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[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fsmith3x:
Ok EVO nation!

Here's my scenario. I'm running a fresh flash of MikFroyo 4.5 and Netarchy's 4.2.2. cfs nohavs. With almost nothing else running on the phone.

So far I've seen a the stand-by battery drain hover around 100-180mA, with an occasional dip into the 50's. The CPU usage is always just below 10%.

I've seen references all over the forums about users claiming low 40's and idle CPU usage around 3% and I'm wondering WHY I'm not able to achieve the same thing.

Now I've done all of the standard battery tweaks, tried various kernels, and can remember a time last fall when one kernel I flashed seemed to give me incredible battery life.

So...Let's hear what your average stand-by battery drain and CPU usage is.

(And any thoughts you might have about my battery situation)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m4xwellmurd3r:
Get 4.3.2 with more havs. It'll drop the voltages nice and low. When I had mikfroyo with netarchy 4.3.2 with setcpu screen off at 128mhz I had about 30-40 idle drain.

Sent from my (insert daily ROM name here) Evo 4g
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gpz1100:
I wouldn't worry too much about your idle current draw unless you're having a battery drain problem. The issue with the current draw methodology is it's taking the current consumption that instant in time. Unfortunately, you can't monitor instantaneous current draw without affecting the reading itself.

If you idle for an hour or two (or 5), and your battery only goes down 0-1%, i'd say you're in good shape. Also, it helps if you specify what software you're using to monitor these values with? Mine is based on Battery Monitor Widget (bmw).

Edit: There's more to cpu tweaks than just kernels. Along with kernels, there are governors, and then there are governor parameters. Each will directly affect your battery consumption and cpu load.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fsmith3x:
I'm definitely having a battery drain problem. At idle, it's falling 3-4% per hour, according to the Battery Monitor Widget.

I've got SetCPU set to 128min/998 max with Conservative scaling, and I've one profile enabled for Screen off settings of 128min/128max.

I did notice that when I try to set the min cpu to 128, the clock speeds jump all over the place. But if I set the min cpu to 245 it quiets right down.

Perhaps I a have CPU that's become finicky?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anguyen2008:
I had an issue similar to this where my battery would drain quicker than usual when the CPU min was set at 128 and having a screen off profile of 128/128. I think the problem stems from just setting the CPU way too low and having it use more power to bring the phone 'up to speed'. From my personal experience, I think you'll still be just as good setting your mins to 245, but by all means you're more than welcome to continue experimenting with 128 :p
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gpz1100:
First off, you need to determine if you have a wake lock issue. Use "spare parts" to see. Look in the battery history, partial wake lock section. It will show you what programs are causing wake lock, and what amount of time they are in a state of wake lock.

Example, my phone was last off the charger 42 hours ago (awake time 7h36m), battery still at 32%, and should last the remainder of the day so long as I don't do too much data. My two biggest wake lock listings are Android system at 1h26m, and my email at 20m.

All it takes is 1 misbehaved program, or even a particular setting within a program to cause wake lock. If that is the cause, then regardless of what your sleep settings are, the phone will still draw the battery down quickly.

You can also look in "/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/stats" at the time_in_state file using a text viewer/editor. It will show how much each cpu frequency is being utilized. I don't recall what unit it's in. But the point here is that if your 128/245 Mhz values are lower than your upper mhz values, something is not right.

The governor parameters will control how much cpu swing is occurring under various load. That is, if you're reading an email, there's little reason for the cpu to be pegged at 998mhz. These parameters control the thresholds (contingent upon which governor is used) at which the cpu scales up or down.

Edit: Each value in time_in_state represent 10ms, or .01seconds. So multiple each value below by .01 to get actual time in seconds. If you notice, the total time in us equal to my awake time of 7h36m, not total uptime.

Mine looks like this

Mhz cycles	seconds
128000	1264017	12640
245000	201083	2011
384000	72728	727
422400	4	0
460800	133450	1335
499200	0	0
537600	72174	722
576000	53479	535
614400	78771	788
652800	38230	382
691200	0	0
729600	87258	873
768000	29579	296
806400	98273	983
844800	18476	185
883200	0	0
921600	599503	5995
960000	0	0
998400	2821	28
Total	2,749,846	27,498

27498seconds = 458min = 7.63h or 7h37m.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fsmith3x:
gpz1100, Please describe your setup and usage. I'm curious to know how you're getting that kind of battery life.

Anyway....

Good morning gang!

I gave this a couple of days for the fresh install to settle in, and hopefully let it learn how to use the battery more efficiently. But it's still a power hungry beast.

Yesterday I calculated it's use ate 3.9% an hour, based on battery % / time unplugged.

Mind you, I made 2 short phone calls yesterday, and checked my Exchange mail a few times throughout the day. No Angry birds while I'm trying to sort out batter life. ;)

It's still using 100-150mA in standby, and it seems like the governor (SetCPU) is working like it should.

Right now the battery is at 97% and has been off the charger for 1.5 hours. That's 2% an hour. Which isn't bad, but I doubt the average will be that low by the end of the day.

For those of you who like numbers, here's some stats for you. Do you see anything that raises any red flags?

Looking at Spare Parts, in the wake lock section, I see these values.

Android System: 9m9s

UID 10020:	54s

Facebook:	39s

Voicemail:	30s

Mail:	14s

Maps:	11s

Tasker:	9s

WidgeLocker:	6s

Other Usage...

Running:	36.1%

Screen on:	16.7%

Phone on:	.9%

Wifi On:	100%

Wifi Running:	100%

The values from my 'stats' file:

128000 0

245000 84095

384000 20371

422400 9

460800 0

499200 127

537600 4743

576000 100

614400 9

652800 75

691200 4238

729600 0

768000 23

806400 1358

844800 2439

883200 0

921600 0

960000 976

998400 18361

1036800 0

1075200 0

1113600 0

1152000 0

1190400 0

1228800 0

1267200 0
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gpz1100:
My setup is as described in the sig. The only additions would include custom conservative governor settings of 80/55/10 % on the up/down/freq steps thresholds; min/max cpu of 128/921 Mhz respectively. I don't use setcpu, tasker, or anything similar. Background updates is on, but nothing is checked (no gmail, facebook, etc.). I used to have email push enabled (using k9 mail), but decided to turn off push altogether, and just poll the server manually when I need to check email when away - little reason to getting emails as they come in if I have access to a computer at the same time.

I have found that even with wifi, the quality of your voice signal drastically affects battery life. I'd say I have average signal, (3-4 bars most of the time) for voice. However, sprint provided an airave because data speed is terrible here. A byproduct of the airave is it provides excellent voice signal. So, just with that in place, consumption while the phone is sleeping/idling is reduced by a good 10-20% over connecting to the tower directly. I'd say most of my usage is voice, some texting/emailing, and on occasion, heavy browsing. No games or videos, no facebook/twitter. It's hard to quantify use, but I think that's the bulk of it.

What you need to keep in mind, is that unless you're using an sbc kernel, your battery may or may not stay above 90% for too long after being removed from the charger. Unfortunately, battery consumption is not constant. Demand on the battery is changing depending on what the phone is doing. Also, 1.5 hrs really isn't a large enough time period to draw an accurate average from. Based on your cpu usage below, it indicates your device was actually on for 22 min.

Your wakelock numbers don't look bad, but the data is inconclusive. The question is, when these readings were taken, what was the up time, and what would you say was the time with the screen off (rough estimate is the diff between uptime and awake time). Leaving wifi on is a good idea, as it draws much less energy than using 3g.

One number that does seem surprising (assuming total run time of 1.5h's since removed from charger) is your running % of 36.1%. If the phone was not used during this time, that seems excessive. In fact, looking at the next value, screen on - 16.7%, would suggest that 20% of the awake time was when the screen was off.

I would start by disabling or uninstalling(if you use titanium backup, the FREEZE) tasker and widgetlocker. Running % - screen on % = % of time spent not sleeping even though the screen is off - things like receiving email, performing weather updates, etc...
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Deleted member 2653512:
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This is the official Samsung USA car mount found here:

http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/ECS-M979BEGSTA
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] mavictb:
that looks pretty nice but even still a little pricey.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Deleted member 2653512:
just got mine in today... it's legit badass. very sturdy and it's a suction cup that actually holds suction. the actually phone holder offers 360 degrees rotation and tilt. i give it two thumbs up!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] jeffsf:
I just got one from http://www.thecellguru.com/Products/26866 for a little under $33 delivered. I have used Cellularaccessory (the OP's source) in the past and found them very helpful as well.

The mount is "OK" in my book. While nicely made and holds the phone well, it isn't anywhere near as adjustable as I would like in terms of angles. There is only a small amount of adjustability in the ball joint that connects the cradle to the arm, perhaps +/- 20 degrees.

Another drawback is it launches the &*^%ing car-mode app/screen and ties it to the home button, which makes for a less-than-useful phone (until I can figure out how to customize that app away).

On the plus side, the lever for the suction cup is very easy to use (much better than, for example, the twist-to-lock used by TomTom).

I also like that there isn't stress on the phone's micro-USB connector. That connector has been a failure point on other phones.

It includes a standard Samsung CLA, which may or may not be able to provide the 1.1A that the T959V can take to charge. I use a USB cable and the Elago 1A (dual) CLA-to-USB which lets me charge the phone, as well as a headset/speakerphone from a single socket. Apparently Amazon has seen enough sales of the Elago line (love their Nano II microSDHC reader) that they have picked them up themselves. JoWow has been good in the past for many orders and Elago items (they were previously the only Amazon-related source).

I'll probably end up ditching the suction-cup arm and figuring out how to better mount the cradle. From what I have read, it isn't the industry-standard pattern, so it will have to be something custom.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] TheShadowMan:
I actually made my own mount using a cheap piece of crap mount off Amazon and my old Magellan GPS mount. I took the front part that actually holds the phone, and used a dremel tool to cut new holes in the back so that it would slide on to the arm assembly of the GPS mount. Fits perfect and looks awesome. Best of all, it doesn't fall off my windshield anymore!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] corradokng:
Anyone have an issue using a bluetooth headset while docked? It seems to disable unless I undock, make call, and redock.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] jchambers:
I was actually thinking about getting:

cgi.ebay.com/Samsung-Galaxy-S-II-4G-Car-Mount-CD-Dash-Holder-Dock-/150620135124?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2311a8ded4#shId

It mounts to the CD player.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] ToiletSalesman:
Make sure you let us know how that works out. It's interesting... But what if you wanna mess around with your cd player?

What about the ac vents? Perfect spot. Ready to reach, out of the way of everything...
[Nook Color General] spellrm:
So I did what I wasn't supposed to do: I rooted my Nook and decided I wanted CM7. So I went into CWR, rom zip in hand, and that's when the trouble started. My plan was to format everything, so I started with boot. CWR froze and it hasn't turned on since.

Now, I've searched and read everything about this exact situation. I need a bootable CWR sdcard and then flash the repartition boot zip.

That would be great except every CWR sdcard I burn, never works. Nothing can get this thing to come to life. I burn the sdcard, put it in the Nook, plug it to the PC and nothing happens.

I have a 2GB and 16GB card, and I've tried the 2GB images, 8GB images, 128 MB images, everything.

I really don't know what is going on, but I believe I have the world's first bricked Nook.
[Nook Color General] quikt:
I had similar problems early on. Found out app i used wasnt burning image. Try older version of win32 disk imager. If the burn is bad, nook wont power on till sd card is removed.
[EVO 4G General] akarol:
So, I recently received my replacement and immediately got it rooted. Since I have tons of apps, I rely on transfering some apps to my SD to get me by. I read that EXT3 would be more appropriate for Myn's 2.2, so I formatted my SD EXT with 0MB swap size and 2GB space with the EXT3 format. Everything seems to have worked fine. I use 'App 2 SD Pro' to notify me of apps that are capable of transferring over and it still shows that I have 22.7GB available on my SD Card. Shouldn't it limit it to the 2GB I dedicated?
[EVO 4G General] afazel:
There are different kinds of apps2sd. There's the old way, where you format part of your SD card to ext2/3/4 and you have symlinks from your /data/apps directory to that partition. Then there's the new way, where Google let's you put your apps on the FAT32 partition (normal) of your SD card in the .android_secure folder.

If you're doing it with Android's built-in apps2sd functionality, then you don't need to partition your card for ext2/3/4 to put your apps on your SD card.
[EVO 4G General] sultan.of.swing:
I run a 500mb ext4 partition, I am using dark tremors a2sd. I use a2sd from the market and it also tells me how much free space is left on the whole SD instead of how much free space is left on the ext partition.

Here's what mine looks like.
[EVO 4G General] gpz1100:
In your first pic, you have a2sd+, 384 of 457 available... That's your ext partition, no???

Edit: Bold quoted text... Still confused...
[EVO 4G General] sultan.of.swing:
Correct. That's the ext partition.
[EVO 4G General] aaronx12:
its just the space on the extened partion of the memory.
[EVO 4G General] akarol:
What's the difference between using Dark Tremor's and Google's built-in? I'm on Myn's 2.2 btw.
[EVO 4G General] akarol:
Also, how do I get the remaining A2SD+ ext space I have? Can't find it anywhere.
[EVO 4G General] gpz1100:
I don't understand?? Edit, disregard. I think your pic is showing the contents of both partitions individually.

@akarol, a little searching goes A LONG way. All your questions are answered in the first post.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=715938
[EVO 4G General] akarol:
Well, ok... that clarifies things a bit. However, I seem to not even know which version I am currently using. I am running Myn's 2.2 RLS 5 atm which I think might just use Froyo's method. For example, App 2 SD Pro guides me to the Manage Application screen for that specific app to move to/from SD. Does this mean I am using Froyo's method? If I am, then I don't need any EXT on my SD card right? If so, how do I remove it in Amon RA's recovery and will I need to wipe my ROM and start from scratch?
[EVO 4G General] gpz1100:
I am not familiar with Myn's roms, but a quick look at the main thread ( http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=793471), seven bullets down from "Some of the features in RLS 5 (01-07-2011) include:", it clearly says, "Updated Darktremor Apps2SD (2.7.5.2)".

Then, in post #3 (http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=8341836&postcount=3), in the FAQ section, there's a link to more info on the apps2sd function.

Personally, I think the write up in the DT thread is more than sufficient at explaining what it is, and how to set it up. What you are probably missing is that by having DT installed, your apps are automatically installed to the ext partition, transparent to the system. If, you now use the move2sd function in settings/applications, you are in essence, moving them from the ext3 partition (on the sd card) to the main partition (also on the sd card). I see little benefit to do this. Either use one method or the other.

This brings up the point, that with the DT method, even apps that traditionally can not reside on the SD card can do so (usually) without issue. I forget the criteria for being able to be moved, but suspect it has something to do with the fact that the main /sdcard partition can be unmounted from the system's view when connected via usb. DT's method secures the ext partition from such actions.
[EVO 4G General] akarol:
Wow, thanks! I customized my a2sd settings as instructured in post #3. However, I still cannot verify that my apps are placed on the EXT partition or in the main partition of the SD card. Any way to do this?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tailsthecat3:
Is there a better swype keyboard that we can install?? for example remove the one that came with the 3.70 software and install a better looking version or the white version i see on moto devices??

what happens if i delete sprint_swype and get the one off the swype site like i did with my hero?

thank you!!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ahavens17:
You can use the Swype installed on your device or the beta version, they should both work fine. You would probably want to remove the Sprint Swype first before installing the beta. I went back to the beta initially as it wasn't included in my ROM choice, but ended up figuring out how to use the Sprint Swype and jumped back to that. I believe they both work about the same in my experience. If its just theming you are after, I recommend checking here. It themes the keyboard picture and the trace line, and in my opinion looks a lot sharper than the Sprint or Beta Swype. You have to be comfortable with root and metamorph however.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tailsthecat3:
thanks... .
[Android Themes] GchildT:
People keep asking me how i get my wallpaper to change colors. Well, let me tell you how...

MultiColor / MultiWallpaper

[YOUTUBE]tu0vW7Lq4eI[/YOUTUBE]

All you need to acheive this simple effect is:

1. MultiPicture Live Wallpaper app

2. Simple Android wallpapers in multiple colors. (*.png preferably)

3. Any Launcher

4. Minimal Skill

Instructions:

1. Plan your layout: What makes this effect work is a simple layout. In the vid, i used a simple android background coupled with Minimalistic text and SwitchPro Switches.

2. Choose a wallpaper with few colors. (makes the effect better)

3. Create copies of that wallpaper in different colors. (this can be done in photoshop) I have a small collection of multi-colored wallpapers in the "Shared Files" section of my blog.

However, I can do this for the first five people who request it. Just Post the background you want "multi-colorized" <- my word

4. Make sure wallpapers are on your SD where you can find them.

5. Install MultiPicture Live Wallpaper from market.

6. On your device, select LiveWallpapers for your background and choose MultiPicture Live Wallpaper.

7. In the "MPLW" settings "Add individual settings" for all your screens.

8. In each screen setting select the same wallpaper group. just use a different color for each screen.

9. Make sure you set "Transition type" as "Wipe". (you can try others, but "wipe" gives the best effect)

10. Once everything is set, go back "Home" and watch the magic as you slide across screens.

Enjoy!
[Android Themes] GchildT:
Extra Space.... If needed
[Android Themes] mattfmartin:
Those look awesome could you do it with this one
[Android Themes] GchildT:
Here you go!
[Android Themes] reinbeau:
I've got Multipicture Live Wallpaper, I don't know why I'm not using it....but I will now :)
[Android Themes] kevina90:
how about this one colorized :D

or maybe the peeing one? Colorize whichever you think will look best.
[Android Themes] GchildT:
Here you go!

Enjoy!
[Android Themes] gelgel133:
can you upload yours ?
[Android Themes] GchildT:
Check my blog. Link in my signature.
[Android Themes] mrRobinson:
nice!

can you do this one?

I'm not sure how controllable this is but I have 5 home screens the center is the main and i can scroll twice to left or twice to right.

can i make it so the default wall (the one uploaded) is the center and the two to the right and left are colored? I like black background so if possible can the drawing just change from grey/white to say yellow, blue, green, red (two of those colors one way, two the other?
[Android Themes] GchildT:
Can do! Check back later on, today...

EDIT: Later on today, as in a few hours... :)
[Android Themes] mrRobinson:
i refreshed 4 times already! I'll go do work and check back, thanks!!
[Android Themes] cjward23:
This is an awesome way to use multi picture, any chance you could have a go with this wall

Cheers
[Android Themes] GchildT:
I'll see what i can do! Check back later on, today.
[Android Themes] kevina90:
would you care to tell us how you made these?
[Android Themes] GchildT:
Ok, Here ya go!

Enjoy!
[Android Themes] GchildT:
Here You GO!
[Android Themes] mrRobinson:
you have no idea how bad az you've just made my phone....

Thanks!
[Android Themes] drew_grant:
If you have that exact same Live Wallpaper you have on that video, I'll paypal you some money for it!
[Android Themes] GchildT:
All the files you need should be on my blog. The wallpapers i used in the video are dubbed AndroidProfile... You can get the *.zip on my blog... Shared Files section...

Thanks for your support!
[Android Themes] stolen_pillow:
I think this would be cool with the wallpaper from the ADW Tron theme. I already have two, if there is any chance you could whip up 3 more I would really appreciate it. Maybe orange, yellow, and green? Thanks!
[Android Themes] GchildT:
Here you go... All Finished.
[Android Themes] o0adam0o:
This looks sweet!
[Android Themes] drew_grant:
Sent a few bucks your way! It would be cool to have a glow effect on the photos. If you could somehow do that, I'd appreciate that.
[Android Themes] GchildT:
Thanks,

I'm sure it's doable. I'll play around with it.
[Android Themes] Overloaded:
WOW! Great idea! Why couldn't i have thought about that :p

I'm gonna make some awesome wallpapers tomorrow, hihi :D
[Android Themes] stolen_pillow:
Wow! Thank you so much! That was really nice of you to do! Gonna try it out now. You, sir, are THE MAN!
[Android Themes] Pneuma1985:
Haha gchild got like a hundred requests to photoshop colorize files LoL Sorry just thought that was funny!:D

Haha and to the person who wanted a glow efftect its called gaussian blur lol.
[Android Themes] GchildT:
LOL.. Maybe i should do a Photoshop How-to? Hmmmmmm.....
[Android Themes] GchildT:
Anymore requests? I've seen some very nice wallpapers out there! :D
[Android Themes] Onumis:
i must be dumb because I can't get this working right. I went through and set the individual settings but it doesn't scroll and change colors. It's also set to wipe and the color changes on my main page but not when I scroll. Any help would be appreciated.
[Android Themes] GchildT:
What Launcher are you using?
[Android Themes] carlosaf1020:
Did some for my phone thought I would share

Did some for my phone thought I would share. To download all 5 grab the zip file attached.