CAB file to do common hacks and increase system performance.

**Wideawake** · #1 (**permalink**) 09-22-2006, 05:01 AM

Ok so after running the thread on common hacks, I decided to throw together a couple .cabs to implment only the most common and needed. The .cabs will improve overall system performance and speed up ur apache decently. Below is a list of changes made by the .cabs. Enjoy, I know I will.

Any comments welcomed and suggestions for more hacks.... Also if you do not like what these .cabs do to your PPC, simply uninstall and everything is back to default.

~mike

UPDATE: 10/3/06 Added version without storage card hack because of reported issues that it causes skipping of WMP when playing media from the storage card.

Install Instructions
Simply download the .zip and extract the .cab, excute it, soft reset (have to do this for the changes to take place), and your done.

PPCGeeks.com ApacheHax

ApacheHaxSC
1. Increase Ringer Volume.
2. Increase Font Cache Size.
3. Disable the end button from going into flight mode.
4. Increase the FPS on video. (only MP4 format)
5. Increase Storage Card Block Transfer.
6. Both system try icons removed.
7. GPS Settings enabled.
8. Disable Menu Amination (really improves speed)

ApacheHax
Same as above minus the storage card block transfer.

PPCGeeks.com ApacheHaxVC (MS Voice Command)
Note: this ones for only MS Voice Command users.

ApacheHaxVCSC

1. Same as above.
2. Increase Voice Command Attenuation.
3. Activate Voice Command via bluetooth headset.

ApacheHaxVC
Same as above minus the storage card block transfer hack.

jeffdiogenes · #2 (**permalink**) 09-22-2006, 08:44 AM

Nice work man.

wingzero · #3 (**permalink**) 09-22-2006, 09:15 AM

Thanks for your hard work. I know I'll enjoy it as much as you do. Would you think it would be best to install these cab files after a hard reset and removing those unwanted stock programs? I don't know if it will make the ppc perform any better to install after the hard reset. Just a thought.

**Wideawake** · #4 (**permalink**) 09-22-2006, 09:18 AM

yea it will increase performace no matter when u install before or after a hard reset.

I tested it both ways and trust me my ppc is alot perkier.

~mike

wingzero · #5 (**permalink**) 09-22-2006, 09:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wideawake

yea it will increase performace no matter when u install before or after a hard reset.

I tested it both ways and trust me my ppc is alot perkier.

~mike

Woohooo!!! Will install these as soon as I get home from work.

**Wideawake** · #6 (**permalink**) 09-22-2006, 10:51 AM

sorry for being rude...thanks guys for the support

it really wasn't all that hard.

BiGMatTFRomJeRSeY · #7 (**permalink**) 09-22-2006, 03:33 PM

nice man. this is good ti have when u do a hard reset. which i plan on doing soon to test a loader.

**Big D5** · #8 (**permalink**) 09-22-2006, 04:18 PM

Nice work Boss man works much snappier now. Thanks and keep them coming

liveforfunnow · #9 (**permalink**) 09-22-2006, 07:56 PM

thank you! i love the no-animation and no-systray icons hacks.

question: why/what does Increasing the Font Cache Size help?

**Wideawake** · #10 (**permalink**) 09-22-2006, 08:05 PM

Don't really know how to explain it so here's a quote from how spbsoftware..

Quote:

In a nutshell, the glyph cache is the pipeline through which graphics render. This tweak effectively quadruples the size of that pipe, which results in faster graphics.

Helps improve over all speed in other words.

~mike