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Re: Optimize your Nokia N900

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Originally Posted by mattiviljanen (Post 773554)

That way the problem will be fixed instead of workarounded (inventing new words here)...

That would be "worked around" :-)

Re: Optimize your Nokia N900

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Originally Posted by JorgeFX (Post 777368)

Yes, it could cause an automatic reboot if you are miser running it. If you run it only when you feel the system is slow you are ok then.

I ran it once to see if everything returns properly and disabled some things ahead... reboot

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Originally Posted by JorgeFX (Post 777368)

The answer is pretty clear here, NO, just try it and you will see. I challenge you to make a video showing the battery percent before and after running the script, and then same video but rebooting and that way we all can see if you theory about the MHZ at full load taking eating the battery is true. I already know it is not, like most of the people that use this script.

Challenge? I challenge you to send me back from future... read again

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but extending it with additional "killall processes" stuff

Oh and when you are done with time-traveling please provide proper battery readings as well... as my battery remains on 0% for about 12h - reboot included... EDIT: found the proper tools

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Originally Posted by JorgeFX (Post 777368)

There will always be n00bs reading. How can you prevent it? can you control the internet? Just saying.. Still, GOD bless YOU:D

Didn't ask for it did I? Why are people all arrogant when it comes to true honest criticism? And please leave god out of play (my god does not bless people anyway), even the smiley doesn't help it!
I asked to keep the n00bs in mind who are reading this!

Make this script restart anything and we may talk again.

Re: Optimize your Nokia N900

Hi JorgeFX,

Sorry to not be clear. I was asking about this new script you're working on. What exactly is it supposed to do and how are you progressing on it? Is the point to modify the N900 setting in such a way as to avoid persistent slow-down problems or does it have another goal?

Thanks for the optimize script btw. I don't find I have to run it much but I appreciate the effort you made in providing it nonetheless.

thanks

Re: Optimize your Nokia N900

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Originally Posted by JorgeFX (Post 777357)

That is the right way to use the script:), only use it when you need it;). I mean, don't be miser, the N900 WILL NOT become more speedy just for running this script 100 times in a row. Your N900 is pretty good already! ;)

Agreed.

By the way, my uptime is 20.5 days now. I have never been able to go this long before without rebooting.

Thanks for a very useful script! For me it's not so much about saving battery but just saving the inconvenience and "embarrassment" of having to reboot my phone. Phones shouldn't need to be rebooted.

(blah blah blah it's not a phone it's a computer blah blah)

Re: Optimize your Nokia N900

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Originally Posted by masq (Post 784197)

I am also very interested in that script (not trying to rush you, JorgeFX. Please take your time and release when you feel it is ready).

One of the things I hate about optimization / configuring is that what works well for one person or workload may make things worse for another. So I am very interested to see what JorgeFX comes up with. I'm hoping it means I don't need to bother trying to do it myself :D

Re: Optimize your Nokia N900

This script is nice but it might reboot your n900 and even worse overheat and drain the battery due to kills!

I added sleep between every kill, now it takes more time but this will make everything to run smoothly.

Download the file attached, i renamed the file to refresh

Re: Optimize your Nokia N900

Quick question...
Is this script better than just rebooting the phone? (other than the inconvenience of course!)
thanks

Re: Optimize your Nokia N900

Folks: This does not "optimize" anything and the thread title is misleading. No kernel or user-space settings are changed.

The script kills all Maemo daemons. Some will restart properly, while others may not. It is far safer to simply reboot your phone.

While the intentions of the author may be good, this script is of little value.

Re: Optimize your Nokia N900

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Originally Posted by mooninite (Post 784533)

While the intentions of the author may be good, this script is of little value.

I beg to differ. Since I started using this script (optimizing or not) I haven't needed to reboot. It is of value to me as I haven't had to discover that my phone needs rebooting by being unable to answer a call. As used to happen every couple days.

There seems to be a lot of fear-mongering about this script. Is there any actual evidence to back up the claims that it causes all sorts of damage? Or is it all just FUD?

Re: Optimize your Nokia N900

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Originally Posted by memoryguy (Post 784547)

You have serious software problems that you need to correct. This script is not your answer.

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There seems to be a lot of fear-mongering about this script. Is there any actual evidence to back up the claims that it causes all sorts of damage? Or is it all just FUD?

Evidence?

Code:

$ cat OptimizeN900

It is a shell script. A shell script is interpreted string text. Anyone can freely see its contents without needing to be a programmer.