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Root Too late for MIUI Gingerbread?

Just wanted to say
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this ROM is a beast!

Edit- small note... Has anyone else noticed apps that require SU also sometimes lag to the point of the 'fc or wait' pop up?
Es file explorer is a prime example... (i did find that if you fc the app, then reopen it, it works fine)
 
Anyone with lag when pressing the home key, try adding this to your build.prop

Code: 
 ro.kernel.android.checkjni=0

not a perfect fix but definitely made a difference

edit-still some lag after a couple different apps get opened... Perhaps the internal task killer is killing it, and it has to reload?
Anyone know anything about assigning nice values/renice?
 
dro420jr said:
Need a bit of assistance, I download themes right? And hit apply but the look wont show.. any ideas?
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Ya create folder "theme" (without quotes) in /data/system

Go to MIUI on your SD open theme folder there

Copy all the themes there, paste them in the /data/system/theme

Go the theme app select your theme

Unselect lockscreen before you apply theme or you will be completely locked out
 
dro420jr said:
Need a bit of assistance, I download themes right? And hit apply but the look wont show.. any ideas?
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jwh42000 said:
Ya create folder "theme" (without quotes) in /data/system

Go to MIUI on your SD open theme folder there

Copy all the themes there, paste them in the /data/system/theme

Go the theme app select your theme

Unselect lockscreen before you apply theme or you will be completely locked out
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Once the folder has been created in data/system, you should be able to apply the themes that are downloaded to the MIUI folder on your sd card without having to transfer them to the folder that you created. If you have created the folder in data/system and still cannot apply the themes, you will need to use JWHs method.

Note, I would reboot the phone after creating the new folder then download a theme and try to apply it. In most cases you will need to reboot the phone in order for the full effect of the theme to be applied.

Also, DO NOT APPLY ANYTHING WITH THE WORD "LOCKSCREEN" WHEN APPLYING THE THEME in the theme manager!! Use MiLocker to change lockscreens. ;)
 
wetbiker7 said:
Once the folder has been created in data/system, you should be able to apply the themes that are downloaded to the MIUI folder on your sd card without having to transfer them to the folder that you created. If you have created the folder in data/system and still cannot apply the themes, you will need to use JWHs method.

Note, I would reboot the phone after creating the new folder then download a theme and try to apply it. In most cases you will need to reboot the phone in order for the full effect of the theme to be applied.

Also, DO NOT APPLY ANYTHING WITH THE WORD "LOCKSCREEN" WHEN APPLYING THE THEME in the theme manager!! Use MiLocker to change lockscreens. ;)
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I downloaded like 8 themes last night and did end up copying all of them to /data/system/theme
Everyone's phone is different though :)

One thing I forgot to mention, I use es file explorer and the multiselect checked, mount your system as writable in the root settings

Otherwise it will fail to copy
Unfortunately you need to leave the themes in the /sdcard/MIUI/theme folder as well. On my phone they disappear out of the themes app if you try to"clean house" lol
 
Slayer72 said:
Yeah, like Biker said all you have to do is create the theme folder in /data/system and you'll be able to use'em at that point... :p

As far as I've seen on mine all the ones I've downloaded still go to /sdcard/MIUI/theme folder and it uses them that way, so go figure... :D

I downloaded a bunch from MIUITHEMES and then transferred all the .mtz files to sdcard/MIUI/theme and they work perfectly...
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Maybe on yours it does, doesn't change the fact it didn't work on mine. I tried wetbiker's way first before I figured it out for myself. The whole point is helping other people out anyway
 
jwh42000 said:
I downloaded like 8 themes last night and did end up copying all of them to /data/system/theme
Everyone's phone is different though :)

One thing I forgot to mention, I use es file explorer and the multiselect checked, mount your system as writable in the root settings

Otherwise it will fail to copy
Unfortunately you need to leave the themes in the /sdcard/MIUI/theme folder as well. On my phone they disappear out of the themes app if you try to"clean house" lol
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Slayer72 said:
Yeah, like Biker said all you have to do is create the theme folder in /data/system and you'll be able to use'em at that point... :p

As far as I've seen on mine all the ones I've downloaded still go to /sdcard/MIUI/theme folder and it uses them that way, so go figure... :D

I downloaded a bunch from MIUITHEMES and then transferred all the .mtz files to sdcard/MIUI/theme and they work perfectly...
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I posted about this several days ago that some phones would need you to manually move the themes from the MIUI folder to the folder that was created in data/system. To date you are only the second person that I know of that has to do this but the fact still remains that it has to be done on some phones. ;)

Actually, moving the files manually was the first method that blovadova said should be used in order to make the themes usable. A member later posted that the other way worked also. Either way, we have some awesome themes to choose from. :)
 
kristopher5823 said:
Does the launcher seem to close for you guys. or is it just me?
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not just you, its like it has to reload from scratch every time you press home. I tried
Code: 
#!/system/bin/sh

 renice -19 `pidof MiuiLauncher.apk`
(to the best of my research, the correct command to renice the launcher)
In init.d to no avail. But i seem to remember something similar to this happening when used spb shell 3d. Is it possible the launcher just uses a lot of resources, and can't be kept open in the background?

Could properly enabling swap to, as kouma said, give the phone "effectively 10x the ram" possible help? (if not proper already... Haven't tried honestly)
 
Lordvincent 90 said:
not just you, its like it has to reload from scratch every time you press home. I tried
Code: 
#!/system/bin/sh

 renice -19 `pidof MiuiLauncher.apk`
(to the best of my research, the correct command to renice the launcher)
In init.d to no avail. But i seem to remember something similar to this happening when used spb shell 3d. Is it possible the launcher just uses a lot of resources, and can't be kept open in the background?

Could properly enabling swap to, as kouma said, give the phone "effectively 10x the ram" possible help? (if not proper already... Haven't tried honestly)
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Well swap is like virtual memory and it should help, and I use to use SPB shell 3D but its a memory hog and likes to close on me.
 
Lordvincent 90 said:
Could properly enabling swap to, as kouma said, give the phone "effectively 10x the ram" possible help? (if not proper already... Haven't tried honestly)
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Enabling the swap most definitely would help. It would give more lead-way when it comes to memory. On my linux desktops I normally try to have equal ratio swap. It's used as a last resort but, it is helpful when the OS swaps in and out applications for memory control.

It's not required but it does help.
 
jwh42000 said:
I will try it thanks! :D

Edit: so far have tried the v2.1.1.1 and the v2.1.1
Neither one will install says set script to Edify but cuts off the rest then says installation aborted

Also tried v1 (swapscript-signed.zip)
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Yeah i got the same thing I thought i was doing something wrong.
 
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