Downside to Loading Progs in Ext_Rom???

imkk · #1 (**permalink**) 01-27-2007, 03:07 PM

Is there any downside or harm to loading prgrams into extended_rom to allow for more main memory? I have cleared all extended_rom files and backed them up on sd card for installation. This has given me 10 more MB of memory.

xmind2006 · #2 (**permalink**) 01-27-2007, 03:28 PM

No problems or disadvantages that I've seen.

8notime · #3 (**permalink**) 01-27-2007, 05:46 PM

None that I have seen. I installed Opera and Biz Conn to Extended ROM.

xmind2006 · #4 (**permalink**) 01-27-2007, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by 8notime

None that I have seen. I installed Opera and Biz Conn to Extended ROM.

Don't know if you've done it or not, but I'd highly recommend UPX'ing Opera's dll. I think it is normally about 5-6 megs in size, after UPX'ing, it is ~1.7 megs.

8notime · #5 (**permalink**) 01-27-2007, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by xmind2006

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Originally Posted by 8notime

None that I have seen. I installed Opera and Biz Conn to Extended ROM.

Don't know if you've done it or not, but I'd highly recommend UPX'ing Opera's dll. I think it is normally about 5-6 megs in size, after UPX'ing, it is ~1.7 megs.

I had done that at one point but I didn't like how I could no longer use my softkeys to access the "action" and "menu". Actually sometimes I could and sometimes I couldn't, it was sporadic. Thanks for the suggestion though!