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Ics on nexus running so smooth

Is the world aware how good ics is is and how well it runs on the nexus s. Is even the android community aware. This phone needs a new review just because of pics. Probably not but man I got this phone for 100 dollars off Craigslist and man is this a hidden gem. This is the perfect phone for most people.
Man I wish my epic touch had pure ics on it right now.
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Patience grasshopper. We will get our ICS on the ET4G soon enough
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Fataldesain said:
Is the world aware how good ics is is and how well it runs on the nexus s. Is even the android community aware. This phone needs a new review just because of pics. Probably not but man I got this phone for 100 dollars off Craigslist and man is this a hidden gem. This is the perfect phone for most people.
Man I wish my epic touch had pure ics on it right now.
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I agree, this phone was nice with GB but with ICS this machine is amazing. The best part about it is that this is only the begining

Hopefully thismeans we will be the fixed icsics
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I'm quite curious though, is the new smoothness due to the forced gpu rendering? Is anyone runnning stock ICS but without 'forced gpu rendering' checked in dev settings that can give some feedback on its smoothness? I do know that scrolling anywhere now is much smoother compared to GB, almost as if animations were running in a priority thread like they do in fruit phones.

I leave hardware accel off and it is still exceptionally smooth, though not AS much with the stock kernel. Cannot notice much difference between the two with GLaDOS.

I'm pretty much in agreement with the thread starter. The ICS upgrade is amazing. Very smooth and fast. Everything seems so much better just as any upgrade should be. And also the new UI and graphics are great.
Its funny reading everywhere now about just about every handset waiting and or crying for ICS update. Most won't see it till the second half of next year.
I love my nexus even more than ever.
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also I'm running stock ICS rom with stock kernel...the kernel has been slightly modified for voodoo support.
Getting great battery life too. Thankfully none of the infamous 'android OS bug' so far.
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Agreed, ics kicks a$$.
A few things that could have been included that weren't, lucky for us those there's the nova launcher that's shaping up really nice and adds what ics should have had in the first place.
I'm running my phone on background process limit of x3 and no gpu redering with nova launcher and it's amazingly fast and smooth with no lag whatsoever, even when entering the app drawer.
As it's been said, things will only get better and I also think the Nexus S needs new reviews doing on it.

voyager_s said:
also I'm running stock ICS rom with stock kernel...the kernel has been slightly modified for voodoo support.
Getting great battery life too. Thankfully none of the infamous 'android OS bug' so far.
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What kernel are you using? Thanks

voyager_s said:
also I'm running stock ICS rom with stock kernel...the kernel has been slightly modified for voodoo support.
Getting great battery life too. Thankfully none of the infamous 'android OS bug' so far.
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What kernel are u using exactly? I have a very bad battery life + random reboots

raeef said:
What kernel are u using exactly? I have a very bad battery life + random reboots
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Ive been using the stock ICS kernel modified for voodoo support. Its in the stock ICS kernel thread started by eugene373 in the nexus s development forums.
I made sure to wipe cache and the dalvik cache before installation. Im at 17 hours now with battery still at 32 percent with almost 2 hours screen on.
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It blows my mind to think of what will happen in the next six months with this phone. I have a feeling the nexus might go back into production if it keeps getting better.
It kills me my girlfriend has no idea what she is using.
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It really is. I love my NS even more with ICS, altough my experience with it in Gingerbread has only been about 2 weeks. Previously I was using Gingerbread (CM7) in a ZTE Blade and, as an interaction experience (regarding solely the OS), ICS beats it to a pulp. Now it's a waiting game until all the quirks are solved

has anyone tried the microbes live wallpaper. Im using stock ICS, stock kernel, non-rooted and it is just laggy as hell. Rest of the phone is ok, but i wouldnt call it buttery smooth

The microbes live wallpaper is definitely more hardware intensive than most of the others. It would likely be -slightly- better with a different kernel, but i can't see the Nexus S being powerful enough to breeze through it.
Live wallpapers for me use too much battery for too little eyecandy, though to each their own.

Harbb said:
The microbes live wallpaper is definitely more hardware intensive than most of the others. It would likely be -slightly- better with a different kernel, but i can't see the Nexus S being powerful enough to breeze through it.
Live wallpapers for me use too much battery for too little eyecandy, though to each their own.
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At first I thought so too, but now I'm not so sure. It wasn't this bad in gjngerbread albeit 2.3 seemed a lot lighter and less ram intensive than ics. Also I ran the microbes lwp on my old g2 and it ran a lot better than my nexus s. I think its more of a software issue but I'm no dev.
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The only thing killing me is the lack of RAM. I really wished that Google went with 768+ MB.
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Award Tour said:
The only thing killing me is the lack of RAM. I really wished that Google went with 768+ MB.
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They did...in the Galaxy Nexus.
- chris

praveenmarkandu said:
has anyone tried the microbes live wallpaper. Im using stock ICS, stock kernel, non-rooted and it is just laggy as hell. Rest of the phone is ok, but i wouldnt call it buttery smooth
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Im got microbes swimmin around, no issues at all. stock ICS, stock kernel, rooted.
it shows its only using 3.7MB

[Q] Can someone do a vídeo with Nexus 7 with tablet UI mode?

Can anyone do that? Like a little review.
I would like to see the notifications and the lancher.

I was hoping for the same thing a few hours ago but couldn't find anything. Basically just wanna see how the notification expansions work and how fluid the os is in tablet mode. Probably comparable performance but I just wanted to make sure xD

I would also love to see this

so no one is able to do this? I came searching again and was disappointed

I would love a video of that too. Please can someone make one?
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Go to androidcentral.com or droid-life.com. They both have video reviews of it.
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loonie01 said:
Go to androidcentral.com or droid-life.com. They both have video reviews of it.
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But neither of them have video reviews of it running stock tablet UI with the DPI change mod. They both have it running the 213 dpi, hybrid UI instead.

Aww seriously guys it can't be this hard to get something like this done. :s I'd gladly do it but I don't have the device.
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I think all the I/O attendees died...time to wait
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I think you are going to confuse people.
The Nexus 7 does run in Tablet UI mode - only the home screen is hybrid.
What you want is a video of the tablet running with the DPI mod.

rmm200 said:
I think you are going to confuse people.
The Nexus 7 does run in Tablet UI mode - only the home screen is hybrid.
What you want is a video of the tablet running with the DPI mod.
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If you want to get technical then yes it is running in tablet mode, with a Hybrid Launcher BUT I still believe it's hybrid UI since even while in apps, you still get the hybrid/phone-like softkeys and notification bar.
Yes I would like a video of a nexus 7 running the DPI mod and showing a brief overview of menus, opening apps and notifications.
Sorry for any misunderstandings

bump.. again.. guess I'll have to wait til I get it myself

Here you go.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ak0QzrTt0b4&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Sorry it's so fuzzy sometimes. All i had was my gnex.

thanks so much! It looks just as I expected! It's so smooth! I can't wait!

Does the recent apps button work in tablet UI? Screenshot if possible. Thanks.
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wes_s said:
Here you go.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ak0QzrTt0b4&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Sorry it's so fuzzy sometimes. All i had was my gnex.
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Thanks for going to the trouble of filming & uploading that. It's appreciated & it looks great.

bcvictory said:
Does the recent apps button work in tablet UI? Screenshot if possible. Thanks.
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Yep it works too.
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wes_s said:
Here you go.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ak0QzrTt0b4&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Sorry it's so fuzzy sometimes. All i had was my gnex.
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Oh man, I can't wait to get my Nexus and do this mod!!! SOOO EXCITED!!! WANT IT SO BADLY!!!!

How much would you miss tablet UI?

Apparently it's going. I will really miss it. I don't think there is any need for two thick black bars on a 7 inch device. I like having the extra space and I like the aesthetics of the tablet UI, especially with a reduced nav bar. I don't know why they are removing tablet UI and if the devs can do anything about it. I hope they can! Will you miss it too or is it just me?
Edit: Turns out it's just a rumour, phew!

Most will miss the 10" tablet UI but honestly, I don't expect that I will. The centered buttons are not that big a deal and the "Odd" way the Nexus 7's notification system lurks around, unobtrusive enough that I probably won't care.
I will be more interested in things like Miracast support and web browsing performance than I will be in the UI changes.
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StrangerWeather said:
Apparently it's going. I will really miss it. I don't think there is any need for two thick black bars on a 7 inch device. I like having the extra space and I like the aesthetics of the tablet UI, especially with a reduced nav bar. I don't know why they are removing tablet UI and if the devs can do anything about it. I hope they can! Will you miss it too or is it just me?
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There are a bunch of ROMs with tablet UI actually. I'm using smooth ROM with it and its irreplaceable

I know, I'm on PA, but once the update kicks in the ROMs won't have tablet UI. Correct me if I'm wrong!
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I will miss it alot. I do not see why they would get rid of something like that.
Btw where did you see it was removed and are we talking about the 4.2 update?
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I thought I would hate it when I first saw it
But honestly, I like it. I was forced to use it for the first month before I rooted my n7, and I got used to it. Then I installed a tabui ROM and imo it doesn't work properly on a 7 inch screen. I know a lot will disagree but I am just sayin
I use the normal phone ui now, its just more consistent and easier to use for me. If I want more screen space, I will remove the bars with 'expand desktop' on the ROMs I use
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Devs will port it over it's not going anywhere
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DirtyShroomz said:
Devs will port it over it's not going anywhere
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things i hate about standard nexus 7 UI
no quick access to brightness. in tablet UI i can quickly tap the time in lower left hand corner and adjust brightness on the fly.. cant do that with nexus 7 UI
i hate how i dont get Tablet APPs and instead get the phone app for youtube gmail etc..
those are the only things that make me to to tablet ui..
if i could have quick access to Brightness AND native tablet youtube and gmail apps in the standard nexus 7 UI then id be fine.
i really do love the expanded youtube app in tablet UI 4 nice rows in portrait mode compared to phone youtube app. yuck.

Yea the tablet mode is supreme. If it doesn't "work" right then it isn't implemented right. EOS has it so stupidly simple that it is a godsend. You can enable/disable it on the fly and it doesn't screw with your other apps. Just combines the bars into 1.
The notification pulldown menu on the stock UI is horrible. Needs fullscreen or something. Looks tacked on like an afterthought.
I will be disappointed once 4.2 hits and it goes away. Remember tablet UI has to be present to unlock it. Google may remove it completely to streamline their OSs.
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player911 said:
Yea the tablet mode is supreme. If it doesn't "work" right then it isn't implemented right. EOS has it so stupidly simple that it is a godsend. You can enable/disable it on the fly and it doesn't screw with your other apps. Just combines the bars into 1.
The notification pulldown menu on the stock UI is horrible. Needs fullscreen or something. Looks tacked on like an afterthought.
I will be disappointed once 4.2 hits and it goes away. Remember tablet UI has to be present to unlock it. Google may remove it completely to streamline their OSs.
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Someone somewhere will find a way...
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xopher.hunter said:
I will miss it alot. I do not see why they would get rid of something like that.
Btw where did you see it was removed and are we talking about the 4.2 update?
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Yes, apparently the update doesn't allow for tablet UI. I read about it over on the PA thread.
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StrangerWeather said:
Yes, apparently the update doesn't allow for tablet UI. I read about it over on the PA thread.
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Link?
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It's all over the place in the ROMs threads but there is a discussion kinda starting here in the PA thread:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33692765 . Reading this again there seems to be some uncertainty about it. So that's something I guess...
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No one knows what Google have done with the code and the xml layouts until they release 4.2 sources. Until then your guess is as good as mine.
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Android 4.2.....

Hey I know were all just enjoying our JB updates right now, but It cant hurt to start a thread about android 4.2
well as the rumors are flying around about a Galaxy Note 8 with android 4.2 I gotta say we wont get 4.2 for some time
samsung will more than likely market the 8 inch tablet with 4.2 for quite a few months before updating the 10.1
but lets all chat about it

I'm happy as is. The exploit is fixed, the tab is flying. Unless 4.2 brings something extraordinary to the table I am happy to stay on 4.1.2

I hate the new separate navbar and statusbar: a waste of screen real estate and the location of the nav buttons is not reachable with the thumbs. That being said I hope I receive my 4.1.2 update soon cuz i'm still on ICS

The old saying, "Be careful what you wish for . . ." applies here. There are a number of known issues with 4.2, not the least of which is that bluetooth is broken for the time being. You might want to read this article, it will temper your desire to get 4.2 before some of these bugs are fixed.

Oh to hell with 4.2, I don't want a phone UI.

I do want multiuser, though the rest doesn't really matter.
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Key Lime Pie will probably be announced in May so we should just wait for that xD. 4.2 is like ICS from GB while JB is out; might as well skip it.

Doesnt 4.2 have miracast. I want that instead of allshare for sure

I agree. Tablet is running great, but I wouldn't mind seeing these features on the note 10.1...centrally located home buttons and top drag down menus. They would be so very helpful when using the s-pen to write notes.
Perhaps a future ROM...
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We better hope for a custom ROM based on stock with 4.2 features
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gekyfela said:
We better hope for a custom ROM based on stock with 4.2 features
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Id say thats about the only way we will get it however I am unsure if im willing to flash this tablet in the near future. I have several devices and have custom roms on all but this one and have come to know custom roms are buggy or lose certain functions for a long time before they get sorted out. Stock rom (except voip) works so well on this tablet when overclocked with tegrak that im unwilling to live with many bugs at all.

id10terrordfw said:
I do want multiuser, though the rest doesn't really matter.
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Riki1kenobi said:
I'm happy as is. The exploit is fixed, the tab is flying. Unless 4.2 brings something extraordinary to the table I am happy to stay on 4.1.2
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What You Said.

JellyBean (4.1.x) differs from ICS (4.0.x) in various ways, one of them is the default app picker.
The "new" AppPicker requires two taps to run an app: one tap on the selected application and one tap on "Use Once" button, while in ICS one tap was enough. It was worked-around by Google in JB 4.2.x by adding a "doubletap" feature: just tap again on selected app to use it once.
http://www.villainrom.co.uk/forum/threads/doubletap-in-apppicker.5523/

id10terrordfw said:
I do want multiuser, though the rest doesn't really matter.
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Jelly bean has multiple users function see here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1960908
Although I tried and your Google account and stuff is still available under the other user account making it usless ? So either its implemented different or there is a missing step... i had 4.1.2 cm on my acer a500 with users feature and it worked great. Separate apps, google account etc...
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TF300T will receive Android 4.3 along with several other tablets

I was just now searching for information about the new version of Android and I come up with this list: http://technosamigos.com/asus-android-4-3-jelly-bean-update-schedule/
I don't know if this is legit, but it can actually be true. Our tablet was the very first tablet to receive Android 4.1 and 4.2 after the nexus devices, and has been receiving updates quite regularly, so it wouldn't be a surprise if we got Android 4.3 this year.
What do you think about this?
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Very good
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Thanks for the info.
Let's keep our finger crossed and hope ASUS makes one for us :fingers-crossed:

I hope so! It runs so well on my N4 compared to 4.2.2; maybe it's just a placebo, but dammit, it helps.
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yay, i only hope ASUS doesn't come with a new bootloader again!
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noahvt said:
yay, i only hope ASUS doesn't come with a new bootloader again!
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I hope too, but we probably will have a new one.... Silly Asus lol
Maybe this time we will get NVflash working again

hope asus realizes there stock firmware isn't good so they upgrade it so we get a lot better performance on stock!
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Ok guys, don't get all exited with Android 4.3... Just tested out on my father's Nexus 7 and there's nothing to "be happy" about... Nothing really new.

joelalmeidaptg said:
Ok guys, don't get all exited with Android 4.3... Just tested out on my father's Nexus 7 and there's nothing to "be happy" about... Nothing really new.
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http://pocketnow.com/2013/07/23/new-in-android-4-3
they say it improved battery life significantly,
can you test?

I don't know about the battery since I just installed it. I'll see how it goes tomorrow
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lol Asus Transformer Prime TF201 4.3?? Fake!

IMO, the biggest/main advantage to getting 4.3 update is if you have young kids that use your tablet.... the new user app controls are awesome.... now my son can't open any apps but the ones i enable on his user account.... no more contacts added with the name "kjhfjhduh" or similar....lol.... no more phone calls with groove ip made to numbers like "87##*8765(*854" lmao.... and my friends will no longer receive garbled up google talk messages from my son....
i just did the update today on my nexus 7
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diesburg said:
IMO, the biggest/main advantage to getting 4.3 update is if you have young kids that use your tablet.... the new user app controls are awesome.... now my son can't open any apps but the ones i enable on his user account.... no more contacts added with the name "kjhfjhduh" or similar....lol.... no more phone calls with groove ip made to numbers like "87##*8765(*854" lmao.... and my friends will no longer receive garbled up google talk messages from my son....
i just did the update today on my nexus 7
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Biggest advantage is fstrim! My tf300 has been very laggy since 4.2, so with fstrim now fully implemented hopefully that will speed things back up.

Brandito said:
Biggest advantage is fstrim! My tf300 has been very laggy since 4.2, so with fstrim now fully implemented hopefully that will speed things back up.
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I hope the fstrim will make the tablet fast, my tablet get's so slow that it is a pain to use it. I did a full whie and flashed different roms before I wen't on a 2 months trip but the tablet started to lag as f*ck so I had to take my 3 kg laptop with me -.-'
Good job Asus with this piece s*it tablet! :good:

OpenGL update sounds nice too
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fstrim will not be a magic pill. The app on the Play Store does the same thing as what will be built into Android 4.3, with the main difference being that trim is supposed to happen on a schedule. It won't do much.

Lirkaren said:
I hope the fstrim will make the tablet fast, my tablet get's so slow that it is a pain to use it. I did a full whie and flashed different roms before I wen't on a 2 months trip but the tablet started to lag as f*ck so I had to take my 3 kg laptop with me -.-'
Good job Asus with this piece s*it tablet! :good:
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this one used to lag as hell too, it had become completely unusable but chromi-xenogenesis, with fsync turned off and occasional run of lagfix and seeder this tablet has become quite usable again

godutch said:
this one used to lag as hell too, it had become completely unusable but chromi-xenogenesis, with fsync turned off and occasional run of lagfix and seeder this tablet has become quite usable again
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I've not had any luck getting lagfix to run on my tab. The lag is nearly unbearable.

Brandito said:
I've not had any luck getting lagfix to run on my tab. The lag is nearly unbearable.
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The laggier the device the longer it takes, sometimes i have to kill lagfix and try again

godutch said:
The laggier the device the longer it takes, sometimes i have to kill lagfix and try again
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I meant I could never get it to run the trim commands at all.