[Q] Lag under music? [MiniCM] *Solved* - XPERIA X8 General

Dear Folks,
I have noticed that every music player make my music stream laggy. Due mp3 and flac types.
I use the latest MiniCM 1.0 on 715 Mhz with all fixes.
I have 8 Gb SanDisk Class 2 card.
I tried PlayerPro 2.03 and the latest Asto Player Pro.
How can I solve this annoying lag?
It is like an old discman with a creapy anti shock system now!
Help!
Thx!
Update: I installed doixanh's rom [ROM] X8CM6 Latest | 6.2.0.RC.0b. That is ok, and there are no lags and choking. I have left MiniCM behind me, because doixanh's rom is much more better
Let's update you all guys: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1079463

As I posted on MiniCM thread on development forum, I have the same issue. no answer yet for me, hope someone find a way to solve this.

Had a same problem... check your DSP manager. It should be all OFF.
Try to reinstall ROM, may help...

Dare-Devil Inside said:
Had a same problem... check your DSP manager. It should be all OFF.
Try to reinstall ROM, may help...
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DSP is off as before.
ROM reinstall sucks... I have no feel like to reinstall all of my apps and set on the desktop (home) again... may I will do it but I don't think it will solve this issue.

Reinstalling ROM doesn't solve.
Looks like PowerAMP isn't skipping, but I actually don't like PowerAMP and I don't want to pay for it. Is something so basic, we have a massive lot of players to choose, and all of them has lagging and skipping songs.

did you try to use other sd card? these class 2 are bit crappy
I don't know if I understood you well, but you may try

i have class 2 sd card, and have not yet faced the problem. maybe, it lags cause of too many song to load?? not sure of it

Maybe it's related to any app installed?
The apps I have:
- Goggles
- Docs
- Linkedin
- Last.fm
- Google Maps
- Call Meter NG
- Facebook
- Twitter
- Chrome to Phone
- Google Reader
- Taskos
- WhatsApp
- Nimbuzz
- Skype
- picPlz
- LauncherPro
Twitter and Facebook are the only ones which are always open in background, due to the sync.

It's a bug! TRy reinstall ROM to fix. Worked for me.
I tried to reinstall music apps, wipe cache etc, but I think reflashing is the only solution.

i've experienced the same bug in every miniCM release i used, my advice - just install floyo 0.20, since it's the best 2.2 rom right now. not a single lag there, neither in music, nor in games etc.

Yeah, nice I got the same attention...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1072276

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it seems pocket player 4.1 is the only palyer that has no stuttering

Hey guys
I experienced audio stuttering with every player, but when I installed pocket player 4.1 all the stuttering disapeared.
any comments on this note
I would have to agree with you on that one. Although I'm having issues with adding my own podcasts from valid addresses not updating at all. And, I don't know how to delete the podcast entry and start over. Perplexing indeed!
got core player and its terrible for it. Real let down, bougth this phone for one of the big plusses of being able to plug head phones in. Is rediculas tbh.
8igdave said:
got core player and its terrible for it. Real let down, bougth this phone for one of the big plusses of being able to plug head phones in. Is rediculas tbh.
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Might be because the built in equaliser is enabled. If I disable it and use something like Audio Booster instead Core Player is better than perfect.
custardo01 said:
Might be because the built in equaliser is enabled. If I disable it and use something like Audio Booster instead Core Player is better than perfect.
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Its not enabled it really screws up the sound i find. are you runing version 1.3? im on 1.2
8igdave said:
Its not enabled it really screws up the sound i find. are you runing version 1.3? im on 1.2
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I have the latest 1.3.2 but have also found success with earlier versions. What about preferences/audio/audio output=Wave Output or preferences/buffering/Preload for audio =64kb. Problem is there are so many options. I am sure it must be something in the preferences not set right. I don't use scan library at startt up option but prefer to select files direct from storage card or from a playlist file. My experience with WMP and HTC Audio manager is that library sorting always causes problems like pauses and skipping. Hope this may be of some help anyway.
custardo01 said:
I have the latest 1.3.2 but have also found success with earlier versions. What about preferences/audio/audio output=Wave Output or preferences/buffering/Preload for audio =64kb. Problem is there are so many options. I am sure it must be something in the preferences not set right. I don't use scan library at startt up option but prefer to select files direct from storage card or from a playlist file. My experience with WMP and HTC Audio manager is that library sorting always causes problems like pauses and skipping. Hope this may be of some help anyway.
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I already have those options set thanks though, yaeh i suspect it hs something to do with library scan as when im looking through my songs, by scrolling thro them it causes music to skip like made. So i suspect there is a connection there.
Sadly it appears i am not alone at all:
Hi, this is a known issue with the hand set not coreplayer. See XDA Dev for details. This has not yet been fully solved but there are some improvments that can be made updating your ROM, drivers and Coreplayer to latest version.
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From a post i did on core palyers forums to try get some answers:
http://forum.corecodec.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2614
Someone had a fix for it somewehre i saw a logn tiemn ago, i dont know where it was. Might have been a differnt rom.
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Im going to see if douberling the buffer size to 128kb makes any difference.
increasign the buffer size does appear to have made some difference. Not sure its completely gone tho. I increased it further to 256kb, that smoothed it out a bit more. I may try 512kb
8igdave said:
increasign the buffer size does appear to have made some difference. Not sure its completely gone tho. I increased it further to 256kb, that smoothed it out a bit more. I may try 512kb
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Sounds good. Will be interested to hear how that goes. I found it really bad at first and it did take a while to settle down. Pretty sure it helped putting the equaliser off. Now it is brilliant and would not be without it. Would using Audio Booster help at all? Not sure why it would help but just another thing I use without problems.

DISCONTINUED - [ROM][13-mar-2011][v0.4] Dexter's xt720 MotoBlur remake

so here is the Blur edition based on my 2.2.1.
You can also follow updates on Twitter now: Dexter Picard (DexterPicard) on Twitter or
if you like my mod or you can visit my new homepage at Dexter's mods
Changelog v0.4 maintenance release Download nandroid image here
- memory enhancements (some not majors)
- original 2.1 cam included.​
Changelog v0.3a Download nandroid image here
- fixed blur account registration to be using UK options, instead of chinese options
- changed memory handling to be UI optimized, but limiting options for bigger games to run though (see it as UI friendly but not games friendly)​
Changelog v0.3
- 720P recording works now.
- HDMI output partly working, note: if enabled to tv out, you cannot shutdown the output, so android display appear on tv, which is a bug. but it works!
- NOT working: FMRadio
- Using latest defy 2.2 UK update, with more languages supported, like uk,german,french, italian, dutch,polish and few more others.
- USB old app from 2.2 added (please ignore wifi orange icon in taskbar, thanks!)
- removed some malware + swype defy edition.
- not deodex'd (much faster load times)
- ZOOM removed (not supported by our model)
- OpenRecovery not included in nandroid, please install after restore, to keep functionality in place.
- MilestoneOverclock app not included, but module and oc-settings file supported.
- ext2sdcard automatically enabled if found on partition2 of sdcard.
- gameloft games require more memory this rom got like 35MB free when running, so you need to tweak apps if you want games to run.​
Install instructions:
Make sure sdcard is visible, when you get to step 6 of instructions, or it all fails, same with restore..
NOTE: only works on top of 2.1 sbf installs, due to large amound of /system storage..
A: users with stock 2.1 can proceed to step 1 in instructions.
B: users with stock SBF korean 2.2 rom , need to flash stock 2.1 and goto step 1
root it (SuperOneClick ) - included with zip
install OpenRecovery , use included apk.
reboot phone once
copy the folder "nandroid" to root directory of your sdcard.
Make sure sdcard is not attached to pc using "mass storage share" to pc.
Run OpenRecovery app and "install Recovery".
Press Boot recovery
restore the backup "blur22xxxx"
wipe / factory reset in OpenRecovery
reboot
OC-SETTINGS
you can add a file onto the sdcard with overclock settings which loads at startup.
see example included with zip file release for more details.
copy it directly to sdcard, and you got 1Ghz settings configured.
note: editing the file with notepad might corrupt it as its linux formatted, so use an editor with support for linux text files.
Issues reported in v0.3:
none for now
v0.1 is now online!
DEFINITELY testing this when I get home
Dex you're a genius
refresh, refresh.. downloading.... restoring
More info tomorrow, 10x Dexter !
haven't gotten a chance to flash yet, download is taking FOREVER, but after its done, if i wanna change back, do i just do a nandroid restore of one of your froyo roms? or do i have to flash back to 2.1 first?
OH THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!
I was about to sell the XT720 because I wanted Blur. Now I'll have it!
I LOVE YOU!
I hope it comes in spanish language soon
first bugs to report (quite a few...)
I recieve multiples of sms messages, e.g., i would recieve the same message from the same person several times.
market does not like to have multiple downloads at the same time.
in the app drawer, the very very bottom of the screen is slightly cut off, no big deal, just saying.
in the Blur messaging widget, using the reply button on the widget will.not allow the message to send, message can still be typed, but will.not send.
vibrate function will randomly stop working, and requires a reboot.
media gallery button serves as voice command..? yeah.
market and browser will occasionally not work on wifi.
if there are more bugs i will be right on it
now the good
Blur works!!!
ram is not totally devoured, actually pretty good compared to previous froyo release. (although some system apps like the included task manager and bluetooth are constantly running, i do not have bluetooth on.)
very stable, usable build, i will be using it daily until the next release.
great stuff dex
Sent from my XT720 using XDA App
holy crap... quadrant scores ranged from 1500-1700....... WOW!!!!!!!!!!
Sent from my XT720 using XDA App
alx294 said:
holy crap... quadrant scores ranged from 1500-1700....... WOW!!!!!!!!!!
Sent from my XT720 using XDA App
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with oc or stock clock processor?
Sent from my XT720 using Tapatalk
Few bugs from me:
- Market download/install is very, very slow.
- I think that maybe there is some battery drain because from my last post (in the middle of the night) after I install Blur till now - 50% down. This is with 3g and few mails to check. TEMP+CPU shows 36C but when I wake up I think that the phone was s little hot in the back.
Except Blur I don`t have different software installed (comparing to 2.2).
During this post the phone don`t recognize the USB in PC... I`m not sure were is the problem (phone., soft or PC) so for the moment this is not reported.
- Maybe this is not a bug, but there is japan letters in some menus - phone (when I dial persons, recent call s and rrs news).
- It`s stupid but the phone unlock (slide) is very much harder than before...
- There is more free memory (This is not a bug!)
grigorbg said:
Few bugs from me:
- Market download/install is very, very slow.
- I think that maybe there is some battery drain because from my last post (in the middle of the night) after I install Blur till now - 50% down. This is with 3g and few mails to check. TEMP+CPU shows 36C but when I wake up I think that the phone was s little hot in the back.
Except Blur I don`t have different software installed (comparing to 2.2).
During this post the phone don`t recognize the USB in PC... I`m not sure were is the problem (phone., soft or PC) so for the moment this is not reported.
- Maybe this is not a bug, but there is japan letters in some menus - phone (when I dial persons, recent call s and rrs news).
- It`s stupid but the phone unlock (slide) is very much harder than before...
- There is more free memory (This is not a bug!)
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thanks to all for the quick reporting back.
- sms -
i think i know where the problem is, as it also happened on milestone :-( and i recall i got it fixed.
- jananese text -
not sure im able to fix, i dont get the lang, and im no translator..
- battery drain -
Blur is known for taking huge cpu and not being "sleepy", just looking at the log output happening during sleep is huge.. i did not expect Blur to be optimized at all.. and im not sure how it can be fixed except removed Blur, with a Deblur.
- slider -
yes, it seems it release your touchpoint much quicker than it should.. ill look at it, i think someone else wrote something like this on korean rom.
- usb .
i used only debugging, so i never actually confirmed usb mass storage.. will be checked later on..
- networking -
i noticed it too with Market, there is an issue with the Market im aware of, but might require a deodex'd of packages, which cost speed and memory/storage, so im not sure how much i do on this subject for now..
alx294 said:
holy crap... quadrant scores ranged from 1500-1700....... WOW!!!!!!!!!!
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please do not put anything into this..
it could relate to a bug in h264 or aac encoding, so if LGCamera does not encode video or audio with aac, you know the reason..
Yes! MotoBlur Gonna try it asap @Dexter: Little hint: maybe a few screenshots of how it looks on the XT720?
And can I help with translating or is that not possible? 'Cause I've translated various programs, I love to do that and I have a lot of spare time, so I can translate it if possible.
Bug not charging while connected to the charger
pritesh_100_in said:
Bug not charging while connected to the charger
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Sorry..not.. a bug one reboot and the cell is charging now
Dexter_nlb said:
please do not put anything into this..
it could relate to a bug in h264 or aac encoding, so if LGCamera does not encode video or audio with aac, you know the reason..
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lol this is true... and i am oc'ed.... darn i was excited xD
anyway, i also have the lockscreen bug, and the wifi issue is persistant with all apps not just market and browser.
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LG camera sucks for me. I'm using a camera from the Android market now, but I can use it only at 3.2MP in the free version. But it is still really good
There are some problems with the Blur accounts (I can't setup facebook for the social widgets) And the phone doesn't read my music and some pictures in the SD card.
Everything else is just
-Facebook account issues
After creating and signing in with Facebook, account disappears and contacts are not synced in contacts and cannot add facebook account again.....
hellmonger said:
-Facebook account issues
After creating ad signing in with Facebook, accound disapears and contacts are not syncked in contacts and cannot add facebook account again.....
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for twitter and facebook, the Blur edition used (defy 2.2), it did not actually come with those apps :-( , so maybe chinese ppl do not have it allowed? even GPS was disabled originally..
Vistaus said:
Yes! MotoBlur Gonna try it asap @Dexter: Little hint: maybe a few screenshots of how it looks on the XT720?
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for people used to knowing motorola and their products, Blur might not need much presentation, it pretty much looks Blur to me.. and i admit knowing alot who goes for a Deblur edtion, but that i leave up to people to decide..
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for twitter and facebook, the Blur edition used (defy 2.2), it did not actually come with those apps :-( , so maybe chinese ppl do not have it allowed? even GPS was disabled originally..
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Can you fix some of this things?
facebook/twitter accounts, camera?

Hero very slow;Is this normal?

Hi all!
I currently have elelinux 2.1 ROM, but I think that's not the problem, because with others rom is very slow too.
For example, when I'm writing a text message, on twitter or whatever, sometimes it has a delay of 1 second more or less, activating 3G/wifi is slow as **** too. Even turning screen on and navigating through desktops or apps is slow. When I call, it has a delay of 3 seconds before it appears on the screen. I can't even listen to music because the phone get stucks... I could give you more examples, but I think is enough to know that my hero works to slow.
But I don't know if this is normal or not, I don't know other people who own a Hero.
Thanks in advance
Yeah it's an outdated slow phone really. I would consider it normal.
Maybe you have some apps installed and running in background? Try to install fresh ROM or uninstall all applications and try then.
are you using an thirth party keyboard like better keyboard?
those are a bit laggy somethimes and that can cause your 1 or 2 seconds lag
and maybe try to flash a new kernel (like this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=730471) or start again from scratch
stroobach said:
are you using an thirth party keyboard like better keyboard?
those are a bit laggy somethimes and that can cause your 1 or 2 seconds lag
and maybe try to flash a new kernel (like this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=730471) or start again from scratch
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Hi!
Recently I've installed Thumb Keyboard, but the keyboard was laggy before that, so that's not the main problem I think...
I know it's an old phone, but this slowness, it's unbearable... and my contract doesn't end until october >_<
instal a task manager maybe?
or delete your phones cache (can be done by apps in the market)
otherwise.. i dont know whats the problem
i recomend a radio and kernel update (can be found here on the forums)
Yes, try a task killer to find out what processes use phone memory the most.
Kill them periodically, or just uninstall them if it's not necessary.
hi everyone
i think that's the steps of solving the problem try it
1- if your memory card is full try to delete anything you not use in it.
2- make a Swap partition and that's the link > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6907762&postcount=47
3- install fresh rom for my advise (VillainROM-v13)
4- install task killer that's help phone to be faster
now your phone is fast!! enjoy
You may wanna consider overclocking a bit. That's helps my phone quite a bit.
may be you've to reflash ROM
i usually flash ROM every 3 months
Solution without Sense:
go and get elelinux 2.8 ROM
OC your cpu (needs root and care not every phone can handle the highest values, ele has included oc app in his rom)
find the lowest working freq without the phone always restarting itself
find the highest freq without stability issues or overheat
after done this, check "set on boot"
switch all animations off
install just the apps you really need
remove all that unnessecary junk from your homescreen, a clock widget (example beautiful widgets lite, weather animations off, free from market) and some shortcuts are enough, if u want u can keep search widget
play around with cyano settings so you get optimum results
then your phone should not show too many lags, at least mine does not.
Solution with Sense:
Go and get a fresh rom,
example
elelinux repacked 2.1 rom,
VR 13 (also 2.1),
SalsaSense (2.3.3, not as fast as RUU 2.1 though, and use Las Venturas 0.4.7 kernel)
Same procedure as above: OC, for me i use 264-768.8MHz and ondemand gov
Remove all that unnessecary htc homescreen junk like music widget , peoples widget, weather.....
if u want you can keep htc clock widget, but do animations off
Phone should be FAST!
greets, S.O.D.
id recommend updating from 2.1 to the 2.8 version. the set the cpu to 176/652.
then install task manager. this should sort all your problems out
try overclocking the phone, i use floyo rom and it run so fast for me
was using villainrom 12 and recently shifted to villainrom 13. trust me it is the best rom i have ever had. i use taskiller with it and my phone simply flies. though battery remains an issue. i am using the stock keyboard and also the stock sms app. would suggest all to give it a try (those who haven't)
I too have had a slow hero and it is definately not rom.
I actually had 2 heroes , One got rooted on day and has been ok .
The other ( nephew was using it) was slow and I always assumed it was his stock system, unrooted setup.
When I got the phone back last week, I rooted it , put a few roms on , wiped everything that looked wipable in recovery , put in a new sd card , setup a app2sd partition ( using rom manager ) .
and still its deadly slow.
If it was a PC I would think its faulty memory so only the good portion is working but I have no way of checking. ( unless you tell me)
also the apps2sd might not have taken as i tried to format the partition after creating it and it couldn't find it.
any ideas?
try to flash new roms .....
Sent from my HTC Hero using Tapatalk
Try this rom and you will notice how AWESOME your phone is.
ICS rom for Hero
niyesuh said:
Try this rom and you will notice how AWESOME your phone is.
ICS rom for Hero
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Awesome, yes.…but ICS will make it slower than ever!!!

Ice Cream Sandwich - Music Player - Download!

Ice Cream Sandwich - Music Player - Download!
Well here it is...
I think it looks good and seems to work better in organising albums properly.
What you think?
Enjoy
MJ-12
Thx Like the ui but there isnt a equalizer ? or am i blind . Hmm.
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thx ,i try this
Its saying - Application not istalled - An existing package by the same name with....
So how can i install that?
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Its saying - Application not istalled - An existing package by the same name with....
So how can i install that?
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You need to use root explorer (or another explorer with root access) and delete the existing Music2.apk and then put this one in it's place (you can also just overwrite it).
Experiencing fore close issues when trying to sort by songs and when trying to open a specific album to see the contents. Might have to ditch this with these issues.
Okey thank you.
I, too had constant FC's
Renamed old Music2.apk to Music2.apk.bak, dropped the other file in there, rebooted and it seemed to see all my music. I actually like the *old* way of looking at the thumbnails and scrolling up/down. The new one would only go sideways and not put nearly the same amount of info on the screen so took substantially longer to get to music...And no options to change what you see on screen.
The moment I tried to play anything, sort anything or actually try to use the app, FC's every time.
...the moral of the story is, don't just overwrite the old app! I went in, deleted the new on, renamed the old one and was re-up and running in about 10 minutes...
P.S. Looked up a few other people having issues and a few said they solved the FC issues by going into Settings/applications and flushing the data on the app Right After installation / reboot.
I may try again...after I hear word of others making the attempt and getting better success than I had.
Good luck out there!
My english not enough for fix this ) but thank you for help
Thanks
QUOTE=MJ-12;18223026]Ice Cream Sandwich - Music Player - Download!
Well here it is...
I think it looks good and seems to work better in organising albums properly.
What you think?
Enjoy
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Sound Delay Problem

Hello Fellow G3 Users!
First of all, I'd like to say a big Thanks to all the developers who helped making this phone much more powerful throughout the months. I've been using Kyrillos' ROM since v3.0 and I'm very happy with it, but I still got one not so little problem.
Whenever I play videos, I always experience some delay in the sound playback (about 0,5 sec late to the video). I've tried many video players (by default I use mVideo), but it never got fixed. It also happens with Youtube videos, but more importantly it appears in games too! So far I ignored it, but nowadays I travel much more and I want to watch videos, so the delay became very annoying.
I experimented with many things and found out the followings:
-it's not the SD card's problem as it's class 10 (cannot be any faster), tried many settings with the SD speed fix without any success and like I said, it's the same with Youtube which is internal.
-it's not the ROM; tried with multiple stock ROMs and Custom ones too
-it's not the kernel; tried stock, and different fugumod and g3mod versions
-played around the settings in Voodoo sound but same result
-it's not the video player, because it happens in games too.
So my guess is, that it's either hardware problem with my own phone or simply the general sound driver/decoder is faulty (probably sound buffer, but I'm no expert in this)
I didn't find any discussion on these subject (except this old thread), so I'm corious if this happens to your phones too. You should notice this much delay in videos. If you know if there's a solution for this, please let me know as it's quite a shame now that my smartphone fails to deliver such a basic feature as watching videos...
Thanks in advance!
FlemX
Yeah, well I do to expierence delays sometimes but not always.
Sound is perfect on every ROM I've used. I mainly used Kyrillos' v7.0 which was perfect when it came to sound playback and now I'm using stock XXJPU which is fine since I've played a few videos on it. Not much but I'll try later (my bros playing games on it ) and see if there's any problems.
Ok, I should explain a bit more.
It's not always the same delay, it seems that in the video player (mVideo) it's the shortest, bit still noticable (~0,3 sec), and it may vary if I seek in the video. It's not unwatchable, just annoying (yeah, I'm sensitive to this )
What I really want to know that what driver/decoder setting may cause the delay in sound and if there's a way I can change it. I'm not afraid to modify system files if it's needed.
Can a developer or anyone familiar with this here help me please?
i sometimes have the same thing using kyorarom 0.4.0b2, but also on other roms i tried. i always thought it was network related.
Same problem here. I use MX video player coz I have smallest lag in it.
And lagging is changing, sometime is just 0,1 sometime 0,3 sec but never without it.
I had playback without lag on stock Froyo video player but even than not always.
Now I'm on Kyrillos 8.1
Tried everything, programs, codecs, overclock, tried class 2,4,10 sdcard, no luck.
Please find some solution.
EDIT: Come on, does only few of us here have this problem?; I can't believe that, coz I had this problem from day 1, so it couldn't be that I messed something up coz I got phone that way from the shop!
Can anyone help, please?
It seems more of us have this problem after all.
Maybe people don't look movies on g3 so they do not bother with this problem.
Same "problem" here. I've tried recoding various video clips - different formats, bit-rates etc - but there's always that slight lack of synch. It's most obvious with plosive sounds - a brief clip from Iron Man 2 where Stark bangs his fists onto a desktop has a very noticable delay between the action and the sound.
I'm on
PDA: I5800XXJPU
PHONE: I5800XXJP4
CSC: I5800XXKPO
...but I tried with Kyrillo's O/C and there was no difference. Tried with basic video app and a couple of third party players - exactly the same "delay".
I can't see it making any difference but I'll be getting a new, faster SDHC card this week - if that makes any difference, I'll let you know.
I suspect it's a codec problem as the amount of delay varies - increasing in "busy" scenes. There are a few more things to try such as encoding with variable bit-rates. If I do find an optimum encoding, I'll post back. Meanwhile, perhaps people could post full details of the videos they've tried - video format and resolution, bit-rates for vid and audio etc - or better still, suggest a specific clip (provide a link for download) to make sure we are all talking about the same problem and cause and reducing the possible variables.
Pete
(PS - my first post and just want to pass on my respects to the regulars here. I've only been reading for the last week or so and it's a steep learning curve for an Android "noob" but I'm already impressed by the depth of knowledge here.)
pengipete said:
Same "problem" here. I've tried recoding various video clips - different formats, bit-rates etc - but there's always that slight lack of synch. It's most obvious with plosive sounds - a brief clip from Iron Man 2 where Stark bangs his fists onto a desktop has a very noticable delay between the action and the sound.
I'm on
PDA: I5800XXJPU
PHONE: I5800XXJP4
CSC: I5800XXKPO
...but I tried with Kyrillo's O/C and there was no difference. Tried with basic video app and a couple of third party players - exactly the same "delay".
I can't see it making any difference but I'll be getting a new, faster SDHC card this week - if that makes any difference, I'll let you know.
I suspect it's a codec problem as the amount of delay varies - increasing in "busy" scenes. There are a few more things to try such as encoding with variable bit-rates. If I do find an optimum encoding, I'll post back. Meanwhile, perhaps people could post full details of the videos they've tried - video format and resolution, bit-rates for vid and audio etc - or better still, suggest a specific clip (provide a link for download) to make sure we are all talking about the same problem and cause and reducing the possible variables.
Pete
(PS - my first post and just want to pass on my respects to the regulars here. I've only been reading for the last week or so and it's a steep learning curve for an Android "noob" but I'm already impressed by the depth of knowledge here.)
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Yes, give us a feedback after using new sdhc card, but be careful with choosing coz I bought class 10 and speeds on pc are 17/20 and on G3 are only 4/4. Maybe class 6 from quality manufacturer would be better choice.
I also notice this about busy scenes.
I would like to avoid encoding but if that is the only solution would use it but not on a daily base.
Awaiting your replay as everyone else here.
kyrillos might have tried to fix this..
Hey guys i noticed this problem right on day 1 when i got the phone and this was a huge disappointment..i mean how can a mid-budget android phone have this sort of a problem(even the chepest nokia multimedia phone doesnt have this bug)
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I think kyrillos might have tried to fix this in his Rom..here is the change log:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=957123
Kyrillos' rom v5.1 (Based on XXJPM) [19/05/11]
Completely reworked/remade the whole rom.
Fixed bug with sync
Fugumod 2.4 beta2 standard kernel.
Keyboard bug fixed
Voodoo Sound v8
Added Voodoo Control [1.0.6.1]
Removed Battery Calibration [Install from market]
1% battery mod
Updated CWM Recovery [v0.30, partition sdcard to ext4 directly from recovery]
data=ext4, cache/system=ext2
Updated Honeycomb Icons
Fixed video player lags
v5.1 is non oc by default so if you want overclock flash fugumod v2.4 alpha5
I think he might be referring to the same bug by "video player lags"...well i dont have the time to try out the rom and see if its fixed(exams!!)...so can anyone try this and let us know how it works please??
If this doesnt work, i think we should let our devs know about this ASAP
You gave change log from v5.1; I didn't tried that one but I tried 8.0-9.0
And if he fixed it in earlier version it is probably also included in later versions.
But I can confirm that in 8-9 the problem still exist, so once again dead end.
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I think he might be referring to the same bug by "video player lags"...well i dont have the time to try out the rom and see if its fixed(exams!!)...so can anyone try this and let us know how it works please??
If this doesnt work, i think we should let our devs know about this ASAP
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I used Kyrillos v5.1 and yes, I also thought that it meant the sound problem, but found out it refers to the occasional lagging of the video/image, not the sound. And no, the delay problem was there in it, and exists still, like JanerNevis said. I haven't updated to v9.0 yet and probably won't till friday evening as I have a busy week.
You may try another rom for egsample Vivek's or DutchMods.
kesc said:
You may try another rom for egsample Vivek's or DutchMods.
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Do you have information that this problem is fixed in that ROMs?
Or did you tried them and saw by yourself?
I dont have this problem mayb its ur hardware?
bscraze said:
I dont have this problem mayb its ur hardware?
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Are you kesc? To whom are you replaying?
Yes. maybe it's a hardware problem, but then why doesn't all the users experiencing the same?
is the problem still with a newer version of ROM or another more stable ROM.
do you use voodoo?
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is the problem still with a newer version of ROM or another more stable ROM.
do you use voodoo?
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In my case the problem was on stock Eclair and Froyo and on Kyrillos 8-9, Kyorarom 0.3-04
Yes I use voodoo.
Had a dig around and perceived wisdom says it's a hardware problem. Experience says that whenever you see a "definitive" answer on any IT related topic - take it with a pinch of salt. It's in the nature of the internet that one "I know..." post or bog can easily become gospel and it doesn't take long before everyone "knows" it's true - but they never actually check or verify. In truth, they're all quoting something that someone else wrote.
Anyway - spent a couple of hours mucking about with a few different video converters and there does seem to be a partial solution. Obviously, re-encoding is not ideal but it may help for people transferring their own films and DVDs etc.
The basics - encode the video as MP4 - the resolution doesn't appear to matter (as long as it's not too large - which would be a waste anyway on the i5800's screen). I've tried from 15 to 30 fps and it made no difference - 24 or 25 gives a perfectly smooth picture. The main thing is to encode the audio as mp3 - not AAC. In the standard video player app, set the screen to show the full vid at the correct aspect ratio (the small square gadget at the top-right of the screen should look like it has a diagonal line through it rather than a dot in the middle). I haven't tried any other video players with these settings yet - when I do, I'll see if the various "zoom" settings makes a difference.
Funny thing is, this works - but not every time even with the same video. Start the vid - if it is out of sync, rewind the vid by dragging the progress bar. Bizarrely, that seems to "fix" the problem - or at least reduce the "lag" to a minimal amount.
New SD card should be here tomorrow but I'm doubting it will do anything to help - I'd have thought that the system would have a buffer rather than literally trying to decode on the fly. I'm also not convinced that the relatively slow CPU is the problem - in practice, it should be plenty capable of handling this plus decoding audio is a doddle - if it was down to processor speeds, I'd expect the video to lurch as it tries to keep up with the audio rather than the soundtrack being delayed on an otherwise smoothly running video.
I don't know how this operating system works but if this was a PC or Amiga, I'd be looking at the relative prorities of the audio and video processes to see if the video was hogging the CPU. Maybe one of the techies here can advise on that.
Off topic but - my sim card went kapput today O2 are sending me a replacement so I should be fine in a couple of days. Annoying cos I fancied trying Kyrillo's ROM V9 but I don't want to do that until I know for sure that it's the sim rather than a problem with the phone.

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