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I searched the forum, but so far I haven't found anything conclusive.
My question is, which is the best kernel in terms of OC possibility and battery saving?
I like the Kernel from the DK froyo RoM but the fact that I cannot overclock past 528 MhZ bothers me.
Note: I am currently on the Nightly CM7 Kernel which seems to drain the battery rather quickly and for some reason does not see my wifi hotstop -_-
Any suggestions?
Im on CM7 nightly to (#152).
Battery is a BIG problem! Also When charge gets to 80% the green charge light goes on?
I think it kernel related!
I also want to overclock to 710 Mhz at the minimum!
Indeed the cm7 kernel has some big problems. So far i've found out that with it you cannot connect to wifi hotspots, cannot detect wifi hotspots, it drains the battery too fast, and usb debugging doesn't work...
Nevertheless, I have replaced it with the one in my sig, but am still opened for suggestions for a better kernel.
The default kernel from DK Custom Froyo v 4.5.1 was good, but it didn't allow OC.
Thats interesting guys, I've been looking for a ROM for my wildfire, but my main concern is BATTERY LIFE.
I thought CM7 was supposed to increase battery performance? Should I be looking somewhere else? I'm just after something a little more responsive, stable, and an increase in battery.
toycar69 said:
Thats interesting guys, I've been looking for a ROM for my wildfire, but my main concern is BATTERY LIFE.
I thought CM7 was supposed to increase battery performance? Should I be looking somewhere else? I'm just after something a little more responsive, stable, and an increase in battery.
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Results vary widely. I am getting impressive battery results with CM7 (~3 days, with moderate usage), and I am very happy with it. However, on an initial install of CM7, battery life is terrible, but, after 1-2 discharge charge cycles, it somehow automatically fixes (calibrates) itself.
ah, thats great news, I was hoping for longer battery life
CM7 does seem to be the most popular ROM and has the most development. I'm sure I can live without Sense, but it is tempting to try some of the tweaked Sense ROMs to keep things looking familiar. Any recommendations on that?
toycar69 said:
ah, thats great news, I was hoping for longer battery life
CM7 does seem to be the most popular ROM and has the most development. I'm sure I can live without Sense, but it is tempting to try some of the tweaked Sense ROMs to keep things looking familiar. Any recommendations on that?
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JokerDroid is the current favorite , seeing its popularity. But the only one I have extensively tested is WildPuzzle 2.2.1, and, I liked it a lot. So, you might want to consider that as well. (With a new kernel, not the included one)
3xeno said:
JokerDroid is the current favorite , seeing its popularity. But the only one I have extensively tested is WildPuzzle 2.2.1, and, I liked it a lot. So, you might want to consider that as well. (With a new kernel, not the included one)
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New kernel? Which new kernel would you recommend?
toycar69 said:
New kernel? Which new kernel would you recommend?
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nFinity MC4:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=995301
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nFinity MC4:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=995301
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awesome, another one to test on my list
I've already downloaded Jokerdroid, no reason to change the kernel on that one?
No, it already includes the nFinity kernel.
Really appreciate all your help 3xeno!
So I'm now running JokerDroid, which has the nFinity 2.6.32 kernel. Would there be any benefit to dropping the nFinity 2.6.35 into it?
Also, with regards to overclocking, is there any way to control the overclocking that is built into the JokerDroid ROM?
I'm thinking of minimising the overclock, to try and get the best battery life.
toycar69 said:
Really appreciate all your help 3xeno!
So I'm now running JokerDroid, which has the nFinity 2.6.32 kernel. Would there be any benefit to dropping the nFinity 2.6.35 into it?
Also, with regards to overclocking, is there any way to control the overclocking that is built into the JokerDroid ROM?
I'm thinking of minimising the overclock, to try and get the best battery life.
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I don't think so. Besides, I think 2.6.35 is Gingerbread only.
You can use an app called SetCPU to change the OC values, and add new profiles as well. The dev has uploaded it on XDA in a thread somewhere (Just search for it, you should find it without any issues)
ah, great. Yes I found the SetCPU app, but I wasn't sure if using that would conflict with the settings built into JokerDroid.
Guess I'll leave it set as it is for the moment, then mess with the settings in SetCPU if I feel I need to squeeze more out of it.
Thanks again!
cm7 works great! Have gone 3 days without a charge
Is there any Kernel with OC and WiFi working that doesn't cause copyBit errors?
I'm currently on nfinity-mc4 and it just messes up logcat completely.
So should I install nFinity 2.6.32 or this one with its useless filesystems? The upstream arco repository is gone and I'm not going to compile one from kernel.org for my primary phone
And can I use ClockworkMod 2.5.0.7 to install? My phone has S-ON and stock 2.2.1 rom (rooted, of course).
I know this may sound crazy, but I can not seem to find any of the files needed to install kernels (hydra or kings). I have found numerous threads about kernels but i have not found any website offering links to the files needed to install the kernels
Anyone have this problem?
socratus said:
I know this may sound crazy, but I can not seem to find any of the files needed to install kernels (hydra or kings). I have found numerous threads about kernels but i have not found any website offering links to the files needed to install the kernels
Anyone have this problem?
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Hydra kernels disappeared around a year ago. I still have them somewhere if you really want to try them, but they are HUGE kernels and I believe there are better alternatives today. KingxKlick kernels... well.... I don't know the full story behind that, but you won't be finding his either, unless I or someone else feels like posting them somewhere. Again, I believe there are better alternatives. Among Sense kernels, Lou's, Chad's, and Ziggy's are the best in my opinion, with Ziggy's being the fastest, most tweaked out of them all.
Oh, ****, well thanks Loonatik. I was wondering why I couldn't find any of them. I have a rooted phone and the regular stock kernel; I wish to overclock but aren't sure of which kernel to download. Any suggestions?
Using an Android Incredible as well..
+1 for Chads... I've used it for a long time now on various ROMS, and always get great battery life out of it!
For overclocking, the only 2 kernels I'd even consider are Chad's and Ziggy's. I give Ziggy's a slight advantage because his allows scripting to alter voltages and clock speeds without the overhead of having to use an app. For Chad's, the newest he's got for Sense is the 12/23/10 kernel. Ziggy's is the 4/10/11 kernel. Both are very respectable and perform so well discerning the difference is almost impossible.
Here's my complete list of kernels for the HTC Droid Incredible: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1169150. You can also get to it by clicking on ROM list in development, he links to it at the bottom. I really need to message a mod to get this as a sticky.
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Here's my complete list of kernels for the HTC Droid Incredible: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1169150. You can also get to it by clicking on ROM list in development, he links to it at the bottom. I really need to message a mod to get this as a sticky.
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Indeed. It's certainly worthy of it.
I believe you can use scripts with Chad's kernels as well, most people just seem to prefer the convenience of an app. He had voltage scripts you can use with incredikernel long before his incredicontrol app.
ithrewitontheground said:
Here's my complete list of kernels for the HTC Droid Incredible: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1169150. You can also get to it by clicking on ROM list in development, he links to it at the bottom. I really need to message a mod to get this as a sticky.
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mods are very scarce on this forum
k_nivesout said:
I believe you can use scripts with Chad's kernels as well, most people just seem to prefer the convenience of an app. He had voltage scripts you can use with incredikernel long before his incredicontrol app.
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and yea you can flash the scripts on chad's like you can with ziggy's or any other kernel with HAV's and sysinf or something like that, some type of kernel interface.
POQbum said:
mods are very scarce on this forum
and yea you can flash the scripts on chad's like you can with ziggy's or any other kernel with HAV's and sysinf or something like that, some type of kernel interface.
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I've never flashed a script to a kernel dInc kernel. I just write them or tweak them and push them. Whether a kernel has hybrid adaptive voltage scaling HAVS makes no difference regarding scripts. You probably want to play with a kernel with static voltage scaling (SVS) when you're first OC'ing to figure out where it's stable and not. What it does need is some kind of sysfs interface, which Chad's and Ziggy's both do. I think Ziggy's is better because it permits more parameters than voltage and clock to be adjusted. You can customize governors, wake-up, and sleep behavior too, as well as set governors for different conditions. If you're going to experiment with scripting the kernel, you'll want to try out your script via terminal emulator so that if you're parameters don't work, the phone just reboots back to stock settings. If you use a flashed script, you're stuck with it unless a removal .zip is provided or you wipe and restore from a backup.
Hello there,
So as the title says, does anyone have some Kernel recommendations me?
As you probably know I'm running on CM 7.1 stable with 12.54.60.25U_26.09.04.11_M2 radio if that even matters, and the default kernel which comes with CM 7.1.
I've seen a lot of people around here use LorDModUE kernel. I don't exactly know much about kernels so I have no idea how one kernel would perform in comparison to another or even how it would effect the functionality of the phone in general.
So what made you want to change your kernel in terms of performance and features? Which features stood out to you most and why?
Thanks a lot for any help on this matter!
Cheers
No one can help me out with this topic here?
I used Lordmod Kernal 8.5 BFS when i used CM7.1
hope this helps
It's your phone, your expectations, your needs, your time.
Backup, flash, test.
Didn't like it? Restore backup.
Wanna try another? Flash again, test.
It's fun, you will see.
Some people experience issues with a bfs kernel where their internet will stop working after a while until they toggle their connection on and off. Installing a cfs kernel will fix this. If you have no issues though and have all the options you want, then their is no need to change it unless you just want to test out other ones. As stated, some prefer one over another.
joooe said:
It's your phone, your expectations, your needs, your time.
Backup, flash, test.
Didn't like it? Restore backup.
Wanna try another? Flash again, test.
It's fun, you will see.
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Hmm yes I do like messing with my phone haha, though I only have one so it's my main phone. Can't be having too much fun just in case it decides to give me lemons .
Does flashing Kernel require wiping data? I guess that's not such a big problem since I have TB to help me out in that department but it would save a lot of trouble if one did not have to wipe data every single time.
Cheers
Gizmoe said:
Some people experience issues with a bfs kernel where their internet will stop working after a while until they toggle their connection on and off. Installing a cfs kernel will fix this. If you have no issues though and have all the options you want, then their is no need to change it unless you just want to test out other ones. As stated, some prefer one over another.
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Oh that would suck wouldn't it? I've heard BFS > CFS right? Does it really make a noticeable difference? I was going to go try out BFS anyway since it sounded a bit more interesting.
Haggistech said:
I used Lordmod Kernal 8.5 BFS when i used CM7.1
hope this helps
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Thanks for this! Glad to know it's CM7.1 friendly.
EDIT: Sorry for the double-post! Thought it would automatically combine like I've previously experienced, guess not.
Yup... That's about right.. LordMod 8.5 BFS pretty much gave me the best performance out of the ones that I tested while on CM 7.1
And yes.. although I haven't experience a very significant difference.. BFS is a performance enhancement over CFS according to LordClockan.. He's the kernel guru so I believe him!
Hi all,
I'm a new Nexus user and I was just wondering what is currently the best ROM and Kernal people are using. I put Android Revolution HD on my Nexus a few days ago and it's running great. I keep hearing people talk about Cyanogen or the Franco kernal though.
Are the performance improvements that much better, or should I stick to Revolution? I don't require a lot of personalization in terms of how things look. I'm quite happy with the stock look of the phone. I just want all the "behind the scenes" improvements like better battery life and loading times. What's the best setup in your experiences?
Thanks!
I've played around with several of the roms and kernels, with mixed results. It seemed like some roms and kernels would get me crazy performance, but really crappy stability.
The setup I'm running now is a cleanly wiped install of GummyNex 0.8.1 found here, or more directly here OnDemand governor is giving me respectable battery life. When I'm running short, I'll switch to Conservative. I've been meaning to set something up in Tasker or Setting Profiles to do it for me.
And Google apps found here, also more directly here
The kernel I run is Trinity, found here
If you haven't done so already, I found awesome performance improvements by opening the egl,cfg file in /system/lib/egl/, and deleting the first line- usually "0 0 android". Then going back into the egl folder and deleting both the .bak file some editors create, and the "libGLES_android.so" file. This is an ICS tweak that alleges to eliminate CPU rendering. I know there's an option in developer tools to "force GPU rendering", but apparently that doesn't quite cut it.
Anyway, that's my 2 cents, and it's blazing fast and stable. Averaging around 3800 in Quadrant.
Thanks! Revolution HD already does GPU rendering so I'm not to worried about that. I guess I'll just stick with that since it's basically stock with a few performance tweaks. I'm not big on instability :/.
The Trinity kernel looks interesting though... Is the overclock safe though? And does it drain a lot of extra battery?
Luuthian said:
Thanks! Revolution HD already does GPU rendering so I'm not to worried about that. I guess I'll just stick with that since it's basically stock with a few performance tweaks. I'm not big on instability :/.
The Trinity kernel looks interesting though... Is the overclock safe though? And does it drain a lot of extra battery?
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Revolution HD is based on 4.0.2 so many kernels will not work because they are based on 4.0.3 and 4.0.4. I highly recommend you use a rom that is based on 4.0.3 AOSP (Such as GummyNex or AOKP). 4.0.3 has better stability/battery/performance tweaks anyway. If you want a better selection of Trinity's kernels go here. TNP1344-ANY-384-aelp (dated Feb 27th) is really nice. If it gives you bootloops up the voltages by 50 or 100.
aokp.27 + glados.v.1.18 OR leankernel.v.2.4.0 (both are stable as a rock)
Alright, I'll try Open Kang I guess. I'm so new to this... Sorry for all the questions :/.
It seems like a hassle to reinstall all your apps often so that you can switch to a new ROM . Does this need to be done every time the device changes its firmware version?
Luuthian said:
Alright, I'll try Open Kang I guess. I'm so new to this... Sorry for all the questions :/.
It seems like a hassle to reinstall all your apps often so that you can switch to a new ROM . Does this need to be done every time the device changes its firmware version?
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Well... you can always backup your apps with Titanium Backup, and save all your preferences (such as Nova Launcher, Minimalistic Text, etc.) and then reload that. And usually if you stick one one Rom and then an update comes from that rom, you don't have to wipe data (just cache & dalvik cache). But if you're switching Roms, then yes, you have to reinstall all your apps.
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Alright, I'll try Open Kang I guess. I'm so new to this... Sorry for all the questions :/.
It seems like a hassle to reinstall all your apps often so that you can switch to a new ROM . Does this need to be done every time the device changes its firmware version?
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with titanium pro its a matter of minutes, saves your app-data also, so you don't loose your highscores. but as was mentioned before, updates go through without factory-reset most of the time once you're settled.
btw, aokp is perfectly stable.
I'm running gummy with the latest lean kernel and love it. Battery life is great and performance is top notch. Big fan of team gummy. I get a solid full days use regularly. usually around 20% when I plug it in after 16 hours of use and I use it fairly regularly, wifi, 4g, txt, web, etc.
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just like the title says, what kernel would you all suggest running on the stock rom?
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just like the title says, what kernel would you all suggest running on the stock rom?
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Tell you the truth I couldnt really tell the difference in performance from stock MA4 kernel and the other custom kernels.
But battery life the stock kernel is better.
This is just through my testing though.
I am not a heavy gamer just a day to day emailing, Snote, gchat, facebook, surfing, netflix, music and internet radio user
I ran stock kernel for awhile after I got my N2 and then tried perseus kernel. It was ok with oc/uv and all. The good thing is it has kept evolving over the months and recently I flashed the 4.1.2 update and just for the hell of it I left the stock kernel for a day or two then flashed the perseus kernel again. WOW, I didn't realise the difference doing the incremental updates, but, going from stock to that beast of a kernel with massive amounts a tweaks is like picking up a whole new phone. Its not just oc/uv anymore. Tweak sound, display, power, memory, charge rates, you name it its probably tweakable with this kernel. Not to mention it comes with its own app with a good ui to control everything. I highly suggest, checking it out at least.
I agree, the newest Perseus is awesome.
I noticed with perseus kernel, he included a tar file that i assume i can flash using odin. If this is correct, which slot in odin do i put it?
Thanks!
Perseus 33.4 vs SaberKernel 15.2
Perseus 33.4 vs SaberKernel 15.2 vs Stock:
Categories: Battery life, Performance, Stability, Features, Other
Anybody want to take a crack at this?
The best kernel is the kernel you like. Try them all am see for yourself instead of a useless post like this