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[EVO 4G Android Development] Persnlmgr:
Call the 877 number Fred posted (Retention) AGAIN. Evidently, it's all dependent on the Rep you speak to.

Be soft spoken and nice.

And, (this has worked for a bunch of people, me and Myn included), tell them you have had a recurring problem with the phone's USB port, and they have ordered a replacement for you but they're on back-order. And you'd just as soon have the upgrade so you can just buy a 3D.

That oughtta do the trick.

:D
[EVO 4G Android Development] vanessaem:
No doubt, when you talk to the right rep and tell them the right things, they'll get you what you want. It's worked for me many times. ;)
[EVO 4G Android Development] thfc1799:
I've tried to find an answer to this question but what is the point in partitioning your SD card? I don't understand how it can possibly speed up your phone? Surely It's just like expanding your hard drive on your pc right? Can someone please explain?

*edit* unless It's like readyboost on pc? Is that it?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Persnlmgr:
HEEEELLLLPPPP....

My shiny new Evo has Android 2.3.3 and S/W 4.22.651.2 ... can't find a way to ROOT...ARRRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHH....

Any ideas from you brilliant Mynions?

:eek:
[EVO 4G Android Development] Persnlmgr:
I think it frees up some of the phone's meager 512 of memory allowing the OS to function better.

;)
[EVO 4G Android Development] vanessaem:
I don't know, my old Evo has root. :p

No answers here? http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1098
[EVO 4G Android Development] thfc1799:
So it is like readyboost... Are people actually experiencing a speed increase or is it more of a placebo effect?
[EVO 4G Android Development] bxphantom:
Its more of a function thing. The phone, when maxing out the internal memory, starts feeling sluggish and doesn't perform as well. When u partition you give the phone more space to work with. I can definitely vouch for that cause it has happened to me before I partitioned. Now I'm better off after doing so.
[EVO 4G Android Development] thfc1799:
What are people using for synergy? (size wise?)
[EVO 4G Android Development] ageesm:
Well, I picked up a Galaxy Tab 10.1. I'm already I'm really enjoying it and already got the sucker rooted, which surprisingly only took about 10 minutes :p. I'll put it through its paces to see if I want to keep it. The Transformer, despite its excellent price point, just had a few too many problems still (many fixed by xda already, but some were workarounds IMO, and some hadn't really been fixed yet).

I will say, Honeycomb is awesome, it clearly still needs work (and more app support) but it's pretty cool already. My biggest gripe so far is a bit of keyboard lag in the browser, which is independent of what keyboard you are using and seems to be present on most, if not all HC tablets :(.

Anyway, thanks to everyone who gave me their opinions/thoughts. It isn't an Evo 3D, but it's working for me so far...;)
[EVO 4G Android Development] Persnlmgr:
I believe they are.

The best thing to use, though, is one of the sd-readahead.zip tweaks. They increase the size of your cache and speed up read/writes to your card considerably.

The correct one is all a matter of trial and error, but I have a 16G C10 card and use the 512 with great results.

I've attached them. Flash them as you would any zip.

:cool:
[EVO 4G Android Development] cirehawk:
Come on Neil. With you getting an early upgrade to the 3D, AND still having upgrade available on your account, AND getting a brand new EVO 4G instead of a refurb, it can't all be perfect for you. :p
[EVO 4G Android Development] thfc1799:
So these do the same thing as manually partitioning (ie. going into recover, partition, etc...) they just do it for you? Will it format my SD card (obviously I don't care, I just want to make a backup if so lol)
[EVO 4G Android Development] cirehawk:
Didn't myn cook the sd readahead tweak into Synergy?
[EVO 4G Android Development] jtemple42000:
If I'm not mistaken, these just allow the phone to access the sd card faster. They will not partition the sd card.

Open your gallery and watch the thumbnails load, specifically how long they take to load. Then flash the 512 readahead and go back into the gallery and watch how much faster the gallery thumbnails load. This is assuming you are not already running a rom that has this cooked into it already. I believe that myn has cooked this into synergy already and it is also cooked into RLS5.
[EVO 4G Android Development] thfc1799:
So which system is better for speeding up the phone? Partitioning and adjusting cache sizes, or installing one of these sd-readahead zips?

or both?
[EVO 4G Android Development] CrippleB:
Wow. I'm sorry call me a liar, I must have got a refurb 2 weeks ago. It came with froyo. 003 and it looks brand new.
[EVO 4G Android Development] DConrad2010:
Anybody that upgraded to the Evo 3D from the Evo 4G,can you still use your extended battery with the new handset?
[EVO 4G Android Development] aburgthing:
Tried to warn you...twice! There is currently no root available and you cannot downgrade it. That's why I'm living with my bright spot on the screen for now.
[EVO 4G Android Development] threestripebrand:
News widget not working here either. 6/25 w/ 3.0 rosie.

sent from my Nike hating Synergistic EVO!
[EVO 4G Android Development] Oakley707:
Not to flood this thread with success stories, but I just called the 877 retention number that has been mentioned several times in this thread and was able to verbally confirm that both of my lines are going to be eligible for the upgrade. She mentioned that it could take as little as minutes, but most likely wouldn't "hit" until tomorrow. Only advice I can give is kill them with kindness, I never mentioned anything negative or wrong with my service. Simply that I wanted to upgrade and per the old Premiere program I would have been eligible for one phone. I couldn't believe how easy it was to get the second one either... Thanks again all.
[EVO 4G Android Development] slugbug2010:
I'm happy to hear you like it. It's one fine looking tablet, that's for damn sure! You'll find all sorts of uses for your tablet and ways to integrate your evo with the tablet. It's not very polished, but it is worth the $3 - Sync SMS. Text on your tablet using your own phone's number (v. a google voice number). It syncs via dropbox.
[EVO 4G Android Development] smw6180:
Yep. It's set to 512. check out /etc/init.d and you'll see the file there. (s99readahead I believe, something close). cat the file and you'll see it's set to 512.

Nope. Totally different size battery.
[EVO 4G Android Development] jtemple42000:
I sent them a email two days ago with my phone number, name and my 1 year upgrade date (which was June 1.) Today I checked my upgrade date and guess what, fixed! So, now I am awaiting the arrival of my Evo 3D....
[EVO 4G Android Development] thfc1799:
Does this mean there is no way to speed the phone up then?
[EVO 4G Android Development] myn:
Confirmed when using Rosie 3.0.

For the folks NOT running Rosie 3.0 is this an issue with the News Widget?

Thanks.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Solicitous:
Yeah I just tried and it force closes. I'm on 6/22
[EVO 4G Android Development] cirehawk:
Honestly, I don't see a reason for Sprint NOT to do the upgrade. There really shouldn't be a downside for them. They've already sold you/us the EVO as well as the monthly data plan. Giving you the upgrade means that are selling you ANOTHER phone as well as renewing your 2 year contract. Seems like a win/win to me. They keep making money and you get the phone you want. Plus, by making you happy with the phone you want, customer satisfaction should go up (which means they will "retain" you as a customer). :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] thfc1799:
is anyone running synergy while overclocked?
[EVO 4G Android Development] aburgthing:
Nope it was fine on all other iterations of the nighly. I was using from 6/8 till I flashed the Rosie with 6/23. I get no force closes with the widget but it just sits there "loading".
[EVO 4G Android Development] myn:
To confirm you both DO NOT have Rosie 3.0 loaded. Just stock Synergy?

And to confirm, what News Widget did you pick? the larger one or smaller one?

Thanks.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Oakley707:
Yea, you bring up great points. I am just coming from AT&T and remember how painful it was to try and upgrade a month or two before your two year contract with them. Sure glad I get an Android update every year, as opposed to the Apple fanboi's every two years...

Thanks again to the community. Time to start backing up my phone so I can de-root. Are people actually having success selling these online / craigslist for more than $200? I'm debating just trading it in for $150...
[EVO 4G Android Development] Solicitous:
I am on stock Synergy. I loaded both the small and large one and I get the force close.
[EVO 4G Android Development] smw6180:
What do you mean 'speed it up'? It should be perfectly fine. I haven't flashed 6/25 but 6/23 is very smooth.

The reason for partitioning you SD card is so that this ROM doesn't fill all of your internal memory. As of 6/23 it was perfectly smooth right out of the box. If you don't want to partition your SD card, that's fine, but it's going to start off fast then after a day or so it's going to get more and more sluggish as /data and /data/dalvik-cache fills up. This is the entire reason for the partitioning: So your apps and dalvik-cache have room to grow.

I recommend you back up your SD card to your desktop and partition as follows:

1. 32mb swap (64 if you have >8gb sdcard.

2. 1024mb ext

3. rest for fat32

4. upgrade ext2 to ext3

The stock kernel doesn't really support swap, but once HTC releases the source for the kernel it will, and then you won't have to repartition again.

As for your other question on overclocking, no you can't OC this rom. There are no custom kernels. You can install netarchy or something if you like but it will break your camera. You'll get a white screen when you load up the camera. You'll still be able to take pictures, but you won't see what you're shooting.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Solicitous:
"HTC Evo 4G (My wife is taking care of my baby, now...)"

I laughed at this :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] thfc1799:
Thankyou... this is the answer I've been looking for... you're the man.

*edit* once partitioned, is it necessary to "clear/wipe" anything every so often?
[EVO 4G Android Development] slugbug2010:
I have a theory. Let me know what you think.

I think Titanium Backup is really messed up and I can't see how it is user error this time. I have completely and fully wiped and re-set up my phone TWICE within the past week ( wehn I say re-set I mean fresh install of apps via market, etc). A few examples - I went to use Tele Nav today. The app would not open. I just looked at it and it shows in TB as deleted/crossed out. I did NOT delete or remove that app. That is one example. I mean - that app comes with the friggin rom, there is no reason is would be crossed out, I use it and would not have deleted it. Words with Friends was crossed out/deleted. No way I did that. I love that stupid game.

I think that kind of "behavior" is crazy. I am not sure it would account for no record of some calls missed, no record of some texts sent to me....but I have to wonder. My phone is either possessed or the only thing I can think to blame it on is TB since that is where things seem weird.

Is there any reason to think an sd card could "cause" this? Is it all unrelated? Could it be hardware? I really am at a loss but can't think of why this is happening.
[EVO 4G Android Development] vanessaem:
How do you back up in Titanium Backup? I used to get crappy restores all of the time but that doesn't happen anymore. I think because I changed the way I back stuff up and restore.
[EVO 4G Android Development] bxphantom:
I have the same issue but can't figure out what is causing it.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Solicitous:
I don't know much about this since I haven't experienced it and I'm still a noobie (in my eyes) when it comes to Android. Are you restoring "user apps" or "missing apps + all system data"? If you restored system data then that can interfere with your new data when you re-flashed Synergy. This is my hypothesis
[EVO 4G Android Development] Solicitous:
The HTC kernel on Synergy cannot be overclocked until they release a source code
[EVO 4G Android Development] vanessaem:
In Titanium Backup:

When backing up:

Backup all user apps

When restoring:

Restore missing apps with data(only)

Not system data

This has been working for me. :cool:
[EVO 4G Android Development] Persnlmgr:
Duuuuuude(ette)...I was already on my way to Sprint when you posted that...AAAARRRGGGGHHHHHHHH :eek:

Is there really NO WAY to root this thing....SHEEEEEEEE-IT.....

:(
[EVO 4G Android Development] slugbug2010:
It has a scheduled backup to run every Sunday morning at 5 am. I ran a batch backup on the 24th on my own - back up all user apps and system data. I really am at a loss.

I think I'll flash the rom again. Perhaps uninstall Titianium and see if this wacky behavior stops.

Check out all of the removed/crossed out/deleted apps. I did not do that. SOME I never re installed after I reset my phone, but MOST of those listed I most definitely did NOT uninstall/delete/freeze.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Solicitous:
I am afraid not man... :'(
[EVO 4G Android Development] Persnlmgr:
So, all the folks buying new Evos now are totally screwed as far as Root goes?

That can't be possible....

:(
[EVO 4G Android Development] slugbug2010:
YOU DO??? I thought I was the only one. OK. There are at least two of use. We can figure this out then. Seems like we can eliminate alien life form taking over our phones. So you have apps disappear AND text messages that never show up AND people tell you they have called but you do not show a missed call?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Solicitous:
Uninstall titanium and restore your apps via the market. Delete all your backups as well
[EVO 4G Android Development] slugbug2010:
Yea, I will do that. Again. I did that last week. Well I installed apps from the market, I did not restore any backups, but I also did not uninstall Titanium.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Solicitous:
I didn't uninstall titanium either. I just put it to the SD card
[EVO 4G Android Development] lowetax:
everything opens faster after the first opening. on pc's and on our evo's.
[EVO 4G Android Development] smw6180:
Good. I laughed when I wrote it. :)

No problem. And no, you don't really need to. If you reboot to recovery to flash a theme or something you'll be wiping cache/dalvik, which would be all you'd need to 'clear/wipe' if you're not flashing a new ROM.

If you have 'weird issues' or random slowness or other goofiness it's a good idea to wipe cache and/or dalvik-cache. Especially if you've uninstalled a lot of apps, since dalvik doesn't clean itself well. But mainly you won't need to be wiping anything.
[EVO 4G Android Development] vanessaem:
You shouldn't restore system apps.

But I'm with Solicitous, maybe you should start fresh. You might have some corrupt backups. Delete all of those, restore from the market then back up with TB.
[EVO 4G Android Development] busventinc:
having the same problems as you all no texts received and no voice mails only a text saying i need to call a number to get my voice mails weird I am on 6/25
[EVO 4G Android Development] slugbug2010:
Will do, doing that now. Squeaky clean install of 6/25. I did this less than 10 days ago and will do it again. I really do not mind installing apps from the market. I just HATE redoing all my settings. Hate it.
[EVO 4G Android Development] slugbug2010:
None at all???? Very strange. I get MOST of them, then randomly I will not get some. Obviously sometimes I don't even know unless a friend asks. I have sat right next to a friend, they have shown me their evo and the text message they clearly sent to me with no fail notice...and I got nothing. Same thing with the phone call - I see in their history they called me...I show no record of it at all.
[EVO 4G Android Development] thfc1799:
Thanks for everything... I'm assuming when you wipe cache/dalvik it also clears that newly created partition correct?
[EVO 4G Android Development] busventinc:
I am in the same boat as you tami don't think that doing a fresh install of apps and re-doing settings would fix it tried twice and still get the same problems I am going to just format my card and do a hard reset then restore everything and see if that works will let you all know if that helps
[EVO 4G Android Development] vanessaem:
Ditto on the settings but restoring old settings can lead to problems. I know it has for me in the past.
[EVO 4G Android Development] lowetax:
using that with the nook color works good. sync sms
[EVO 4G Android Development] smw6180:
Nope. The new partition is called sd-ext and it's where all your apps are stored. in addition your dalvik-cache is stored in /data/dalvik-cache, which is really a link to the sd-ext partition.

cache is a separate partition (/cache). So when you wipe cache you're formatting /cache

when you wipe dalvik-cache you're deleting everything in /data/dalvik-cache.

Clear it up for you?

2 things to remember:

1. If you do a nandroid backup you'll need to make sure to get sd-ext included with your backups.

2. When you flash a new ROM and you need to wipe your phone, make sure to wipe sd-ext as well as everything else.
[EVO 4G Android Development] thfc1799:
I think I've used up all my "thanks" for the day on you alone lol.
[EVO 4G Android Development] slugbug2010:
Well holy $hit batman. I have done a hard reset, too (by that I mean I wiped everything, EVERY single thing - twice - except sd card) and then ONLY flashed the nightly. I've done that twice, too. Working on third time right now. Instead of installing apps via the market, I'm going to "push" them to my phone via market.android.com.

I will let you know how that goes. And yes - please let me know how the sd format goes. That was going to be my next try.
[EVO 4G Android Development] smw6180:
lol...no problem. :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] vanessaem:
Yeah, I really hate how XDA forces us to ration our "Thanks" clicks. I can't tell you how many times I try and click the Thanks button for people then I get a big error message telling me that I used up all of my Thanks click privileges for the day. :rolleyes::D
[EVO 4G Android Development] bxphantom:
do u have my phone? Cause that is exactly what happens. I mentioned before that my light indicator goes off and I don't have any messages. And people were complaining they were calling me when my phone sat quiet, even called the voicemail to make sure my phone wasn't disconnected, lol
[EVO 4G Android Development] bxphantom:
For data info I use my backup root, but for apps I use titanium but ever since I started the synergy betas I had to restart all apps from scratch and lost ask settings made. I'm wroth u I hate having to do everything all over again, so annoying. But I really think it's titanium cause I've had apps uninstalled and I had to reinstall it again, so frustrating.
[EVO 4G Android Development] slugbug2010:
I wont even have the light indicator go off. Sometimes I get a text message, there is no notification symbol, the light is not flashing and I don't even know I have it unopened until I open the text app. That is IF I even GET the text. My step dad called me back - TWICE - on Father's Day and there is no record of him calling at all. None. Of course I called him anyway but I would never had known if he hadn't mentioned it.

DOH!!:confused:
[EVO 4G Android Development] Dredz:
FWIW, I had a client running Syn 6/20 with the exact same issues(missing calls and texts). What Radios are you running? They were using the same radios from RLS5(which do work with Syn), but when they updated radios all was happy in the land of EVO.

It's worth a shot if you haven't updated your radios in a while.
[EVO 4G Android Development] slugbug2010:
Ok, I've restored my purchased apps from the market. I used My Backup Pro to FREEZE Titanium. I will delete the TB backups via usb. Once I have the rest of my apps restored I will nandroid.
[EVO 4G Android Development] slugbug2010:
Excellent idea. And that was one of the first things I thought of, too. So I updated the radios within a few days of starting Synergy. They are in my sig. I am pretty sure they are the current radios.

Thank you (I too have run out of thanks for the day)
[EVO 4G Android Development] dougjamal:
Congratulations on your new toy, my friend....;)

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[EVO 4G Android Development] Solicitous:
I have my PRI downgraded to 1.77. I don't know if this helps in any way
[EVO 4G Android Development] bxphantom:
I do get the missed call but nothing recorded on the call log or ANY notification of a missed call. I've also gotten phantom texts when the light goes off and no messages AND the issue u mentioned about no notification but have messages waiting. I don't know what is causing this and I thought I was going crazy. But I do know it started when I started the beta.
[EVO 4G Android Development] bxphantom:
I haven't updated the radios but I'm using the same I had from when I had rls 5
[EVO 4G Android Development] Dredz:
Did you update Radios before flashing the ROM?
[EVO 4G Android Development] dougjamal:
The Titanium Backup app is great when it works, however, it does have a history of unexplained events as well as cause wakelocks from time to time. In my opinion, it appears to be one of the most updated apps in the Market. I wonder why?

pecking & swyping from my EVO 4G
[EVO 4G Android Development] Dredz:
It's worth a shot. Flash radios before the ROM. YMMV, but it has worked wonders for my client.:D
[EVO 4G Android Development] bxphantom:
**update** WTF I can't even update the radios! I tap on the button and nothing happens!
[EVO 4G Android Development] dougjamal:
If you flash nightly builds a lot and/or change roms fairly frequently, don't waste your time backing up system data. *Generally* with nightly builds, you only wipe cache & dalvik and then flash atop the current build and with a new rom, why not start out with fresh?

pecking & swyping from my EVO 4G
[EVO 4G Android Development] slugbug2010:
No, I don't believe I did. I think I updated the radios after the first nightly I used and before the second.
[EVO 4G Android Development] dougjamal:
It is always a good idea to keep a copy of your apps saved on your card or computer. You never know when you may be unable to access the Market or if an updated app doesn't play well with your device, you can always delete and re-install an earlier version that may no longer be available in the Market. Having said that, copy the contents of the /data/app/ folder and put them in a safe place. Those are the installed and installable 3rd party apps that you've installed, but only if you find it feasible, my friend.....;)

pecking & swyping from my EVO 4G
[EVO 4G Android Development] slugbug2010:
That was just what TB did on a weekly scheduled basis. When changing roms/nightlies, I nandroid :)

I am redoing all my settings manually this time. 3rd fresh start, not restoring any apps via any program other than the market.

I just wonder - what in the world "touches" all of these things, because now it appears as though I am not alone, and very similar things are happening to at least a few people. What "touches" incoming text messages, incoming calls, incoming voice mails? What deletes apps :eek:?
[EVO 4G Android Development] slugbug2010:
I have backups of backups LOL. I copy my entire phone over to the laptop about once a week. AND copy nandroids to a special sub folder. THEN clean up the sd card.
[EVO 4G Android Development] dougjamal:
In my opinion, a lot of things get screwy due to memory usage. Think about it. After a fresh install and the signing in with your Google credentials, that darn sync icon seem to spin forever trying to sync not only your Gmail, but also the default news & weather. Throw in the fact that we, while the syncing is occurring, are restoring 3rd party apps & data. Then the Market tries to update itself as well as refresh our installed app list. Of course, I'm only guessing...(laughing), however, it's possible...;)

pecking & swyping from my EVO 4G