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Root Galaxo tweaks - get more memory :)

I've just used your script and manually killed off the ones I was happy to see go. I left some of the generic testing apps in place. Thanks again kam187!
 
great post guys, followed this and removed some extras using the same methodology and my galaxy runs like a rocket! with improved batt life aswell, great stuff! :D
 
Hey kam, I did this a while back and one of the steps is deleting the HTC keyboard. I assumed it was the unused one but it seems my main HTC Touch Input keyboard has vanished.

EDIT: I extracted the HTC_IME.apk from the Galaxo zip and this installed ok.
It required a reboot before it would let me select it in Settings > Locale & text.

I now have my HTC keyboard back. Thanks for your help haha :)
 
Really? I find it faster to type with the HTC one. If it uses more RAM so be it.
Are there any other free keyboard replacement options to try?
 
I turn on the auto replace and auto punctuation on the standard keyboard. Then i can get so many letters wrong and it still does it!

The only real anoyance is when i type 'sms' it replaces it with the word 'small' by default! All my messages to people are like "ok so i'll small you when i get there". So i have to check before i press space when i type sms :)
 
kam187 said:
# Remount read/write
adb remount

# open shell
adb shell

# go to apps directory
cd /data/app_s

# delete QuickDroid (if you want to)
rm QuickDroid.apk

# delete NPS sync (it doesn't work so why run it!)
rm wssyncmlnps.apk

# disable drexe (this gets baseband info for NPS. Who needs it!)
mv /system/bin/drexe /system/bin/drexe.off

# disable npsmobex (this handles auth with nps)
mv /system/bin/npsmobex /system/bin/npsmobex.off

Now kill any running apps, and flush the cache to get a good baseline of free memory:

sync ; echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches ; cat /proc/meminfo ; free


I get this Total memory after boot with all tasks killed:

Code: 
MemTotal:        95948 kB
MemFree:         23308 kB
Buffers:            44 kB
Cached:          15392 kB
a total of (23308 + 15392)/1024 = 37.79296875

You need to add the MemFree and Cached to get the total free memory usable by apps. This is the MAX memory you will have with no apps running (if u run the sync etc line above). The sync line above is usefull to compare the REAL memory change when you use various widgets or programs.

Extra info..

sync - flushes any disk caches

echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches - Free pagecache, dentries and inodes:

cat /proc/meminfo - Get memory and cache usage

free - get memory usage
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how to do this????
 
kam187 said:
I turn on the auto replace and auto punctuation on the standard keyboard. Then i can get so many letters wrong and it still does it!

The only real anoyance is when i type 'sms' it replaces it with the word 'small' by default! All my messages to people are like "ok so i'll small you when i get there". So i have to check before i press space when i type sms :)
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Ah, I would love more language support in auto replace part of the app. :)
 
I ran into an error trying to implement the tweaks on a stock phone, this is what i got:
'busybox cp -s busybox cp
[1] segmentation fault busybox cp -s busybox cp'

I've followed the instructions carefully. What does this error mean, and how can i overcome it?

full disclosure: I ran the commands from this blog in an attemp to obtain root (failed..) before i obtained it the way kam187 wrote on the forum here. There might be a chance the commands i hit altered somethings on the phone's system
 
Hmm there's no need to use try3 to root the galaxy. Your best bet is to factory restore, then install the custom revoery. Then use the option in recovery to enable root (su).
 
I've read post #19 and still not getting it..

Where to type all that?
What to type?
What memory? like Ram memory or storage memory?
 
Sorry to invoke the dark and mysterious black art of Threadomancy, but I just have one question:

Q. Have the newest versions of the Galaxo firmware implemented all of kam's changes as was discussed? I've had a read (well, a good 'scan') of the Galaxo 1.6.2 thread and it's not clear whether they have or not.

Cheers!
 
carthesis said:
Sorry to invoke the dark and mysterious black art of Threadomancy, but I just have one question:

Q. Have the newest versions of the Galaxo firmware implemented all of kam's changes as was discussed? I've had a read (well, a good 'scan') of the Galaxo 1.6.2 thread and it's not clear whether they have or not.

Cheers!
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it seems that way. i currently have 44 megs of ram free with a load of apps installed lol
EDIT

MemTotal: 94356 kB
MemFree: 31292 kB
Buffers: 48 kB
Cached: 19744 kB

49.90625mb
 
Wickeeeeed. Cheers. I'll have to get that installed at some point then! Just a shame it means i need to reinstall NPS for the drivers...
 
Nice one. So the new version of Galaxo is fairly whippy-quick then?

I've actually dumped the Galaxy and got a Desire, but my mother wants to try it to see if she can get used to it before she gets an android phone herself, so I'm trying to make the Galaxy behave like a 'real' device...
 
is it possible to view free memory information from the Galaxy itself? I can't seem to find this info in device itself, I'm running the latest Galaxo 1.6.3.1 rom.
 
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