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Root [MOD] LOTS of Build.prop edits!
- Thread starter LexusBrian400
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- motorola droid x
Airmaxx23
Android Expert
Which apps?
LexusBrian400
Android Enthusiast
hmm... everything should be showing up now. Try clearing your market cache and data, reboot the phone, then do *#*#CHECKIN#*#* from the dialer. Then check the market again.
Also I would like to add, that battery is AMAZING for me now. Anyone else?
LexusBrian400
Android Enthusiast
You might not have done the edit correctly? I just checked those apps, and they all show up for me.
LexusBrian400
Android Enthusiast
Yeah it sounds like you messed something else up unrelated to this build.prop. Its up to 4000 downloads now, and you're the first that had to SBF. I'm guessing it was something else.
If it was just this build.prop, all you would have to do is push the stock build.prop back in. You wouldnt have to SBF.
LexusBrian400
Android Enthusiast
I'm not blaming your bild.prop for anythingDon't get me wrong
Just want to clean things up, and start from scratch.
And many thanks to you for sharing your tweaks
Oh I know, I just wanted to clear it up for the other forum users. They see SBF in here and panic sets in
Just wanted everyone to know it wasn't because of the .prop file 
northernmoris
Android Enthusiast
Oh I know, I just wanted to clear it up for the other forum users. They see SBF in here and panic sets in
So if this is installed I will need to SBF?
I kid, I kid... Just dwnld' and between FlyX and this my phone is running amazing.. My X is my first android phone and between the instructions and help you guys make it so easy.. Thanks for the file..
LexusBrian400
Android Enthusiast
Sure. Did you notice in rom manager this is in there? Bird has it as an option. Pretty cool.
northernmoris
Android Enthusiast
I did but I opted for :
"EDIT: If you do not like or want to use the LCD Density mod, use this build.prop. Everything else is included.
build.prop "
LexusBrian400
Android Enthusiast
Yeah, I sent him a message to include that one also. Hopefully it'll be in there in a couple days.
pinhead875
Member
This looks great. I'll give it a shot, and I wanted to try the LCD density mod, so this is a good time to do so...
Downloaded > moved to /system > rebooting> M logo > black screen... it's been over a minute now... I'll report back
EDIT1: So phone won't restart, I have no idea what happened. Anyways, I'm restoring to a backup I made (unfortunately) 5 days ago. Lesson learned: backup system before editing things like this, that way I have a more recent backup.
EDIT2: Ok, did the install to /system again and rebooted, everything is working fine now. I like the LCD density change so far.
Downloaded > moved to /system > rebooting> M logo > black screen... it's been over a minute now... I'll report back
EDIT1: So phone won't restart, I have no idea what happened. Anyways, I'm restoring to a backup I made (unfortunately) 5 days ago. Lesson learned: backup system before editing things like this, that way I have a more recent backup.
EDIT2: Ok, did the install to /system again and rebooted, everything is working fine now. I like the LCD density change so far.
LexusBrian400
Android Enthusiast
Good to hear!
D13
Android Expert
yeah I didn't like it either so I changed back to 240
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Deleted User
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So, I was curious about the Dalvik heap size mod. My phone is not very modified, it is rooted and I removed most of the crap apps like Blockbuster etc. that came with it.
I set it the heap size, and rebooted the phone. Waited 3 minutes to allow it to come to a stable state, and ran Quadrant 6 times in a row. I did not disable or modify anything to improve my scores, it is just as I carry the phone every day. I had a strong 3G connection during this time so any polling done by widgets or whatever should finish quickly and not affect a lot of the tests. These are not the be-all, end-all of tests, I am just reporting my curiosity in a somewhat controlled way.
Given the couple low values on the first round and the incredible consistency of further tests, I'd say we aren't helping our quadrant scores. From the initial comments in this thread it looks like it just gives a larger memory space for individual apps, so I think I'm going to leave it on 40m for a little while and see if I notice a difference, especially in things like the browser where I frequently open many tabs.
I set it the heap size, and rebooted the phone. Waited 3 minutes to allow it to come to a stable state, and ran Quadrant 6 times in a row. I did not disable or modify anything to improve my scores, it is just as I carry the phone every day. I had a strong 3G connection during this time so any polling done by widgets or whatever should finish quickly and not affect a lot of the tests. These are not the be-all, end-all of tests, I am just reporting my curiosity in a somewhat controlled way.
Given the couple low values on the first round and the incredible consistency of further tests, I'd say we aren't helping our quadrant scores. From the initial comments in this thread it looks like it just gives a larger memory space for individual apps, so I think I'm going to leave it on 40m for a little while and see if I notice a difference, especially in things like the browser where I frequently open many tabs.
D13
Android Expert
who said it made quadrant scores higher
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Deleted User
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Nobody. I said I was curious. If Quadrant used enough memory to have to run garbage collection during its tests, you would expect the scores to go up if it had additional memory free for its use.
Incidentally, it may or may not have some adverse issues on the phone when you set it too high. I had intermittent internet connection issues with it set to 40m that immediately went away when I lowered it. Haven't (and won't) test that formally, just throwing it out there.
D13
Android Expert
32 is prob the max you want to do
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Deleted User
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...because 32m is a magic number? Because the phone doesn't handle larger allocations well? Why would very few apps being open that simply have a higher cap on used memory cause problems? Logically, since not all of the memory is allocated immediately, whether the cap is 32mb of 60mb, the system will show the same amount of memory usage while those apps are not using higher than the 32mb cap. Shouldn't this actually be pretty variable depending on usage in terms of what will actually provide the best performance? If you run many long-lived apps, you will probably see worse performance increasing it than if you run a few memory intensive apps.
Not trying to be obstinate but I am usually pretty disinclined to accept things at face value without some good reason
