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[HOWTO] Speed Fix! (variant of mimocan fix)

This is a quick walkthrough of how to apply my variant of "Mimicans speedfix" using my kernels on the Captivate. The speedfix essentially consists of making an ext3 or ext4 filesystem on an sdcard, and using that as our /data directory. This method is different from the original method in many of the details, but the underlying basis is that the stock /data partition is slow as molasses so we replace it.
This method should be pretty safe. As you will notice we dont copy around stuff and create a symlink mess. We just mount a partition over the current one. Yes we still mount the old one as well, even though it wont be used unless you take your card out. If that happens the phone will mount your old /data (that will probably be very out of date at the time) but itll get you up and running right away.
Right now there are two kernels, these mount the default partition, ext3 or ext4 on the second sdcard partition, the two options are:
Stock clock speed and Overclocked.
The overclocked kernel will clock from 100 to 800 Mhz as stock, then skippinig 1Ghz going to 1.2 Ghz.
Also, before we begin make sure you have this version of Odin. I used Samsung windows drivers that I found here.
You'll also want to read this thread about download mode. here you'll learn that you will have to try real hard to actually brick these phones, and even then it may still boot.
Ofcourse you also want to have root on your captivate.
You'll also need the android sdk.
If you are on Windows or Mac you will need some software to partition and format the sdcard, this live cd will work. You could also just get an ubuntu live cd or similar.
So, now we have the necessary tools and our new kernels and can get started.
Partition the disk:
There were reports from the modaco forums when mimocan first released his fix that ext3/4 partitions larger than 2gb were a problem, so keep your 2nd partition 2gb or smaller.
Use your favorite partitioning sofware to create 2 partitions on your sdcard. the first one will be formated FAT32 (vfat), and the second one ext3 or ext4. Make sure both are 'primary partitions'. You may want to make the second partition have partition type 83 (linux native).
Copy data files to sdcard:
If you are coming from stock, (eg without an existing a2sd /data partition on your sdcard) boot the phone without your formatted card and hotplug it before starting this process.
Using the sdk you need to connect the phone and use 'adb shell' to get a prompt on the phone.
Then follow these steps:
Code:
$
$ su -
# mkdir /sdcard/mnt
# mount -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk1p2 /sdcard/mnt
# busybox cp -a /data/* /sdcard/mnt
# umount /sdcard/mnt
# exit
$ exit
Flashing the kernel
1) Disconnect USB cable.
2) Open up odin.
3) Put your phone into download mode.
4) Connect USB cable, wait a second Odin should detect your phone, if not fiddle about with your drivers and reboot windows or something. This can be a real PITA.
5) In Odin load the kernel tarfile as "CSC"
6) Click "Start" in Odin, flashing should only take a few seconds.
You may run into issues here randomly and have a phone with the phone-!-computer image (I did!). Just go read up on the 'download mode' thread linked above it tells you how to proceed.
7) When you have booted your new kernel and /data partition you may have some issues with a few widgets/apps. Reinstalling or waiting/fiddeling with them seems to solve the issue. Maps was slow to open the first time after a new /data partition was mounted for me a few times, but subsequent launches were snappy.
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Didn't work for me. I partitioned my external SD card, flashed the speedup2 kernel, then ran the commands you posted, replacing 'ext3' with 'ext4'. My quadrant score is still in the low 900's.
Can you explain exactly what those commands do? The mimocan fix makes a lot more sense to me. Why did you decide to take a different approach?
Thanks for your help and effort!

I get 1716 scores in quadrant, but with real world running tests Touchdown and Dolphin HD browser still lag like holy hell.
I originally had the "method 2" hack (moving apps to the NAND) and that worked wonders, especially with these apps.
Can anyone test these two applications and see if there is lag for you?
Dolphin - try opening a new tab, closing it, and goto a large page and scroll with the volume buttons - it should all be smooth and quick
Touchdown - It should be very quick going between emails, I get a 5+ second delay before showing the email
Also in Quadrant, even though I get 1700 scores, do you guys get stuck at I/O Database writes for a good 3+ minutes?

The captivate speedup kernel link is dead. Can soneone please post a mirror? Thanks

Worked great for me using ext4 partition/kernel. It brought my quadrant to 1817! Thats with a poor little 4gig, class 2 micro sd card. Im also running the i9000 JM2 firmware with Samset 1.6.
Thank you for all your hard work!!!! My phone is now complete (for now lol).

andy2na said:
I get 1716 scores in quadrant, but with real world running tests Touchdown and Dolphin HD browser still lag like holy hell.
I originally had the "method 2" hack (moving apps to the NAND) and that worked wonders, especially with these apps.
Can anyone test these two applications and see if there is lag for you?
Dolphin - try opening a new tab, closing it, and goto a large page and scroll with the volume buttons - it should all be smooth and quick
Touchdown - It should be very quick going between emails, I get a 5+ second delay before showing the email
Also in Quadrant, even though I get 1700 scores, do you guys get stuck at I/O Database writes for a good 3+ minutes?
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Might be tome for you to pick up a new SD card. I have used both fix's and find this fix to be way better. I get no lag in Dolphin HD.

_Opiate_ said:
Might be tome for you to pick up a new SD card. I have used both fix's and find this fix to be way better. I get no lag in Dolphin HD.
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Its a brand new Kingston 8gb class 4 card, havent used it before applying this hack

Postal76 said:
Didn't work for me. I partitioned my external SD card, flashed the speedup2 kernel, then ran the commands you posted, replacing 'ext3' with 'ext4'. My quadrant score is still in the low 900's.
Can you explain exactly what those commands do? The mimocan fix makes a lot more sense to me. Why did you decide to take a different approach?
Thanks for your help and effort!
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All you do is copy the files from your original /data partition onto the root of your ext{3|4} partition on the sdcard. Then that is mounted on reboot ontop of /data so you can use the new data partition from your card.
I feel this is a MUCH cleaner method than the original Mimocan fix, that copis a full copy of data into the root of the device (unnecessary backup since you still have your original /data partition as well), then it mounts your sdcard on /disk and symlinks that to /data.
I just don't see the need for the symlinks and stuff and honestly I thought this was a simpler method, no symlinks or anything.
If you arent seeing any speedups I'm betting something didn't go right, you are probably still running of the old /data partition. Are you sure you are running the speedup2 kernel and not the ext4 only kernel?

spyz88 said:
The captivate speedup kernel link is dead. Can soneone please post a mirror? Thanks
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It seems to work from here...

_Opiate_ said:
Might be tome for you to pick up a new SD card. I have used both fix's and find this fix to be way better. I get no lag in Dolphin HD.
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Except the Quadrant scores do you notice any real speed boost?

andy2na said:
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Also in Quadrant, even though I get 1700 scores, do you guys get stuck at I/O Database writes for a good 3+ minutes?
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yeah database I/O takes forever still.
Like I said in the other thread, try to reinstall the apps, Dolphin is very very fast here (thanks for getting me a new browser btw.)

I'm still a complete failure and now i get stuck at the galaxy s boot screen

Nuke, after doing the ext4 only method, I only get quadrant scores of 900.
Am I doing something wrong? I go through all the steps fine and everything seems like it went well but it seems like I'm doing something wrong down the line.
one thing I do notice is that I have A LOT MORE AVAILABLE MEMORY in advanced task killer. I use to only have 100 now I have 180MB.
Is it crucial to have to flash the Speedfix2?

after i put in
busybox cp -a /data/*
nothing happens it just sits there

igm503 said:
after i put in
busybox cp -a /data/*
nothing happens it just sits there
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that part took like 15 min for me since I have a lot of application and app data

but there is no trailing dot it just repeats what i typed and then leaves a blank space

same thing it just repeats it

igm503 said:
but there is no trailing dot it just repeats what i typed and then leaves a blank space
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What do you mean by "there is no trailing dot" ? Did you type it in? You need to include the trailing dot in your command; based on what you posted it appears you did not do that.

WOW! Okay... So now I'm getting 1756...
You just have to leave Quadrant on for like 15 minutes sometimes! This is very strange!

Notice the period after the asterisk. In the old forum, someone had a problem with that.
I did this fix last night after countless times of my messing up and figuring out how to partition with my phone still being able to read the card, flash problems with Odin, etc etc. I'm using an 8gb Classic 6 and just got an 1805 in Quadrant, and the phone is incredibly, noticeably faster. Did have some weird app problems when it was first applied, but some reinstalls fixed it. Thanks again Nuka!
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[app2sd] Installing applications on a flash card

App2sd from 4PDA
Fundamentally new script!
Harder! Better! Faster! Stronger! (c)
!!!Only for LG GT540 Optimus!!!
!!!Only for Android 2.1 version!!!
Applications are installed on a memory card full! Internal memory is when you install the application does not decrease!​
Hi All!
I am glad to introduce you to a completely new script to install applications on your memory card.
Installation manual​Mandatory conditions:
1. To create two partitions on the card. First - fat32, second - ext2.
If you already have a partition ext2, it MUST re-create!
2. Place on sdcard into your fat32 partition two folders from archive - gsript and app2sd. Path must by: sdcard/gscript and sdcard/app2sd.
3. Reflash your phone using the formula: Hard reset -> Firmware -> Hard reset.
4. Make root.
Do not use z4root software
5. Install GScript Lite software from Market.
6. Use GScript Lite for run script.
During installation, you should see only two messages: "ext2 partition mounted, copying applications" and "Done! You can restart". If you see other messages - nothing happened.
7. Wait the bottom will be "Close" button to count down, click on it and then - reboot (not the phone itself will reboot and you need torestart the the phone !). Reloaded by phone (with knock drop call ... press and hold and select "Disable Phone" ... No script to reboot DO NOT USE!
Recommendations:​1. Script may work fine with a memory card that is supplied when you buy the phone. But I recommend you use a memory card from a class 6 and above.
2. If you notice that when you unlock the device gave reports of mounting a memory card, these cards can not be used!
3. Do not remove sdcard! Did it, if your phone is power off.
4. You may turn on your device without sdcard, but programms installed after apply script will not work yet.
Liryc: When testing the script was installed applications totaling more than 600 megabytes, and the unit at the same time felt great! Naturally we must understand that the cold boot the phone itself slightly increased, but at the time of the machine is behaving very well, fast and stable.
Reference to the original post: http://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?s=&showtopic=187486&view=findpost&p=6426539

RaiBinger said:
leaving parts of the program into your phone.
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Im assuming you ment to type 'WITHOUT leaving parts of the program in your phone'?
So you are saying that nothing at all will be taking from the phones internal memory no matter how many apps you install to the SD? Well if thats the case then you have solved my problem. I think I may give this one a shot... Thanks!

skribbler86 said:
Im assuming you ment to type 'WITHOUT leaving parts of the program in your phone'?
So you are saying that nothing at all will be taking from the phones internal memory no matter how many apps you install to the SD? Well if thats the case then you have solved my problem. I think I may give this one a shot... Thanks!
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Yes, after using this script - the application will be placed on a flash card memory is full and will not diminish.
skribbler86 said:
Im assuming you ment to type 'WITHOUT leaving parts of the program in your phone'?
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Yes, that's what I meant
Once again I apologize for my English

Thanks for the information

We are all waiting for that app.
So all my programs will be instaled on memory card and i will have more room for games
We are talking about android 1.6 ??

plutonxp said:
We are all waiting for that app.
So all my programs will be instaled on memory card and i will have more room for games
We are talking about android 1.6 ??
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No! Only for Android 2.1!
If You need, i will place here rar pack for Android 1.6.

If you use this method, don't ever remove the SDcard. If you remove, your phone will not work.
This method also move /data/data to SDcard. That means data of stock apps was moved to SDcard, and stock apps can't run without it.
Don't ever do a factory reset too. App2sd will gone after factory reset, that means there's no data for stock apps too.
The old method is safer than this one.

Could also find yourself in a big problem if you had an sdcard failure

doubletakeit said:
If you use this method, don't ever remove the SDcard. If you remove, your phone will not work.
This method also move /data/data to SDcard. That means data of stock apps was moved to SDcard, and stock apps can't run without it.
Don't ever do a factory reset too. App2sd will gone after factory reset, that means there's no data for stock apps too.
The old method is safer than this one.
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Not exactly. Memory card can pull out your phone and boot the phone without the memory card is also possible, only you will not run any application installed from the Market or by appinstaller. However, all applications that are installed in the firmware the phone will function normally. If you think that I'm wrong, then ask yourself .... why did my phone after many tests still work? About resetting to factory ... it should be done after you remove the memory card from your phone. It's simple ... need only think of his head However, use this script or not - you decide!

RaiBinger said:
Not exactly. Memory card can pull out your phone and boot the phone without the memory card is also possible, only you will not run any application installed from the Market or by appinstaller. However, all applications that are installed in the firmware the phone will function normally. If you think that I'm wrong, then ask yourself .... why did my phone after many tests still work? About resetting to factory ... it should be done after you remove the memory card from your phone. It's simple ... need only think of his head However, use this script or not - you decide!
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Sorry, I didn't read the script carefully, it will just copy data to SDcard and will not move anything so data of stock apps is still on the phone memory.
busybox cp -r -p /data/app /system/sdcard ;
busybox cp -r -p /data/dalvik-cache /system/sdcard ;
busybox cp -r -p /data/data /system/sdcard ;
busybox cp -r -p /system/media /system/sdcard ;
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Quick question.. how did the gt540 jump that high on the benchmark?
I'm sure putting and using apps on the sdcard can't surely increase its performance that drastically. Or can it?

skribbler86 said:
Quick question.. how did the gt540 jump that high on the benchmark?
I'm sure putting and using apps on the sdcard can't surely increase its performance that drastically. Or can it?
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Only green bar was increased.
Look at the bottom of the images, you will see the I/O was increased from 352 to 3512

doubletakeit said:
Only green bar was increased.
Look at the bottom of the images, you will see the I/O was increased from 352 to 3512
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Exactly! such a result from the use of an ext2 file system on your sdcard.

Last edited by RaiBinger; 16th October 2010 at 04:33 PM. Reason: Update is coming soon!
^^
What will change with the update?
As for the high benchmark points in I/O. Does the phone overall feel faster or can you just see it in benchmarks?
Thx in Advance
Skip

Skkip said:
Last edited by RaiBinger; 16th October 2010 at 04:33 PM. Reason: Update is coming soon!
^^
What will change with the update?
As for the high benchmark points in I/O. Does the phone overall feel faster or can you just see it in benchmarks?
Thx in Advance
Skip
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Please Wait. Update coming soon again. Speed will be felt not only in the test.

RaiBinger said:
On your phone, you need to Hard Reset and install appinstaller and GScript Lite (as well as to use a script to install a third-party Launchers and keyboard and other system applications, replacing the default application).
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Does this mean i can not simply install a keybord like "swift keybord" or "swipe",
or at least normaly over the market like without the App2SD modification?

OxKing said:
Does this mean i can not simply install a keybord like "swift keybord" or "swipe",
or at least normaly over the market like without the App2SD modification?
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This warning is no longer relevant! You can use the script immediately after a hard reset and install any application in any desired order.
But please wait!
Follows the date of updating the first post.

In your first post you have mentioned that ext2 filesystem should be first. But later on you say fat32 should be first?

RaiBinger said:
No! Only for Android 2.1!
If You need, i will place here rar pack for Android 1.6.
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I would like to know, how can i install applications in SD card. I am using LG Optimus (GT540), Android 1.6. And i am not an expert in installation and write scripts

my phone does a funny thing where every time i unlock it it takes a few minuites to find teh memory card, could this be a problem if i were to install this script?

Report UrukDroid bugs, errors, and questions here!

Since UrukDroid has become so popular, the main thread has become full of people asking questions, reporting issues, etc.
This thread is for people who have things they need help with. Post here if you have a question about UrukDroid, or PM me if you have any bugs to report. I will put general bugs and how-tos for common questions in this post.
Fire away, and you will be helped to the best of anybodies abilities!
Make sure that in your post, include what hardware, OS, and kernel (if other than stock UrukDroid) you are using.
Examples: A70H, UrukDroid 0.4.2
A101, UrukDroid 0.3.1, ardatdat OC kernel
FAQ
These are questions that have been asked often, so be sure to read through this before you make your post to see if you're issue has been solved.
How do I install the Google Market (UrukDroid 0.6)?
1. Download the "UrukDroid-GoogleMarket_1.0.tbz2" file from the UrukDroid original post, and put it on your tablets internal storage.
2. Download Terminal Emulator from the AppsLib market.
3. Start it, and type the following:
Code:
su (accept the permission prompt)
cp mnt/sdcard/UrukDroid-GoogleMarket_1.0.tbz2 data/UrukUpdate
4. Reboot, and when your tablet is back up, you should see the market!
How do I check my SD card performance?
p0rk burn said:
Go to directory where you can write and were is more then 100MiB of free space and do the line. It will sync devices (flush all write caches), write 100MiB file filled with zeros, and fush caches once again to measure real write speed without buffers. Then easy math... and my laptop disk has write speed 16,66MiB/s
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Share your results here!
My screen has become unresponsive after awakening it from sleep, how do I prevent this?
If you force a screen recalibration through the recovery menu, it seems to stop the issue from occuring again. via fisha21
What applications need to be removed to install the UrukDroid Market update (0.4.2)?
Code:
system/lib/libzxing.so
system/lib/libinterstitial.so
system/lib/libspeech.so
system/lib/libvoicesearch.so
system/lib/libimageutils.so
system/framework/com.google.android.maps.jar
system/app/Talk.apk
system/app/GoogleCalendarSyncAdapter.apk
system/app/GenieWidget.apk
system/app/GoogleContactsSyncAdapter.apk
system/app/NetworkLocation.apk
system/app/GoogleFeedback.apk
system/app/MarketUpdater.apk
system/app/GoogleServicesFramework.apk
system/app/Vending.apk
system/app/MediaUploader.apk
system/app/GoogleBackupTransport.apk
via [url=http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10835043&postcount=7]$aur0n[/url]

Reserved for OP

Please write question/reports as hurrpancakes said. He will try to keep FAQ updated - I'll try to answer questions

is there a way to boot uruk directly, without pressing vol- and +?
thanks

puxxi2003 said:
is there a way to boot uruk directly, without pressing vol- and +?
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Some people remove stock Android OS from boot menu level. This makes Archos always boot to SDE - witch will be in that case UrukDroid. Haven't tested it.
Edit: Since 0.5 - UrukDroid will be restarting into itself - so it will be kind of default system on tablet (to choose stock OS it will require to boot through boot menu).

Exactly what google apps need to be removed?

willowave said:
Exactly what google apps need to be removed?
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I guess you are asking about what application has to be removed to apply UrukMarket update? All that come with this update (and are somehow required for Market to work):
Code:
system/lib/libzxing.so
system/lib/libinterstitial.so
system/lib/libspeech.so
system/lib/libvoicesearch.so
system/lib/libimageutils.so
system/framework/com.google.android.maps.jar
system/app/Talk.apk
system/app/GoogleCalendarSyncAdapter.apk
system/app/GenieWidget.apk
system/app/GoogleContactsSyncAdapter.apk
system/app/NetworkLocation.apk
system/app/GoogleFeedback.apk
system/app/MarketUpdater.apk
system/app/GoogleServicesFramework.apk
system/app/Vending.apk
system/app/MediaUploader.apk
system/app/GoogleBackupTransport.apk
@hurrpancakes: please write on top, that every question should have information what hardware, OS version and kernel info (if modified)
eg:
A70H, UrukDroid 0.4.2
A70S, UrukDroid 0.4.2, OC kernel

$aur0n said:
I guess you are asking about what application has to be removed to apply UrukMarket update? All that come with this update (and are somehow required for Market to work):
Code:
system/lib/libzxing.so
system/lib/libinterstitial.so
system/lib/libspeech.so
system/lib/libvoicesearch.so
system/lib/libimageutils.so
system/framework/com.google.android.maps.jar
system/app/Talk.apk
system/app/GoogleCalendarSyncAdapter.apk
system/app/GenieWidget.apk
system/app/GoogleContactsSyncAdapter.apk
system/app/NetworkLocation.apk
system/app/GoogleFeedback.apk
system/app/MarketUpdater.apk
system/app/GoogleServicesFramework.apk
system/app/Vending.apk
system/app/MediaUploader.apk
system/app/GoogleBackupTransport.apk
@hurrpancakes: please write on top, that every question should have information what hardware, OS version and kernel info (if modified)
eg:
A70H, UrukDroid 0.4.2
A70S, UrukDroid 0.4.2, OC kernel
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Done, also, maybe you should put a link to this in the UrukDroid OP?

Ok, strange thing...I removed the proper google apps per the list, market works to start up, but everything I try to install, I get the error "sorry, there's not enough room to install this application" I should add, and yes there is room.
*EDIT*I will answer my own question since I found the answer. If the partition is over 2 gb Market does the above. I resized my partitions and it's fine now. In case someone else needs to know.
Archos 70 / 8 gig, Urukdroid 0.4.2

Alternative way to restore goggleapps and others
hurrpancakes said:
Done, also, maybe you should put a link to this in the UrukDroid OP?
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I have good experience in
a) empty ext4 partition 3
b) use applib to install arctools and titanium backup
c) restore apps from backup
d) install googleapps from arctools

Wifi connectivity issues
Using Archos 70S, UrukDroid 0.4.1: (This happens for 0.2 as well)
1) Wifi Tethering using Apple iPhone 4 MyWi not working. adhoc SSID not showing up during Archos Wifi network scanning. Any ideas?
2) Wifi signal received is weak (1 bar to none) in a different room, 3 metres apart, with open doors. Compare signal to Apple iPhone 4 that has full Wifi signal bars.
3) Wifi signal is full in the same room as wifi router, but unable to connect to WEP-enabled wifi. Archos registers it as "Remembered, Secured with WEP". I have to forget this wifi connection, and re-register it with WEP key.

henrylim said:
1) Wifi Tethering using Apple iPhone 4 MyWi not working. adhoc SSID not showing up during Archos Wifi network scanning. Any ideas?
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Adhoc does not work at all on Archos. You can "hack" it - but it's not very user friendly.
2) Wifi signal received is weak (1 bar to none) in a different room, 3 metres apart, with open doors. Compare signal to Apple iPhone 4 that has full Wifi signal bars.
3) Wifi signal is full in the same room as wifi router, but unable to connect to WEP-enabled wifi. Archos registers it as "Remembered, Secured with WEP". I have to forget this wifi connection, and re-register it with WEP key.
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The same happens on stock OS? And btw - get rid of wep - it not good as a security at all.

With 0.4.1:
Wifi connection using WPA2 keeps intermittently disconnecting and reconnecting. Same network works fine with 2.0.71 stock firmware.
Wifi connection using WEP intermittently won't connect to the internet even though it still says I am connected to the wireless network. Same network works fine with 2.0.71 stock firmware.
Screen rotation (both stock Home & ADW) seem slightly slower than on stock 2.0.71 firmware. Home screen is set up the same and both versions set to Overdrive.

Can't see archos drives on PC
A101 running UrukDroid 0.4.2 Dev edition with compu cache.
When I connect my PC windows see 2 card reader with no media inserted.
VmWare see and A101it device available to connect to my Ubuntu VM, but then Ubuntu does not see it.
Drives created from Ubunted as follows:
512M sba2 formated ext4 - Created 1st.
2G sba3 formatted ext4 - Created 2nd.
13.5G sba1 format vfat - Created 3rd.
Windows has no trouble with the vfat partition via a usb card reader.
Ubuntu has no problem with any of the partitions via a usb card reader.
This issue has been consistent since 0.4. Prior to that it was not possible to do this.

Wrong Partition
snickle said:
A101 running UrukDroid 0.4.2 Dev edition with compu cache.
When I connect my PC windows see 2 card reader with no media inserted.
VmWare see and A101it device available to connect to my Ubuntu VM, but then Ubuntu does not see it.
Drives created from Ubunted as follows:
512M sba2 formated ext4 - Created 1st.
2G sba4 formatted ext4 - Created 2nd.
13.5G sba1 format vfat - Created 3rd.
Windows has no trouble with the vfat partition via a usb card reader.
Ubuntu has no problem with any of the partitions via a usb card reader.
This issue has been consistent since 0.4. Prior to that it was not possible to do this.
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your 2G should be sba3 NOT sba4 this is most likely where you issue is because it is looking to mount the sba3 partition from the initramFS...

sublimejosh2000 said:
your 2G should be sba3 NOT sba4 this is most likely where you issue is because it is looking to mount the sba3 partition from the initramFS...
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Sorry that was a typo. It is sba3.

snickle said:
A101 running UrukDroid 0.4.2 Dev edition with compu cache.
When I connect my PC windows see 2 card reader with no media inserted.
VmWare see and A101it device available to connect to my Ubuntu VM, but then Ubuntu does not see it.
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It's not because of compcache. You you plug Archos over USB, check what is visible on PC site and do "df -h" and "mount" on Archos. Then disconnect it and do again "df -h" and "mount".

Can you tell me what changed with file sharing/samba from 0.3 to 0.4.2? I know I had it connect in 0.3 without me having to do anything. It was just there. Now I'm not seeing it. Can someone give me a little direction?

willowave said:
Can you tell me what changed with file sharing/samba from 0.3 to 0.4.2? I know I had it connect in 0.3 without me having to do anything. It was just there. Now I'm not seeing it. Can someone give me a little direction?
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It's simply disabled by default in 0.4+. If you want to use it - edit file /etc/uruk.config/samba. In 0.5 you can do it with UrukConfig app. Otherwise use any editor and change:
Code:
[[email protected] root]# cd /etc/uruk.conf/
[[email protected] uruk.conf]# cat samba
# Part of Uruk-Droid Android configuration system
#
# ver. 1.0 (9.01.2011) Adrian (Sauron) Siemieniak
#
# 1 to enable this service
# 0 to disable this service
service_enabled=0
It's enough to change to "service_enabled=1", with next reboot it will be on.

bthoven said:
$aur0n could you explain more about ramswap.. where is it in the device? Is it another set of ram inside Archos? What is its size?
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CompCache (aka RamSwap) is subsystem designed for small device with luck of ram. It's made with assumption that ram compression is much faster then disk write, and it's good enough to gain some free ram.
It uses normal system SWAP MEMORY framework, but creates swap device not on disk but in ram.
By default in UrukDroid 0.5 ramzswap is set up with 32MB. It's usual compression ratio is 3/1 - so we gain equivalent of 64MB. But is not exactly that simple since this memory does not act like RAM and it still has to be swapped out to be used by CPU.
CompCache is made in good manner - so it does not claim all 32MB on start - it just use it when needed. So there is no any drawback of this method.
Real life example
swap memory subsystem knows it can do some swapping, and tries to swap 3MB of memory,
it goes to CompCache, witch compress it and allocates only 1MB of memory
for this data - system fried 3MB, and used 1MB - so we gain 2MB
To check compcache statistics you can use
/etc/uruk.d/compache stats

[Q] Way to access mounted SD card through windows?

As the title suggest, looking to see if its possible to read/write to the mounted sd card while its plugged into the Iconia Tab from my Windows file manager.
about 4 months ago i found an old Sandisk sansa at work, no one claimed it so the manager in charge of lost and found gave it to me tonight. Its a fairly old model, but it had an 8gig Transcend micro sdhc in it. its loaded with nearly 7 gigs of music. Id like to back up the contents and then wipe the card.
Also, is there a way to test the cards read/write speeds from the tab? i saw Sd Tools but it only tries to speedtest the internal memory with no option for switching to the external_sd.
Or, am i going to have to buy one of those little card readers for USB slots?

@Grimcreaper - you could look at this method I posted back in July. It's simple and it works. But I'll be honest for simplicity I prefer using a usb card reader, I know it's a nuisance taking the sd card in and out but virtually nothing can go wrong while you are using it.
Try this simple method
For anyone who wants to see the contents of their sd card on their PC and be able to copy/transfer files from one to the other, why not give this a try, it is very simple and works for my A500.
Before you start you need your A500 to be rooted and you need "USB Mount All version 1.3" from the Market cost $1.99
(1) Have your PC switched on, don't connect your A500 yet but switch the A500 on.
(2) Run USB Mount All and you will see your sd card as a "Device" named "ext_sdcard".
(3) Press the tab "Mount" next to your ext_sdcard. You will see two messages "Mount has been granted Superuser permission" and "Device successfully mounted".
(4) Press the "Menu" tab in the top Right hand corner of the screen, this opens a small box entitled "Settings". Press on "Settings" and you get 3 options, make certain all 3 options are ticked, ticking them if they are not. (The important thing is to have "Mount on Bootup" ticked"). Press the Back Arrow twice to get back to Home Page or where ever you started from.
(5) Re-boot the A500 and after it is back running connect it to your PC using mini usb connector.
(6) Now check your PC and open Windows Explorer, you will find under your A500 Device most of the folder/directories that are in /mnt/sdcard (which isn't all that relevent to this) BUT importantly you will find a folder/directory entitled "ext_sdcard" which for those of you who noticed is the exact name that "USB Mount All" called your sd card.
(7) Now use Windows Explorer to copy and paste whatever you want into the "ext_sdcard" folder.
(8) Please note that when you start to copy files you will get up a warning box stating "Do you want to copy XXXXX to your device?". You are given 2 choices (1) No skip this file or (2) Yes.
(9) Put a tick in the box at the bottom Left and click on "Yes".
(10) When finished safely disconnect your A500 from your PC and re-boot your A500.
(11) After re-boot go back into "USB Mount All", chose top Right menu and settings box and remove the tick from the 3rd option "Mount on Bootup". Each time you are going to copy, move or delete files first of all put the tick back in the 3rd box and when you're done take it out.
Your Done. If you use any File Explorer to look at /mnt/external_sd you will see all the files residing on your sd card including those you've just copied

DroidExplorer

Just wait for or load one of the 3.2 based roms...

Thank you guys for your answers

Yes you can!
I'm using the virtuous galaxy room and it's under the storages file» sd» mmcblk1 and there you go. Way easier than pulling the card out every two seconds

@Grimcreaper - Further to what I originally posted, I have to apologise and endorse what "verdigny" posted. "DroidExplorer" is IMO the best and easiest way of achieving your goal. I must blame an early onset of Alzh or alternatively too many visits to the bottle for forgetting that I in fact have DroidExplorer on my PC and it does everything you want so easily. Back in July when I posted my screed I hadn't seen or downloaded DroidExplorer and that is why I worked out that painfully long and convoluted system.

Thanks again for more info would have responded sooner but ive been stuck working some killer hours right before my vacation kicks in.
Another question, anyone know how to test the speed of the micro sd card?
I found 1 app but it only works for phones i think as it only shows the tabs internal memory with no options for doing an external sd card source, cant remember what its called as i uninstalled it
trying to find out if its worth using on my tab or if its to slow.
Gonna edit this again, appearently i didnt fix it. BusyBox doesnt want to work on my tablet now. says its not rooted and wont install it. so im lost
Went into SU and had it "forget" the busybox installer, but its bringing up a lot of things it didnt the first time i installed it..
Is there anything to worry about with an install of busybox? is it easy to remove if i need to for updating the tablet or anything once i remove SU access? all of these warnings have me a bit scared since im a total noob with android devices but being able to access the sd card constantly through the tablet from windows would make things a lot easier

@Grimcreaper - can't help with sd card speed, a bit out of my league. As far as "BusyBox" is concerned may I make the following comments. I presume each of the following statements are true.....(1) you are using the stock/standard Rom and Kernel (2) you have rooted by using Iconia Root [ v1.1 or v1.2 or v1.3] (3) you are on Honeycomb 3.1 (4) you use "RootChecker" free from MktPlace (5) you used "BusyBox Installer" free from MktPlace.
I am not an expert but in your position my "path" would have been......(1) Root the A500 (2) Apply BusyBox Installer (3) Install RootChecker. Assuming Rooting goes ok you should have no problem installing BusyBox and then use RootChecker which in it's "Advanced" mode will confirm your Root was successful and will also confirm successful installation of BusyBox. By installing BusyBox, apart from anything else, you gain access to certain system/scripting/"linux type" commands such as 'cat' 'chmod' 'chown' 'clear' 'dd' 'egrep' 'ping' etc.etc.
If you need "Iconia Root" I can point you to the XDA page or can attach it to a followup post, but reading your post again I'm presuming you already have it. A small point, when it comes to updating OTA updates from Acer I found on the last update from 3.01 to 3.1 that after restoring certain "bloat" files I was able to update without uninstalling Root and at the conclusion of the update Root was still operative.
Hope I havn't missed your point and wasted your time with a load of drivel.
Quick addition - Do a search in Market for "software data cable" and look at the first 2 free apps. Haven't tried them myself but might interest you.

Checking out rootchecker now, everything else on the list is accurate.
According to rootchecker i am rooted, which i did using the iconia root 1.3 i believe some time ago to get the netflix stuff working by backing up replacing the libmonv file.
It also shows Busybox as correctly installed too, version 1.18.4

Grimcreaper said:
Another question, anyone know how to test the speed of the micro sd card?
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find a pc program to download and check it.
here are a couple,
Crystal Disk Mark
or
HD Tach is a low level hardware benchmark for random access read/write storage devices such as hard drives, removable drives (ZIP/JAZZ), flash devices, and RAID arrays. HD Tach uses custom device drivers and other low level Windows interfaces to bypass as many layers of software as possible and get as close to the physical performance of the device possible.
The trial version of HD Tach measures the sequential read speed (at various points on the device), the random access speed, interface burst speed and CPU utilization of the drive. The registered version adds sequential write testing.

[Q] Running CM7.2 (MiRaGe-KANG build) - How do you know V6 is working? Wi-Fi Question

Hi All,
I'm new here but have been reading the threads since I got a Nook Color last month.
I'm booting from a 16GB microSD card: [CM7.2-RC0] MiRaGe - KANG build of CyanogenMod ("encore_CM72-MiRaGe-12122011") and also installed "gapps-gb-20110828-signed"
I ran the Battery Calibration tool just yesterday when it was plugged in and at 100%
I installed the Nook Color USB Mass Storage utility so that I could access the SD card from my computer
I also followed the thread's advice on installing V6 Supercharger (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1344873):
Nook Color with its large kernel with many features consumes the RAM rapidly and low memory becomes an issue where V6 Supercharger becomes useful.
Here is how I install, it takes only one minute.
- Download update 8 to sdcard root directory.
- Start Terminal Emulator and do the followings
- su
- cd /sdcard
- sh V6*
- choose option 0 (fastest scroll)
- choose 9
- choose option 16 to reboot ​
I have a couple questions that I can't ask in the dev threads since I just registered here.
How do you check if V6 Supercharger is working? I didn't install BusyBox or Script Manager like the original V6 Supercharger thread suggested...so is there a way to do this through the Terminal Emulator?
What do you recommend overclocking your CPU settings in CyanogenMod settings to? I have mine currently set to Conservative, Min: 300 MHz, Max: 1100 MHz, and Set on boot. Would 1200 MHz be pushing it too much?
I've read some questions and threads on here regarding the Wi-Fi turning off when it goes to sleep. When you press the side power button to turn off the screen, is that also putting the device to sleep? Is there a solution to the problem of the Wi-Fi turning off on its own when the screen is off?
Thanks in advance to any advice or answers! And of course, if you have any suggestions on other things I should be installing/uninstalling I'd greatly appreciate it!

AngelWings8 said:
I have a couple questions that I can't ask in the dev threads since I just registered here.
How do you check if V6 Supercharger is working? I didn't install BusyBox or Script Manager like the original V6 Supercharger thread suggested...so is there a way to do this through the Terminal Emulator?
What do you recommend overclocking your CPU settings in CyanogenMod settings to? I have mine currently set to Conservative, Min: 300 MHz, Max: 1100 MHz, and Set on boot. Would 1200 MHz be pushing it too much?
I've read some questions and threads on here regarding the Wi-Fi turning off when it goes to sleep. When you press the side power button to turn off the screen, is that also putting the device to sleep? Is there a solution to the problem of the Wi-Fi turning off on its own when the screen is off?
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1. Open your app drawer, flick the screen, if it scrolls instead of stuttering then V6 is working.
2. OC as much or as little as you want. 1200 is safe but some people say that the increased battery drain isn't worth the slight increase in speed. You have to decide for yourself.
3. Yes, that is putting the device to sleep, yes, that will turn off your wifi. Most people prefer sleep to just screen off because it saves your battery. The old CM7.0.3 and earlier didn't have sleep mode and you lost 1-3% of battery per hour of standby. If you're ok with that then:
wireless & network settings > wi-fi settings > menu > advanced > wi-fi sleep policy>never

Thanks a bunch! I was wondering why there wasn't an "Advanced" option when I went to Wi-Fi settings...didn't even think to press the menu button! I chose to set the sleep policy to "Never when plugged in" and we'll see if that works for me. Is the default "When screen turns off"?

yup, it's been the default on every android device i've used. It allows you to put your device to sleep and then turn it back on when you need it without having to wait for android to boot. I can tell when an app kept my nook from sleeping because my battery is dead.

I installed the Nook Color USB Mass Storage utility so that I could access the SD card from my computer
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I don't think you (we) need this step since I believe the feature has been integrated into the latest CM7 builds, assuming MiRaGe the same.
1. Open your app drawer, flick the screen, if it scrolls instead of stuttering then V6 is working.
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Without even installing V6 Supercharger, I don't believe that I ever experience the stuttering. If that's the case, how do I know the V6 script is working/running/better performance?

votinh said:
Without even installing V6 Supercharger, I don't believe that I ever experience the stuttering. If that's the case, how do I know the V6 script is working/running/better performance?
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You can tell it's installed Ok by running it again and using option 1 to show the status.
Not so easy to tell its immediate benefit as its real job is trying to ensure that the memory is kept free, so you have to compare operation over time as more apps get used / loaded.

You know, I'm not sure if I ever experienced the stuttering either. I'll have to check later today.
If I just used the Terminal Emulator, would I essentially do these steps?
- su
- cd /sdcard
- sh V6*
- choose option 0 (fastest scroll)
- choose 1 (to show status)
- choose option 16 to reboot
Also, just want to confirm that you need to keep the V6 file in the sdcard root directory right? I'm assuming if you ever delete or move the V6 file, V6 Supercharger would stop working?

By definition, "root directory" of the bootable CM7 uSD card is the one that has 117MB where ROM/GApp zip files used to be. If that, I don't believe that we (or NC) can access that partition. If it does, I want to know too.
With CM7 runs off eMMC, root directory of "normal" uSD card is ......... ehh, not in any sub-folder.
Can someone who actually do run V6 script chip in for some info?
Big thanks

Oh I'm sorry, when I wrote "sdcard root directory", I mean the root directory of what you can access when you plug it in via USB and not the partition where you're booting CM7 from. It's essentially where I save all my folders of wallpapers/music/videos/etc.

AngelWings8 said:
Oh I'm sorry, when I wrote "sdcard root directory", I mean the root directory of what you can access when you plug it in via USB and not the partition where you're booting CM7 from. It's essentially where I save all my folders of wallpapers/music/videos/etc.
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Oh, ok.
Did you run the script yet? How was it?

No offense to the person that suggested checking V6 by flicking the app drawer, but there are a couple more reliable options.
I am no expert, by any means, but from looking over the program, it looks like all it really does is prioritize your apps by whether they are foreground or back, a launcher or hidden and so on, then allocate memory to the apps following that priority. I think any response check would wholly depend on how many apps you have running (or being killed by the V6 task killer)
Either way, even if it turns out that I wholly misunderstood the program, I can tell you how to see if it is installed and running for sure.
This will work if you have already installed the V6 or not. the following are directions for terminals, if you are running the dev's Scripter app, I would imagine it is similar, if not automatic.
Open a terminal.
su
cd sdcard/
sh V6*
the menu then scrolls. option 0 is often recommended here, but that is just a value for the scrolling speed of theV6 script itself. you can increase this number if you errant to spend a little time looking over what you're running.
f you think you have already ran the V6 look below the 17 options to current minfrees. If you want option 9 (Mirage Kang's recommendation) the current minfrees should read 6, 12, 75,100,125,150 mb. if it does, then you are supercharged. if not, go ahead and select option 9.
Now before you reboot, I would recommend that you run option 15 if you are not using Scripter. that will run V6 through the terminal emulator. That way, should you ever want to check your values or mess with the options, you can open terminal, su, then bash V6, and it will run.
Even if you don't think you will ever want to readjust the supercharger again, it had the added benefit of yelling you your "installation was INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL" which is bound to make you feel supercharged.
Run option 16 to reboot and now you can feel secure, without relying on a subjective flick of the app drawer.

Thanks everyone! I'm going to try uninstalling the USB Mass Storage app I downloaded then, if I don't actually need it with the CM7.2 version.
I did run Terminal Emulator to see what the minfrees were and it was the same as option 9. I didn't even think of running option 15, but I've done so now. After I rebooted, I opened up the Terminal Emulator again and typed "su" and then "bash V6" and it says "bash: V6: No such file or directory". Am I doing something incredibly stupid or wrong?
Also, do I have to leave the V6 txt file on the sdcard or can you delete it after you've run it?

I would bet it was a problem with case. bash v6 and bash V6 are two different things. Capital V should fix the issue.
Save the txt file, it is the actual script that is being ran. Without it, nothing happens.

I used bash V6 (and tried bash v6 just to see if anything would happen) and I got the same message. I thought maybe I just didn't do it right first time around, so I went back in, checked the minfrees and entered option 15 and then 16 to reboot, but when it did, it booted to the stock Nook Color OS. I just shut down and turned it back on and it went into Cyanogenmod with no problem...but is that strange that it didn't boot into CM? And once I got into CM again, I checked the overclock settings and it was back down to 800 GHz (even though I set it on boot at 1200 GHz).

votinh said:
By definition, "root directory" of the bootable CM7 uSD card is the one that has 117MB where ROM/GApp zip files used to be. If that, I don't believe that we (or NC) can access that partition. If it does, I want to know too.
With CM7 runs off eMMC, root directory of "normal" uSD card is ......... ehh, not in any sub-folder.
Can someone who actually do run V6 script chip in for some info?
Big thanks
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That's a partition, not a directory. Every partition has a separate root directory.
With emmc, it's simpler because there's only one partition on the sd card so there's only one root directory. You can copy it over using usb or a sd card reader and it'll end up in the same place.
If you are running off the uSD, transferring files via USB places them on the "SDcard" partition on the uSD. That way, CF3D can find the files.
**I have a ton of apps, which may be the cause of my app drawer stuttering on flick (where you try to swipe to the bottom of your app list in one flick).

Thanks for all the useful replies! I uninstalled Nook Color USB Mass Storage app, and it seems to be working fine!
I saw that there is a new build for [CM7.2-RC0] MiRaGe - KANG and was wondering if you guys could kind of walk me through doing my first update. I downloaded both of these files listed in his first post:
- ROM - 01132012 build: MD5sum: 41676325569e773340378ba886dd6bf6
- transparency theme with circular battery indicator for 01132012 build. MD5sum: 9fb6a03e91f01c162a2f8f37cfe8ac77 Flash this theme after booting once with the new ROM. Do not use this theme with earlier or later builds.​
For installation, it says "Just follow the official CM7.1 installation via recovery guide (stable or nightly). The removed components will be retained on your NC from the previous ROM if you do not uninstall those (Titanium recommended) or do a clean wipe."
I do have Titanium and I backed up using the "all user apps and system data" option. Is that adequate or is there a different option I should be using? Also, since he mentions that the removed components will be retained on the NC if you don't uninstall those...how do you know which ones and how do you go about uninstalling those? I never actually used the uNooter or ROM Manager...so I'm trying to figure out how to make it work with the method I used the first time around (VeryGreen's: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957) What I've done is just renamed "encore_CM72-MiRaGe-01132012" with "update-" in the beginning, put it on the boot partition, and rebooted into recovery.

wrong button click, LOL
Anyway, that should be it.

Yeah, my NC seems to be working fine after just renaming it to "update-" in the beginning of the files and booting it into recovery, but the transparent battery indicator theme didn't seem to do anything
Also, this is a random question, but do your NCs' volume rocker thing seem kind of loose? I was just wondering if that's normal because mine you can move left and right (you can kind of wiggle the button itself).

AngelWings8 said:
Yeah, my NC seems to be working fine after just renaming it to "update-" in the beginning of the files and booting it into recovery, but the transparent battery indicator theme didn't seem to do anything
Also, this is a random question, but do your NCs' volume rocker thing seem kind of loose? I was just wondering if that's normal because mine you can move left and right (you can kind of wiggle the button itself).
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My volume button does that too.

Oh good, I was hoping it wasn't some sort of issue with the button being broken or something.
Also, I asked this earlier, but could someone explain to me what to do since after updating a new [CM7.2-RC0] MiRaGe - KANG build, he says "The removed components will be retained on your NC from the previous ROM if you do not uninstall those (Titanium recommended) or do a clean wipe. If you don't need a clean wipe, i.e. current ROM is CM7.1, instead of step 5 in the guide, do wipe dalvik-cache only."
Is that what I should be doing? How do I go about it using VeryGreen's method (without using ROM Manager or ClockworkMod Recovery?)
I'm sorry if I just sound like a complete noob, but I'm trying to learn!