Guys,

I recently switched to Motafoca Dev Team's newest rom release, 2.0.9 Final and also applied the compass fix.

I am surprised at how solid this custom rom is in terms of performance and reliability. I say 'surprised' because I have heard and read several reports from people saying that this rom is slow, buggy, etc. whereas I have experienced it to be quite suitable for daily use.

So I want to ask those of you who are using or have used Motafoca's custom roms, what are your experiences? Was there anything in particular that you did (tweaks/customizations) that you did to improve performance? Do you think this rom is better or worse than stock eclair?

Thank you for your responses

This makes me think all the negative comments I heard before are about prior versions. 2.0.9 seems like a good, stable release

I haven't tried swap or alternative file systems yet. Too lazy Does it really make a difference?

I also experience very low phone memory. Is it because the rom is much larger than stock?

For those who can't wait for the official rom, motafoca's effort deserves a try. i was hesitant at first to do phone flashing and all that, but it turned out to be quite easy. even noobs like me can do it

Nice, will give it a go

sweet, already using minfreemanager. don't think i need that much free ram though i keep my phone running pretty lean to save battery

Lots of ram but less phone storage for some reason


"move selected apk and its dalvik-cache to second partition ?"

Move selected application and its cache to a second partition on the sd card, formatted with ext2/ext3/ext4 (used to overcome the problem of limited phone storage).

"what is dalvik-cache ?"

Basically, just cache used by android applications for faster and smoother operation. It partly relates to how the java vm interprets and runs the apps.

"what is second partition ?"

A second partition created by the user on the sd card to expand storage space for applications and app data. This is what App2sd and link2sd does

The other partition will be the regular FAT partition where regular files i.e. music, photos, videos, downloads, other files are stored.

For example, I'm using the supplied 2gb sd card that came with the phone. I resized the FAT partition to be 1.5gb and added a 500mb ext2 partition.
I store my files i.e. music and papago maps/data in the FAT partition and install applications on the other partition.

This should explain it nicely

Despite froyo having wifi tethering built in, I still use Barnacle Wifi Tether (requires root) because of easy access.

That said, is there an app that lets me create homescreen shortcuts to specific submenus in settings?

Galaxy 5 is like a gateway phone to android. most will eventually be tempted to upgrade.
i myself am seriously looking to get a galaxy ace once the price stabilizes again.
won't ever sell this phone though unless something goes wrong

even on stock rom, eclair 2.1, you can try using app2sd or link2sd to expand application storage.
however, neither of these was a straightforward experience for me. had to make some tweaks to get them working.

as for battery life, i don't see too much of an improvement when using mad team rom. slightly better, but turning off sync and background apps still makes a bigger difference. however, this is only my feeling. i haven't actually done proper battery tests.

g5 ftw
defnitely one of the best purchases i ever made

edit: left a few words out

This post has been edited by uways: Mar 16 2011, 11:33 PM

What apps do they even have?

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Added on March 17, 2011, 7:14 pmDid you pay for all those?

This post has been edited by uways: Mar 17 2011, 07:14 PM

no but you should back up as much data as you can

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Added on March 17, 2011, 10:34 pmyes, as if u are flashing the rom again. don worry it won't delete the old one

This post has been edited by uways: Mar 17 2011, 10:34 PM

I got link2sd working on eclair rom.
there was no problem with rooting.
the issue was in the script that link2sd installs. it had to be edited slightly

/etc/install-recovery.sh

"sleep 2" >> "sleep 10"

then everything was dandy

This post has been edited by uways: Mar 21 2011, 04:02 PM

this kind of thing happens all the time with linux, when scripts run before the partitions are all loaded up into fstab

err... i used a terminal emulator and vi editor.
would appreciate it if someone gave an easier method.
i don't use root explorer so i don't know if that works

Ok guys,

I will check back tonight and try to post a better guide.
Sorry for brief answers (on the move )

Making Link2SD work on Galaxy 5 (Eclair 2.1)

Get Root, install Link2SD and follow the instructions/requirements
Run Link2SD so that it creates the startup scripts

After this is where we reboot but Link2SD still doesn't work

Method 1

1. Install Root Explorer
Its not free but you can find it floating around.
2. Open root explorer and go to /etc folder
3. Tap the 'Mount R/W' button on the top right.
4. Find 'install-recovery.sh'. Tap and hold the file until the options menu appears. Select 'Open in Text Editor'


5. Change line 3 which reads 'sleep 2' to 'sleep 10' or more like 'sleep 20' if it doesn't work
6. Save changes and reboot

Method 2

1. Open Terminal Emulator and type



2. Use a file manager like ES File Explorer to open /etc/install-recovery.sh and edit it like steps 4,5 & 6 from Method 1

3. Undo the changes we did to file permissions in terminal emulator

I am glad that it works for you guys.

If I'm not mistaken, /system/etc/ and /etc/ are likely two links to the same folder. So the files inside both folders are not duplicates, but actually the same file.

That free space seems about right after allocating 700mb for swap and apps.
Unfortunately, you have formatted your sd card so yes, your data is gone.
If you have some really important files on there, they may still be accessible via recovery software

I too would appreciate an ndrive tutorial

What is the difference from regular GO! SMS?

I prefer official update too

...If only it existed

lolwut...
Hope you enjoy using this phone.

Anyone know how we can get Tiger King emulators for GBA/NES/SNES/etc
Searched in market but cannot find...
My wife bought Optimus One, and now she taunts me about apps that aren't available for us QVGA phones
We use the same carrier and are in the same region... so I posit that the reason for missing apps is the phone resolution
Is there a workaround to these restrictions?