

Thanks.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Reignzone:
Great post.

Thanks Evil, for the response to that list.

Hopefully, those people I've spoken with, private messages, my YouTube videos, and Twitter feed can now enjoy a little peace of mind knowing that we have you looking into a few of those things. But for the record, I thought that request pertaining to the build.prop editing was hilarious. :rolleyes:

Honestly, for those of you who might be a little O.C.D. about this, purchase the application Superuser Terminal & File Manager. This will enabled you to remount as Read/Write, and from there you can alter absolutely any file you set fit...then reboot for the changes to take affect. :D

Mod Edit: No Warez or proposition of on forum first and last warning

P.S. - Enjoying 2.9.7! Fellas, flash this ****ing thing. It's beastly!
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Reignzone:
A few resourceful links...

Here's a nice little thread that discusses "theming" Rosie to render "her" a different color.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=550493

And, if you provide your e-mail in a private message, I can send you the "MotoBlur" wallpapers that have since been included in other ROM builds.

And, if you wouldn't mind...test MLIGN's Rosie, Maxisma is going to be using it for his next update of Drizzy's work. MLIGN has the smallest, most efficient Rosie available in the Dream development thread. I've tested his builds...I'm convinced. :)
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] eatabagel:
So what's different with this imlementation of BFS300? Does it have 10k hack still? I really don't like it either as it's causing a whole lot of instability.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] st0kes:
If people want Advanced Task Manager, they should pay for it. It's not yours to distribute for free. It only costs $0.99 for gods sake, the developer is not asking for much.

How about showing some integrity rather than promoting piracy on this forum.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Mikey:
As to pertaining....THERE WILL BE NO TALK ABOUT WAREZ in these forums.

There will be no warez included in any ROMS.

Maybe someone needs to re-read the forum rules.

If warez are found in this ROM, the links will be taken down, and certain people will be held accountable. ;)

On that note,

Have a great weekend :)
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] BigRD:
Had to give up on 2.9.6x due to random reboots and freezes just as 2.9.7 appeared.

Followed the re-format all partitions, installed, signed in etc but didn't add any apps so can test the ROM as released.

Been running it for approx 2 hours now and had my first issue - FC for process.htc.android.mail and com.google.android.apps.maps folllowed by android.process.acore and TouchFlo com.htc.launcher. All I was doing was waking the phone to use it.

...black screen and had to pull the battery :-(
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] eViL D::
Right, Although this kernel is better, IMO, there is still work to be done. All we/you can do is wait or go back to 2.9.5/x
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] jabbawalkee:
Saw that 2.9.7 was posted...how is it guys?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] makross:
Just to let you guys know. I just updated to the BFS300 kernel with the 2.7xx Remix and its running flawlessly! :D
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Daneshm90:
Ne chance of this bfs being compiled for us 32a users ?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] eViL D::
you need to "adb remount" first
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] kolyan:
so what are the best settings for 2.9.5 ? I am using 96 swap with default swapiness and its running a bit slow....with loading screens.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Foo_Blyat:
i couldnt set up adb correctly so im using terminal emulator, i followed your provided link and used this

su

mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system

cp /sdcard/userinit.sh /system/sd

cp /sdcard/user.conf /system/sd

chmod 755 /system/sd/user.conf

chmod 755 /system/sd/userinit.sh

reboot

once i typed reboot, this popped up

"not permited!"
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] zbt:
2.9.7.. There are still random boots.

Formated whole sdcard and wiped couple of times.. but didnt help. It's fast, but those boots are annoying..
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Foo_Blyat:
i am going to take these steps and try out the hero 2.9.6x.

can someone please link me to Reginzone's user.conf and userinit.sh files and execution procedure?

EDIT: i got all that done and am just waiting on a link to Reginzone's files. Also reginzone, should i not do linux swap but use CC 48mb/16mb backswap like you stated previously?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Reignzone:
Give me a break kid? "Promoting piracy"...? Correct me if I'm wrong, but every ROM available to date on this website is breaching a certain form of legality. :rolleyes:

Don't "flame me" for a simple gesture. Get an education before any future sad attempts at insulting kindness.

Anyway, sorry for "bringing" that into your thread Evil, apparently some folks have nothing better to do than browse for such things. Thanks for the "threat" Mikey, you're such as hard ass.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] mmudassir:
why dont you search it? I think it is around pages starting around 90s.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] shizzyraw585:
I think the files you are looking for can be found on page 98 (post 973). Not sure about the cc settings though. That part always makes my head hurt. Some people say Linux swap is better, some swear by compache. I thought you couldn't run both at the same time, but that's what some people are recommending. I don't know what to believe anymore :rolleyes:
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Reignzone:
User.conf and userinit.sh files

I will not be on this thread as heavily for the next week or so. I'll be working quite literally 7 hours every day, starting tomorrow guys...so if you're in need of additional help or advice, I suggest you follow me on Twitter, for direct responses. :D

As for my user.conf, I might post that sometime tomorrow, after I have actually tested v2.9.7 to the fullest. :)

Sorry folks, but I will do what I can to offer assistance this week, but not so much via XDA threads.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] maxkid86:
Not Fast at All.

Okay, I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong or this rom is not fast what so ever. I will briefly summarized everything I do from start to end and if someone can let me know what is going on because my phone is slower than a turtle, no offense to the cooker but maybe its my phone...

MY STEPS (Mytouch 3g 32b)

- Download evil rom

-format sd card fat32, ext2, linux swap

-upgrade ext2 to 3/4

SETTINGS: 4GB card, 750mb > ext3/4, 192mb> Linux swap, the rest fat32

- push evil's rom

- repair ext, data wipe

- FLASH

- skip setting up, power off phone after 10 minutes

-recovery mode

- push reignzone user and .sh files (system/bin/)

-repair ext

- push twisted deport 1.0.zip (I have a mytouch) (/sdcard)

- repair ext

- Flash

RESULTS ->>> S-----L----O----W

Does any one see a problem, or something that's not right somewhere? I repair ext because I saw reignzone does it for extra safety precautions. I've followed all the guidelines and I'm no where near seeing beatly speed, outrageous speed nada... I know this sounds like me pissed off, but im just fustrated that i've been trying to make this rom work for about two days now how everyone says it's working....
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] robotician:
you have 32B.

IMHO, you don't need to update with twisted deport 1.0.zip

That's for 32B users, who want to port 32a rom to 32b.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] eViL D::
twisted's deport will actually downgrade the kernel to BFS-211 I believe. It's really just a kernel "update", but, in this case it would be not.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Foo_Blyat:
thank you!!!!! ok, so i downloaded reignzones user.conf but still have to push it.

how do i push the files correctly using terminal emulater then preform this using the same program aswell.

for some reason i can not get my adb to work and when i try this

su

mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system

cp /sdcard/userinit.sh /system/sd

cp /sdcard/user.conf /system/sd

chmod 755 /system/sd/user.conf

chmod 755 /system/sd/userinit.sh

reboot

it says reboot is not permited.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Foo_Blyat:
i dont have twitter, is there any other way to get ahold of you?

Edit: i noticed in your user.conf file swapfile was turned off

#create swap file for compcache or linux swap

swap_file{

swap_file_en=0	# set to 1 to create swap file

# set to 0 to del the swap file

linux_swap_file_size=0	# swap file size in MB

linux_swap_file=/system/sd/swap.file	# pointing to the swap file location ( must be /system/sd/)

}

shouldnt one be created when using linuxswap?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Reignzone:
This is my last one for the evening.

But no, obviously if you have a swap partition on your SD card...a "swap file" on your card would not be necessary. Not to mention when that is enabled, the swap space is created on within the FAT32 section of your SD card.

The risks are far too extreme compared to having a partition that is specifically used for reading/writing data.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Foo_Blyat:
ok, now i understand
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Foo_Blyat:
ugh, i give up for the night, its 3am and everytime i try and command terminal to reboot it says not permitted.....

ohhhhh open source, its so love/hate, i wish i could just pay for the damn services
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] napilopez:
Hmm, can anyone tell me how to re-enable a2sd seeing as the most recent evil builds dont have this? I know there are threads for enabling a2sd, but am asking in case there is any way in particular recommended for this rom. Much thanks
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] kolyan:
2.9.5 on MT3G. tried with compcache enabled, compcache disabled, lixus swap enabled 96 swap with 80 swappiness, and tried default.

all get loading screens. tried about 4-5 another Hero roms and non had this. dont know anything else to try that can make the difference
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] androidpanda:
wibble wibble :)
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Foo_Blyat:
hey panda!!

so ummm, i think terminal emulator may have pushed the files succesfully even without the reboot command because im not getting a single loading screen yet.

i have gotten the random restarts however still on 2.9.6x w/ reignzones user.conf from page 98.

i still want to setup apps2sd, cache2sd, and media2sd, what directorys do i need to put into my sd card before i start researching how to run the scripts.

also, can anyone link me to the correct usb drivers for adb shell, i used the link evil provided but they cant be extracted from zip because of corruption or read only or something.

For all the complete noobs out there, follow me trying to follow evil and reignzone, lol, before this i have never had a phone worth more then 30$ that couldnt do much mroe then call and text and this is my first time ever flashing roms and rooting.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] eViL D::
2.9.8 coming. Same stuff as 2.9.7, but restructured (hopefully faster) with and without apps to sd. Gonna be a proper release of BFS-240 though.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Foo_Blyat:
well, phone has restarted 3 times in the last hour, need a new solution
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] eViL D::
try 2.9.8 and let me know.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Foo_Blyat:
so i know everyone is more concerned with pushing evil for more updates and features but if someone is willing to take the time and help me get a working phone, i will paypal them for their generosity.

I literally want exactly what reignzone is running and just a few pointers on how to maintain the system afterwords on my own.

if someone wants to make a quick $50, please PM me.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] eViL D::
What exactly is not working and what are you trying to do?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Foo_Blyat:
basically, im just trying to jock reignzones setup. He seems like hes got his "ish" down to the T.

i just want to run only your latest versions of hero ALWAYS with a correct swap setup on cc and ls.

i also want to run apps2sd, cache2sd, and media2sd.

right now i have 7,168mb free of 7,265 on my sd card but only 154mb free of 295 on internal memory.

my phone just rebooted again for the 6th time, seems like everytime i get a text or email it does it.

EDIT: downloading 2.9.8a apps2sd, then gonna wipedate, format fat + ext2 + swap, then convert ext2 to ext3, apply update, skip setup process, wait 10 mins, then restart, setup and then i dont know what to do from there to setup apps2sd, also i dont know when i would use the root menu option of move applications + davlik cache to sd
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] eViL D::
Try leaving your conf and userinit on the root of your sd.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Foo_Blyat:
will do, about to flash the newest version of the rom
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Foo_Blyat:
so far i cant even get my phone to turn on after flashing 2.9.8, it makes it past the green loading screen then i get 1000000000 FC's for every single app on the OS
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] kolyan:
i know this rom also has transparent lockscreen. i switched to a wallpaper from galery, how do i get transparency back ? anyone know ?