6.1 RC5 has dropped

[droidkevlar]

FYI for everyone staying on the latest....RC5 has dropped. If you are on nightly build 203, its pretty much the same, so no need to switch to.

[jm1797]

Coolness!!!

[sentientchimp]

haha, beat me to it! anything change from nightly 202?

[Sandso9]

is it better then 199?

[Dj Carpenter]

I just flashed 202 today haha. I think I'll test this out though

[droidkevlar]

haha, beat me to it! anything change from nightly 202?

From what I see on the site changelog:

Common: Lockscreen gestures - Michael Webster
Common: Camera bugfixes (mostly for Droid) - Michael Webster

is it better then 199?

Im on 202 and its killer. Way better than 199. Speed and battery to me is better. But that is just me. I am not going to flash 203 or RC5 as they have features I dont care about at this time. Cam works great for me on 202. No issues at all.

EDIT: I aint going to sleep ne time soon, so might as well flash 203. Im bored, lol

[Dj Carpenter]

Sandso9,
What exactly is compcache?

[Dj Carpenter]

haha, beat me to it! anything change from nightly 202?

From what I see on the site changelog:

Common: Lockscreen gestures - Michael Webster
Common: Camera bugfixes (mostly for Droid) - Michael Webster

is it better then 199?

Im on 202 and its killer. Way better than 199. Speed and battery to me is better. But that is just me. I am not going to flash 203 or RC5 as they have features I dont care about at this time. Cam works great for me on 202. No issues at all.

Those are the only changes from 202?

[sentientchimp]

thanks droidkevlar, i think i'll give it a shot. i was wondering, what are your thoughts on the stock kernel? (or anyone's opinion for that matter)

[Sandso9]

Sandso9,
What exactly is compcache?

Jboxen - from a post of mine on another forum:

For those not familiar - what is it: compcache is a bit of code that creates a virtual swap drive in your RAM. The data that goes into it is compressed, this occurs very quickly. So, it essentially gives you the equivalent of virtual extra RAM to keep programs in memory.

Why use it: I am finding that with compcache enabled I can run a number of large memory usage programs without slowdown. Furthermore, with compcache I am not having the issue with the slow redraw/ relaunch of the ADW launcher that I have without it. This is an issue that many people have reported. Between compcache and the interactive governor, my phone is running as smooth and well as I could hope for.

The use compcache check box under Settings / CyanogenMod Settings/ Performance Settings does not seem to work.

You need to have a kernel that has compcache enabled. The slayher 1.6 kernels work well.

The easiest way to make compcache persistent after reboot is to use root file manager to open the file /etc/init.d/20userinit in its text editor and add /system/bin/compcache start at the bottom. You could also pull /edit /push the file with adb. I haven't used it in a while and don't want to give you the wrong commands.

Good Luck

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