X50 slider memory adjustment

04-13-06, 07:05 PM

since i have most apps (and getting ready to move the ones in BIS that do not require sync) on SD card which pretty much stays in the unit, is there any problem with moving the slider memory slider bar to only give me a couple of megs free BIS and essentially devoting the remainder to program memory . from what i see, i can get by with 16 BIS which effectively gives me 47 program memory which should be more than enough overhead.

Pocketbrain · 04-13-06, 08:16 PM

The memory slider adjustment is automatic in WM2003SE. Older versions, such as WM2002, allowed you to set the slider position, but the programmers of the new operating system, in their infinite wisdom, took that power away from the user.

04-13-06, 10:03 PM

would be nice if have some registry tweak for fully control the slider

Pocketbrain · 04-13-06, 10:06 PM

There might be. Search for it! May be in tweaks2k2.

04-14-06, 01:34 AM

This was posted on PocketPC Thoughts.

Create this empty key: NeverDorkMemory

at this path:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Shell

My memory slider no longer self adjust after I set it

psionandy · 04-14-06, 04:05 AM

sktools looks like it will toggle that tweak for you

04-14-06, 11:50 AM

Originally Posted by mofologic

since i have most apps (and getting ready to move the ones in BIS that do not require sync) on SD card which pretty much stays in the unit, is there any problem with moving the slider memory slider bar to only give me a couple of megs free BIS and essentially devoting the remainder to program memory . from what i see, i can get by with 16 BIS which effectively gives me 47 program memory which should be more than enough overhead.

The storage shown on your memory slider screen is NOT built-in storage. BIS is in ROM. You have 64MB of ROM in your X50. About 30 MB of this is taken up by the Operating System, but the remaining 34MB is available for storing programs. Since ROM is non-volatile, anything stored in BIS will not be lost after a hard reset or total power failure. For this reason it is a good place to store backups (and the backup application itself).

The Storage shown on your slider screen is in RAM, also known as Main Memory (also 64MB in the X50). A few programs must be installed in RAM, but it is a good idea to keep these to an absolute minimum for two reasons :-

1. It leaves more RAM free to actually run programs (all programs run in RAM) so they will run faster.

2. RAM is volatile, so anything stored there will be lost after a hardreset or power failure. For this reason it is essential to backup very frequently so that, if you have to do a hard reset, you can fully recover including the Registry which is most important of all. You can use the built-in backup aplication but most of us much prefer the use Sprite or SPB Backups. There are many reasons for this but three of them are that backup files can be compressed to about 50% less space, the programs can be scheduled to backup automatically either every day or every week and the backup file can be self-executing so you do not have either to load or run the backup program itself.

Incidentally you can change the position of the slider, but there is little point in this as you Operating System will always re-set it automatically after a shut down. Despite what an earlier poster said all OSs have always done including PPC 2002 onwards.

04-14-06, 11:56 AM

Originally Posted by davrol

Incidentally you can change the position of the slider, but there is little point in this as you Operating System will always re-set it automatically after a shut down. Despite what an earlier poster said all OSs have always done including PPC 2002 onwards.

Per Mike Calligaro of the Windows Mobile Team Blog.

http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/inde...n=expand,47926

X50user · 04-14-06, 12:14 PM

I'm gonna give it a try ........... can't wait for the 1.6Mb ram gain:approve:
Seriouly though if it stops the memory leak fromopening and closing programs like pie ...... giving it all back then that's as it should be.

04-14-06, 11:59 PM

i changed the slider to 44.76 mb program (13.38 in use - 31.37 free) / 18.00 mb (18.01 total - 5.11 free) storage and it has stayed there through 2 soft resets - 3rd party meters and native settings meter read the same. everything installed to sd card. before moving the sldier, meters read 4-5 mb free.