Z-RAM, do you use it?

[DonDizzurp]

so.. do you use z-ram? does it help anything? notice differences? just wondering what the general consensus on z-ram is.

option 1: you use it and you notice that it helps with performance
option 2: you use it only for the sole purpose that it is available to you but you dont notice anything different
option 3: you dont use it because you dont see any benefits from using it or it causes problems (i.e. battery drain)
option 4: you dont use it because you dont believe it will help or dont trust it or just want to stick to simplicity

hmm.. i guess option 3 and 4 are essentially the same lol

 

[matt95]

so.. do you use z-ram? does it help anything? notice differences? just wondering what the general consensus on z-ram is.

imo it is a battery drainer i don't use it and i can't see any noticeable difference between the with and the without

 

[DonDizzurp]

imo it is a battery drainer i don't use it and i can't see any noticeable difference between the with and the without

for the first time, i installed my ROM without z-ram and so far i havent noticed any performance decreases but i did notice that my battery lasts a tad bit longer without it

ill probably stick to not using it.. seems like a gimmick

 

[jonahtriangle]

3:thumbdown:

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[moshe22]

It helps with multitasking. It is not a performance tweak but rather a convenience.

It basically holds the app in memory so that when you get back to it, it will open fastet.

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[sssurfer]

+ Using "Z-Ram" will give u more Free RAM n slightly better multitasking advantage.

- It will drain ur battery fast.


Now it depends on u if u wanna use it.

 

[shaboogen]

Do you have any numbers or data to show battery drain while using zram or is this based merely on observation?

D.S

 

[sssurfer]

Do you have any numbers or data to show battery drain while using zram or is this based merely on observation?

D.S

Pure personal observation.

I used to have zram, but seeing the battery drain I disabled it in the next flash.

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[AndroidNeophyte]

Hmmm.. i just turned off my zram last night, now ive been using my phone for 47 minites already and its still at 100%... I dont usually get to stay long at 100% while screen is on... Maybe turning zram off helped .... Thanks for this thread and infos

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[Rusty!]

Option 3. The Sensation has enough RAM.

 

[aznprodgy]

nope I dont use it, never noticed a difference

 

[DonDizzurp]

where is the zram script located?

 

[monchi69]

hi guys.. noob here..

just wanted to ask how do you disable z-ram? do i have to flash the rom again and deselect the z-ram on the installation process? or are there any way i can disable or delete it without flashing? Thanks in advance guys..

 

[DonDizzurp]

hi guys.. noob here..

just wanted to ask how do you disable z-ram? do i have to flash the rom again and deselect the z-ram on the installation process? or are there any way i can disable or delete it without flashing? Thanks in advance guys..

found it
its in /system/etc/init.d/

 

[AndroidNeophyte]

hi guys.. noob here..

just wanted to ask how do you disable z-ram? do i have to flash the rom again and deselect the z-ram on the installation process? or are there any way i can disable or delete it without flashing? Thanks in advance guys..

I just rename mine and add .txt at the end.. in case i want to use it again, i just need to delete the .txt part .. the post above me is where you find the script

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[monchi69]

Thanks guys really appreciate it.. hopefully it saves a little bit of battery life.. thanks again..

 

[Asa2303]

Correct me if I am wrong (happens a lot) but I thought z-ram takes some of your ram (80-90 mgb) and uses this to cache data for background apps rather than use a portion of your sd card. This would mean more streamlined multitasking and less wear for your sd card. I notice no difference either way, bit use it cos my 32 gb card cost me a lot, and want it to last forever lol.

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[alphaz1]

i'm on vipers rom. initially i used yank555's modded faux kernel with zram, and many times my ram went down too low causing lags.
now i changed to sebastianfm's kernel and disabled zram via axetilen's mod. i dont have low memory problem anymore, no more lag and seems better battery life too. so i dont use zram because i think it's unnecessary.

 

[maidangisme]

Thanks to All, another thing to learn from experienced users... I'm very new with Android OS, i had no regretted switched from iphone to Android.

 

[davewilliam]

It sounds good in theory, but I've never noticed any difference.