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[G1 Android Development] my_former_self:
Go Android Go!

Thought I'd give you a little help with making your G1 a bit snappier.

1. If you use a task killer, set it to manual if you are using 5.0.8 DS or above. Auto Task Killing in 2.1/Eclair and above have proven to be worse on the OS and battery. In 1.6 and below, it was needed.

2. Make sure that the End Button Behavior is set to Sleep in Settings>Spare Parts if you are running 5.0.8 DS.

3. SetCPU can help with performance and with battery saving. Once installed, set to 160Mhz(min)/576Mhz(max). To gain these settings, click the physical MENU button from inside SetCPU. Choose DEVICE SELECTION>Autodetect Speeds Recommended. Then adjust the minimum up to 160Mhz (Note: Going below 160Mhz can cause some issues. These settings allow for a speedy phone, but also allow the phone to rest when it needs to, which also saves battery life). Do not use the profiles. FYI: SetCPU is available on XDA for free (legally) via the link in my sig.

4. Make sure you are not running a ridiculous amount of widgets that update frequently or any other app that does so, as well.

5. Do not use CompCache. Use Swap instead. A small 32MB or 64MB Swap partition will do just fine at a swappiness of 40. You can enable (not create, enable) the Swap partition using Swapper2 (free) from the Market. Go into Swapper2's advanced settings and choose "Use Swap Partition." If you use an EXT partition (i.e. Apps2SD), then your swap partition location should end in '3' in Swapper2's advanced settings>swap partition location. If you do NOT use an EXT partition, but just a FAT32 and swap, then the line should end in '2'. NOTE: If you don't have a Swap partition, Amon_Ra's recovery makes partitioning SUPER EASY (you can get it here). You can choose how much SWAP, how much EXT (set it to 0 if you want none) and then it automatically uses the rest as FAT32. REMEMBER TO BACKUP YOUR FAT32 PARTITION DATA FIRST! <-- I'm not responsible if you forget and lose your stuff!

6. Set your window animations and transition animations to either fast or none in Settings>Spare Parts.

7. In Settings>ADW Settings, make your speeds for scrolling and such as fast as possible (scroll bar to '0').

8. Don't go nuts and use more than 5 screens :eek:

9. If you use apps2sd (i.e. An EXT partition), you should at least upgrade it to EXT3 if not EXT4. EXT2 is just too slow. This can be done from Amon Ra's recovery, as well.

This all should help your phone speed quite a bit. I have both a MT3G and a G1 that run this setup (albeit, the G1 uses apps2sd and the MT3G does not). It's not really just one of these, either; it's all of them combined that do the most. Take it or leave, but I thought I'd throw that out there for you to play with. Happy hacking and welcome back to the CyanogenMod fold!

P.S. - The obvious...

NANDROID BACKUP FIRST

! :D Hey, we all go crazy and forget. Just making sure :)
[G1 Android Development] firefly6240:
I still have the class 2 SD card that came with my phone.

Would you recommend swap over compcache still?

I've had good luck with compcache so far, but if swap works better then I'll definitely give it a shot :)
[G1 Android Development] my_former_self:
In my experiences, CompCache didn't do so well; it slowed down after time...but mileage always varies with each user, as they say. If you're going good now, it's really your choice.

But, you can always Nandroid back, too, if you wanted to try. Really up to you since your setup seems to be working well for you.

As far as your SD card class, if you're not having issues with apps2sd being slow on it now, then I wouldn't think swap would be that bad, either. I have Class 4's in both mine, so I can't really tell you from experience. Again, you can always re-partition and Nandroid back. All it costs is time.
[G1 Android Development] xyrcncp:
Is there a way to replace the current ADWLauncher with the new 1.0 version? Simply push it to /system over the current one? I did a search but didn't really see how to do it. Maybe I missed it, I dunno, I've been up for 20 hours now. :p
[G1 Android Development] firefly6240:
You can definitely use adb.

But you can also do it by downloading the update from here:

http://jbthemes.com/dr_cloverdale/

And flashing it from recovery :)

Either way works.
[G1 Android Development] firefly6240:
Thanks :)

I might give it a shot.

Nothing to lose really I suppose :)

If it doesn't work as well then I'll just switch to compcache until I can get a faster memory card.
[G1 Android Development] blackmamba22:
Where did you get the gapps addons from??? I wont let me download them, i really need them...help!
[G1 Android Development] blackmamba22:
can u guys helpme get the google addons?????
[G1 Android Development] meoshe:
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?marqwt53ii0

Seriously, it's on the first page right below the rom dl link
[G1 Android Development] blackmamba22:
It stays on the screen that says processing download request
[G1 Android Development] rudeguy:
its processing your download request, please hold.

Kidding...I'm sure the server is hammered today. Be patient and keep trying.
[G1 Android Development] kristoff123:
Running stable at 652 mhz with this patch:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=6588800&postcount=1034

Before, i could only run at 576mhz without crashing! This thing is flying!
[G1 Android Development] mikebutler:
I went into spare parts to turn off compcache and I noticed "notification settings". Went in and saw theres a bunch of color customizations. I noticed that none of them had any of the options selected by default. I tried changing a few of them but didn't see any effect. Forgot about it and came back to the phone later to find my clock had disappeared. Did I make it transparent? I set all the settings to "Black" and rebooted a few times but I still have no clock on the notification bar. Halp?
[G1 Android Development] blackmamba22:
lol very funny! is there anyway you could email me the zip? n im beyond fustrated rightnow!
[G1 Android Development] Pfeffernuss:
I just sent you a PM, breath in, breath out ;)
[G1 Android Development] spongaweb:
Can we upgrade the Ext to 3/4 after we have done the ROM update or should I wipe/ext upgrade/Rom update?

I have never really upgraded my ext either, so I am not too sure like others in this area. I have a class 6 SD card so upgrading might help I take it?
[G1 Android Development] Six6Sicks:
Well thanks for getting on topic again and failing to search.

Another "issue" that you are asking about, 1, has been fixed, and 2, is IN THE CHANGLOG THAT YOU FAILED TO READ!

If you took the time to read the first post where it says: See the full CHANGELOG for all credits and details

You could have clicked the changelog and read on line 56 where it clearly states Fixed 3MP camera preview and memory leaks

So thank you for blaming me on a post that clearly was directed at you.
[G1 Android Development] blackmamba22:
it says installation aborted...do What am i doing wrong?
[G1 Android Development] hdxnickka:
Great work. much appreciated. keep it up!
[G1 Android Development] f4bio:
testing since t1. always was great!

AWESOME WORK CYANOGEN & TEAM!!!
[G1 Android Development] Pfeffernuss:
Copy both the base Cyanogen Rom and the Google Apps add-on to your SD-card. Just downloaded the file myself and it's for sure not corrupt or something...

Go into Recovery, flash the Rom, don't reboot, flash the Add-on right afterwards, reboot. Should work!
[G1 Android Development] DrftJnkies:
Anyone else phone dropping service? For about 5 mins, I checked my phone and didnt have no bars at all. Any ideas?
[G1 Android Development] G1-evolve:
I too get this occasionally.
[G1 Android Development] DrftJnkies:
Yeah, didn't know what was going on so I went back to Test7. Works great now.
[G1 Android Development] fanbogo:
someone try this ?

do i need to run cpu and there make more mhz ?

what about battery ?

thx for help !
[G1 Android Development] xyrcncp:
What's the difference between the HDPI and MDPI zips? I bet is something really simple and I just can't think of it right now...lol.

I guess by flashing it from recovery it will go to system?
[G1 Android Development] firefly6240:
Mdpi is lower definition for phones like the mytouch or g1.

Hdpi is higher definition for things like the nexus one or Droid incredible.

You can use either, but the hdpi one just takes up more space and adds nothing to a mytouch or g1.

Yeah flashing puts it in system.

Same effect as adb, just simpler if your not used to adb or just don't feel like using it. :)
[G1 Android Development] Arkain2K:
Here's your fishing rod, hope you'll catch a lot of fishes.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=645550
[G1 Android Development] geekoo:
Thanks a lot... I did try a few of those tips and will try the other recommendations over time. I need to get a nice Class 6/8/10 card first, and then I want to try swap and apps2sd.

Actually, the phone was very very sluggish when I used to hit the back button to come out of an app. It took about 4-5 seconds to exit even the browser. After a couple of installations, I had to reboot the phone, and I did so very gingerly.

After the restart however, the phone is very fast. Almost as fast as when I had Donut. Probably thats another tip for noobs to CM5 - If your phone is unnecessarily sluggish, just reboot. Enjoying the phone all the more now :)
[G1 Android Development] mrlinux11:
3G issue when to close to Canada.

Well I have discovered the apparent issue with 3G I have been having.

1) It only happens when in Downtown Detroit < 1 mile from Windsor

2) The 3G/E/G icon disappears, but I have 4 bars of service on TMobile

It appears that the Data Connection can go roaming without GSM phone actually roaming. If the allow data roaming box is not checked in Settings->wireless & Networks->Mobile Networks->Data roaming,

I have had the phone data connection Icon go away, and if I enable it

the icon comes back and everything works.

Note I: I have been having this issue randomly (Downtown only) for a while

NOTE II: Also with roaming enabled I have had issues with 3G connection appearing to be stalled (Data going up but not coming back) which I suspect is Rogers not allowing me to connect.

Question are there any tools to tell where the data connection is coming from ??
[G1 Android Development] ad505:
I have had minimal issues with cm5.0.8. My battery drain was an issue, which user my_former_self greatly helped me with (somewhere earlier in this thread). The only other issue I have encountered is, during certain instances, my g1 has crashed and will not re-load the rom, meaning I have to wipe and re-flash. It's happened to me three times: the first two times was while I was playing a game (both times snesoid, snes emulator), I got a phone call and the phone froze. I pulled the battery, but the phone would not boot past the g1 screen. The third time this happened was last night. My battery had died and I hadn't realized it, so when I pulled my phone out of my pocket, it was off. I turned it on and it loaded just past the g1 screen. It shut off during the "x" boot animation. That's when I realized my battery was dead, so I plugged her in and tried booting it again. Wouldn't load past the g1 screen. I tried nandroid backup, then restoring the backup (no luck) and also tried re-flashing the rom over my current one without a wipe - still no luck. I wiped and re-flashed and it loaded fine.

I run setcpu slightly overclocked, and swapper2 with a 32mb swap file, 60 "swappiness." Does anyone think it has to do with swapper2? It makes the rom so much more smooth with swapper2 running. It seems like something becomes corrupted when the phone crashes, causing the rom to become stuck in a boot loop. I have only experienced this with cm5.0.8.

Thank you android and xda community. You all are the reason why my g1 still holds it's own against even the newest phones on the market. I went to the tmobile store recently to play with a samsung galaxy s (which is absolutely amazing), and the employee there noticed that I had 2.1 running on my g1. I proceeded to show him how smooth it was and he was just blown away (and obviously a little jealous as he had vanilla 1.6 on his g1). I told him to root his ****. He was clueless, so I gave him some resources (cmmod.com).

Thanks again.

Aaron
[G1 Android Development] firefly6240:
I've got the stock class 2 SD that came with the phone and swap actually works pretty well so far on it :)

its not really any faster than compcache (at least on this class of sd card) but multitasking seems to have gotten a definite boost.

I'm using 64 MB of swap and swappiness of 40 if that helps.
[G1 Android Development] G1sanju:
If that happens again wipe dalvik cache rather then flashing the rom again, it happens some time when dalvik cache is full.
[G1 Android Development] ad505:
I forgot to mention that I did wipe the dalvik cache the first time this happened. Perhaps I didn't give it enough time to rebuild while it booted? I will definitely try this again if I ever have the problem. It's better than reflashing/reconfiguring everything!

Does anyone know if there is a way to batch move apps to the sdcard for the eclair version of apps2sd? I know how to do each one manually but it would be nice to move em all with one command.

Thanks again everybody.
[G1 Android Development] mk67:
Did you try : adb push "newversion" /system/app/ADWlauncher.apk

or rename the new one to the old one and push it?
[G1 Android Development] xyrcncp:
I grabbed the CM5.0.8 zip from the ADWLauncher thread and flashed it instead. Worked like a charm. Thanks.

Thanks also to firefly6240 for helping out late the other night, but the files in cloverdale's link were for 2.2 I think.
[G1 Android Development] gophergun:
I'm having an issue where I'm missing calls due to the phone mistakenly thinking certain numbers are in the blacklist. Is there a way to delete the blacklist database?
[G1 Android Development] ad505:
Menu>settings>call settings>blacklist
[G1 Android Development] sinistersai4d4d:
I think he meant delete the entire feature. I'm sure if he knows about the blacklist he knows where to find it.
[G1 Android Development] Arkain2K:
With all the bugs in CM6, I'm still patiently awaits for the final update for 5.0.x :)
[G1 Android Development] gophergun:
Does anyone know how to bring back the HSPA icon from CM5-testx?
[G1 Android Development] my_former_self:
You're welcome for the tips. And Firefly is right, by the way; you don't need a class 6+ SD Card to run swap or apps2sd (I've only got a Class 4)...

And as far as...

...You're spot on. I've have found that, especially after changing some settings, a double reboot helps A TON.

...No prob and glad it helped.

...Swapper2 only enables swap and nothing else. Highly doubt it was an app.

...It takes a LONG time for the phone to reboot after wiping the dalvik-cache. So, yeah, I'd wait longer next time. Although, hopefully there won't be a "next time" :D

...You are talking about CM 5, right? CM6 is the version with the manual moving and what not (froyo2sd). In CM 5, it's automatic. If they are not being moved there, make sure you have an EXT partition and then reboot. They should all be moved there after the reboot. From then on, apps will be installed there.

Whew. Wow...sorry for such a long post of responses! My internet has been out for just shy of 5 days now. Apparently a certain company that touts a certain phone had "faulty equipment" that they were supposed to fix...but forgot...for 5 days. Kind of sounds like what happened with that certain company's partner's certain new phone...Hmmm....:eek:
[G1 Android Development] FatBoyExtraordinaire:
my_former_self. just got to thank you again for the tip about swapper2. I finally got around to installing it (was on phone strike for a bit there) and it makes so much of a difference. No launcher reloads at all. Actually had a little issue creating the file first, had to do it 3 times before it worked but once it did, it's been flying. I do have a noob-ish question though, how do you "dump" the swap? How do you free up the space used or is that an automatic thing? Thanks again for the advice, it really helps.
[G1 Android Development] firefly6240:
Welcome Back! :-D
[G1 Android Development] umakanth:
RSVP asap & aeap...

Hi ChillBeast,

Really, indeed, great to find somebody who has the G1-phone...

I am planning to Upgrade my T-Mobile G1 (i.e., HTC Dream) from 1.6 to 2.2 & since U already upgraded Ur G1-phone to 2.2, I would really love to ask U some Questions about the Upgrade...

Many of the ANDROID Forums on the Internet say that I should not upgrade it to 2.2 as only 1.6 is the one which it supports Officially & since there is VERY VERY VERY less Memory on the G1-PHONE, they say that "I won't be having any Memory left on the RAM" if I install 2.2 onto my G1-phone that has the 1.6 version...

Plz plz plz plz plz plz plz Help me "Whether I can Upgrade my Phone to 2.2 version (from 1.6)"...

& How U are Rreally managing the MEMORY on the phone after U uograded it to 2.2

Plz plz plz plz plz plz Reply me ASAP & AEAP...

If I really can install/Upgrade to the Latest Version, can U plz provide me some STEPS/Website Links to follow...

Actually, I don't know how to do it, but I have a Friend who works as ANDROID-DEVELOPER who will do it & he says he knows the STEPS to do it...

Thanq verry much,

(I have written this message on Sunday, the 25th July 2010 at 10:50pm IST (i.e., at 6:20am GMT)...

RSVP asap & aeap,

Uma Kanth,

BANGALORE,

India.
[G1 Android Development] my_former_self:
Hey, no prob, man. Makes a world of difference, doesn't it? And yeah, Swapper2 throws some errors once in awhile when you're changing a setting and what not. But, just like you did, if you keep pressing that ON button, she'll eventually give in and do what you want. Now....if only my wife were the same way :D

As far as "dumping" the swap file - or freeing up space - that's just an automatic thing. I'd actually encourage you to take the plunge and create a swap partition. I did a while back and it eliminates the need to re-enable swap after a reboot (for some reason, if you use a swap

file

, you have to manually start Swapper2 after a reboot...don't know why). If you search this thread, I think I posted something about the configuration for the partition, too (there's a few things in the advance settings of Swapper2 and such). All in all, it's your preference. If you do it, though, remember to backup your FAT32 partition first before re-partitioning! (And a nandroid backup isn't a bad idea ever, either!)

P.S. - My wife's "ON button" isn't actually as resistant as Swapper2's. But it made for a funny joke...and now cue the awkward silence :eek: [Cricket...Cricket...]

Whaddup, Firefly! Good to be back, my man. And after 5 days of no internet, lies and over a total of 20 hours of waiting for a technician (who found out that it wasn't the lines, it was broken equipment at the central servers), I'm gonna own someone's firstborn child over at "something, something and something"! :rolleyes:

P.S. - By the way - on a completely unrelated note - does your alias come from the show? Great show. Good movie, too.
[G1 Android Development] my_former_self:
ADWLauncher v1.0.1...rocks my socks!

OK, so the new ADWLauncher v1.0.1 is WAY better than the version packed with 5.0.8 DS. Here is the link to the flashable version, if anyone wants it. As always, Nandroid first, peeps!

NOTE: You'll either have to import your ADWLauncher settings from a backup or just retool them from the menu after the flash. There's a few new settings, too. Shiny!
[G1 Android Development] biglo:
This rom i still faster then all the froyo roms out there.
[G1 Android Development] dustrho:
I completely agree with that statement.
[G1 Android Development] solbg:
Ok so I've got a bit of a problem every thing runs fast and smooth but when I exit an app for some reason the ADW gets stuk for about 10sec, no icons no witgets. I use a lot of witgets so I chose the 3 screen optin to save ram (don't know if it works that way) I see no change with the option in the setings for "if you use a ton of witgets" . Can any one help plz (and sorry aout my english but my typing is .... whell you get it =) )
[G1 Android Development] my_former_self:
Upgrade to the latest ADWLauncher (v1.0.1) and use swap (no CompCache). It helps A TON.
[G1 Android Development] my_former_self:
Ditto. Don't get me wrong; I'm super excited for CM 6. But for now, CM 5 is just more stable and faster. But, once Cy and the team get all the bugs worked out, I'm sure we'll be saying the same for CM 6 one day, too :)
[G1 Android Development] biglo:
Yup I think it got way tooo excited because of seeing the 450% speed increase that google claims the nexus one got and was hoping to see at least a 100% increase for the G1. I'm sure most of you guys where expecting the same thing lol.

But I'm still hoping that when the G1 froyo gets finalized we will get that 100% speed increase :)
[G1 Android Development] my_former_self:
I'm bummed that I can't buy a Nexus One now. I saved up and now they're gone forever :mad: Oh, well. I'm gonna hold out for the HTC Bravo/Desire to hit the states. The new Samsung Vibrant (Galaxy S) is tempting, but the lack of a flash and no notification LED (plus the numerous complaints of battery life) keep me from nabbing one.

My MT3G (and wife's G1) is running like a top with my setup, anyways. My friend hates the fact that my "legacy device" can top his iPhone 3GS :D That's enough to tide me over, heh heh. I think what I've tested with Cy's Froyo is super promising. Some bugs to work out, yes, but I've got mad faith that it'll turn out great.
[G1 Android Development] :
Yeah tha sucks I wasn't expecting the lifespan to end so early for the nexus but I think google only made it to show the true power and potential of android OS. I Don't think they want to be caught up in the phone game with better phones coming out like every other week. I was to upgrade myself but with so much different phones out there its really hard to decide on what to get. So buying a cellphone is going to be like buying a pair of jordans because even when you get the latest pair a few days later another new one will be out and your just old news again lol.
[G1 Android Development] FatBoyExtraordinaire:
Yeah it does, makes me wonder why I forgot to do it and waited so long. It's so damn good to be able to go home without all the reloading. And like you said, throw 1.0.1 with the new themes and this baby is the shiznit! And I'm definitely going to go the partition route. It looks like I need to start fresh again really soon because my phone seems to be slowly falling apart (I can't use gmail and now after a reboot, gtalk completely vanished from my phone. WTF?) so I'm going to re do everything all at once.

Not going to lie, those errors had me scared and I thought it was another thing going wrong on my phone. But thankfully after a few presses it was all good. Just like my girl's on button! :D

I'm with you guys. I was all set to take the plunge and shell out money for the Nexus One and now I can't buy one. Everybody I talk to says that's best next gen android phone out there. Guess I'll have to go the ebay route and probably get ripped off.