10MB Ram Hack (Version 4.2.11.1)

December 28th, 2009 → 7:05 pm - Written By Androlute

Disclaimer

Before I begin like all posts & guides I do if you don’t follow instructions & wreck your android I will not be held responsible.

I am not forcing you to do this remember, I’m merely providing the guide & images, you need to provide the knowledge. With that said please don’t blame me if you mess up your device.

With all things to do with hacking & root you have to remember do this at your own risk.

THIS ONLY WORKS FOR THE VERSION OF CYANOGEN STATED & ONLY FOR THE G1 & WORKED ON SAPPHIRE 32B WHEN TESTED (No Hero).

You will have to do this every time you update your Cyanogen ROM.

To remove the hack just wipe everything using Amon_RA Recovery & reflash the ROM.

What this hack does

The “10MB Hack” (as dubbed by all who use it) has been said to speed up your device & make it achieve processes a lot faster. This is done by taking a partition of your GPU (Graphics processing unit) & transferring it to your RAM therefore in saying that, this hack is not recommended for people who do a lot of 3D gaming on their phones as most 3D games tend to either crash or go slow after the hack is applied (due to the partition subsided for the extra RAM).

Donations

If you wish to donate to all 3 of us (FHL09, Cyanogen & Daproy) you can do so here – https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=8431869 (1/3 of all donations received will be given to FHL09, 1/3 to Cyanogen & 1/3 to Daproy at the end of every month.)

If you wish to donate to just FHL09 you can here – https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=620588

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You will need

ROOT!!!
Cyanogen 4.2.5 or above (Click Here)
Boot Image (See below)
Better Terminal (Click Here To Download)

Boot Images

(download the one that matches the version of Cyanogen your using before proceeding)

Boot Image for Cyanogen 4.2.11.1 – Click Here

Boot Image for Cyanogen 4.2.10.1 – Click Here

Boot Image for Cyanogen 4.2.9.1 – Click Here

Boot Image for Cyanogen 4.2.9 – Click Here

Boot Image for Cyanogen 4.2.8.1 – Click Here

Boot Image for Cyanogen 4.2.8 – Click Here

Boot Image for Cyanogen 4.2.7.1 – Click Here

Boot Image for Cyanogen 4.2.6 – Click Here

Boot Image for Cyanogen 4.2.5 – Click Here

Video Guide

(Thanks to Christopher aka GamerCore on Twitter)

Written Guide

(Thanks to Troy aka Androlute on Twitter)

Your phone needs to be rooted!! then put this onto the root of your sdcard (so that it is on the SDCard but not in any folders)

Open Better Terminal (haven’t got Better Terminal? – Download here)
Type the following (the # is added automatically so ignore that & also the stuff in brackets are actions don’t type them, do them)

#su(press enter) (click Always Allow if screen shows up)

For those who downloaded the boot image for Cyanogen 4.2.11.1 type

#flash_image(space)boot(space)/sdcard/boot42111.img(press enter)

For those who downloaded the boot image for Cyanogen 4.2.10.1 type

#flash_image(space)boot(space)/sdcard/boot42101.img(press enter)

For those who downloaded the boot image for Cyanogen 4.2.9.1 type

#flash_image(space)boot(space)/sdcard/boot4291.img(press enter)

For those who downloaded the boot image for Cyanogen 4.2.9 type

#flash_image(space)boot(space)/sdcard/boot429.img(press enter)

For those who downloaded the boot image for Cyanogen 4.2.8.1 type

#flash_image(space)boot(space)/sdcard/boot4281.img(press enter)

For those who downloaded the boot image for Cyanogen 4.2.8 type

#flash_image(space)boot(space)/sdcard/boot428.img(press enter)

For those who downloaded the boot image for Cyanogen 4.2.7.1 type

#flash_image(space)boot(space)/sdcard/boot4271.img(press enter)

For those who downloaded the boot image for Cyanogen 4.2.6 type

#flash_image(space)boot(space)/sdcard/boot426.img(press enter)

For those who downloaded the boot image for Cyanogen 4.2.5 type

#flash_image(space)boot(space)/sdcard/boot425.img(press enter)

4. Lastly type

reboot (press enter)

5. Now wait for your device to load & you should be all set!

To check to see if your ram hack worked you should notice a increase in speed but to see if its installed enter the following command inside Better Terminal

su(press enter) cat(space)/proc/meminfo(press enter)

If you followed the instructions given above you should notice the RAM (displayed as MemTotal) will now be around 107kb (it once was around 97kb).

Congratulations: You have just given your G1 or Sapphire a little extra boost!

Credits

All thanks go to Daproy over at XDA for hacking this from Cyanogen’s kernel, PerShoot for providing some of the hacks at XDA, EmoGamer for the video guide & the guys following Androlute on twitter, we’re nothing without our site supporters leading us to great stuff like this.

Image courtesy of: http://www.cyanogenmod.com

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Android Blog

awesome thanks............you should make a reverse hack to revert everything to normal

then we can apply with GScript every time we want
Receive12

www.absolutelyandroid.com is a bunch of spammers
FHL09

If you have a issue with something please us the contact us form & we will
address your concerns, blasting us via comments & slandering us isn't going
to solve nothing apart from us thinking you're a spammer so please address
your concerns here - http://www.absolutelyandroid.com/contact-us/ & we will
look into the matter further.

I would also like to apologize for giving you the impression we are spammers
& I hope we can both work this out soon as I personally don't want you or
anyone else getting that impression so please contact us -
http://www.absolutelyandroid.com/contact-us/

Again I apologize for whatever it is we are doing wrong & hope to hear from
you soon.
Aqib Mushtaq

would this work on Mod version: CyanogenMod-5.0.8-DS?
FHL09

No it will not, sorry
Albert Isaac

DO you think it would be possible to make the hack for CM5?
FHL09

No its not, sorry bud.
Android Game

Oh this topic... there will be a complete destruction this clearly? How can I remove those times flashed? Nice to visit your site. Wish you post another good topic like this. I will wait to read it.
FHL09

Wipe all & re-flash Cyanogen without the hack to remove it, also thanks for the kind feedback
greg

@Chris

When I test it, it says: â€œcat/proc/meminfo: not foundâ€

try "cat(space)proc/meminfo"
FHL09

@greg thanks for helping Chris
omnine

10MB RAM hack for CM 4.2.12.2 can be found here:

http://www.absolutelyandroid.com/10mb-ram-hack-...
jelbert

Download link for CM 4.2.12.2
http://www.4shared.com/file/187853579/d38cdf13/...
teewunz

Definitely worked great, now I can't go back to a non-10mb ram hack, without this, the phone is extremely slow.

I downgraded from 4.2.12.2 just to have this 10mb ram hack, any plans on releasing one for 4.2.12.2?
JJ4tay

Any word on a Cyanogen Rom 4.2.12.2 ram hack?
Dani3l

How much available do u guys usually have? According to Advanced Task Manager I'm usually around 23-24 MB, so I was surprised by Rob's post saying he used to have 34 MB before this hack.
Justin

i've done it about 7 or 8 times, i just keep locking up at the G1 logo screen. doesnt even load android. anyone else have this issue?
d1zzl3

did it using adb shell. great hack, thanks!!
xma

Awesome hack ! Thank you guys
Karolis

Just to double-check -- how (if at all) different is this from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?... ?
FHL09

@Karolis: it's not really any different the guide is a little easier but i also credit him if you look in the post :)
Cunami

Great, works very well on ADP1 with Cyanogen 4.2.11.1. Seems phone become really faster!
Mahesh

Yeah it worked. I got 107 free memory.
Marshall

Absolutely love this hack. My phone is so much more responsive. I did not expect the gains I got. Nice job to you, and of course, props to Cyan as well. Love what people like you two do for the community.
FHL09

I didn't say it worked on 32A

As for those reporting errors i will re-do the post

Also Karolis thanks for helping
Cesar

I did the hack aparently everything went smooth but when i type in su(press enter)cat /proc/meminfo(press enter)to check if it worked i dont see anywhere where it says ram does that mean that it didnt work?
Sly

Does anyone know which apps utilize 3D? I only remember seeing a space 3d game in the market.
OpCode1300

or..

fastboot flash boot boot.img
Jasper

Wow! I could feel the difference after flashing. Takes just a moment though. I should point out that the 4.2.5 download file is named 'boot245.img'.

You should either rename the file or type flash_image boot /sdcard/boot245.img (press enter)

Additional note, there wouldn't be any signs or status saying 'DONE!'. So if you see that there is no prompts after you key in the flash_image... command it means that it's done. Proceed to reboot.
Chris

When I test it, it says: "cat/proc/meminfo: not found"

? huh ?

I also had the "usage: flash_image [-d] partition file.img options: -d delete the image file after a successful flash" message, but assumed that was normal. I'm also running CM4.2.11.1.

So, I don't know if this worked, I haven;t noticed any speed boost.
Nick

Following directions would be nice, eh? Ignore me. :) Thanks!
Nick

I keep receiving a "permission denied" message; phone is rooted and I'm running the appropriate version of Cyanogenmod. Any ideas?
Karolis

Amit, read previous comments. Yea, you will have to re-flash it every time you upgrade the ROM.
Amit

OK so i flashed and it works surprisingly good!
Question: When i'm upgrad CM's Mod, will i have to re-flash?
JT

if we use google navigation, will this be affected? im not sure if that's considered 3d graphics or not?
tso

i had the sameeeeeee problem damn! ^^^^^
TastyPastry

This doesn't seem to work on my G1 (42111 cy rom). After I type in "flash_image boot /sdcard/boot42111.img" it says "usage: flash_image [-d] partition file.img options: -d delete the image file after a successful flash"
When I check to see if it worked (cat /proc/meminfo) still shows 97 as my memory. Please help.
ninjasteeze

sweeeeeet! dropped this in there and then partitioned my card. 2 words: Light Ning!! [sound effects sound effects sound effects] ;]
Per

Will this work on my 32A magic, if i flash the 32A kernel after the boot image?
Rob

Really easy -- crazy to see how many apps actually want to stay open after startup! advanced task managed went from normally showing 34mb free (with all apps closed) to 45
philk34

Worked great from ADB shell ;=)
martin

Worked like a charm on G1 with Cyanogen 4.2.11.1. Thanks!
Karolis

Android Fan, it does not increase internal storage, it increases RAM memory.
tom p

amazing, worked like a charm on mytouch 3g
went from 97 to 107
Android Fan

Settings/SD Card & Phone Storage/
Internal Phone Storage/Available Space:

10mb Hack
Before: 22.51mb
After: 22.41mb

Am I missing something?
Shouldn't the "After" become 32.51mb?
philk34

enter is disabled on terminal on actual CM withy azerty keyboard.
Is it possible to type all the commands through adb?
adb shell
#su
#flash ...
#reboot
Karolis

Correct.
EggL

So I have to flash it again if a new CM versions comes out?
Karolis

To undo this just flash CM again. Alternatively you can extract boot.img from the update and flash it separately.
robs

just reflash cyanogen or another rom and its gone
barder

Would a full wipe clear this? How would I delete those once flashed?
michael

So i guess i missed the part where this doesn't work on 32a? borked my phone :( wouldn't even take my nandroid backups...
jook

How would one undo this later, if one wanted to?
Furax

Very good. Works well on my magic 32B with 4.2.11.1

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