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[kn100]

I was trying to figure out why this phone is so terrible at multitasking when I came across the startling fact that the device only seems to show 384mb of ram to Android. After an app kill using advanced task killer there's barely 100mb free - I think this explains it.

Any ideas as to why and if this is fixable?

[kn100]

Meh I'mma sell it.

Edited by kn100, 29 October 2012 - 03:10 AM.

[Suruceanu.Nick]

It can be fixed with Swap, but a custom kernel with swap suport is needed.

[Suruceanu.Nick]

Or use Swapper2, creating a swap file.

1. Download it from here.
2. Open Swapper2 go to Settings.
3. Swap place put "/sdcard2/swapfile.swp" instead of "/sdcard/swapfile.swp". (it uses the internal storage because it have faster speeds)
4. Swap size="what size you want" ; Swappiness=60;
5. Select Advanced pref. and check Recreate swap file; and Reformat Swap;
6. Go back to app press 'On'.
7. Thats it!

To see if its working open Terminal and type "free", swap should NOT be "0", if its not zero swap is working.

Edited by Suruceanu.Nick, 29 October 2012 - 04:53 PM.

[kn100]

the android kernel still won't use swap in a file though will it

[Suruceanu.Nick]

kernel won't but Swapper2 use it, swapper does all that swapping job. performance are noticeable.

[kn100]

Created a 4mb swap file just for testing and I can see it with free but used is always 0mb

[kn100]

Never mind it just started showing used heh - I can definitely feel the difference too! No idea how this works but it is! Thank you

[Suruceanu.Nick]

kn100, on 30 October 2012 - 09:14 AM, said:

Never mind it just started showing used heh - I can definitely feel the difference too! No idea how this works but it is! Thank you

Magic! , you're welcome.