[MOD][11/24/09] Application Optimizations Now with Zipalign

[princem131]

6b has the optimizations included dropped yesterday!

[mjhuffer]

Can anyone walk me through how to install these optimization of your phone. Basically a step by step guide would be nice. I have the stock sprint rom with the maintenance release installed. I just don't get how to get into recovery mode to utilize the zip from the sd card. I get everything up to that point but i don't understand what to install and to process

[athlet1c]

Originally Posted by mjhuffer

Can anyone walk me through how to install these optimization of your phone. Basically a step by step guide would be nice. I have the stock sprint rom with the maintenance release installed. I just don't get how to get into recovery mode to utilize the zip from the sd card. I get everything up to that point but i don't understand what to install and to process

You have to be rooted

[princem131]

Originally Posted by mjhuffer

Can anyone walk me through how to install these optimization of your phone. Basically a step by step guide would be nice. I have the stock sprint rom with the maintenance release installed. I just don't get how to get into recovery mode to utilize the zip from the sd card. I get everything up to that point but i don't understand what to install and to process

Ok I can't tell from your post if you've rooted your Hero or not but as Athlet1c said you will need to root. check out this post for how to do that:
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=90380

I used the first tutorial it walks you through step by step but I will admit it was a little confusing at first if you have never had to use command prompts. But fortunately there is an easier method with a video tutorial provided in the thread as well so that should help you to get rooted.

Once rooted and flashed to the rom of choice. I recommend Fresh 0.6b (Nice Rom and has files optimized and zip aligned already). You can then just flash the optimizations over the rom using the zip file in this thread, which I believe was your question, how to flash that zip file, correct?

Well as you have read you need to boot into recovery mode. There are many ways to do this but what I have found to be the easiest is with the root manager app. You can find that app in this thread:
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread...t=root+manager

This app is very convenient. Once installed you can just launch the app, select reboot options, and then select the reboot into recovery option. Once nandroid recovery screen boots up select update zip, or choose zip if you have multiple update files on your sd (then select appropriate update). You should do a backup before flashing also if you want to be able to revert back to previous setups. That should take care of it for you.

[mjhuffer]

Originally Posted by princem131

Ok I can't tell from your post if you've rooted your Hero or not but as Athlet1c said you will need to root. check out this post for how to do that:
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=90380

I used the first tutorial it walks you through step by step but I will admit it was a little confusing at first if you have never had to use command prompts. But fortunately there is an easier method with a video tutorial provided in the thread as well so that should help you to get rooted.

Once rooted and flashed to the rom of choice. I recommend Fresh 0.6b (Nice Rom and has files optimized and zip aligned already). You can then just flash the optimizations over the rom using the zip file in this thread, which I believe was your question, how to flash that zip file, correct?

Well as you have read you need to boot into recovery mode. There are many ways to do this but what I have found to be the easiest is with the root manager app. You can find that app in this thread:
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread...t=root+manager

This app is very convenient. Once installed you can just launch the app, select reboot options, and then select the reboot into recovery option. Once nandroid recovery screen boots up select update zip, or choose zip if you have multiple update files on your sd (then select appropriate update). You should do a backup before flashing also if you want to be able to revert back to previous setups. That should take care of it for you.

I figured it out it just took me a while. You guys have both been a help i've had this thing since the first day it came out i just now realized the options this thing has. Can't wait for a kitchen to come into place. Thank you for the tutorial this should probably be made into a sticky.

[princem131]

Originally Posted by mjhuffer

I figured it out it just took me a while. You guys have both been a help i've had this thing since the first day it came out i just now realized the options this thing has. Can't wait for a kitchen to come into place. Thank you for the tutorial this should probably be made into a sticky.

No problem! I dumped a good 2-3 days into this stuff before I got the big "ah ha" light bulb effect, then it all made sense and I felt like I could see the Matrix or something lol. And I woulda never made it were it not for the help of some of the other guys on here (shout out to thacounty, athlet1c,flipz, and freshlyill (Sorry if i missed anyone these dudes just immediately came to mind from my android infancy lol))

The root manager app really makes things a lot easier for me there are some great features on there. I use the reboot recovery all the time. I also use the regular reboot often because its a lot faster than turning off and then back on the old fashion way