yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[EVO 4G Android Development] ageesm:
Wanted to point out. Following those instructions it will revert you to allowing ads again. If you still want no ads, you just have to update. You may have to revert first (ads allowed), then update the hosts (ads disabled). They recently updated the adblocking hosts which is the reason for all the problems. The app also recommends a reboot to clear out your DNS.
[EVO 4G Android Development] bxphantom:
Its odd cause when I ran it before and after the tweak it couldn't classify my card.
[EVO 4G Android Development] ageesm:
Yea, it is strange. I always got more consistent results testing on a PC. I think it is just the way it is used by Android. 1MB write is still a tad slow for a class 2 card but probably just from the inconsistency of the test. You could run an error-check with a PC, sometimes helps.
[EVO 4G Android Development] SSaxman:
I did try wiping cache and dalvik, but can't remember if I did the battery stats. I'll give that a shot when I reflash it. Thanks for the suggestion.
[EVO 4G Android Development] lowetax:
for my semi-moderate use (but no games) -

at 2:45 awake/usage hours - sitting at 47%

all i want is 5 hours of usage -

but i never make it there - flash - nan - flash new - etc. !

like now, i'm going to give calk's new modded htc #15 a try !
[EVO 4G Android Development] Greenfieldan:
Fixed it. Thanks :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] lowetax:
i concur - we have a second on the motion !

i have adfree running and my espn working fine

checking out Blake's Big Dunk video

not a big basketball fan, but his dunks are something!
[EVO 4G Android Development] kratos313:
Has Anyone Tried This Yet?Link
[EVO 4G Android Development] bxphantom:
Keep me/us updated on the kernel.
[EVO 4G Android Development] lowetax:
we're at 128 - whats you at ? :)

yup - it's been discussed here - a good find !

in fact, i'm getting ready to flash calk's modded htc #15

with sd card read ahead, undervolt, etc. etc. etc.

g'night all
[EVO 4G Android Development] bxphantom:
Yea we were just talking about it. It boosted my read from 3 to 8 but the write stated the same. Try it out, it won't hurt.
[EVO 4G Android Development] roscoenr:
That's because you got the "special" card it's in a class of it's own
[EVO 4G Android Development] reverendrhino:
Yes I just did, a few pages in theirs a flashable zip. Works great, rebooted my EVO a few times to make sure it sticks, it did.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Greenfieldan:
I'm out for the night. Peace :cool:
[EVO 4G Android Development] bxphantom:
Lol yea that's what it is.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Bigjim1488:
Has anyone tried Ziggy's most recent kernel with this rom?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Pandachaser:
Anyone having problem with their browsers losing up slowly or freezing? Why is that? I'm running the rom that came with RLS 5.

Edit: Nvm! I did my research! Don't yell at me people! Lol gonna try ad free first will report back.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Bigjim1488:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=922839
[EVO 4G Android Development] Pandachaser:
^^ Lol thanks!
[EVO 4G Android Development] kratos313:
Thanks I've got some catching up to do I missed alot while I was at the auroshow wow lol :)

Sent from the evo collective via cybernetic implants
[EVO 4G Android Development] flyboy1100:
Anyone else having issues with browser only loading 1/2 pagethen stopping
[EVO 4G Android Development] Rocklee99:
Yes
[EVO 4G Android Development] Drunkenfetus:
This is the same issue i was talking about in my other post that nobody quoted ... :(

I know im a noob but,, dont you want me to give you thanks? :P

Could this also be related to flash? it seems to freeze when loading conan from tbs, same with daily show, and colbert....its seems to always freeze loading for a long time before it starts to play.

It also constantly freezes,, turning off 4G helps somewhat.

i already tried the adfree thing and updated the DNS but it still acting like a laggy old 486dx :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] flyboy1100:
Found the answer a few pages back. Update ad free from market.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Drunkenfetus:
This is exactly what im talking about ! Same issue here!
[EVO 4G Android Development] mlmob:
Warm NonSense Updated 1/21

Hey ladies & gents - I think the facebook syncing issue with Warm NonSense is put to rest, please test the new zips in the original post!
[EVO 4G Android Development] Drunkenfetus:
WOOT! well relfashing the ROM and all the goodies from the ROM Manager after wiping everything fixed the issue, even hulu started to work!

However

when i went to install the adfree to update it, stupid flash started to update.

So yes.. NOW I LOOSE HULU! :(

Can i just download the HULU fix and apply it again like you do normally?

Is there a way i can stop FLASH from auto-updating when i get in the market?
[EVO 4G Android Development] lowetax:
yes works well for me

CFS
[EVO 4G Android Development] Drunkenfetus:
ARG! NEVERMIND!!!!

i found it! LOL

hulu works fine - unless adobe flash updated itself via the Market.

if so, uninstall the update. (you don't need to uninstall Flash).

tap on the hour glass when hulu starts.

keyword here people is to FREAKING SEARCH THIS FORUM!
[EVO 4G Android Development] lowetax:
just looking at last 3 pages will probably help.

does your hulu start up right away or white screen for about a minute ?

EDIT: nevermind :) hulu fires right in today

EDIT 2: you are no longer THANK less !
[EVO 4G Android Development] nivron:
Yeah, I hadn't posted here yet...

Since the Ziggy kernel already had it built in, I didn't really check to see what the speeds would have been at "4"... But my stock 8GB card gets 2MB write and 11MB read -- repeatable. I always wondered why some kernels and ROMs had faster gallery/app loading.

Has anyone noticed if the A2SD apps load faster? I would imagine they do.
[EVO 4G Android Development] jelive:
For those who haven't seen this yet...here's a nice easy tweak that speeds up downloads-3G...works as advertised.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=922978

Jim
[EVO 4G Android Development] lowetax:
nobody was being yelled at, but there were some laughs last night, with the timing of some posts.

man, my hulu fires right in now.

i think part of the problem yesterday was sprint's network. personalmanager had posted something about them making some network changes.

all is good - and giving Calk's modded htc #15 a try, even though ziggy cfs 011511 worked good for me and my usage.
[EVO 4G Android Development] lowetax:
that seems good, but just one question comes to mind.

will the big downloads be reliable with dl speed tweaked higher ?
[EVO 4G Android Development] jbermi:
i will be interested in how it compares to ziggy's. because isn't calk's modded kernel based off ziggy's with his own tweaks?

been getting good results with ztest 011511...so far, i am sure once it gets a few more days to settle in, it will be running like a champ.
[EVO 4G Android Development] mhuggins:
i did a full wipe
[EVO 4G Android Development] Persnlmgr:
In L.A., where I have rock solid 4G all the time, I am definitely getting great tethered speed with Wireless Tether 2.0.6.

2 Laptops tethered, one getting 4.6 d/l, 1.5 up, the other getting 4.1 d/l, 1.3 up. And the speed directly on the phone is 5.5 d/l, 1.9 up.

Not amazing, but certainly respectable enough.

Me likee...:D
[EVO 4G Android Development] Sisren:
Persnlmgr,

Do you ever notice that sometimes it seems to have latency? I'll be downloading something on my tethered device and then it'll pause for a few seconds and then resume. At first I thought it might be the internet connection, but it's happened in a number of different cities to me.

Just curious since you seem to be using it a lot. I only really tether my ipad.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Persnlmgr:
I do notice when performing a speed test that the inital Latency numbers are waaaaay high (mid 100s!!).

But when just surfing, web pages really pop. It's when downloading a file that I notice occasional short slowdowns, then back to normal.

I've always assumed there's some kind of "buffer" that banks incoming data to keep it relatively consistent...??

I've had as many as 5 computers tethered to my EVO (a trick my iPhone friends are extremely jealous of) and noone drops below 2.5 d/l, 1.1 up, which is still pretty great for sitting out at a cafe at the beach!!!

:D
[EVO 4G Android Development] marriedman624:
I'm gonna take the over on that one.
[EVO 4G Android Development] og954:
Tried the adfree app from the marketplace, installed then updated then reboot. Web pages still loading only halfway...what should I do :(
[EVO 4G Android Development] Sisren:
Wow. That is impressive!

And yes, most of the problems I have are when downloading (I usually download the offline version of the WSJ before I board a flight). Glad to see I'm not the only one then and you are probably right on the buffer.
[EVO 4G Android Development] jelive:
Appears this is a workaround to Sprint changes in 3.70 to route stuff through their proxy server...definitely speeds downloads up in SpeedTest.

Jim
[EVO 4G Android Development] sonicdivx:
AdFree and SD Read Only error, coincidence

Probably just coincidence, but installed AdFree this morning as well as Gscript Lite and Android Terminal and then got the SD Mounted Read Only error.

Oh, also attempted to set the buffer for SD Speed and file was set read only so didn't take.

So was wondering if Warm RLS 5 and this combo may have caused the Read Only error?

Gosh, wish there was a way to tag posts, doing searches on thousands of replies is so much fun :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] jelive:
Can try this. Either through recovery USB-toggle or SD card in a reader...right click on SD card, select properties, then tools, then scan-fix errors. Suspect cause is removing USB cable too fast after transferring file to SD card...throws errors. I try to make sure I change back to charge only b4 pulling cable. Should be less of issue in recovery since you need to enable-disable USB toggling.

Jim
[EVO 4G Android Development] KB112:
I believe what he was saying is that 4g won't tether off the hacked Sprint Hotspot. You have to use Wireless Tether to get 4g to tether. 3g and 4g work fine on Wireless Tether, as you said.
[EVO 4G Android Development] jbermi:
i think if you revert, first, then update hosts, then reboot. it works. just did it and its working fine.
[EVO 4G Android Development] KB112:
Ever since my daughter toasted my thumb drive, I always preach for people to eject anything USB powered, before unplugging it. You're just asking for problems/issues otherwise.
[EVO 4G Android Development] kcmacaroni:
+1 for the theme.. will be a fun one to try while we wait for a real pro ;)

totally addicted now thanks for all the great tips and tricks!
[EVO 4G Android Development] shift_2win:
I just flashed Myn's Warm 2.2 yesterday, and love it, except for the severe browser lag. It seems that now the pages take longer to load, and ads on webpages ( always come up as "page cannot be displayed blah, blah, blah". Im guessing the reason why the pages are taking longer to load is b/c of the Ad-Free Hosts file that was added? If so, it needs to be fixed, I'd rather see the ads on some of my browser pages than deal w/ slow load times. And ive tried 3 different browsers, stock, Dolphin HD, and Miren. Any way to fix this?
[EVO 4G Android Development] dougjamal:
No doubt about it. This, too, has happened to me.
[EVO 4G Android Development] dougjamal:
Yes, download the adfree from the market, install it, run it and then update the hosts using its default settings. Afterwards, you'll be good to go.
[EVO 4G Android Development] dougjamal:
No doubt, it will be well over 20, my friend.
[EVO 4G Android Development] lowetax:
delete the hosts file, clear caches in recovery and reboot

give that a try (if you don't mind the ads)

btw have you perused the prior 5 pages ?

lot's of info related to this

EDIT: i have adfree installed again, and pages working good
[EVO 4G Android Development] makojr:
.............
[EVO 4G Android Development] makojr:
Download "ad free" from market go to the app and hit the revert button, reboot your phone and this will fix the browser issue. If you want to block ads again use that same app and download hosts. I did this few days ago when I tested it and I haven't had any issues with the browsers since.
[EVO 4G Android Development] dougjamal:
Yes, you are correct. I did find out later that he was referencing the hacked Sprint Hotspot feature. Take care.
[EVO 4G Android Development] glockliberty:
So, what's myn been working on lately? RLS 6? Warm gingerbread?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Beknatok:
Click his profile - search his recent posts - you'll find this answer.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Greenfieldan:
Holy crap, people are STILL asking about the browser lag????
[EVO 4G Android Development] og954:
Thanks for the reply, I am going to try this and report back.
[EVO 4G Android Development] jelive:
Yep...and it's easy to do on the EVO...in a hurry to put file on SD card to flash and forget to change back to charge only before pulling USB cable...boo boo :)

Jim
[EVO 4G Android Development] Persnlmgr:
I was wondering.....

Since I have a fast 16G SD Card with only 5.5G on it, and I have a need, and a greed, for speed, and since the 128 speedfix works so well...

What would be the ramifications (if any) of bumping that to 256 or even 512? Would it work? Would it bork my phone or my card?

Inquiring mind wants to know...:confused:

And I've already altered the zip to 256, so unless someone talks me out of it quickly I'magonna try it...:rolleyes:
[EVO 4G Android Development] mroneeyedboh:
Bump

also, does the throttle hack actually work? Like a substantial amount?
[EVO 4G Android Development] mroneeyedboh:
Ive seen this twice in this thread. How does that SD card hack work? I think i read its inside of a kernel?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Beknatok:
All you are modifying is a read_ahead_buffer... a buffer that already existed. It's not going to bork your SDCard. Depending on your SDCard Speed Class, you'll see diminishing returns depending on the size of your buffer. You'll also see a possible change in access times, but that is all dependent on how robust the Android buffering methodology is.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Persnlmgr:
Go a few pages back, or do the paper-clip search, and download the tweak. It's fantastic. Just as a casual test, a bunch of us have clearly documented the Gallery loading pictures in less than half the time, a good test of whether a read-ahead cache is working.

It bumps the read-ahead cache from 4 to 128.

There's a separate version for adding this tweak as a Flash, and last night I noticed Calkulin now has a kernel with this built-in, as (I hear) so does Ziggy.

:D
[EVO 4G Android Development] Greenfieldan:
Basically, your SD card reads several times faster than it normally would in a completely safe way :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] lowetax:
as i normally download everything to my pc to maintain a copy,

my preferred (and so you don't forget) method is going into amon ra recovery (i'm using test03 version) and select usb-ms - shoot the file across - let recovery unmount usb - and i'm right there ready to flash.

i also use dropbox (so handy) for some things ...
[EVO 4G Android Development] slugbug2010:
What do you mean by "where can I get the rls5 stock theme". The rom is themed so if you are running rls5 ..... you have the theme. Nandroid what you have before you try other themes - check out themes, add-ons, mods, etc - find what you like and nadroid that - if you don't find a mix that you like a lot, then restor the original nandroid you did before flashing various themes.

For my tastes, I am running a theme (Frosted Warm) that is based off of Myn's Warm and desinged around it. I add a few add-ons/mods (colored GB menus, vanilla lock, etc) that I pull form other themes or are stand-alones ...... all this retains almost all of Myn's Warm theme (elegant balck with green).
[EVO 4G Android Development] mroneeyedboh:
Ohok, its that easy. I never thought about NANDing. thanks man.
[EVO 4G Android Development] tolo3:
I have it. Small on my screen though, so been trying to figure out how to resize the .png files and plays too fast also. Just used esfileexplorer to mnt and then placed the file in /system/customize/resources and renamed it bootanimation.zip.

Help anyone w resizing?

Also, class 6 16gb tested out at class 4 with tweak. So much for that.
[EVO 4G Android Development] nrap:
weather

I can't get the weather to show up on the clock.

any ideas as to what im doing wrong?

I don't leave gps on.

and the actual widget that is similar doesn't update either.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Greenfieldan:
Check to see that your internet is working.
[EVO 4G Android Development] slugbug2010:
:)

I am somewhat of a nandroid fanatic. I have a 32gb sd card so I don’t mind if they stack up on me a bit. I don’t always nandroid before flashing some things because I know I have a “good” nandroid that is no more than a few days old.

Now that we can designate where zip files go in Amon_Ra, I have a separate file that contains my current set up (rom+kernel+theme+addons, etc) plus files for themes, mods, kernels, etc. This also makes it easier for me if I need to set things back up.
[EVO 4G Android Development] mlmob:
Just so everyone's aware, 0.8.3 won't update properly from the market if you have the warm themed 0.8.2 installed, if Myn doesn't beat me to it, I'll port the theme over and get it posted up in zip/nonsense forms... :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] roscoenr:
grab gimp, it is basicly a freen version of photoshop, and you can do it in ther
[EVO 4G Android Development] mroneeyedboh:
Is the data governor removed really helping people out?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Persnlmgr:
In case anyone else wishes to be a guinea pig, along with me, I've altered the sdreadahead-signed zip to 256 (from 128).

Everything seems to be running much faster. In what would be affected by the read-ahead cache, pics in the Gallery load nearly instantly, my Calenders and Google Contacts scroll faster, (and when I open Contacts the icon pics are just there...instead of slowly popping up), pdf's open faster...and those are just my initial findings.

I'll try Music, and some other sd-card dependent apps over the day and report back later...

But here it is, and it should be completely safe and flashable.:cool:

After you flash it, here are the checks to make sure it's installed:

ADB:

adb shell cat /sys/devices/virtual/bdi/179:0/read_ahead_kb

(Should return "256")

Terminal Emulator:

su (you'll get the # sign, then...)

shell cat /sys/devices/virtual/bdi/179:0/read_ahead_kb

(Should return 256)
[EVO 4G Android Development] tolo3:
I read it did not help even at 512 but will flash your zip right now. If I'm not back on soon you know what happened....
[EVO 4G Android Development] Beknatok:
Note that the SD Speed Tester app really isn't all that accurate in its assessment of your card. The value that it brings is that it allows you to at least compare before and after numbers.

What Class is your SD Card? Someone else mentioned that higher buffering values only really help those with high Class SDCards. Definitely worth the experiment and cannot hurt. In fact, you could simply use ADB and modify the file in shell, run the tester app, then repeat with another value, to find what works best for you.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Rocklee99:
Is it possible to somehow port this theme off this rom for another rom?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Beknatok:
If you're already in ADB/Terminal, then just run this:

echo "XXX" > /sys/devices/virtual/bdi/179:0/read_ahead_kb

The change will take effect immediately, so run the tester app to see if you have any significant change, then change it again to try something else. Much faster than flashing and reflashing, when you're just testing to find a good value that works for you.
[EVO 4G Android Development] BDR456:
here is my issue. i restored my phone to one of my backups because i noticed 4G wasnt working. after the restore it worked just fine. then i did a restore through titanium backup for my apps and towards the end of the restore from TB the 4G turned itself off. any way for me to figure out whats making the 4G not work?

do i just reflash the wimax?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Persnlmgr:
I have 2 - a class 2 and a class 6. I currently have the C2 in, and with the 256 tweak I am definitely getting faster loads and reads.

I'll try the C6 later today...but as you say, the higher the class the better it'll manage larger buffers.

I'd say 256 to 512 would still benefit C2's and you could probably go as high as 1012 with C6 or up, before the buffer started lagging...

:D
[EVO 4G Android Development] Persnlmgr:
THANKS, great advice.

Didn't know I could "echo" in new numbers!! I'd officially "THANKS" you, but I've already spent my 5 for the day (how dumb...).:p
[EVO 4G Android Development] marriedman624:
So, I didn't flash you fix (YET) but I went in and changed the file manually.

I must say, you sir are a genius!!! I only have an 8 GB card, but I can deal with the larger amount of space taken by this. I can actually use the Gallery3D now, pictures load instantly, instead of me having to wait for them.

Although it got me thinking.......If I bump it up to 1028, I wonder if the phone would read my mind and open the gallery even before I clicked on it

HAHA, that would be awesome!!!!

Thanks again.

Will flash the fix, when i get a chance. Trying to figure out what is killing my battery.
[EVO 4G Android Development] tolo3:
Thanks for not borking my phone prslnmngr. Flashed w no wiping at all. Confirmed read speed set to 256 and I'm running HTC #17

5 16 w/r
[EVO 4G Android Development] jbermi:
why would you do that? anyways...try konikubs's mynimal theme...very close.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Persnlmgr:
If you changed the number manually, and ran the test and got "256" as a result, you don't need to flash my file, too...you're good.

And, thanks for mentioning "battery issue", as I wanted to point out, earlier, that I ran the 128 tweak all day yesterday and it seemed to extend my battery a little.

Might be psychological, (I am, after all, a total whack job :eek:), but it seems since it's taking less time to load stuff it's running more efficiently...

As for the size issue, it's been pointed out that slower (C2, C4) cards would start lagging from the larger buffer size. But I believe even on a C2 you'd be good to 512. C6 and up could probably handle 1012.

:cool:
[EVO 4G Android Development] tolo3:
Thanks roscoenr. Will do tonight.
[EVO 4G Android Development] jelive:
Agree, better to do through recovery...trying to break bad habit :) I got in to at the beginning with my EVO.

Jim
[EVO 4G Android Development] Beknatok:
That is not accurate. I specifically stated that you should only tweak read_ahead_buffer manually for testing purposes. The reason is that this file is overwritten every single time you reboot.

So unless a different value is implemented by a kernel developer, you must use the method I implemented, which executes the echo command each time you boot up for your phone.
[EVO 4G Android Development] roscoenr:
download alogcat off the market and when 4g messes up open alogcat and see what you get
[EVO 4G Android Development] ageesm:
The files are hard to keep with the same level of detail while making them larger. You could message the guy on youtube that made the animation, I am sure the original is a much larger size.
[EVO 4G Android Development] tolo3:
Even better idea. Will give it a shot.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Persnlmgr:
Ok, so that's just an each-time fix? So if I find a good/better size that way, I should rewrite the zip to that size and flash it, for it to be "permanent"?

Thanks for clarifying...:cool:

Also, what is everyone using for testing the speed?
[EVO 4G Android Development] mroneeyedboh:
Here is the new permanent fix for NON-aHEAD written kernels, Like ziggys. This works for Nets kernel. Just flash it via recovery and it will write into the kernel.

So this is not temporary anymore, this will stay until you flash a new rom.