Pixi is now LIGHTNING fast?! (Compcache)

dovwollner · 10:12 AM

I installed Uberkernel for Pixi and enabled compcache. I left the governor set to on-demand.

I monitored temps and it looks great for 2 days now.

Then i compared it to the Palm Pre 1 GHz overclock video, and my apps are opening even faster than the Pre in the video! Th most noticeable was Youtube which was up much faster than the Overclocked Pre. Is this compcache just simply magic or what?

My Pixi always ran a little bit slower than other users on my account b/c they hardly install anything, and mine is loaded up. but now mine is just insanely fast. So thanks to those who worked hard to help out us Pixi users.

BTW had my Pixi for a month now and still love it. The price was right (FREE) and when i tested the Pre at the sprint store, i found it insanely annoying to slide every time i need a keyboard, as i was coming from a Motorola Q with a keyboard on the front.

One disappointment is that i seem to have less of the nice little features. On my Q i could control my PC beautifully (for free) using Bluetooth PC Remote built in to Win Mobile. Also multitaking on the Q was good too as it was very easy to switch between running apps, although u needed to hit the home button first of course, no different than having to go out to card view in WebOS.

P.S. anyone find the Pixi (or Pre) just impossible to use safely while driving? I barely talk while driving and never text, but once in a while i need it. With my Q i had a physical button i pressed twice to redial my last call, or worst case if i needed to call someone else I had voice dialing with one button, never having to look away form the road. DEAR PALM: VOICE DIALING IS A MUST FOR ANY SMARTPHONE!

alex.dobeck · 06/30/2010, 10:12 AM

Compcache isn't causing speed increases.

In fact it should technically make things slower, but allow less TMCs to appear.

Any increases you've seen are from another aspect of the Kernal.

errade · 06/30/2010, 10:28 AM

I'm intrigued because my Pixi Plus was so slow (in comparison to my Pre) that I couldn't bear it and had to sell it. Would you be able to make a video so we can see the difference?

dovwollner · 06/30/2010, 10:30 AM

I can make a quick vid, check back in a little for a link

that-ginzo · 06/30/2010, 10:31 AM

hey know what, i agree. i've noticed that my pixi plus (VZW) is a lot snappier with the kernel. but the real big improvement is the amount of apps you can have open at once without the TMC error. i just was testing it out last night and i had 15 apps open before the phone starting to get bogged down. i didn't get the error but it just started to lag out big time. so i just closed a few and it was good as new.

dovwollner · 06/30/2010, 10:44 AM

jeez, wont let m post a youtube link b/c i a noob here, what do i do? i cannot find my own vid wh i search youtube

dovwollner · 06/30/2010, 10:48 AM

try bit. l y /cFI3V4

SuzukiGS750EZ · 06/30/2010, 11:00 AM

take the www. and the .com off and we can add it in ourselves.

dovwollner · 11:10 AM

just use the link i posted

edit: you can now find it by searching youtube for "pixi uberkernel"

errade · 06/30/2010, 12:09 PM

Thanks for making the video - it does seem to be nice and speedy. By the way, the Glass Effect Launcher won't slow your device down (I made that patch

) in fact it should, by a minuscule and completely undetectable amount, improve performance. But seriously, you couldn't measure it (it's the difference between scrolling with a wallpaper and scrolling without a wallpaper). Just an FYI

I love the Pixi's form factor and keyboard - hoping for a beefed up model from Palm some time soon.

will665 · 06/30/2010, 12:52 PM

Im getting a failed IPKG message when trying to install uberkernel...how did u do it

SuzukiGS750EZ · 06/30/2010, 01:30 PM

Hey, can you type out all of the settings you have for your uberkernel? I want to try your settings, mine don't seem to have the same effect as yours!

As in is it ondemandtcl or just ondemand, or have you switched to performance? Just, if you would, go into the profile and type out all the settings down the list. How's battery life?

Jakeeeee · 06/30/2010, 01:51 PM

That's not too bad. I want a Pixi type phone with like..twice as good Pre settings.

will665 · 06/30/2010, 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SuzukiGS750EZ

Hey, can you type out all of the settings you have for your uberkernel? I want to try your settings, mine don't seem to have the same effect as yours!

As in is it ondemandtcl or just ondemand, or have you switched to performance? Just, if you would, go into the profile and type out all the settings down the list. How's battery life?

x2

mattflick819 · 06/30/2010, 02:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by will665

Im getting a failed IPKG message when trying to install uberkernel...how did u do it

Did you install the recovery kernel first? Try that and it should work.

SuzukiGS750EZ · 06/30/2010, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mattflick819

Did you install the recovery kernel first? Try that and it should work.

Yeah, do a general search for kernel in preware. Download the palm pixi recovery kernel, then click later when it asks for luna restart. Sqipe back and install uber kernel for pixi, then again click later (unless you've installed govnah). Lastly, install govnah, then do a restart.

will665 · 06/30/2010, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SuzukiGS750EZ

Yeah, do a general search for kernel in preware. Download the palm pixi recovery kernel, then click later when it asks for luna restart. Sqipe back and install uber kernel for pixi, then again click later (unless you've installed govnah). Lastly, install govnah, then do a restart.

i got it working...just wondering what the optimal performance/battery settings were

netzer119 · 06/30/2010, 05:27 PM

sounds awesome...how will this be affected by the 1.4.5 update (if its ever released)? i really want to put uberkernel on my pixi now but dont want to run into problems when webos is ready to be updated

dovwollner · 07:06 PM

BTW i also had to install the stock Palm kernel first, then do the uberkernel.

about settings...i just enabled compcache. thats it . the governor is the on-demandctl setting that goes between 128 and 600MHz

have not noticed any difference in battery life, prob b/c the is no increase in the CPU speed anyway. also my GPS is patched to always be off unless called on by a navigation app

SuzukiGS750EZ · 06/30/2010, 08:05 PM

whats your compcache on?

06/30/2010, 10:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
dovwollner Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 26 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Pixi is now LIGHTNING fast?! (Compcache) I installed Uberkernel for Pixi and enabled compcache. I left the governor set to on-demand. I monitored temps and it looks great for 2 days now. Then i compared it to the Palm Pre 1 GHz overclock video, and my apps are opening even faster than the Pre in the video! Th most noticeable was Youtube which was up much faster than the Overclocked Pre. Is this compcache just simply magic or what? My Pixi always ran a little bit slower than other users on my account b/c they hardly install anything, and mine is loaded up. but now mine is just insanely fast. So thanks to those who worked hard to help out us Pixi users. BTW had my Pixi for a month now and still love it. The price was right (FREE) and when i tested the Pre at the sprint store, i found it insanely annoying to slide every time i need a keyboard, as i was coming from a Motorola Q with a keyboard on the front. One disappointment is that i seem to have less of the nice little features. On my Q i could control my PC beautifully (for free) using Bluetooth PC Remote built in to Win Mobile. Also multitaking on the Q was good too as it was very easy to switch between running apps, although u needed to hit the home button first of course, no different than having to go out to card view in WebOS. P.S. anyone find the Pixi (or Pre) just impossible to use safely while driving? I barely talk while driving and never text, but once in a while i need it. With my Q i had a physical button i pressed twice to redial my last call, or worst case if i needed to call someone else I had voice dialing with one button, never having to look away form the road. DEAR PALM: VOICE DIALING IS A MUST FOR ANY SMARTPHONE! Last edited by dovwollner; 06/30/2010 at 10:12 AM.
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06/30/2010, 10:12 AM	#2 (permalink)
alex.dobeck Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,599 Likes Received: 2 Thanks: 88 Thanked 274 Times in 210 Posts	Compcache isn't causing speed increases. In fact it should technically make things slower, but allow less TMCs to appear. Any increases you've seen are from another aspect of the Kernal.
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06/30/2010, 10:28 AM	#3 (permalink)
errade Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,609 Likes Received: 3 Thanks: 383 Thanked 891 Times in 345 Posts	I'm intrigued because my Pixi Plus was so slow (in comparison to my Pre) that I couldn't bear it and had to sell it. Would you be able to make a video so we can see the difference?
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06/30/2010, 10:30 AM	#4 (permalink)
dovwollner Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 26 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	I can make a quick vid, check back in a little for a link
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06/30/2010, 10:31 AM	#5 (permalink)
that-ginzo Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Boston Posts: 14 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	hey know what, i agree. i've noticed that my pixi plus (VZW) is a lot snappier with the kernel. but the real big improvement is the amount of apps you can have open at once without the TMC error. i just was testing it out last night and i had 15 apps open before the phone starting to get bogged down. i didn't get the error but it just started to lag out big time. so i just closed a few and it was good as new.
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06/30/2010, 10:44 AM	#6 (permalink)
dovwollner Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 26 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	jeez, wont let m post a youtube link b/c i a noob here, what do i do? i cannot find my own vid wh i search youtube
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06/30/2010, 10:48 AM	#7 (permalink)
dovwollner Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 26 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	try bit. l y /cFI3V4
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06/30/2010, 11:00 AM	#8 (permalink)
SuzukiGS750EZ Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Connecticut Posts: 682 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 4 Thanked 38 Times in 33 Posts	take the www. and the .com off and we can add it in ourselves.
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06/30/2010, 11:00 AM	#9 (permalink)
dovwollner Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 26 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	just use the link i posted edit: you can now find it by searching youtube for "pixi uberkernel" Last edited by dovwollner; 06/30/2010 at 11:10 AM.
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06/30/2010, 12:09 PM	#10 (permalink)
errade Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,609 Likes Received: 3 Thanks: 383 Thanked 891 Times in 345 Posts	Thanks for making the video - it does seem to be nice and speedy. By the way, the Glass Effect Launcher won't slow your device down (I made that patch ) in fact it should, by a minuscule and completely undetectable amount, improve performance. But seriously, you couldn't measure it (it's the difference between scrolling with a wallpaper and scrolling without a wallpaper). Just an FYI I love the Pixi's form factor and keyboard - hoping for a beefed up model from Palm some time soon.
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06/30/2010, 12:52 PM	#11 (permalink)
will665 Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 16 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Im getting a failed IPKG message when trying to install uberkernel...how did u do it
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06/30/2010, 01:30 PM	#12 (permalink)
SuzukiGS750EZ Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Connecticut Posts: 682 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 4 Thanked 38 Times in 33 Posts	Hey, can you type out all of the settings you have for your uberkernel? I want to try your settings, mine don't seem to have the same effect as yours! As in is it ondemandtcl or just ondemand, or have you switched to performance? Just, if you would, go into the profile and type out all the settings down the list. How's battery life?
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06/30/2010, 01:51 PM	#13 (permalink)
Jakeeeee Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Clemson, SC Posts: 1,412 Likes Received: 73 Thanks: 123 Thanked 192 Times in 134 Posts	That's not too bad. I want a Pixi type phone with like..twice as good Pre settings. __________________ My apps: WebOS World Services \| Apollo Radio (Pandora Client) \| Skyrim database(coming later..?) Twitter: @jakemorrison24
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06/30/2010, 05:27 PM	#18 (permalink)
netzer119 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Dirty Jersey Posts: 111 Likes Received: 2 Thanks: 18 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	sounds awesome...how will this be affected by the 1.4.5 update (if its ever released)? i really want to put uberkernel on my pixi now but dont want to run into problems when webos is ready to be updated
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06/30/2010, 07:01 PM	#19 (permalink)
dovwollner Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 26 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	BTW i also had to install the stock Palm kernel first, then do the uberkernel. about settings...i just enabled compcache. thats it . the governor is the on-demandctl setting that goes between 128 and 600MHz have not noticed any difference in battery life, prob b/c the is no increase in the CPU speed anyway. also my GPS is patched to always be off unless called on by a navigation app Last edited by dovwollner; 06/30/2010 at 07:06 PM.
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06/30/2010, 08:05 PM	#20 (permalink)
SuzukiGS750EZ Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Connecticut Posts: 682 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 4 Thanked 38 Times in 33 Posts	whats your compcache on?
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