rubiX Focused 1.8.9/1.9.3

[sephtin]

OK re quadrant scores, and i'm not trying to start anything here, just a perspective. If i'm off base or not understanding something correctly let me know.

I think they are relevant regardless of what the numbers are if you are comparing them against other DXs running the same Rom and version. If you are comparing those quadrant scores against other phones running stock builds then they'll be skewed and not an accurate representation of your phone's performance.

We are all here because we like pushing the envelope when it comes to getting our phones to perform as best they can. Quadrant or Linpack numbers are just tools to help gather those metrics. The numbers are only as good as how they are interpreted.

I'm assuming Drod said the quadrant scores would be off because he wanted to avoid folks using the scores as justification for "poor performance". Drod, if that's not the case please correct me. This is the fast rubix build I have seen regardless of what those numbers say. That is really all that matters at the end of the day.

anyway, my two cents.

Have said this before, but not going to find my own post(s) about it...


Quadrant, and linpack are benchmarking apps. Regardless how/what devices you're comparing.. in my opinion, what makes them relevant or not, is specifically WHAT they test for. Example:
Quadrant measures CPU, memory, graphics rendering, etc.
So... if you're going to spend most of the time on your phone calculating pi, or compiling software... or playing super graphics intensive high end games and stuff.. I believe it's a really good measure of how your phone stacks up.
How many people really care about a tiny tiny performance gain in a game.. if it runs fine without that performance tweak?

Now, on the other hand.. quadrant does NOT measure time it takes when switching apps, or time it takes apps to load, screens to transition, etc... which is something I think is VERY important.

The changes drod made.. improve performance and usability of the phone, but lower how your phone performs with heavy computational or high end 2D/3D grapics rendering... without hurting them to the point of making anything unusable... that in my opinion is way better than having a phone that is slow as hell, but having a high epeen number to see who's is bigger..

Sorry for the rant.. but while everyone gets that quadrant is benchmarking the "performance" on their phone.. few people seem to grasp what exactly it means.. what the benchmark really is measuring... to actually look beyond the number.

Just me.. bleh.

Either way... Focused is well done... It's fast as hell.
The benchmark that I use.. to set my phone next to my wife's stock OTA, and see hers take full seconds longer than my phone to complete simple tasks.. THAT is a good benchmark for comparing.. and I'll take that over quadrant any day.

 

[sephtin]

Is this rom overclocked on bootup? It has rebooted on me twice so far.

Rom is stock clock and voltage after install.

 

[Ritzie]

Thanks sephtin could be the theme I used.

 

[sephtin]

I do agree with you on the points that you made. but in my case usually when i have the time to install or change a rom i do attempt to visit a forum and read any thread as it is downloading. numerous times i've trashed a d/l. but have seemed overly happy with anything that has had Drod's name on it. But there again i do see your point in the ignorance of just clicking on it in RM and going blindly.

You're not in the majority... Edit: Regarding uses who read the forums before downloading from RM.


Edit: And ya, Drod has an awesome track record. He puts out good stuff.
Also, just going to mention, bad dl's from ROM Manager.. that kind of stuff happens, and then not only does support become more difficult for Focused because someone installs without reading about it first... but also end up supporting ROM Manager issues (failed downloads, recovery issues, etc.).

But yea, I hear ya. I had planned on getting 1.8.6 into RM, but news of 1.8.9 came very quickly.. and now with confusion that would come from 2 versions and the leak... it's just not worth it.
Probably after the OTA is released, and there is one version of the ROM again (or ??)... It'll go back into RM.

Hope that better explains

 

[theidoctor]

well said seph... re: benchmarking.

 

[mcp770]

You guys with 1.9.3 installed. Can one of you upload the zip? I'm about to be out of town for three days and really want this installed before I leave my laptop and PC behind. Thanks!

 

[jdhas]

I do agree with you on the points that you made. but in my case usually when i have the time to install or change a rom i do attempt to visit a forum and read any thread as it is downloading. numerous times i've trashed a d/l. but have seemed overly happy with anything that has had Drod's name on it. But there again i do see your point in the ignorance of just clicking on it in RM and going blindly.

You're not in the majority...

Doing anything blindly -- without taking the time to thoroughly research and understand what you are doing and what the risks are -- to a $500 piece of equipment is generally ill-advised.

For example: I've been obsessing over the new Team Black Hat leak, and I follow the thread at mydroidworld.com, and as much as it sounds like the majority of people are having good (even great) success with this leak, I'm not about to do something to my phone that doesn't have a full, fool-proof life-preserver in case of SNAFU. I'm happy to wait for the OTA, when I'll do a full SBF and apply the OTA to a non-rooted system. If things go south then, it's Verizon's problem!

(No disrespect intended to TBH or anyone running the leak. It's just a bit too risky for my taste!)

 

[pinhead875]

Is this legal?

 

[mcp770]

Thanks pinhead

 

[sephtin]

I do agree with you on the points that you made. but in my case usually when i have the time to install or change a rom i do attempt to visit a forum and read any thread as it is downloading. numerous times i've trashed a d/l. but have seemed overly happy with anything that has had Drod's name on it. But there again i do see your point in the ignorance of just clicking on it in RM and going blindly.

You're not in the majority...

Doing anything blindly -- without taking the time to thoroughly research and understand what you are doing and what the risks are -- to a $500 piece of equipment is generally ill-advised.

For example: I've been obsessing over the new Team Black Hat leak, and I follow the thread at mydroidworld.com, and as much as it sounds like the majority of people are having good (even great) success with this leak, I'm not about to do something to my phone that doesn't have a full, fool-proof life-preserver in case of SNAFU. I'm happy to wait for the OTA, when I'll do a full SBF and apply the OTA to a non-rooted system. If things go south then, it's Verizon's problem!

(No disrespect intended to TBH or anyone running the leak. It's just a bit too risky for my taste!)

Very well said.
I might add, while I've heard much confidence thrown about.. that the leak IS the version that's coming out from Moto/VZW.... just saying, that if it's not.. there are going to be a lot of people STUCK on that version. the OTA is a patch, it doesn't replace files, it modifies them (mostly, anyway). So, if you're not on the leak, you can't go back, and (POSSIBLY... but we won't know until OTA announced) maybe you can't go forward to OTA either.

Small risk, I know (As I trust TBH, well, I trust P3... and what I've been told...
BUT, it's a risk. *shrug*

Again, same as previously posted.. nothing against TBH or the devs, or those that have installed the leak and are enjoying their goodness.. I'm sure everything will work out...

 

[bwalker12]

Just got this with black juice theme and all I got to say is this is the best rom out there. And sorry for angering anybody with my lame questions. Guess I need to open my eyes a little more.

 

[blckrex]

pin head what about 1.8.9

 

[drod2169]

mirrors are up in the first post.

 

[pinhead875]

pin head what about 1.8.9

I'm on the leak, so I didn't bother downloading 1.8.9.
(My phone is running like an olympic champion on the leak and DRod's 1.9.3 dancedroid, seriously like never before)

 

[EvilDobe]

I apologize immensely if this has been asked & answered in a previous thread but has anyone less or less frequent soft reboots with this ROM & the new base? I'm going to flash my gf's phone regardless just to get her on the latest & greatest but if anyone has any insight on this that'd be great. She loves the current Rubix ROM so I figure why not stick with a good thing if it just gets better.