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2008-03-08
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Browser is MUCH faster loading static webpages.
However AJAX type pages like gmail, google reader, facebook seem slower - is it just me?
This is purely qualitative btw.
Rest of system:
Well - Canola seemed to stutter more in certain areas of the video that I don't remember stuttering at before. However MPlayer seems to be better.
I tried out my Lyx port and that worked MUCH better! Helluva lot more responsive - last time menus, etc took time to appear, now they're instantaneous.
Tried out wmgui port - still get Mesg pipe overflows so we don't gain something from nothing
Anyone tried time'ing various slow to return processes to see whether this is any quicker?
However AJAX type pages like gmail, google reader, facebook seem slower - is it just me?
This is purely qualitative btw.
Rest of system:
Well - Canola seemed to stutter more in certain areas of the video that I don't remember stuttering at before. However MPlayer seems to be better.
I tried out my Lyx port and that worked MUCH better! Helluva lot more responsive - last time menus, etc took time to appear, now they're instantaneous.
Tried out wmgui port - still get Mesg pipe overflows so we don't gain something from nothing
Anyone tried time'ing various slow to return processes to see whether this is any quicker?
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2008-03-08
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The changes will most benefit having multiple apps open at once. I have noticed a more stuttering under canola as well when it's paging. I'm trying to figure out if it's paging in or out.
In reality these tweaks should slow down your average benchmark in a nominal way, but more of a synthetic benchmark... say two people doing the same thing should show more responsiveness.
Placebo... possibly, that's why I'm hoping to get feedback. The browser tweaks appear to help most people, but the other tweaks might be more questionable.
Ajax.. yeah, I think it's an unfortunate side effect of the async, non-persistent nature of the connections. I'm looking at mozilla's help for a possible solution to that problem. It's not going to be easy, but any help will be better than it is now.
wmgui... dunno, sounds like it might be something that can be solved with some sysctl changes ( assuming the CPU is up to the task ).
I'm testing on a n810 -> wifi -> 10m/1m cable connection. Some on the sites I'm using are Google reader, timesunion, livejournal, google search, facebook ( iphone ), and netflix.
In reality these tweaks should slow down your average benchmark in a nominal way, but more of a synthetic benchmark... say two people doing the same thing should show more responsiveness.
Placebo... possibly, that's why I'm hoping to get feedback. The browser tweaks appear to help most people, but the other tweaks might be more questionable.
Ajax.. yeah, I think it's an unfortunate side effect of the async, non-persistent nature of the connections. I'm looking at mozilla's help for a possible solution to that problem. It's not going to be easy, but any help will be better than it is now.
wmgui... dunno, sounds like it might be something that can be solved with some sysctl changes ( assuming the CPU is up to the task ).
I'm testing on a n810 -> wifi -> 10m/1m cable connection. Some on the sites I'm using are Google reader, timesunion, livejournal, google search, facebook ( iphone ), and netflix.
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2008-03-10
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I took only the Mozilla changes, and I don't even have enough Linux skillz to edit the prefs.js file, so I made all of the changes by setting them right in the browser with about:config. It has really made a difference to page drawing and general browsing performance! Much gratitude for these tips, it has increased my enjoyment of my 810. I love many things about this machine, but browsing speed has always been a bit frustrating. The fact that Opera on my Blackberry 8300 could render pages faster, with comparable layout and functionality just seemed wrong! This has essentially sped up the 810 to be just about as fast.
For any other noobs out there, the about:config method is incredibly slow (put aside 30 min to make the changes, the 810 will look like it has hung on each parameter update... hell, loading the about:config page will lock your machine for a few minutes) but it seems pretty safe and it works.
Cheers
For any other noobs out there, the about:config method is incredibly slow (put aside 30 min to make the changes, the 810 will look like it has hung on each parameter update... hell, loading the about:config page will lock your machine for a few minutes) but it seems pretty safe and it works.
Cheers
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2008-03-10
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With the about:config, did you just type that into your browser and then start adding the new command lines? How did you add the 32MB swap file?
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2008-03-10
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Originally Posted by vibribbon
I used the about:config method and was done in 5 minutes. However, for some strange reason, my N800 has been taking several minutes to boot up for the last couple of days, not sure why - Canola related?
I took only the Mozilla changes, and I don't even have enough Linux skillz to edit the prefs.js file, so I made all of the changes by setting them right in the browser with about:config. It has really made a difference to page drawing and general browsing performance! Much gratitude for these tips, it has increased my enjoyment of my 810. I love many things about this machine, but browsing speed has always been a bit frustrating. The fact that Opera on my Blackberry 8300 could render pages faster, with comparable layout and functionality just seemed wrong! This has essentially sped up the 810 to be just about as fast.
For any other noobs out there, the about:config method is incredibly slow (put aside 30 min to make the changes, the 810 will look like it has hung on each parameter update... hell, loading the about:config page will lock your machine for a few minutes) but it seems pretty safe and it works.
Cheers
I've also done the sysctl configs, but still no idea how to get a 32MB swap file.
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2008-03-10
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I think the vm swappiness needs to be adjusted out of the box. The default value is '1' and it means the IT will hardly use the swap. I've set mine to '30' and it feels a bit snappier. One question I have is 'how do you make the settings stick inbetween reboots?, as I can't seem to find /etc/sysctl.conf file?
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2008-03-10
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I applied both sets of changes. Not sure about the general impact on the system, but the browser definitely has improved - a lot. Thanks for the tips !
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2008-03-10
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Originally Posted by jamesc760
Ok, here is what I have done. This is the "Right Way"(tm) to make sysctl settings stick between reboots.
I think the vm swappiness needs to be adjusted out of the box. The default value is '1' and it means the IT will hardly use the swap. I've set mine to '30' and it feels a bit snappier. One question I have is 'how do you make the settings stick inbetween reboots?, as I can't seem to find /etc/sysctl.conf file?
As root...
Create a file /etc/init.d/sysctl
Code:
#! /bin/sh
case "$1" in
start)
sysctl -p > /dev/null
;;
*) echo "Usage: $0 {start}"
exit 1
;;
esac
ln -s /etc/init.d/sysctl /etc/rc2.d/S99sysctl
and place your sysctl settings in /etc/sysctl.conf as you would on a normal system like so.
Code:
# tweak tcp
net.ipv4.tcp_window_scaling = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_sack = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_keepalive_time = 1800
net.ipv4.tcp_fin_timeout = 10
net.ipv4.tcp_timestamps = 0
net.ipv4.tcp_dsack = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_max_syn_backlog = 96
net.ipv4.tcp_ecn = 1
net.core.rmem_max = 2097152
net.core.wmem_max = 2097152
net.ipv4.tcp_rmem = 16384 65536 2097152
net.ipv4.tcp_wmem = 16384 32768 2097152
# Make the system a little more swap happy
vm.swappiness = 50
vm.vfs_cache_pressure = 200
# Lower the amount of free ram before the kernel kicks it up a notch
vm.min_free_kbytes = 512
# swap early
vm.dirty_background_ratio = 5
vm.dirty_ratio = 20
# This is flash, we don't face the same latency penalty as a HD so don't prefetch pages
# from swap
vm.page-cluster = 2
With the about:config, did you just type that into your browser and then start adding the new command lines? How did you add the 32MB swap file?
I'm still finding tidbits in the mozilla prefs that might be useful. At some point soon I'm going to have to blow away my configs to get a feeling for the defaults again.
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2008-03-10
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will any of this code work on the 2007HE?
Speeding up the tablet isn't *quite* as simple as brontide's post made it seem, BUT his work has value nonetheless. It's a starting point.
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