[Q] Any ROM that utilizes the 512MB?! - Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Dear good sirs,
is there a kernel out there that will unleash the full 512MB of RAM? please?
thank you

I believe a dedicated amount is for the video graphics.

xdahgary said:
I believe a dedicated amount is for the video graphics.
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You are right, no rom will ever have the full amount available as it is reserved for the video graphics

zelendel said:
You are right, no rom will ever have the full amount available as it is reserved for the video graphics
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yay me. where's my cookie?

No. Samsung lied to us.

MikeyMike01 said:
No. Samsung lied to us.
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so no cookie?

Samsung would hate for anyone to enjoy a cookie, sadly.

does the Nexus One use all 512MB through it's Kernel's?

I think the biggest I've seen is in cognition with has 304 available for user/apps. As others above have said a portion will always be dedicated to video.

It's quite common on laptops. They'll advertise like 2gb but windows will show a lower value. The difference is allocated to video.
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xdahgary said:
so no cookie?
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I will give you a cookie...
But its not ready yet...
But soon...
I promise...

No phone utilizes the 512... likes folks already mentioned its shared with video like computers with an onboard video will behave the same way.
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mnjm9b said:
I will give you a cookie...
But its not ready yet...
But soon...
I promise...
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But you can buy this newer, better cookie...
It's bigger, and has twice the amount of stuff inside.

mnjm9b said:
I will give you a cookie...
But its not ready yet...
But soon...
I promise...
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And I will tempt you with it and send messengers with mouth-watering descriptions of it and even ask you for questions about the cookie that I cannot answer...

Mr.Immaculate said:
But you can buy this newer, better cookie...
It's bigger, and has twice the amount of stuff inside.
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But it's still stale and burnt on the bottom.
I'm not buying anything from that bakery anymore.

mnjm9b said:
I will give you a cookie...
But its not ready yet...
But soon...
I promise...
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And ill give the rest of the world a cookie right this second...annnndd....you can have yours....in a month ... Or two...or three..or for sure four....or five....or six.... Promise
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paragon 5.1 shows max 340 in task manager

Hi, I'm cookiemakermnjm9b
I would like to make a HUGE announcement.....
But first I must start several other threads only to abandon every one of them.

but.. but.. I was supposed to already have my cookie? And now they say I'm supposed to get a newer better cookie tasting like ginger?
But all I want is a good tasting cookie that is fresh, not the old stale chewy one that they are trying to give me eventually

I would gladly pay you Tuesday for a cookie today......

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Snapshot Application Question

I have been wanting this application for quite awhile, but everytime I go to search for it, I never seem to find it.
I have done search queries with mixed results from "Snapshot", "Snapshot app", "Snapshot application", "Snapshot Android Application", "Android Snapshot", with no luck of where to find it.
The worse part of it all, is what I do find, is that it is said to be in the Android Marketplace, again mixed results, and the application no where to be found.
Am I missing something?
(And yes, I'm enjoying CyanogenMod, which has put faith back into my love for my G1. JF ADP 1.5 was still very... unstable... on my phone.)
It's called Screenshot and costs $ .99
clefky10 said:
It's called Screenshot and costs $ .99
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Are you serious? All this time, people call it Snapshot, and it really is Screenshot? Looks like I'll have to debate whether to put money in my flexpay.
Thanks a lot.
or if you have ddms enjoy it for free. but yeah it is called screenshot. its only 99 cents now? i thought it was like 3 dollars
david1171 said:
or if you have ddms enjoy it for free. but yeah it is called screenshot. its only 99 cents now? i thought it was like 3 dollars
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Will have to wait for the laptop I'm getting. I've only got 1.4GB (less or more, depending on how cache-happy Google Chrome is) left out of my 4GB on my EeePC 4G Surf, and I reserve that for boredom. I forgot about reading about getting it for free somewhere with those tools. I pretty much didn't give a rat's butt when I had JF ADP. I didn't know it could get better.
Kelpalots said:
Will have to wait for the laptop I'm getting. I've only got 1.4GB (less or more, depending on how cache-happy Google Chrome is) left out of my 4GB on my EeePC 4G Surf, and I reserve that for boredom. I forgot about reading about getting it for free somewhere with those tools. I pretty much didn't give a rat's butt when I had JF ADP. I didn't know it could get better.
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i would die with just 1.4gb
i think the op is searching for snaptell not screenshot
http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.snaptell.mobile.client.android
turboyo said:
i think the op is searching for snaptell not screenshot
http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.snaptell.mobile.client.android
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Nope. Just the regular Print Screen of Android.
Kelpalots said:
Nope. Just the regular Print Screen of Android.
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okay cool lol just that when i here snapshot app I think of that..
doesn't this come in some of the ROMs or Themes?
s15274n said:
doesn't this come in some of the ROMs or Themes?
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The only rom I know of that has the screenshot.apk is one of jac's hero roms. It was a while back in the 2.x rom builds because I quit hero with 2.63 so it was before that.

Android 2.2

http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-2.2.html
Are there any plans to bring Android 2.2 to X1?
As said by google, it brings significant speed improvements which would be great as X1 have slower hardware than most android phones out there.
matejdro said:
http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-2.2.html
Are there any plans to bring Android 2.2 to X1?
As said by google, it brings significant speed improvements which would be great as X1 have slower hardware than most android phones out there.
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said 2.2 available only with ARM11, cortex A8/A9, Tegra of Atom... not available for Qualcomm ... =(
I thought are processor is equivalent to a ARM11? Edit also how can it not support Qualcomm when the latest Android phones are running a Snap Dragon Processor made by Qualcomm????
Viper89 said:
I thought are processor is equivalent to a ARM11? Edit also how can it not support Qualcomm when the latest Android phones are running a Snap Dragon Processor made by Qualcomm????
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yes they playin android 2.1, I hope Qualcomm is equal to ARM11 so!
yep I searched and its ARM11 so alright! Lets go froyo!!!
Nexus One also have qualcomm processor, so i doubt that it's unsuported.
matejdro said:
Nexus One also have qualcomm processor, so i doubt that it's unsuported.
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Yeah, it's already been ported to the Nexus One
http://www.gsmarena.com/android_22_froyo_already_ported_to_nexus_one_htc_droid_eris-news-1675.php
I think if everybody work together we can have a good issue soon!
ilgreco112 said:
I think if everybody work together we can have a good issue soon!
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hey ilgreco i rented a server today
site would be up soon
sanjayecb said:
hey ilgreco i rented a server today
site would be up soon
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Nice I'm waiting !!!
ilgreco112 said:
Nice I'm waiting !!!
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i never expected i would be having such a rush on my site
and all that was bogging bown the site again and again
i got warnings from my webhost
so i decided to move somewhere else
and rent a server
sanjayecb said:
i never expected i would be having such a rush on my site
and all that was bogging bown the site again and again
i got warnings from my webhost
so i decided to move somewhere else
and rent a server
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Okay! hmm after June 15th I'm everyday free to help to your site, i dont know so much things but I can moderate a little bit, won't you try working on 2.2 ??
ilgreco112 said:
Okay! hmm after June 15th I'm everyday free to help to your site, i dont know so much things but I can moderate a little bit, won't you try working on 2.2 ??
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as of yet i am to able to put my hand over it
Awesome, cant wait to try a frojo build of xperoid, should help with the performance, and just looks like there is some great new features in 2.2
do v have a rom built for my samsung galaxy spica?
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sanjayecb said:
as of yet i am to able to put my hand over it
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sorry i'm confused dont understand (i dont speak english very well)
He has not found it on the internet yet. I have not found it either, it is not available yet.
EDIT:
Great News!
http://www.machackpc.com/featured/android-os-2-2-froyo-for-nexus-one-ota-update-started/
It seems that Nexus One phones are getting the upgrade AT THE MOMENT! So it is just a matter of time when people get their hands on the actual installation files, and even the source.
if I could I would help but I dont know how to do..
Some interesting links:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=686631
http://www.fonearena.com/blog/17496...oyo-for-nexus-one-now-tested-and-working.html
jkoljo said:
Some interesting links:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=686631
http://www.fonearena.com/blog/17496...oyo-for-nexus-one-now-tested-and-working.html
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I wanted to send this lol u were faster than me!

Honeycomb source released today

Honeycomb source has been dropped! Follow the link for more information.
http://androidspin.com/2011/01/27/download-the-android-3-0-honeycomb-system-dump-now/
Getting really excited about our future.
EDIT: I apologize...I read system dump, and misspoke when typing. Still, I am hoping that this may be step in the right direction in furthering the Android platform for Vibrant. Hopefully the mods can rename the post to "Honeycomb system dump...?"
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That's not the source code. That is a system dump. As far as i know the source is still unavailable. Hopefully soon it will be, but some devs are working on getting these system dumps/sdks to run on our devices.
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It also seems to be more aimed at tablets, so gingerbread might be a better target for our devs time. Of course that's up to them on how they want to spend it.
Are you refering to the update on our sdk?
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65meg is pretty damn small. Gonna d/l for the fun of it.
@OP: Mistakes happen. However, you really need to change the thread title to be more accurate.
Edit: Oh.....SDK dump. That makes more sense.
Hopefully this will lead to more of the honey..............comb
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It also seems to be more aimed at tablets, so gingerbread might be a better target for our devs time. Of course that's up to them on how they want to spend it.
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I thing GB is a better time spended...HC on the vibrant would just be odd and not work well...IMO
i'm excited! I kind of want to see if any of the apps will work in froyo besides music
isn't honeycomb only compatible for tablets?
AngryDinosaur said:
isn't honeycomb only compatible for tablets?
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It can be modded and hacked to port over but yes, it's was/is designed for tablets.
heres a download link for all the system apps....http://www.mediafire.com/?o6w8x9y5vaykzgv
Thanks to Kykiskly over at the EVO 4G Themes and Apps.. (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=931537)
getting a parsing error though...
im only a messenger =)
Honeycomb has no phone capabilities.
been working on 2.3.1, anyone good with kernels?
vetvito said:
Honeycomb has no phone capabilities.
been working on 2.3.1, anyone good with kernels?
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I'd hit krylon360 up, he's been working on gingerbread and a kernel for it I believe.
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drewtang said:
I'd hit krylon360 up, he's been working on gingerbread and a kernel for it I believe.
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i was going to say Krylon, hes a beast
Just saw an article that there may be some smartphone compatability, but not much. I wouldn't be surprised if its just code left from the 2.0 line. I'm betting they'll end up remerging hte lines at some point.
Here's the article Honeycomb Emulator Shows Smartphone View
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i was going to say Krylon, hes a beast
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lol. Guys, Krylon and I haven't even gotten a fully functional and stable 2.3 finished yet, and now you want HC? So many facepalms just occurred.
sombionix said:
lol. Guys, Krylon and I haven't even gotten a fully functional and stable 2.3 finished yet, and now you want HC? So many facepalms just occurred.
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well you know if 5.0 was out everyone would expect that also
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lol. Guys, Krylon and I haven't even gotten a fully functional and stable 2.3 finished yet, and now you want HC? So many facepalms just occurred.
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I'm happy with Bionix-v and awaiting whatever comes next. 2.3 AOSP would be awesome to get away form RFS, but I know that's a big request, so I'm happy with what I get, especially from work y'all are doing in your spare time.
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I'm happy with Bionix-v and awaiting whatever comes next. 2.3 AOSP would be awesome to get away form RFS, but I know that's a big request, so I'm happy with what I get, especially from work y'all are doing in your spare time.
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+1
Totally content here to just keep checking back and seeing what you Mad Scientists have cooked up for our phones. I am technical, but cannot program/develop to save my life, I went into the support end of the IT field.
Heck, I can program, its what I do for a living, but I don't have the background in this stuff, or unfortunately the time to learn it. I'd REALLY love to learn..

[THINK TANK/CONTEST] How small can you get a ROM?

Here's the catch: Vibrant ROMs are so large. With that thought in mind, I was thinking about how small we could get a ROM. How about everybody gives it a shot?
ROM TO USE: Deodexed KB1 (EDT)
My take at it: KB1 (113,126 KB)
I think thats the main point of the Loki rom by Brick... I think its around 110MB... Don't remember if its based off of KB1 tho
EDIT: Just checked and its 111MB, themed, and KB1 based
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Why does size matter anyway?
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what are the limits ?
smackdown85146 said:
Here's the catch: Vibrant ROMs are so large. With that thought in mind, I was thinking about how small we could get a ROM. How about everybody gives it a shot?
ROM TO USE: Deodexed KB1 (EDT)
My take at it: KB1 (113,126 KB)
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i can go as small as 60mb
maybe smaller. this isnt a game u guys will want to play
jumaaneface said:
i can go as small as 60mb
maybe smaller. this isnt a game u guys will want to play
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I can go to 4mb...
But it wont boot xD
Really, what is this thread doing here? LOL.
Does it really matter how small someone can make it?
jumaaneface said:
i can go as small as 60mb
maybe smaller. this isnt a game u guys will want to play
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I'd love to see a Vibrant ROM at around 60mb. What are you stripping out to get it that small?
MorphiusFaydal said:
I'd love to see a Vibrant ROM at around 60mb. What are you stripping out to get it that small?
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I also would liketo know that. What's the lowest android can go while still maintaing functionality, like pure barebones
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shovelhead83 said:
I just saved a bunch of money on my auto insurance!
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Exactly
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Masterâ„¢ said:
I can go to 4mb...
But it wont boot xD
Really, what is this thread doing here? LOL.
Does it really matter how small someone can make it?
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In a way, it does. I just want to see how small somebody can make it. Downloads can be a real hassle if the ROM is gigantic. I personally think this is fun and interesting
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In a way, it does. I just want to see how small somebody can make it. Downloads can be a real hassle if the ROM is gigantic. I personally think this is fun and interesting
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Really? This is 2011 who is having bandwidth problems that even a 50% reduction in ROM size would affect?
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Really? This is 2011 who is having bandwidth problems that even a 50% reduction in ROM size would affect?
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+1
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In a way, it does. I just want to see how small somebody can make it. Downloads can be a real hassle if the ROM is gigantic. I personally think this is fun and interesting
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Downloads- and I speak for a majority- aren't a hassle in terms of ROMs. The average user can download 200mbs in about 20 minutes. ROMs are less than that.
I hate when people enter threads like this and just quickly reply--what's the point.
When you get down to it, what is the point of having more then 1 alternative ROM. Isn't the whole idea of ROMing to customize, optimize and just plain have fun with an open platform?
So to all those that said, what's the point. The point of this is FOR FUN!
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...what is the point of having more then 1 alternative ROM. Isn't the whole idea of ROMing to customize, optimize and just plain have fun with an open platform?...
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Well, if Master said he can make a 4MB ROM, its most likely not going to be customizable, nor optimized.
DannyDoan said:
Well, if Master said he can make a 4MB ROM, its most likely not going to be customizable, nor optimized.
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That was a joke. The point is, the base kernel image is a "rom". everything you add to that adds a little more functionality (starting with hardware). It's all a matter of what you can live without, and not everyone feels the same way. I think you'd have to spell out what you consider to be "minimum functionality."
Otherwise, if you don't want any apps, or for your phone to react in any way what-so-ever when you press buttons or touch the screen, I think I could make you something
im on 80 meg rom got slimmed from original loiki by bricked .
Just a quick stat: Less than 60% of the US has broadband, so a small ROM for those folks is probably welcome ;->
(And if they're in an area without broadband, do you really think they have solid 3G?)
psz01 said:
Just a quick stat: Less than 60% of the US has broadband, so a small ROM for those folks is probably welcome ;->
(And if they're in an area without broadband, do you really think they have solid 3G?)
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Let's see that statistic cross-referenced against smartphone owners.

[RUMOR] I hate rumors but here it goes...

I hate hearing rumors, I really do. But I'm going to start one because mine has some merit to it. I have a friend of mine that works for Verizon. I told him I wouldn't state his name or what "department" he works in when I made this post. I was talking to him on the phone just about 45 minutes ago about the Revolution and how we're dying to get Gingerbread and how some people are actually getting rid of the Revo for fear that it will never get GB. Here's the conversation that took place.
Me: I just really wish we'd get it already. It would help out with development so much.
Him: Dude, whatever you do, don't get rid of your Revo.
Me: Haha, I'm not but why?
Him: You guys should be getting the soak test soon and as long as it goes good all Revos will have it by mid or late October.
Me: Don't bull**** me, how do you know?
Him: Trust me, it just came through an email 2 days ago. I meant to call you but I couldn't remember if you had actually bought the Revo or just waited for something different.
Me: Damn man that's awesome! You better not be bullshitting me.
Him: I'll put it this way, I put my paycheck on it.
Me: That's awesome man, hey can I tell people about our convo?
Him: I don't care, just don't use my name or where I work.
Me: Kinda HAVE to tell people where you work or I'll look like a retard hahaha.
Him: Oh ok but don't tell them what department I work in or anything. I already almost got fired a while back for putting out some info about the Bionic hahaha.
Me: Alright cool, hey thanks man. You have no idea how happy a lot of people are going to be when we get GB.
The rest of the convo was filled with nonsense talk about times past (and girls haha). Just thought I should share this info with you guys!
Loving this. I want GB!!!
I'm speechless
Thanks for the news.
"Home-Less and Iconic"
I'm a little slow right now lol, soak test?
wayneb02 said:
i'm a little slow right now lol, soak test?
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+999999999999
wayneb02 said:
I'm a little slow right now lol, soak test?
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if your asking what a "soak test" is then ill answer as best i can
a Soak Test is when the send out the update to a select few people and make sure that the update works in the real world with out breaking anything.
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I'm a little slow right now lol, soak test?
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Soak testing is testing a system with a significant load over an extended period of time to discover how things act over a long period.
What he is saying is there are Revo's out there with 2.3.4 already installed on them. Verizon employees will carry and use a Revo on a daily basis with 2.3 loaded to see how it performs, what glitches arise etc...
If you play video games its kind of like an beta test only its not generally open to the public. During this time they also test the push out of the update to the phone to make sure everything will go smooth when they start pushing it to thousands at once.
K0G said:
I'm speechless
Thanks for the news.
"Home-Less and Iconic"
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Very welcome. Loving the signature btw! Lol.
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How will this affect thecubed's work on CM7?
imnotamorningguy said:
How will this affect thecubed's work on CM7?
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what i read, someone is getting thecubed a leak of GB and that will help him get CM7 going faster..
now that was what i read under the CM7 post so who knows
Its probably the same leak the cubed has been waiting for. This will help him get the files to port over cm7. Great to hear!
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Just want to update you guys a little more from my newest conversation.
Unfortunately he is in no position to get us a leak.
He works for tech support and received an email stating to be ready for possible high call volumes in about 2-3 weeks as the Gingerbread soak test begins for the LG Revolution. That was about all the email said.
Again though, this is in no way going to help us get a leak. Sorry guys.
Rav20 said:
if your asking what a "soak test" is then ill answer as best i can
a Soak Test is when the send out the update to a select few people and make sure that the update works in the real world with out breaking anything.
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"Home-Less and Iconic"Ok so think we should drop back into the original ROM with the
V6 update? maybe luck out and get an update in the next 2-3 weeks
Hmmm?
Might be worth having a stock phone if it got the OTA update with gingerbread in it.
Think i'm going to check out Revolt 1.4 tonight and go back to stock in the morning.
Please, any thoughts on this?
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Soak testing is testing a system with a significant load over an extended period of time to discover how things act over a long period.
What he is saying is there are Revo's out there with 2.3.4 already installed on them. Verizon employees will carry and use a Revo on a daily basis with 2.3 loaded to see how it performs, what glitches arise etc...
If you play video games its kind of like an beta test only its not generally open to the public. During this time they also test the push out of the update to the phone to make sure everything will go smooth when they start pushing it to thousands at once.
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Rav20 said:
if your asking what a "soak test" is then ill answer as best i can
a Soak Test is when the send out the update to a select few people and make sure that the update works in the real world with out breaking anything.
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Which soak you think they will use?
"Sent from an Iconic Revolt"
K0G said:
"Home-Less and Iconic"Ok so think we should drop back into the original ROM with the V6 update?
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I wouldn't worry about going to back to stock just yet. According to the email, the soak isn't even going to start unil about 2-3 weeks from Monday the 12th.
Not sure how lg does it but you can sign up for these soak test with motorola they will even send them out to a few people who have gotten root access and have gotten back to stock as close as possible without having root access. check the droid 3 forums they just either did one or just sent out the invite to join the soak test. Here is the thread with pictures of the invite http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1251900&highlight=Soak+test
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I hope this holds true, I'm really starting to regret my LG purchase, almost wish VZW would let me swap for a Bionic.
Myhigh said:
I hope this holds true, I'm really starting to regret my LG purchase, almost wish VZW would let me swap for a Bionic.
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Why are you starting to regret it?
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spc_hicks09 said:
Why are you starting to regret it?
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While the Revo is a great single core phone... Hardware wise.
Bionic:
1. Dual Core future proof
2. 2.3.4 out of the box
3. Gorilla glass screen
4. qHD
5. 8mp Camera
6. 1745 MaH battery
7. 1080p Video recording
8. For the non-rooted - No Bing.
Haxcid said:
While the Revo is a great single core phone... Hardware wise.
Bionic:
1. Dual Core future proof
2. 2.3.4 out of the box
3. Gorilla glass screen
4. qHD
5. 8mp Camera
6. 1745 MaH battery
7. 1080p Video recording
8. For the non-rooted - No Bing.
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Although I agree with most of what you said is better here, I sure wouldn't say that dual core is future proof. They had already began discussing quad core before the first dual core even came out.
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Not a rumor - we have always known GB was coming. This is partly why Cubed had delayed his CM7 development.
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mtmichaelson said:
Although I agree with most of what you said is better here, I sure wouldn't say that dual core is future proof. They had already began discussing quad core before the first dual core even came out.
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Throwing more cores at a device does not necessarily increase performance, either, unless the application base and operating system takes full advantage of them for multi-threading.
Case in point: Most hard-core games on a PC that came out over the past 5 years will run the same, if not better on a single or dual core machine as they did on a quad core. What really makes the difference is architecture, clockspeed, application architecture, and most importantly (assuming the apps use it) GPU implementation!
Assuming all apps were hardware accelerated on an Android, you would care more about the GPU then you would the CPU. Being that a lot of apps are not hardware accelerated, or take advantage of aggressive multi-threading, you may actually see a performance drop on the Bionic depending on the implementation of the devices core implementation (much like the scores from the Atrix showed).
The hype of more cores = smoother experience is bunk. It's just a spec and numbers war. More cores = possibility of more apps running seamlessly at once, but only if the architecture is there to support it.

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