Hey peeps what's the status of this now?

I've got Diablo with the SSU on my internal 256mb flash with minimal apps installed. I cloned that to my 2Gb internal (partitioned to .44Gb ext2 and 1.25Gb FAT). With all local stuff (pics, docs, etc.) cleaned out I'm using 360mb on the root file system now, way beyond the 256mb limit.

Some of the apps are memory hogs.

I'd like to clone the 2gb disk to an external SDHC for a backup, then install the rotation and card speed up on the 2Gb internal.

Based on reading this thread is qoles summary the best way to go after I make my backup clone?
And can I install the rotation and card speed up directly to the 2gb internal card?

tia

Has anyone done any tests to measure the difference in how much these kernels that make the cards run at 48Mhz will decrease battery life?

Someone may have looked at that and done some measurements. It may be that it doesn't actually decrease battery life, because if twice the frequency means twice the speed, it would mean finished in half the time (and then drop down to idle mode)

I think ( big maybe here ) that the additional draw has cause my unit to "drop dead" a few time rather than sleep when battery is low. This was especially evident when playing video through canola.

Right, for multimedia it could be a drain.. as the card is accessed continuously. No idle mode. For us non-multimedia folks it could be better though, with our open/access/close use patterns.

All just speculation from my side of course, why do actual research when it's easier to just opine from the sofa..

so, after following qole's summary I think I have the HS kernel installed - how do I 'know' for sure that I do? is there something easy to check (like issuing a root command or something similar) to figure it out? So far, after the recent Diablo SSU update, I don't see much of a speed increase booting from my SD card on my N800... So it makes me think I screwed something up???

Well, does rotation work for you? If so, you've got the modified kernel.

I also have to agree, I don't see huge speed increases either...

hey qole,
I had rotation previously must check if it works now again or not - last time I used it it got kinda screwy and had to reboot to get it to work right again...

The kernel that is installed as part of the SSU steals your rotation. You know you're running a custom kernel again when rotation returns.

@qole-
oh, thanks! I was wary to test it since last time it went all wonky when I rotated the screen, but now it works okay so must have the speedier kernel then...

now that we know we have the mod kernel installed... shouldn't there be marked difference in speed? maybe? or is someone way way smarter than me working on that?