Where do you install your programs? RAM? ROM?

[famousdavis]

The X50v has lots of ROM space -- something my iPAQ 1910 didn't have! It seems that with that space, I can choose to install programs to either RAM or ROM.

What do you do?

With ROM, the programs would stay in memory even if the battery were fully discharged. So why would I install to RAM instead? Is there an inherent benefit -- noticeably faster loads, for instance?

The X50v has lots of ROM space -- something my iPAQ 1910 didn't have! It seems that with that space, I can choose to install programs to either RAM or ROM.

What do you do?

With ROM, the programs would stay in memory even if the battery were fully discharged. So why would I install to RAM instead? Is there an inherent benefit -- noticeably faster loads, for instance?

There are TONS of threads on this subject: look around. Some programs suggest to be installed in RAM, but those are rare. I would imagine that most of them could be installed in ROM. I am installing everything in ROM and addressing problems as they arise. None so far...

[Don't Panic!]

Some programs only work properly when installed in RAM, Microsoft Reader for WM2003SE is a good example. Other than that the "conventional wisdom" is that anything that adds a today plugin to your setup should be placed in RAM too.

Don't Panic!
Bobby

[Empyrean]

FWIW, I've installed everything except a trial of MultiIE to ROM. This includes:

BetaPlayer
Egress
PocketBreeze
iLauncher
Imageer
WeatherPanel
Microsoft Reader
Magic Button
iGuidance
Resco File Explorer
Pocket Informant
TextMaker
Repligo
Skype
SKTools
Sprit Backup Premium
Tweaks2k2.NET
Wisbar Advance 2
Vindigo
Bejeweled
Big Money
Gamebox Solitaire
Acky's XP Breakout (Demo)

I still even have about 40Mbs free in ROM! Sweet!

[Frenchy]

I also installed most of my software to ROM on my X30H. It must be nice to have so much room to play with in your ROM on the X50v

[Boxster S]

I installed everything to ROM, but it's so SLOW. Seems even slower than my Transcend 45x 512MB SD card to install programs there. And it takes Baseball Addict about 3x as long to load from Built-In Storage than it did on my 512MB SD card in my iPAQ 4150.

I have an Axim X50v by the way

I installed everything to ROM, but it's so SLOW. Seems even slower than my Transcend 45x 512MB SD card to install programs there. And it takes Baseball Addict about 3x as long to load from Built-In Storage than it did on my 512MB SD card in my iPAQ 4150.

I have an Axim X50v by the way

Has anyone else seen this happen? I'm surprised that it is so much slower. So far so good for me.

[stevekc]

Empyrean,

So how much free RAM is left? - since several of those apps force DLL files into RAM, despite loading them specifically into ROM.

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>FWIW, I've installed everything except a trial of MultiIE to ROM. This includes:

BetaPlayer
Egress
PocketBreeze
iLauncher
Imageer
WeatherPanel
Microsoft Reader
Magic Button
iGuidance
Resco File Explorer
Pocket Informant
TextMaker
Repligo
Skype
SKTools
Sprit Backup Premium
Tweaks2k2.NET
Wisbar Advance 2
Vindigo
Bejeweled
Big Money
Gamebox Solitaire
Acky's XP Breakout (Demo)

I still even have about 40Mbs free in ROM! Sweet!
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// AJ

[warcow2004]

how do I save to RAM, I always save to "built-in storage"

[Empyrean]

Actually, built-in storage is what I was referring too. ROM is a little bit misleading since it is actually non-volatile RAM like a memory card. I leave the normal RAM for program memory. I just wish ActiveSync would allow you to set your My Documents folder anywhere, like built-in storage or memory card. I guess I'll have to re-install MightySync instead.

[ebelen1]

how do I save to RAM, I always save to "built-in storage"

I've been out of it as far as PPCs are concerned but I remember a while back that you didn't want to write to "Built-In Storage" b/c it can only be written to a limited number of times versus Ram.

Also, how do you check the ROM storage capacity? I have an X3 w/o Wifi (400 mz).