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04-19-2011, 04:55 AM | #17 |
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Setting the timeout from 5 to 10 seconds will probably 'solve' the problem for a certain group of documents, but it will also double the time that the CPU is running full-speed, which could take 20-30% from your battery duration.
So be carefull what you ask for. |
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04-19-2011, 05:40 AM | #18 | |
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But I'd like my device to pre-fetch as much as possible for the comfort, regardless of the battery life. I even didn't know that there is a 'timeout' that DR1000S goes into 'idle mode' automatically, to stop pre-fetching. Then, can't we turn off the 'idle mode' manually? It seems that there was an option about it in the settings menu in the old version firmware, wasn't there? Last edited by bokjeid; 04-19-2011 at 05:56 AM. |
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04-19-2011, 07:09 AM | #19 |
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I'll see if I can make an (experimental) user configurable setting for this. I'm a beginning programmer/Linux user, so it could take some time.
Also, to be of any practical use it would have to be incorporated into the Mackx patch, so I would have to ask Mackx to add it to his patch. |
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Just like the current auto power-off time setting option, the idle mode timeout setting option in DR1000S would be a very convenient option for users, I assume.. |
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04-19-2011, 08:30 AM | #21 |
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There is a bug in rc3 which may cause the device to go into idle/sleep mode before rendering is done. The workaround above will help in most cases, but indeed affects battery life.
As for power settings; there is a (hidden) option to the settings application (--power) which let the user configure the idle and auto power off modes. This could be extended to adjust the idle time too. |
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Thanks for responding. Is there another way to solve this completely (outside of the uds-code)? Or can you tell a little bit more about the bug (i.e. is it sysd that is not handling the bg/fg_busy correctly or is it uds sending reset_bg/fg_busy too soon, or ...)? |
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04-19-2011, 10:37 AM | #23 |
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Thanks Gertjan, that clears things up a bit.
(I can't find this (hidden) setting for the idle mode in the source code though (power.c)) Edit: Skip that last remark, I found it. Last edited by rvs; 04-19-2011 at 11:29 AM. |
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Thank you very much for your precious key information!! It'll help a number of users of DR1000S.. I'd really like to see that hidden option on my DR1000S directly..! It sounds fantastic..! |
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I think you activate the hidden option by adding the following to your dr.ini (on the root of your SD-card):
/apps/er/sys/power/idle_mode=false Then restart your device and it shouldn't go into idle mode anymore. It will increase your battery drain, though I don't know by how much (I'd guess at least 20%, but maybe much more). |
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The bug is in the Adobe plugin which does not properly signal UDS that it busy prerendering. Unfortunately this plugin code is closed for licensing reasons. |
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04-21-2011, 06:11 AM | #27 |
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Thanks for the info.
rvs has been busy modifying the code of the latest dr1000-hackx, adding an extra item in the power-settings-dialog to select different idle-timeout settings. I am hoping to integrate this in the dr1000-hackx archive and release it as soon as possible. |
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Now I'm trying it... But I can't know the difference yet.. I'll test it tomorrow again and post the result here. --- (added) I tried it on my DR1000S. Then the problem I posted in this thread was solved. But maybe the battery runs out about twice faster. I'll try the idle mode setting of the lastest Mackx's patch.. Last edited by bokjeid; 04-23-2011 at 04:26 AM. |
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