In spite of removing the compaction priority keys, I have noticed filesys kicking in more and more recently. During the first couple weeks after I last loaded wm5 it was rarely bothersome, but in the last few days it has steadly increased. This reminds me of what happened back in december before I gave up and went back to wm2003.
This time I decided to write a little applet to "throttle" down the filesys compaction thread. It doesn't stop the thread from working, but it limits it to about 25% of the cpu time. This should prevent the cpu from maxing out, which in turn will save battery. Not sure it it will result in a speed-up. If anyone wants to give it a try, unzip the attached applet and launch it. Let me know if you tried it.
It's not really a "patch". What it does it suspend the compaction thread, sleep a bit, then resume it. I'll post the source code if anyone is interested.
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oh wow, i'm definately gonna give this a go. *hopes for the best*
edit: (question, is this permenant? does it work after a soft reset, or is it only to the thread while it's running sort of thing?)
No, it is not permanent. The applet does not change any files or registry settings. It stays in memory and continually keeps an eye on the filesys thread. On soft reset you are back to normal. You can put filesys_patch in your startup folder if you want though.
This time I decided to write a little applet to "throttle" down the filesys compaction thread. It doesn't stop the thread from working, but it limits it to about 25% of the cpu time. This should prevent the cpu from maxing out, which in turn will save battery.
I will definately load this up and try it today.
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It's not really a "patch". What it does it suspend the compaction thread, sleep a bit, then resume it. I'll post the source code if anyone is interested.
I tried the patch, my Axim locked up almost immediately. Soft-reset and all is well, haven't tried the patch again yet.
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I had to hard reset this morning. I don't what is the culprit.
I first installed this Filesys patch..Everything seems to be working well CPU wise
Then I install the TimePanel Today Plug-in from Marsware...successfully, however it overrides WeatherPanel (from Marsware as well)..Try to uninstall it ..And boom! hard reset..
However, my PIM data is still intact...
Any way restore from a backup and goinh thru the pain of outlook duplicate entries...
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In spite of removing the compaction priority keys, I have noticed filesys kicking in more and more recently. During the first couple weeks after I last loaded wm5 it was rarely bothersome, but in the last few days it has steadly increased. This reminds me of what happened back in december before I gave up and went back to wm2003.
This time I decided to write a little applet to "throttle" down the filesys compaction thread. It doesn't stop the thread from working, but it limits it to about 25% of the cpu time. This should prevent the cpu from maxing out, which in turn will save battery. Not sure it it will result in a speed-up. If anyone wants to give it a try, unzip the attached applet and launch it. Let me know if you tried it.
It's not really a "patch". What it does it suspend the compaction thread, sleep a bit, then resume it. I'll post the source code if anyone is interested.
This works well for me. Thanks.
Could it be modified to only allow the compaction thread to run when it is on the charger?
I tried the patch, my Axim locked up almost immediately. Soft-reset and all is well, haven't tried the patch again yet.
Did you get as far as the "click ok to slow down" message? Or did it crash before that? Was filesys at 95% cpu when you ran the applet, or was it in an idle period?
Did you get as far as the "click ok to slow down" message? Or did it crash before that? Was filesys at 95% cpu when you ran the applet, or was it in an idle period?
The "click ok" dialog did appear, and I clicked OK. I don't have a task viewer loaded at the moment, so I don't know for sure if the process was kicked in at the time.
This has happened twice now, but I've noticed that it isn't a complete lockup. Taps on the screen still make the 'click' sound, the device is just not responsive. If cradled, I can still browse the Axim through 'explore' on activesync.
If I narrow this down further I'll let you know. Not totally sure that your app (alone) is causing the lockups.
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Does anyone know how to stop Activesync from starting up when you turn on the axim? Someone must know the how to stop it. (I hope)
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Does anyone know how to stop Activesync from starting up when you turn on the axim? Someone must know the how to stop it. (I hope)
Go to the thread link below "WM5 is here to stay" Post#1 and look for ActiveSync Toggle utility
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I've tried that. I don't have problems with it being in the cadle and all, jsut wend I use my PDA. Like after a soft reset it comes on. If i'm doing something wrong, I'm sry. Thanks again. P.S.= that program for the filesys.exe works great. It stoped my battery drain and the CPU max out problem. Thanks to you and the developer.
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In spite of removing the compaction priority keys, I have noticed filesys kicking in more and more recently. During the first couple weeks after I last loaded wm5 it was rarely bothersome, but in the last few days it has steadly increased. This reminds me of what happened back in december before I gave up and went back to wm2003.
This time I decided to write a little applet to "throttle" down the filesys compaction thread. It doesn't stop the thread from working, but it limits it to about 25% of the cpu time. This should prevent the cpu from maxing out, which in turn will save battery. Not sure it it will result in a speed-up. If anyone wants to give it a try, unzip the attached applet and launch it. Let me know if you tried it.
It's not really a "patch". What it does it suspend the compaction thread, sleep a bit, then resume it. I'll post the source code if anyone is interested.
Thank you so much!! I still haven't tried the ROm patch since it's a little too complicated for me. Now, this is convenient!!!
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