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CM/Nexus slowdown (of the terrible kind)

I'm having some awful slow-down issues with my N1. Like, 3 second delays between clicking widgets and their intended effect, and even longer switching between home screens (if the screens switch at all).
There's no auto task-killer enabled, I've very recently wiped and re-installed CM, and cleaned out my unused apps. I've got around 200MB of RAM free, constantly. SetCPU is keeping my processor at 461MHz or higher. This is obnoxious as balls, and I can't think of much. :s
Any suggestions?
I'm running CM 5.0.6, btw.

i have the same problem

My N1 is not rooted and I am experiencing slowdowns. When opening txt messages now take 3-5 seconds, and typing completely locks sometimes for 20 seconds. Gmail now takes 5+sec to open and other apps are also seeing this. I just had 10+ programs update themselves and all these issues started appearing suddenly. Also when exiting apps my desktop will be blank for 3-5 seconds. This just happened all within the past 2 weeks or so.

reddragon72 said:
This just happened all within the past 2 weeks or so.
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Yeah, the issue is very recent for me too. Last week.

I am wondering if Google sent out an OTA that is prepping the phone for the 2.2 update??? The reason I say this and not point to an app is the simple fact that I have all my apps stopped completely and the issues still exist.

reddragon72 said:
I am wondering if Google sent out an OTA that is prepping the phone for the 2.2 update??? The reason I say this and not point to an app is the simple fact that I have all my apps stopped completely and the issues still exist.
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Mmm, I dunno about that. I'm running CyanogenMod. I don't get OTA updates. Do you remember, recently, getting an OTA?
Unless it was pushed inside of a market-updated Google app (uhh.. No.), I wouldn't have got it.

Zak Jones! said:
SetCPU is keeping my processor at 461MHz or higher.
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You set your CPU at 461Mhz?? Sure it slow down and lagging. What the point buying a 1Ghz processor phone decide let it run at 461Mhz?
Check the profile if you are not set at 461Mhz, maybe accidently make a profile setting and enable.
Or set your setCPU setting from on demand to on performance.

What kernel are you running?

Andrewtst said:
You set your CPU at 461Mhz?? Sure it slow down and lagging. What the point buying a 1Ghz processor phone decide let it run at 461Mhz?
Check the profile if you are not set at 461Mhz, maybe accidently make a profile setting and enable.
Or set your setCPU setting from on demand to on performance.
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I think he's setting the minimum at 461 hence the "or higher" part.

Well, I can't actually help much except to suggest that perhaps you could try Kang-o-rama (see my sig) and see if that works. It's a stable and fast bundle with no apparent lag. At least I know that setup works.
If you did proceed then posted your results in that thread I might be able to assist. You shouldn't be experiencing lag with this phone... and if you still are after installing Kang-o-rama we could look at logs for you.
No promises but I know Kang-o-rama works...

Success? Sorry for the laggy reply.
JCopernicus said:
I think he's setting the minimum at 461 hence the "or higher" part.
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Yeah, Copernicus is right, it's at a minimum of 461MHz (now 499MHz.), with a max of 998MHz, running 'on demand'.
antoniouslj said:
What kernel are you running?
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I'm using whichever kernel comes with CM. (2.6.33.2 is specified in the relevant section of his changelog.)
djmcnz said:
Well, I can't actually help much except to suggest that perhaps you could try Kang-o-rama.
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Yeah, won't lie, I'm sick of reinstalling all my stuff, so I don't want to do it again. If I keep having issues, I'll look into it though.
Just last night, I wiped both the data partition (factory reset?) and cleared the Dalvik(sp?)-cache. Started from scratch (without Google settings sync.), and reinstalled apps one by one. SO FAR, I haven't had the slowdown, but who knows. All I've got installed yet are the applications that I actually had desktop shortcuts to. (I didn't have very many more, but these are the ones I actually used frequently.)
Anyway, yeah, I'll see how this goes.

K, need a suggestion.
Zak Jones! said:
Anyway, yeah, I'll see how this goes.
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Sooo, it's not going. Still experiencing the slowdown. I honestly can't think of what's doing this. Advanced Task Manager reports > 190MB free (28 processes running), SetCPU is still running at 499MHz or greater (I can't get 'show CPU to work in Dev Tools?).
Ending everything in the "All Apps" tab does not fix the problem; it's speedy for about 30 seconds, then resumes being slow, with the same problems (so maybe it's a process taking up all my CPU cycles? (But my CPU isn't scaling up like it would in that situation...))
Anything I can try doing before re-flashing and/or wiping? I'd rather avoid that, but, of course, if it's the only solution, whatever. Maybe try flashing a new ROM?
Can't think of what else to do here, gentlemen.

Get rid of SetCPU. I had it installed and it started weirding out on me, would not set the processor higher than 384 and nothing I did in the profiles would set it back to 1 GHz. After I uninstalled, my phone returned to it's normal speeds.

Zak Jones! said:
Sooo, it's not going. Still experiencing the slowdown. I honestly can't think of what's doing this. Advanced Task Manager reports > 190MB free (28 processes running), SetCPU is still running at 499MHz or greater (I can't get 'show CPU to work in Dev Tools?).
Ending everything in the "All Apps" tab does not fix the problem; it's speedy for about 30 seconds, then resumes being slow, with the same problems (so maybe it's a process taking up all my CPU cycles? (But my CPU isn't scaling up like it would in that situation...))
Anything I can try doing before re-flashing and/or wiping? I'd rather avoid that, but, of course, if it's the only solution, whatever. Maybe try flashing a new ROM?
Can't think of what else to do here, gentlemen.
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You might not like my advice but it's likely to work:
Don't uninstall SetCPU but set your CPU min to 245 and the max to what you want. Disable profiles but select 'Set on Boot' and 'On Demand'. Do nothing else with SetCPU, leave it alone and do not use the active widget. Your current setup is crazy.
Full wipe (as you've done before) data, cache, dalvik-cache, battery, rotate and then install Kang-o-rama 0.7b1 (no, I'm not simply pushing it, I just know it so well that I can assure you it works).
Do not, under any circumstances restore any data or apps for any application with any application. As soon as you set up your Google account go into Settings | Privacy and disable "Back up my settings" and hit Okay.
Install a task manager if you like for monitoring purposes. Install SetCPU as above if you like for OC.
Install no other apps (now that's the painful part) and use your phone for long enough for you to know with certainty whether it's working as you expect.
In all honesty, if it's still broke after that then you've probably got a hardware issue. If it's working after that then slowly add your apps back until you find what's causing the problem.
Good luck, report back.

So far, uninstalling SetCPU is doing wonders for me. Y'know, over the last 15 minutes. I'll use it throughout the day and see if it keeps performing.
Space for future updates:
****ING BALLSACK. <--- First impression of Kang-o-Rama (I decided to just go for it and flash as soon as I saw it included CM.)
^^^^^^^^^^^^ That text is to be read: Kang-o-Rama is amazing. The theme is sexy, I LOVE the Desire camera, and the bundled stuff (kernel, apps, etc) are quite awesome. We'll see if it solves my performance issues.

I was getting the same thing....
Task kill setcpu and reboot it again. If you keep getting the lag then stop using setCPU.

Zak Jones! said:
****ING BALLSACK
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It takes a twisted mind to interpret that as a complement.
Zak Jones! said:
...Kang-o-Rama is amazing...
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But thank you!

Delete all widgets that profile your cpu in any way. Stop killing tasks with task killers. Uninstall setcpu. Set exchange email app to "PUSH". Download "Quick System Info Pro" and check what's using up Cpu.
I had the same problem and it turned out to be 2 things: SetCPU widget and exchange email app stuck in a sync cycle.

Maybe theres an ill-performing app that you installed. Since it seems you wiped your phone a couple times including cache. Did you happen to restore apps thru Titanium backup or manually one at a time thru the market.
I always wipe my phone completely and reinstall all apps manually, time consuming, but I have never had a problem.
To further diagnose your problem, see if after installing each app, try the phone to see if there are any slowdowns afterward. Again, I know this is time consuming, but trying to find the problem rather than living with it would be better.
I'm also using 5.0.6 but with no problems or slowdowns.
You can also post a logcat or look thru it yourself if you know how and see if any errors or hangups occur. Logcats are a great way to see the commands being given to your phone and this will most likely reveal your problem.

Same problem, it's annoying.

Shadowgun game running on CM7

I have been experiencing an issue with the Game Shadowgun I am hoping I may be able to get a little help with. The issue I am experiencing is that the game will pause itself every minute or two. This is actually the only game I have ever had any issues with. The game is fairly intense system wise so I'm thinking it's pausing itself to play catch up, either way it's very annoying, and the game looks sick so have been desperately trying to figure out a way to prevent this. One thing I have been playing around with is Chainfire 3D witch has solved many game related issues on my phone. Unfortunately I still have not had any luck with game. I guess that would go without saying or there would be no need for the post.. Anyhow, If anyone else who purchased the game during the $. 45 sale has had this issue, would greatly appreciate knowing its not just me. Also, any suggestions on a Chainfire 3D configuration or plug-in that would work well with CM7 on the Kindle Would also be greatly appreciated..
I’m using the IngCr3at1on 2/26 build with IntersectRavens 2/22 Kernel.,
I am not Supercharged but had been using Auto-killer with a very mild preset and no Kernel Tweaks. Thought it may have been responsible so have since uninstalled but doing so did not change anything.
Played around with different Governors like Interactive, Ondemand, and my personal favorite Hotplug. I have also tried setting Noop as the scheduler.
With Chainfire I’m basically just starting out with reduce texture quality and a few others but have honestly just been trying the game and then starting back again clean before trying other settings each time so basically starting from scratch with each attempt.
Also tried the VM heap size at both 64 and 48, been at it a few nights now and am on a mission.

Which version of CM7 are you using? Any Super Charge scripts enabled? What setting are you using for your cpu governor? Sorry for all the questions but it will help eliminate the issue. If you've changed a lot of settings in ChainFire you may want to reset everything to default for now.

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Which version of CM7 are you using? Any Super Charge scripts enabled? What setting are you using for your cpu governor? Sorry for all the questions but it will help eliminate the issue. If you've changed a lot of settings in ChainFire you may want to reset everything to default for now.
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My bad on the details or lack of, Will expand on the post above.
On another note, just now made another attempt at the Transparent Status Bar. Had the same issue as before but had an idea so went into Titanium, froze my launcher and Status-Bar then defrosted the launcher followed by the Status-Bar and Walla, Transparent Status Bar. Thanks again for taking the time to put that together for me. Sorry got mixed-up in the order of that as I just reproduced it and it worked defrosting the launcher first followed by Status-Bar. Either way its now working. Arge, whats wrong with me today, its Status-Bar followed by Launcher.

Looks like I may have figured it out. Really did not expect this to work but been playing an hour without a pause, beating my previous record of 3 minutes. Read this on another devices thread.
1 install Shadowgun
2 Open and download the extra packages
3 Move the games folder from the Android SDcard directory to the SDcard Root directory
4 Uninstall Shadowgun
5 Set Chainfire with all openGL settings checked except RGBA and Unroll
6 Install and apply NVIDEA plug-in,
7 Reboot into Recovery and wipe caches
8 Reboot and install Shadowgun from the Market or whatever they call it these days but don’t open after installing
9 Move the folder from step 3 back from whence it came so it will not need to be downloaded again
10 Open Shadowgun.
Did not expect this would work but so far so good.
Edit: No go, worked for an hour or so after doing the above but then the following day it was back to constant pausing every 2 or 3 minutes. May try an older Kernel. Having the same issue now with Dead Space and being that I have not read many 3D game complaints I'm guessing its just me.

BlitzBrigrade Optimization

If you havent already known theres a game called
"BlitzBrigrade"
and well its a clone of TF2 But for Mobile, Amazing!
Many Users on the Xperia Play say that the Game has Bad FPS and is Unplayable because the game has bad Optimization for the Play
Well im here to fix that, because i wont let all of you Die Hard fans play with that Ghetto Touch Screen!
So here is my Guide:
1.) Put the Graphics on Low, Go into the game settings and Video and set it to Performance and exit the Game, not only will this save battery, but it will increase performance!
2.) Freeze most Apps that run in the Background; Here is a great guide!
Why?
BlitzBrigrade isnt a Cpu Game, its more of a Ram game, so in this case its better to allow the game to eat up ram and let it "Roam"
3.) Download and Flash: Adrenaline Boost
Now download and install Terminal Emulator and type :
--1.) su
--2.) boost
Then wait till everything stops moving and Press Menu>Close
Alternatively Run the Flush Command in the SuperCharger V6 Script (If u have it)
5.) Start up the game in XP Mode(Gamepad open) And leave the phone idle with the process running for about 3-5 Minutes (Set Screen Dim to 5 mins) This allows the app to Start Building Dalvik Cache ( Do this Straight after Step 3)
6.) Now The Last tip is to Always keep ur thumb on the Left touchpad and try to remove ur finger from the right one as LITTLE as Possible, This is just something i found out due to Weeks of experience and Testing
If this dosent work Tell my in the Comments!
ENJOY!

Nice Tips, but in here, the game performance is perfect! I thought that already well optimized.

the only problem on this game is the touchpad . sometimes one of the touchpad not giving response . you can't move+camera at same times .

kurosaki99 said:
the only problem on this game is the touchpad . sometimes one of the touchpad not giving response . you can't move+camera at same times .
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Yes i used to Get that ALL the time and it was annoying, but the 6th tip is to Keep ur finger on the left one so it dosent do that,it does it cus of Direct input getting mixed up and then shuts one down,or something like that...

SteelDragonX said:
Nice Tips, but in here, the game performance is perfect! I thought that already well optimized.
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Same,Im on Atomic GB and its buttery smooth without any of this, im not joking,but all i have is Adreno Booster 2.0 (performance edition) and i use the boost script before i play ANY game and everythings smooth and Blitz Brigrade can run on Optimal (or otherwise known as High)

lagging problem with 3D Games & Live Wallpapers

hi guys,
i have issue with nexus 10 device
is lagging with most of 3d games in play store also lagging with live wallpapers
my firend also have the same problem with his nexus 10
before i wrote this i search on google and i didnt find any answer, it's even hard to find threads talking about nexus 10 like no one using it :laugh:
i record video about what i mean by lagging SO u guys see the problem and understand it better
it's lagging with Live Wallpaper like u see, but with normal wallpaper it's very smooth
(sorry for video being not horizon i didnt know that after i upload the video, but it's okay)
copy this plz: watch?v=X2fpv2bXKMY
(i cant link here cus am under 10 post

Are you rooted with a custom ROM? Stock? Which Android version? Need a little more info.
In general, slowness can be caused by many factors, but in my experience, most slowness comes from having too many apps running, taking up precious CPU cycles. If you're comfortable with the command line, run the "top" command to see what's taking up CPU.
Example: top -n 1 | head -15
The third column is how much the app is using CPU.
If you're not comfortable with the command line, then find an app that will list CPU %. I found this, never used it : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.francisn.top
Or, factory reset your N10 and install the game that you had problems with to see if it runs fine. If it does, add apps back until you find the app that's slowing the game.

Pause Between "100% Downloaded" and "Installing..."

I'm reasonably sure this isn't specific to the V20 but thought I'd start here.
I have a rooted H918. Some/most of the time when installing apps or updates, there is a long pause between the period of time that the download completes (reaches 100%) and when the app/update starts to install. I found a thread or two describing the same issue. The "solution" was to exit the Play Store application, close it, and then relaunch it. After relaunching, the app that was at 100% downloaded will then start to install. However, if there are several installs or updates queued, I have to do the same steps for each app. So, not much of a solution.
I've cleared the app cache, reverted to the base version of the Play Store and then updated to the latest version from APK Mirror. Same behavior continues. The strange thing is that it does not do this all of the time. Sometimes, things download and install right away.
Anyone else observe this behavior? Any suggestions of what to try?

Set your cpu governor to performance
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This is a performance issue, if your cpu is being used too much, it will have a delay

crimsonrommer said:
Set your cpu governor to performance
This is a performance issue, if your cpu is being used too much, it will have a delay
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Is there a kernel editor you recommend?

i prefer kernel auditor, its much more simpler to use

SJMarty said:
I'm reasonably sure this isn't specific to the V20 but thought I'd start here.
I have a rooted H918. Some/most of the time when installing apps or updates, there is a long pause between the period of time that the download completes (reaches 100%) and when the app/update starts to install. I found a thread or two describing the same issue. The "solution" was to exit the Play Store application, close it, and then relaunch it. After relaunching, the app that was at 100% downloaded will then start to install. However, if there are several installs or updates queued, I have to do the same steps for each app. So, not much of a solution.
I've cleared the app cache, reverted to the base version of the Play Store and then updated to the latest version from APK Mirror. Same behavior continues. The strange thing is that it does not do this all of the time. Sometimes, things download and install right away.
Anyone else observe this behavior? Any suggestions of what to try?
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Guys, you're like Don Quixote, fighting a windmills that do no harm. Just leave the Playmarket aside and it'll install apps.
You know that after a apk file is downloaded it begins to be compiled by ART/Dalvik, right? That causes the delay after apk is downloaded and begins to be installed. The process which does it is called dex2oat. When I install many apps that dex2oat runs high in battery statistics with 3-4% of battery. When apps are being compiled this process takes both much time AND battery. So, this cause a delay and you're fighting that what can't be fought. And if an app is huge like Chrome compiling takes much more time than if an app is tiny like some sort of Jota+ text editor hence different time between "Sometimes, things download and install right away"
Also, try to update apps when on charge since you loose 10%, 20% or more battery if install many apps in one try, hence you'll got "bad battery life"

Billy Madison said:
You know that after a apk file is downloaded it begins to be compiled by ART/Dalvik, right? That causes the delay after apk is downloaded and begins to be installed.
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The delay that I am seeing is significant. If I just leave the phone alone, it can be as long as 10-15 minutes between the time that the download completes and the app starts to install.
Billy Madison said:
if an app is huge like Chrome compiling takes much more time than if an app is tiny like some sort of Jota+ text editor hence different time between "Sometimes, things download and install right away"
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I should clarify that when I say there is a delay, there is a delay after every app install. For example, if I have five apps that need updates and I update all, there will be a long delay between each one of them completing the download and actually starting the install process. However, sometimes, I may have five apps that need updates and they will all install with no delays.
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Also, try to update apps when on charge since you loose 10%, 20% or more battery if install many apps in one try, hence you'll got "bad battery life"
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I'm having no problems with battery life.
I went ahead and adjusted the CPU governor to "Performance" and noticed no difference in the behavior. I enabled the CPU monitoring in Developer Options and there is no spiking after the download is complete so I don't believe the compiling process is responsible for the delay.
What prompted me to post my question was that I have two V20s (mine and the wife's) and her phone is not doing this. Both are rooted and running the same ROM (10t).
I'm open to any other ideas...

SJMarty said:
What prompted me to post my question was that I have two V20s (mine and the wife's) and her phone is not doing this. Both are rooted and running the same ROM (10t).
I'm open to any other ideas...
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Then I can only suggest you tweaked your phone somehow and those tweaks caused a delay. Of course 10-15 mins doesn't attend to compiling, I thought you meant like 15 sec a delay
Wipe to factory state your phone and see after that when and after what tweaks you'll get delays back