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I have had my Eris since launch and have never modified the phone in anyway. Well i figured i would try the one click root your eris and it ended up working. I now have wifi teethering and set cpu. What else can you do. How do you get apptoSD? Can you get Flash 10.1 to work? What is a recovery image? These are all questions i am trying to find and cant get answered HELP!!!!!
There are so many advantages to rooting that I lose track sometimes lol. Obviously you know the overclocking and tethering. Also being able to back up all your data and apps is handy(check out Titanium Backup, MybackupPro, or Sprite). Root Explorer is a great app that allows you to view, install, move, copy, make zip files, etc anything internal and external memory. Autokiller is a settings tweak for the Android memory management system. There are a couple of nice launchers like ADW and LauncherPro - they used to be root only and I've been rooted long enough to not keep up with nonrooted stuff so you might already be familiar with them... But the biggest thing is being able to flash custom roms. Now you can run the newest OS that Verizon didn't care to let us have: Froyo. I believe you should have recovery already. To test this, you can turn off your phone and then to boot into recovery, hold down the volume UP button and then hit power "End" and you should be presented with a black and green screen with a few options. I would recommend doing a Nandroid back up first. This saves your phone to the state it is in at the moment. Then if you flash a new rom that you don't like or doesn't work for you, you can just reboot into recovery, flash your back up and be right back where you were. Apps 2 SD is handled differently between 2.1 and 2.2 roms. 2.1 you need to repartition your card to have an Ext and in Froyo it is built in. There are plenty of other things to do, like Metamorph which allows you to theme different parts of the rom and icons so you can customize the way it looks infinitely. As far as Flash, it does work on somethings (and only on some roms, I believe) but generally, will make your phone laggy since it is a strain for our phones to run it. There is so much more, but you probably won't need to worry about that till you get to playing around with the different roms and run into other things. If you need more help, hit me up on your Talk app using my screen name @ gmail.com Hope this helps.
I rooted and flashed xtrSense and man the battery life is worlds of difference, plus the responsiveness is amazing too.
I just received my Archos 101 yesterday, and after loading a few apps, some music/video on the external sd card, froyo, and LauncherPro, the tablet is extremely slow - to the point where it's not as 'responsive' as it used to be. Has anyone found anything (e.g. lagfix) that makes it a bit faster? I want to love this tablet because of the hell I had to go through with Amazon to get it, but it's really making me pissed off as of lately. Any help would be great - thanks in advance.
install os monitor, sort processes by cpu load and tell us if anything is eating all the CPU
http://www.appbrain.com/app/os-monitor/com.eolwral.osmonitor
I noticed the same thing on my A70. I switched from Launcher Pro to ADW launcher and it's noticably smoother without uninstalling anything else.
Why does os monitor show it is using 40% of my cpu?
Go to Settings / About Device
Register and upgrade your firmware to 2.0.71.
Go To Settings / About Device Power Management /
click on Overdrive
Go To Settings / Repair & formating / calibrate touch screen and accelerometer
do a google searck for gAppsinstaller_v4.apk
keep clicking untill it is installed on your device.
You will now have full google market.
Go to google market - Get Dolphin Browser - make it your default
go to google market - get vplayer beta to play all flash and other videos
recomended google market - get videos
google market - i music
Should be flying now - If running slow - go to desktop - click on system monitor - stop all programs - should be flying again -
tip - firefox is really slow and crashes?? dont install
When using touch screen never push hard - A light quick brushing action works best - or a light quick tap - always light on your fingertips -
tip - do not try to root - not necessary with overdrive setting - full root will come someday. No root is working right now for this firmware.
Good luck
David
i almost forgot
dont forget to go to android market and download and install adobe flash.
Try to erase all Mediafiles and reboot.
If your A101 is faster then you have a File that breaks the mediascanner.
Also if you are still on 2.1 the Mediascanner is running at every boot and scanns every file.
This has been fixed with the last FW.
Alright I did everything you guys have recommended and it is signficantly faster now. I think my biggest problem was that I didn't realize how sensitive the screen is compared to my Captivate. Also, is there any point in setting the cpu to 1000mhz using z4root/setcpu? (haven't been able to get that to work anyways, z4mod just freezes).
I got my Arcos 101 about a week ago and noticed the horrible sluggishness too. I tried doing the firmware update to Froyo and it was still sluggish. I'm now sure exactly what the option was called, but after the Froyo update, I went into settings and did a full format on the device. It reloaded everything from scratch, but I lost all of the 3rd party apps. So I called Archos and they pointed me to ftp://support.archos.com. There is a file called A101 HDD Contents.zip Just download it and unzip the folders. In one of the folders is the Archos customizations (apk files). Just install whatever programs you want and you will be back in business.
One other thing, you will need to set your CPU speed to Performance to get the 1ghz speed. The 2.0.71 build downclocks the cpu to 800mhz.
Oh, and I'm in the same boat with not being able to Root my device. Please z4root creator, fix this.
@dijitalm:
You don't need root for 1Ghz as you can easily set this in the normal settings.
And before you try again, neither z4root nor any other sw that uses rageagainstthecage is working.
The main reason I need root is to get my Tablet to see Ad-Hoc Networks. Specifically I have WIFI Router on my phone and my laptop sees/connects to the phone fine, but the tablet will not see the access point. I know that there are fixes for this that people have come up with but it requires root access.
Oh, and I have a Windows based phone (Touch Pro 2), so I can't get the bluetooth tethering option to work either.
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Oh, and I have a Windows based phone (Touch Pro 2), so I can't get the bluetooth tethering option to work either.
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Hmm. Others have gotten WM phones to work with BT tethering.
When I try to associate the Archos 101, they attempt to pair and then my phone says "it (the tablet) doesn't have any services that we are interested in". That statement on my phone is so enfuriating because I'll be the judge of what services I'm interested in having my phone use. My old XV6800 (Titan) did bluetooth tethering like a charm, and if it were still alive, I'd even consider going back to it.
Yup I'd be happy non rooting it if I could just get tethering to work.
dijitalm said:
I just received my Archos 101 yesterday, and after loading a few apps, some music/video on the external sd card, froyo, and LauncherPro, the tablet is extremely slow - to the point where it's not as 'responsive' as it used to be. Has anyone found anything (e.g. lagfix) that makes it a bit faster? I want to love this tablet because of the hell I had to go through with Amazon to get it, but it's really making me pissed off as of lately. Any help would be great - thanks in advance.
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I tried what is on post #5 here and this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10022941&postcount=4
so far, the combination of both things have made a big difference in the performance of my A70. It's a pretty smooth experience now.
ADW and Launcher Pro
I'm glad my help with Launcher Pro helped you. I installed the new ADW Launcher EX yesterday. I will have to say, It is faster depending on the settings. I used the "Fast" [reset profile. Right off the bat it was flying faster than launcher pro. I would suggest that launcher now that it has been revamped.
JW
I would post this under the eclipse section but in development but i dont have rights yet.
Is it okay to install a different launcher, email, calendar etc apps on ROMS like this. I hate to do that and destroy the whole idea behind the ROM but i love some of the preloaded apps that you cant get from the market.
Also has anyone noticed anything strange with how accurate the battery meter is? I was at 85% and when i rebooted the phone it said i was at %99 when it came back up.
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I would post this under the eclipse section but in development but i dont have rights yet.
Is it okay to install a different launcher, email, calendar etc apps on ROMS like this. I hate to do that and destroy the whole idea behind the ROM but i love some of the preloaded apps that you cant get from the market.
Also has anyone noticed anything strange with how accurate the battery meter is? I was at 85% and when i rebooted the phone it said i was at %99 when it came back up.
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There's a lot more to a ROM than the surface. Feel free to install whatever you want. Most ROMS though they have themed elements are modifying a lot of what you don't see. Removing unwanted involvement from Motorola, for example. Changing memory settings, wifi refresh rates, all sorts of things.
The battery meter issues are with 2.3.4 base, and no one has gotten a handle on how to fix it quite yet. It doesn't seem to affect battery life and within a little while, the percentage will get closer to accurate.
Thanks
Thank you.
I also noticed that the camcorder is missing. Oh well. This ROM is still pretty awesome. Thanks again.
stanleyj42 said:
I would post this under the eclipse section but in development but i dont have rights yet.
Is it okay to install a different launcher, email, calendar etc apps on ROMS like this. I hate to do that and destroy the whole idea behind the ROM but i love some of the preloaded apps that you cant get from the market.
Also has anyone noticed anything strange with how accurate the battery meter is? I was at 85% and when i rebooted the phone it said i was at %99 when it came back up.
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Yes it is ok, I run launcher pro and have a different calender. As for the battery issue did you recalibrate the battery after flashing the new rom onto the phone?
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You can switch to the camcorder once you start the camera app, also you could side load the blur camera if it bugs you that much.
No i didnt do the battery calabration. i think i might start over and give that a try. I actually really like the camera and the gallery i just happen to notice that there wasnt a camcorder icon in the menu. Trust me thats not a big deal.
As said earlier, the camcorder is in the camera app.
As for installing other apps, if you mean installing apps from the market, that is ok and they will work correctly. However, if you mean installing the original preloaded blur apps, most of those will have some functionality missing with Eclipse, if they even work at all. Posting exactly what apps you want to install will get a clearer answer.
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stanleyj42 said:
I would post this under the eclipse section but in development but i dont have rights yet.
Is it okay to install a different launcher, email, calendar etc apps on ROMS like this. I hate to do that and destroy the whole idea behind the ROM but i love some of the preloaded apps that you cant get from the market.
Also has anyone noticed anything strange with how accurate the battery meter is? I was at 85% and when i rebooted the phone it said i was at %99 when it came back up.
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If u want a direct button to camcorder GO TO MARKET.
Download app named CAMCORDER SHORTCUT.
Presto. Camcorder direct app button.
Anything else u need?
I used the battery fixer zip that's been floating around. I'm also using eclipse and since flashing the fix, Ive reboot my phone 4 or 5 times, all at different intervals of my battery's charge and its been minus 1% after every reboot. Way better than before. I'd have to say it works. Here the link. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1350336&page=6
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stanleyj42 said:
I would post this under the eclipse section but in development but i dont have rights yet.
Is it okay to install a different launcher, email, calendar etc apps on ROMS like this. I hate to do that and destroy the whole idea behind the ROM but i love some of the preloaded apps that you cant get from the market.
Also has anyone noticed anything strange with how accurate the battery meter is? I was at 85% and when i rebooted the phone it said i was at %99 when it came back up.
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I use different launcher and music applications on my and have no issues at all. i dont see why you would have any issues, give it a shot whats the worst that can happen you reflash it.
My advice is to make a Nandroid backup before you make any changes you may later regret. Then, if you find that after installing an application your phone starts to have weird anomalies, you can simply restore from your backup when you know it was working well.
I also hate that I cant post in the dev threads yet. Not everyone that creates an account here is a n00b. lol. Oh well. I gotta get my 10 posts in.
The eclipse rom is just like the stock rom in the sense that you can install anything from the market and use it as normal, such as launchers, email apps, messaging apps, etc. They will work fine.
As far as the battery problem, that was something introduced with 2.3.4. Blame that on Motorola. There is a battery fix that was mentioned above that works well. I have been using it for about a week and have seen no problems with my battery jumping after reboots.
So, i'm running Eclipse 2.0 on my DX2 right now, and i flashed it after trying CM7. CM7 was great, but felt sluggish at times (admittedly I don't believe that I had the "allow purging of assets" enabled at the time either). So after flashing the brand new Eclipse 2.0, I felt like Eclipse was so much more complete, even though it is blur-based. Now, however, after about 3 weeks it's getting sluggish at random times for no reason. There's no apparently eating up the CPU. I always have 80+ MBs of RAM (I'm running Supercharger V6 with the middle (unleaded?) option for 512mb devices selected). I can't seem to pinpoint the problem. So here's where I pose 2 questions:
Eclipse or CM7DX2 (and your reasoning, if you can)
And any ideas on the sluggish performance? I've had this happen on previous ROMs too (older Eclipse models and stock gingerbread w/ bloat removed). I always SBF and wipe data/cache before each fresh ROM install.
Thanks!
Eclipsed from my DX2
Boardwalk30 said:
So, i'm running Eclipse 2.0 on my DX2 right now, and i flashed it after trying CM7. CM7 was great, but felt sluggish at times (admittedly I don't believe that I had the "allow purging of assets" enabled at the time either). So after flashing the brand new Eclipse 2.0, I felt like Eclipse was so much more complete, even though it is blur-based. Now, however, after about 3 weeks it's getting sluggish at random times for no reason. There's no apparently eating up the CPU. I always have 80+ MBs of RAM (I'm running Supercharger V6 with the middle (unleaded?) option for 512mb devices selected). I can't seem to pinpoint the problem. So here's where I pose 2 questions:
Eclipse or CM7DX2 (and your reasoning, if you can)
And any ideas on the sluggish performance? I've had this happen on previous ROMs too (older Eclipse models and stock gingerbread w/ bloat removed). I always SBF and wipe data/cache before each fresh ROM install.
Thanks!
Eclipsed from my DX2
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Wow, I'm really surprised to hear Eclipse is running sluggishly. I've been running it for a while now and it's completely reliable, the epitome of a "daily driver". Are you running any funky apps or getting apps from fringe markets?
I've found either one can get sluggish, especially if you have a ton of apps loaded.
What I've been doing now is rebooting daily. I'm also running Fast Reboot Pro, which is really more of a "soft" reboot - it doesn't really reboot the phone, per se, but instead it "simulates" a reboot by stopping many services and programs that wouldn't be running at start up.
I myself have a lot of apps installed. I should probably go and remove them, but for some reason, I like to have them loaded (mainly games) just in case I want to play them. OCD anyone?
In any case, I was running CM7 and I'm now running Eclipse 2.1. I've found that I've had the problems in either one which required a reboot. I just switched to Eclipse 2.1 because I found it a wee-bit more stable (no Superuser issues like in CM7) and Eclipse 2.1 has a even more Motoblur crap removed. It's just as responsive as CM7 IMHO.
But, in any case, a daily reboot will fix things and I'm hearing from many that this is almost global across the board with any ROM for the DX2. I think what really hurts the DX2 is the 512mb of main memory. Just pitiful compared to other phones out there.
I've also found running V6 Turbocharger scripts (the latest) helps as well. I've enabled options 6 and 20. Now, this is fine for Eclipse, but you don't want to run it with CM7. At least, that's what I've been told.
Anyways, when I find things get sluggish, I run the Fast Reboot Pro AND, since I'm running Go Launcher EX, I'll got into the "Running Programs" tab in the app drawer and close all the apps in there as well.
If that doesn't help, I then run V6 TC and run option 18 (which recoups RAM and kills lag). If that doesn't help, then I will reboot.
I also forgot to mention, I also use an application called Autostarts. It allows you to choose which apps start up based on a system event (during startup, after startup, USB connection/disconnect, WiFi status change, etc). I've found that a LOT of apps that I've installed start up on some various events. Many games apparently like to connect when they sense there is a data connection present, so I've turned those off. I only want the apps running when I actually launch them. With Autostarts, I have been able to finely control what apps start and when, which has helped as well.
go into BSR and wipe cache and dalvik cache
lemme know if that clears up Ya,lag
it worked for someone else and I've used that method before to clear up lagging issues...
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also, you know eclipse has a 2.1 version out now correct?
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iBolski said:
I've found either one can get sluggish, especially if you have a ton of apps loaded.
What I've been doing now is rebooting daily. I'm also running Fast Reboot Pro, which is really more of a "soft" reboot - it doesn't really reboot the phone, per se, but instead it "simulates" a reboot by stopping many services and programs that wouldn't be running at start up.
I myself have a lot of apps installed. I should probably go and remove them, but for some reason, I like to have them loaded (mainly games) just in case I want to play them. OCD anyone?
In any case, I was running CM7 and I'm now running Eclipse 2.1. I've found that I've had the problems in either one which required a reboot. I just switched to Eclipse 2.1 because I found it a wee-bit more stable (no Superuser issues like in CM7) and Eclipse 2.1 has a even more Motoblur crap removed. It's just as responsive as CM7 IMHO.
But, in any case, a daily reboot will fix things and I'm hearing from many that this is almost global across the board with any ROM for the DX2. I think what really hurts the DX2 is the 512mb of main memory. Just pitiful compared to other phones out there.
I've also found running V6 Turbocharger scripts (the latest) helps as well. I've enabled options 6 and 20. Now, this is fine for Eclipse, but you don't want to run it with CM7. At least, that's what I've been told.
Anyways, when I find things get sluggish, I run the Fast Reboot Pro AND, since I'm running Go Launcher EX, I'll got into the "Running Programs" tab in the app drawer and close all the apps in there as well.
If that doesn't help, I then run V6 TC and run option 18 (which recoups RAM and kills lag). If that doesn't help, then I will reboot.
I also forgot to mention, I also use an application called Autostarts. It allows you to choose which apps start up based on a system event (during startup, after startup, USB connection/disconnect, WiFi status change, etc). I've found that a LOT of apps that I've installed start up on some various events. Many games apparently like to connect when they sense there is a data connection present, so I've turned those off. I only want the apps running when I actually launch them. With Autostarts, I have been able to finely control what apps start and when, which has helped as well.
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I agree wholeheartedly with the above statement, they are nearly equals in every respect except for SU and most of the time it depends on the user. You will have your own opinions of what you like and dislike in a ROM.
I have always liked Cyanogenmod and I have nothing against Eclipse, it was something that really saved the X2 for me, I was super POed when I found that there was so little to be done with my phone last August when I upgraded to it.
IMHO I would stick with Eclipse just because it is more stable, Cyanogen was a great release from the norm of Moto based ROMS but it is missing a few things since we cannot build it specifically for our phone as easily as everyone else.
Personally though, I hate you guys for being able to flash things right now and I really, really cannot wait for this F-ing soak to come through so I can either join you on 2.1 or have a really fancy paper weight.....
I've been running Eclipse for months, 2.1 for a few weeks now, best version yet. I run it with the build prop mash up, its always fast and responsive. However there are a couple things I do to help ensure that.
1. I schedule "Clear cache for user & system apps" in TB to run daily at 4:30 AM while I'm sleeping which is 30 minutes after my daily backup runs. After the cache clean it reboots. When I get up at 5:30 its usually quick and responsive all day.
2. Use the Moto performance manager built into Eclipse parts, schedule things that you don't want or need running in the background to auto-end (kills the app 2 minutes after the screen shuts off) This really helps with battery life as well, I can usually get 20+ hours of light/moderate use and it helps manage those apps that like to turn themselves on in the background.
3. I use Avast for security, but I also use the firewall feature to restrict network access of games & apps that don't need it.
4. I keep any apps/games I don't use regularly uninstalled, which I can quickly restore from TB if I need them. That seems to really help to as my wife had every free app of the day from amazon installed on hers and it was constantly locking/freezing. she cleaned most of them up and did the auto-end trick and hers has come back to life.
These are just suggestions but I've been using them for months now and they really work well to maximize the X2 as much as we can given the restrictions we have on it. Goodluck.
iBolski said:
I've found either one can get sluggish, especially if you have a ton of apps loaded.
What I've been doing now is rebooting daily. I'm also running Fast Reboot Pro, which is really more of a "soft" reboot - it doesn't really reboot the phone, per se, but instead it "simulates" a reboot by stopping many services and programs that wouldn't be running at start up.
I myself have a lot of apps installed. I should probably go and remove them, but for some reason, I like to have them loaded (mainly games) just in case I want to play them. OCD anyone?
In any case, I was running CM7 and I'm now running Eclipse 2.1. I've found that I've had the problems in either one which required a reboot. I just switched to Eclipse 2.1 because I found it a wee-bit more stable (no Superuser issues like in CM7) and Eclipse 2.1 has a even more Motoblur crap removed. It's just as responsive as CM7 IMHO.
But, in any case, a daily reboot will fix things and I'm hearing from many that this is almost global across the board with any ROM for the DX2. I think what really hurts the DX2 is the 512mb of main memory. Just pitiful compared to other phones out there.
I've also found running V6 Turbocharger scripts (the latest) helps as well. I've enabled options 6 and 20. Now, this is fine for Eclipse, but you don't want to run it with CM7. At least, that's what I've been told.
Anyways, when I find things get sluggish, I run the Fast Reboot Pro AND, since I'm running Go Launcher EX, I'll got into the "Running Programs" tab in the app drawer and close all the apps in there as well.
If that doesn't help, I then run V6 TC and run option 18 (which recoups RAM and kills lag). If that doesn't help, then I will reboot.
I also forgot to mention, I also use an application called Autostarts. It allows you to choose which apps start up based on a system event (during startup, after startup, USB connection/disconnect, WiFi status change, etc). I've found that a LOT of apps that I've installed start up on some various events. Many games apparently like to connect when they sense there is a data connection present, so I've turned those off. I only want the apps running when I actually launch them. With Autostarts, I have been able to finely control what apps start and when, which has helped as well.
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iBolski, the similarities between yours and my "phone management" techniques scare me lol.
pretty much everything you have said I do as well, including leaving games installed just in case I wanna play one day lmao
I just wanted to add to the point you made about rebooting once every day, this is something that it's not only recommended for the Dx2 but for ALL, Android powered phones in general, I do believe it is also written in the "manual", that comes with the devices, kinda like how a PC needs a reboot once in a while, Android benefits from a reboot once a day as well, allows it to drop system caches that have built up and are hanging around and such,
that fast reboot app I have also used in the past, but nothing compares to an, accrual power cycle of the device, I will even go ahead and wipe cache from Android recovery as well once every couple days,
our set UPS are most likely extremely similar and I've found I get pretty damn near the most I can get out of this x2, I feel like the only thing else I could benefit from is a new kernel, as I've pretty much tweaked this thing to the max I can get while locked down
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iBolski, the similarities between yours and my "phone management" techniques scare me lol.
pretty much everything you have said I do as well, including leaving games installed just in case I wanna play one day lmao
I just wanted to add to the point you made about rebooting once every day, this is something that it's not only recommended for the Dx2 but for ALL, Android powered phones in general, I do believe it is also written in the "manual", that comes with the devices, kinda like how a PC needs a reboot once in a while, Android benefits from a reboot once a day as well, allows it to drop system caches that have built up and are hanging around and such,
that fast reboot app I have also used in the past, but nothing compares to an, accrual power cycle of the device, I will even go ahead and wipe cache from Android recovery as well once every couple days,
our set UPS are most likely extremely similar and I've found I get pretty damn near the most I can get out of this x2, I feel like the only thing else I could benefit from is a new kernel, as I've pretty much tweaked this thing to the max I can get while locked down
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I think we're so similar due to the fact that I've seen you tell people to do this, so I'm just following your instructions. Scary, huh?
Also, Orange Terror gave a great tip that I didn't even know existed in Titanium Backup Pr. Goes to show you can always learn something new since I've used TBU for about two years now. I've gone in and set up a schedule to clear user and app cache and reboot the system every day around 4 am. At 3 am, I have it backup and upload to my Box account. Now I don't have to worry about doing that myself or missing a backup.
But I think the big thing that has helped me out now is also the Autostarts app. Going through and having it ensure certain apps don't launch under various scenarios has definitely caused my phone to be MUCH more responsive now.
Like you, it's allowed this crap X2 to actually be functional, along with Eclipse 2.1 and/or CM7. With DZK and Nitro, I'm not sure where this phone would be. Probably thrown against the wall and shattered into a million pieces!
iBolski said:
I think we're so similar due to the fact that I've seen you tell people to do this, so I'm just following your instructions. Scary, huh?
Also, Orange Terror gave a great tip that I didn't even know existed in Titanium Backup Pr. Goes to show you can always learn something new since I've used TBU for about two years now. I've gone in and set up a schedule to clear user and app cache and reboot the system every day around 4 am. At 3 am, I have it backup and upload to my Box account. Now I don't have to worry about doing that myself or missing a backup.
But I think the big thing that has helped me out now is also the Autostarts app. Going through and having it ensure certain apps don't launch under various scenarios has definitely caused my phone to be MUCH more responsive now.
Like you, it's allowed this crap X2 to actually be functional, along with Eclipse 2.1 and/or CM7. With DZK and Nitro, I'm not sure where this phone would be. Probably thrown against the wall and shattered into a million pieces!
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Amen to that. Thanks to Nitro, DZK and anyone that has contributed something.
I've been trying to start synching to box through TBU recently, but I can't schedule it to run automatically and when I try to run it manually after an hour its at like 20%, and I'm doing it on wifi. And it won't upload to my dropbox account at all, just sits there. Any suggestions?
iBolski said:
I think we're so similar due to the fact that I've seen you tell people to do this, so I'm just following your instructions. Scary, huh?
Also, Orange Terror gave a great tip that I didn't even know existed in Titanium Backup Pr. Goes to show you can always learn something new since I've used TBU for about two years now. I've gone in and set up a schedule to clear user and app cache and reboot the system every day around 4 am. At 3 am, I have it backup and upload to my Box account. Now I don't have to worry about doing that myself or missing a backup.
But I think the big thing that has helped me out now is also the Autostarts app. Going through and having it ensure certain apps don't launch under various scenarios has definitely caused my phone to be MUCH more responsive now.
Like you, it's allowed this crap X2 to actually be functional, along with Eclipse 2.1 and/or CM7. With DZK and Nitro, I'm not sure where this phone would be. Probably thrown against the wall and shattered into a million pieces!
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lol
well I know quote a few people seem to trust my set up lol
that auto starts app sound like it worth checking into also, thanks for the tip!
Thanks for all the responses guys! It's great to see some insight as to what everybody does on their daily schedule.
1. Yes, i do know there is 2.1, I just haven't had the time/availability to upgrade (until tonight, so i'll probably be doing that).
2. I'm admittedly bad at keeping a LOT of apps installed feeling like i'll need to use them, probably would be better off if i just kept them either frozen or only kept a backup.
3. As with you, iBolski, i've been running option 6 in V6 and that definitely helps a lot.
4. I'll have to try the nightly cache clearing, i usually just manually do it when i feel the phone is laggy.
Also, what launchers do you guys use? Just outta curiosity. I personally use LauncherProPlus. Yeah, the development is dead, but I've been using it since my OG Droid days, and it's served me excellently ever since. I don't need beauty in a launcher, just raw speed and a small footprint.
Thanks again!
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Thanks for all the responses guys! It's great to see some insight as to what everybody does on their daily schedule.
1. Yes, i do know there is 2.1, I just haven't had the time/availability to upgrade (until tonight, so i'll probably be doing that).
2. I'm admittedly bad at keeping a LOT of apps installed feeling like i'll need to use them, probably would be better off if i just kept them either frozen or only kept a backup.
3. As with you, iBolski, i've been running option 6 in V6 and that definitely helps a lot.
4. I'll have to try the nightly cache clearing, i usually just manually do it when i feel the phone is laggy.
Also, what launchers do you guys use? Just outta curiosity. I personally use LauncherProPlus. Yeah, the development is dead, but I've been using it since my OG Droid days, and it's served me excellently ever since. I don't need beauty in a launcher, just raw speed and a small footprint.
Thanks again!
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just a tip for when you update to 2.1
you really shouldn't need to wipe data, I haven't wiped data once when updating from 2.0> 2.xand I have had zero issues,
also, nitro has added a couple features/options to the stock eclipse launcher which are nice, u can choose amount of home screens, infinite loop, uninstall app when u long press then hold it over the trash can for a second (pretty useful, no more needing To go into manage apps to uninstall apps)
if ya wanna venture from that I recommend adw ex or go launcher ex(nitro has an eclipse theme in the market for go launcher in case ya wanna support him (it's like a buck) and wanna keep an eclipse theme with a different launcher that has more options)
either that or just do a quick market search or Google search for "light weight launcher" to get some nice options, there's an almost endless list of launchers to try, I've spent hours trying different launchers and still haven't touched half of them lol, there is so many choices it's crazy, there is something for every type of user, from minimalistic launcher to fancy ones like spb shell and such
Boardwalk30 said:
Thanks for all the responses guys! It's great to see some insight as to what everybody does on their daily schedule.
1. Yes, i do know there is 2.1, I just haven't had the time/availability to upgrade (until tonight, so i'll probably be doing that).
2. I'm admittedly bad at keeping a LOT of apps installed feeling like i'll need to use them, probably would be better off if i just kept them either frozen or only kept a backup.
3. As with you, iBolski, i've been running option 6 in V6 and that definitely helps a lot.
4. I'll have to try the nightly cache clearing, i usually just manually do it when i feel the phone is laggy.
Thanks again!
Also, what launchers do you guys use? Just outta curiosity. I personally use LauncherProPlus. Yeah, the development is dead, but I've been using it since my OG Droid days, and it's served me excellently ever since. I don't need beauty in a launcher, just raw speed and a small footprint.
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I'm using Go Launcher EX myself. Have been since I ran an LG Vortex (now THAT was a SLOW phone but man, as far as music goes, it never skipped unlike the X2. Sad since it's an ARM6 600mhz single-core phone AND it had an unlocked bootloader so I could overclock the thing!).
For launchers I started with pro launcher. Then ended up with go launcher for a while. Now I am using adw ex. However I really like the new work nitro did with pro launcher. I would of stayed on it except for the 3D app drawer. Don't get me wrong it looks awesome and I used to use similar app drawer with the shell launcher but it triggers my vertigo.
Boardwalk30 said:
Thanks for all the responses guys! It's great to see some insight as to what everybody does on their daily schedule.
1. Yes, i do know there is 2.1, I just haven't had the time/availability to upgrade (until tonight, so i'll probably be doing that).
2. I'm admittedly bad at keeping a LOT of apps installed feeling like i'll need to use them, probably would be better off if i just kept them either frozen or only kept a backup.
3. As with you, iBolski, i've been running option 6 in V6 and that definitely helps a lot.
4. I'll have to try the nightly cache clearing, i usually just manually do it when i feel the phone is laggy.
Also, what launchers do you guys use? Just outta curiosity. I personally use LauncherProPlus. Yeah, the development is dead, but I've been using it since my OG Droid days, and it's served me excellently ever since. I don't need beauty in a launcher, just raw speed and a small footprint.
Thanks again!
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I also use ADW EX, it has been the most consistently bug free for me depending on the settings you use it can be lightning fast or just as bad as a stock launcher, but generally it is much faster than the stock ones and it is more user friendly.
Love all the insight here. I was running cm7 for a while but now on eclipse 2.1 and I haven't wanted to go back to cm7 yet. I also usually use adw ex but have been sticking with stock launcher. This go around. I reboot my phone at least once a day. I haven't tried any scripts yet but I haven't felt the need to iether. I try too keep as few apps running as possible. I also found that after I get done charging my phone I will reboot. Seems to give me more free ram. 185mb right now.
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CM7 rocks. Once CM9 becomes stable and a beta it will most likely be the best ROM on the X2.
Sent from My Rooted MB870/DROID X2 Running CM7
I must say, after upgrading to 2.1, uninstalling 34 apps (mostly large games) that i seemingly never used, and installing the build.prop mash up, i haven't had any issues yet so far! 2.1 seems to be quite the upgrade from 2.0. Thanks to everybody who posted their experience/ideas!
I started experiencing even more lag lately and it would immediately show up even after reboot. This started happening after I set up TBU to do a nightly cache clean and reboot.
What I finally figured out was, V6 Turbocharger scripts mem settings were not sticking! They were reverting back to the default for whatever reason. It was funny because the Lag Nullifier was still active.
So, I unturbocharged and everything via the scripts and set it back up to use local.prop and that seemed to fix everything.
Another thing I did was install Autostarts to tell it what apps should NOT start when certain system events occur (during startup, after startup, media change, etc).
I also used the Motorola Performance Manager to set up most apps to be killed two minutes after the phone goes to sleep.
I reinstalled Widgetlocker and things have been running smooth all day where as before, after playing many games (like Templerun, Fruit Ninja, Sims Free to Play, etc), I would notice lag would seep in and would require a reboot to fix it.
Now, with my set up (TBU clears cache and reboots nightly, Autostarts, Motorola Performance Manager, V6 TC), things are running smooth, smoother than they have before.
Q&A for [ROM] Sero 7 Pro (US) - AOSP 4.4.4_r2 DoPa v2.51
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Upgrade to V2.6
I "upgraded" to v2.6 beta1 from v2.51. With V2.51 with overclocking and Nexus7 spoof. After "upgrade" I had to reload GAPPS to get Playstore to work. As an aside, I also reinstalled the Nexus7 spoof. I also use SetCPU to manage overclocking. I am not sure that I have gained anything over v2.51 but am quite pleased with the performance.
Thanks dolorespark.
gtbedd said:
I "upgraded" to v2.6 beta1 from v2.51 [...] with overclocking and Nexus7 spoof. [...] I am not sure that I have gained anything over v2.51 but am quite pleased with the performance
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You got a unified kernel (no more separate installation) that uses less power than the previous overclocked version. At speeds up to 1.3ghz, it's the same as the previous standard kernel. The GPU's default speed has been upped to 448mhz from 416mhz at little cost; however, if you overclock it to 520mhz, it will use more power than previously. Also, if you use exFAT-formatted SD cards, you should find their performance is significantly improved.
BTW... you really shouldn't use the Nexus spoof from a previous version - other info in the file (build.prop) such as the version number may be incorrect.
Wiimote older and newer (motionplus) pairing correctly
Hello,
With the latest beta version of the rom I was able to successfully pair the older and the newer (motionplus) wiimote with the sero 7 pro. Had to use the Wii classic corded controller connected to the wiimote for game use. Was able to play vice city with the classic controller without having to change any of the button mappings.
Hope this helps.
Sero 7 Pro 5.0
It appears Android 5.0 has made its way to AOSP branches. Any word on it being worked on for this device?
Code:
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/build/+/android-5.0.0_r2
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/build/+/lollipop-release
@dolorespark
Oh........ That would be sweet!
Nice work thnk you
got it running on UK version runs better than stock a lot smoother we were quite a few revisions behind the USA also installed the gmail 5apk it's running very sweet
SD Card
I have a question. Im Using a Hisense Sero 7 Pro and have Rooted it with sero7pro-philz6.58.0-dopa-v2.6, Installed sero7pro-aosp444-dopa-v2.6 ROM and pa_gapps-modular-micro-4.4.4-20141110-signed. But just like with the stock ROM I cannot move apps to the SDcard I installed in it, I have tried 3 different cards and all the same, since I am new to Android can someone help me figure this out?
Just wanted to say thanks!
We often take you guys for granted, and wanted to take a moment to say thanks so much for all your time and hard work on such a solid rom..best I have tried for the Sero7 Pro..everything works and no crashes!
..So Thanks.
Active speakers
Hello, I noticed something peculiar about my sero 7 pro and was wondering if anyone else has this problem.
When I hit the power button to turn ON the lockscreen (from sleep) and then tap it again to sleep, I hear a low continuous hum or hissing sound from the speakers (barely audible). It's not that big a deal since I can fully unlock to home screen and then put it to sleep (which stops active speakers).
I only bring this up because it's a noticeable drain on my battery when my tablet is on sleep. I'm using current dopa 2.6/philz touch. If it's just me, I'll probably backup and re-flash again sometime later.
not working
I flashed this rom but my gmail crashed. I did it again and again but it is still crashing.
Stock AOSP Rom
@dolorespark
You think you can release a version of this ROM (5.0 Lollipop) that is completely AOSP? I don't like having third party software such as SU, Xposed, GravityBox, etc pre-installed. Let alone not having selinux in enforcing mode. It would be nice to see another build for it that retains a completely original AOSP ROM (other than the tweaks in order to get it running on the Sero 7 Pro).
Buggy Overclocking
@dolorespark
It would seem in Lollipop Beta 1 that the overclocking module is easily bugged. After switching the clock frequencies a few times the settings bugs and ends up frozen to stock clocks.
Just a few things I've found on the newest beta 5.0
Hey dolorespark,
I've been using the AOSP 4.4.4 on my Sero 7 pro for some time now and loved it. Currently I'm waiting for my Moto G 2013 to get the official Android Lollipop from Motorola, but I saw that the love has already come to the Sero 7 thanks to you. Grats on that. I installed the newest beta on my Sero 7 Pro last night (AOSP 5.0.0_r7) and I have only noticed a few things of mention that you might not be aware of:
The wifi status page (link speed and what have you) is corrupted in portrait, but fine in landscape.
Periodically, the lock/power button hard resets the tablet instead of locking the screen.
The last thing I've noticed so far is that the notification bar will overtake the soft buttons at the bottom of the screen while in certain apps, one example being Google Play. If you swipe down the notification drawer, the bar at the top will clone itself over the buttons at the bottom while the drawer is open, and will disappear once the drawer is closed. Saving a screenshot of this occuring was impossible as the screenshot removed the bar and restored it after it had been saved.
The attachments are of the statusbar issue and the wifi page curruption. Nothing game breaking just a few things i've noticed playing around with this build.
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The wifi status page (link speed and what have you) is corrupted in portrait, but fine in landscape.
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That's a base LP AOSP issue it seems, read here: http://www.xda-developers.com/android/google-aosp-qa-team-lollipop/
Problems installing fastboot in Post #1 of main thread
I am trying to follow the instructions in the #1 post of this thread to install 4.4.2. on a stock Sero 7 Pro and cannot get this to work to install the philz.img file:
plug the USB cable from your PC into the tablet, then install the driver (open Device Manager, right click on "Other Devices->Fastboot", then select "Update Driver Software")
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When I open Device Manager in Win 7 Home Premium there is nothing like "Other Devices->Fastboot" listed. I tried Add Device from the Control Panel and it found nothing.
I already ran >step0-DoItAll.bat< from this thread and it completed everything sucessfully.
Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!
Steve Ahola
P.S. I have been running DOPA 2.20 on a different Sero 7 for several months now and it has been great! BTW I have tried several different CPU tuners and I think that the CPU tuner in 3C Toolbox (formerly Android Toolbox) seems to work the best as it controls all 4 processors independently. I use the premium version but the free version also has this module.
Is your Sero booted to fastboot mode?
DevByte said:
It would seem in Lollipop Beta 1 that the overclocking module is easily bugged. After switching the clock frequencies a few times the settings bugs and ends up frozen to stock clocks.
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After reading this, I tried changing speeds many, many times and never had any problems.
I don't know if this applies here, but in general, don't judge the ROM's performance based on your first bootup after installation. It has to do a tremendous amount of work to get set up, and not all of the loose ends get tied up until it has had a chance to shut down and restart. Do some minor config stuff on that first boot, then reboot before putting it through its paces.
DuncDog said:
I installed the newest beta on my Sero 7 Pro last night (AOSP 5.0.0_r7)
[...]the notification bar will overtake the soft buttons at the bottom of the screen while in certain apps, one example being Google Play. If you swipe down the notification drawer, the bar at the top will clone itself over the buttons at the bottom while the drawer is open, and will disappear once the drawer is closed.
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I noticed that and thought it odd but it didn't really register with me as a bug. If it is, I'll have to leave it to Google to fix. Chances are that it will be many months before Google has all these little bits and pieces taken care of - and maybe as much as a year before Lollipop comes across as really solid and reliable.
sssteeve said:
I am trying to follow the instructions in the #1 post of this thread to install 4.4.2. on a stock Sero 7 Pro and cannot get this to work to install the philz.img file:
When I open Device Manager in Win 7 Home Premium there is nothing like "Other Devices->Fastboot" listed. I tried Add Device from the Control Panel and it found nothing. I already ran >step0-DoItAll.bat< from this thread and it completed everything sucessfully.
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If you already installed the drivers for ADB, then there's nothing else to be done - Fastboot uses the same driver. As someone else asked, are you in Fastboot mode? Disconnect any USB cable, hold down Volume-Up and Power, and wait for the word "Fastboot" to appear. Nothing further will appear on the screen - it's all done from the PC.
I have tried several different CPU tuners and I think that the CPU tuner in 3C Toolbox (formerly Android Toolbox) seems to work the best as it controls all 4 processors independently. I use the premium version but the free version also has this module.
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I'll have to look at this util to see what it offers, but I really doubt it can control each core independently. All four use the same clock, so if one is running at, say, 1.3ghz, all of the other cores that are online have to run at the same speed.
Thanks for your quick reply! I finally got ADB working by running your BAT file a second time. I still couldn't get Philz installed through ADB so I ended up installing CWM 6.0.4.5 from a different site and then followed your instructions to replace that with Philz. (CWM 6.0.4.5 aborted 1/2 way through install of your ROM which kinda freaked me out but Philz made everything good.
Many thanks not just for your excellent ROMs but also for the great instructions that you post here on XDA. I really like ROMs with the fewest bells and whistles which give the apps you are running more horsepower. BTW TKruzze's minimal GAapps files make your ROMs even more sleek. Its like my Sero tablet died and went to heaven!
Steve
P.S. As for 3C Toolbox (formerly Android Tuner) while all CPUs must be set to the same frequency as you said the app can put them offline independently as needed. I will post links to screenshots showing that. I've tried CPU Tuner, Set CPU, Juice Defender and ROM Toolbox Pro on 10 different Android tablets and I've gotten the best battery life when on or on standby with Android Tuner. (I leave some of them on just to test battery draw in standby mode and I have gotten over 18 days on one of them which would go dead after a day or two before I rooted it.)
The free version has ads that pop up when you are finished with the other modules but since the CPU tuner runs in the background there is no difference between the free and paid versions. But I really like their file explorer which does work better in the paid version.